'Another league': Nadal's first French Open opponent recalls 18 years on

[ASFN Admin]

When Rafael Nadal announced on Thursday that injury would prevent him taking part in this year's French Open for the first time in 19 years, it triggered bitter sweet memories for Lars Burgsmuller, his first ever opponent at Roland Garros.The Spaniard told reporters on Thursday his inability to recover from a hip injury in time for the French Open was "not a decision I made, it's a decision my body made."

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