Rafael Nadal had tough nine months in 2020, staying at home in Mallorca for half a year and missing the season’s restart in August. Nadal claimed the title in Acapulco just a couple of days before the coronavirus pandemic, and he went home from Indian Wells.Rafa did not train until May, staying away from the court for two months and making a slow return on his beloved clay. As was expected, Nadal did not travel to New York in August, skipping Cincinnati and the US Open and returning to action in Rome in September.The king of clay lost to Diego Schwartzman and headed to Roland Garros with three matches in his legs in the previous seven months! It did not get any easier for the 12-time champion, as he had to deal with the new Wilson balls, cold and rainy weather and a roof above Court Phili …

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