Watch: Nadal Trains for Rome Return
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Rafael Nadal is revving up his competitive engine for his long-awaited return to red clay.The reigning US Open and Roland Garros champion, who will skip the Flushing Meadows major to focus on the abbreviated clay season, has been training on dirt with some students at the Rafa Nadal Academy in his native Mallorca.More: ATP Announces Revised 2020 CalendarFellow Mallorcan Jaume Munar andyoung players from the Academy, including Dani Rincón (Spain), Abdullah Shelbay (Jordan), Miko Eala (Philippines) and Rafael Giotis (Germany) have all practiced with the 19-time Grand Slam champion.
Richard Pagliaro. Richard Pagliaro is Tennis Now Managing Editor. He is a graduate of New York University and has covered pro tennis for more than 35 years. Richard was tennis columnist for Gannett Newspapers in NY, served as Managing Editor for TennisWeek.com and worked as a writer/editor for Tennis.com. He has been TennisNow.com managing editor since 2010.
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