Two reactions from the Madrid Masters draw. Imagine being Jarkko Nieminen, a competent tennis player ranked 57 in the world and with two tour titles and 11 finals to your name. Doesn’t sound so bad, does it? Imagine then looking at your draw sheet at the clay tournament you’re playing and seeing that your next round opponent is Rafael Nadal. What do you do? Get excited to play the best clay-courter ever and a living legend or just worried that you’re going to be served bagels and breadsticks? There must be a weary inevitability about playing Nadal on clay. Almost …
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