Happy Birthday Rafa Nadal: King of Clay turns 35
Defending champion Rafa Nadal will mark his 35th birthday on Thursday with his first night-session match at Roland Garros but the Spaniard will have to celebrate the special occasion inside an empty Court Philippe Chatrier. Nadal’s second-round match against Frenchman Richard Gasquet is scheduled to begin after 9 pm, when the government-enforced COVID-19 curfew forces organisers to ask fans to vacate the premises.
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