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Past Forward to 1999 Thinking about this one, my mind went digging into the past before reminding me of a special match played by Andre Agassi at the Roland Garros. Playing against Andriy Medvedev in the final, Agassi was down two sets to nil before rain stopped play. When play resumed, he upped his game and won the last three sets to complete a remarkable win. Later the teary-eyed man was seen blowing kisses to spectators, something which he would later repeat after every win . On that day Agassi created history and achieved something which many great players of his era failed to achieve – a Career Slam. He was the fifth man overall to do it. And I was left thinking he was one of the best to have played the game.   Fast Forward to 2005           Enter Rafael Nadal!! A few years later Nadal appeared and made the red clay courts of the Roland Garros his own. And below has been the norm at the Roland Garros since tha...

  Book Review – Rafa My Story - Rafael Nadal’s autobiography Author – John Carlin If you think John Carlin’s book Invictus was very well written, you won’t be surprised after reading this one. We know Rafael Nadal is Spanish and not very fluent with the English language but the book is written flawlessly - courtesy John Carlin. Here’s a starter from the book which speaks volumes not only about the ability of the writer but also about what goes on in the mind of Rafael Nadal during a match. ======= The cathedral rush of the Centre court is good for my game. Because what I battle hardest to do in a tennis match is to quiet the voices in my head, to shut everything out of my mind but the contest itself and concentrate every atom of my being on the point I am playing. If I made a mistake on my previous point, forget it; should a thought of victory suggest itself, crush it. ======= Not to regret the past and to stay focused till it was over was Nadal’s mantra during the e...