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At the Net: Roland Garros 2013: Nadal eyes another prize

The 2013 French Open will swing into action on Sunday and Rafael Nadal will be there as your three-time defending champion.Novak Djokovic is the current world No. 1 and will be the top seed at the 2013 Parisian fortnight, but the former top-ranked Nadal is still the man to beat on the crushed red brick at Stade Roland Garros.The mighty Nadal has captured an Open Era-record seven French Open titles, losing only once there in his brilliant career (52-1). The mighty Spaniard was slowed mightily by a pair of sore knees when he was shocked by Swedish slugger Robin Soderling in the fourth round back in 2009. Nadal avenged that setback by beating Soderling in the final the following year.Note: Max Decugis piled up eight French titles between 1903 and 1915 back in the Amateur Era.Rafa beat a top-seeded Djokovic in four sets in last year's finale, as Djokovic made his long-awaited first-ever appearance in the championship match at RG.Nadal will head to Paris playing some of the most-inspired te...

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