FRENCH OPEN
Rafael Nadal will net Open, says veteran
’Unless anything unforeseen happens to Rafa, his reputation is scaring everybody’
Fifty years after accepting his second Coupe des Mousquetaires, Australian great Ken Rosewall will bestow the French Open trophy on the men’s singles champion in June and sees only one grateful player ready to claim it — Rafa Nadal. "Unless anything unforeseen happens to Rafa — his reputation is scaring everybody — so I’m just going to go over there and give him the trophy and come home," the eight-times Grand Slam champion said. The 83-year-old has been impressed by Nadal’s rampaging clay-court season, which included an eighth Italian Open title at the weekend and the heist of the world No1 ranking from Roger Federer. Nadal will head to Paris in search of a record-extending 11th title and his 17th Grand Slam win overall, with Federer watching from the sidelines. The 31-year-old Spaniard’s rivals, young guns and battle-scarred veterans among them, would be playing for second if the champion could stay on two legs, said Rosewall. "He looks like he’s enjoying his tennis. He’s had a fe...
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