A UNIQUE ACHIEVEMENT
INTERVIEW WITH WORLD NO.1, RAFAEL NADAL
BY BARRY FLATMAN
GONE ARE THE DAYS WHEN THE FIRST THING TOP FLIGHT PLAYERS DEMANDED ON ARRIVAL IN LONDON DURING EARLY JUNE WAS A DAMP CLOTH TO WIPE AWAY THE RED CLAY STAINS BEFORE APPLYING THE SHOE-WHITE.
However the immediate transition from the battered Parisian brick dust of Roland Garros to the pristine lawns of Wimbledon and first Queen’s Club remains the most demanding in tennis.