EditorialA dirty baseline is one of Rafael Nadal’s pet peeves. Missing this year’s tournament with an injury, Nadal, the winner of 14 French Open titles, was constantly pushing loose clay off the tape. For other players a clay court, like life, can be messy. (Pete Kiehart/The New York Times)
EditorialA dirty baseline is one of Rafael Nadal’s pet peeves. Missing this year’s tournament with an injury, Nadal, the winner of 14 French Open titles, was constantly pushing loose clay off the tape. For other players a clay court, like life, can be messy. (Pete Kiehart/The New York Times)
EditorialA dirty baseline is one of Rafael Nadal’s pet peeves. Missing this year’s tournament with an injury, Nadal, the winner of 14 French Open titles, was constantly pushing loose clay off the tape. For other players a clay court, like life, can be messy. (Pete Kiehart/The New York Times)