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Paul Myers

Roland Garros: Five things we learned on Day 1: A whole lot of love for Nadal

A 45-minute homage to Rafael Nadal's exploits and 14 singles titles was held on centre court during the the first day of the 2025 French Open. © Pierre RENE-WORMS / RFI

Cheers rang out and a river of tears flowed as Rafael Nadal, the king of clay, came back to the land where he stomped all over Roger and Novak and Andy and everyone else to the point that he has a plaque in the clay on centre court bearing his footprint and the number 14 to denote his haul of titles. Vamos!

Veni. Lusi. Vici. I came. I played. I conquered.

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