Nadal’s 35th birthday party with no guests at French Open
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PARIS, June 3, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Rafael Nadal will celebrate his 35th birthday at the French Open on Thursday by facing Richard Gasquet, a player he first encountered when he was just 12.
However, schedulers have handed Nadal the evening session slot which will mean his birthday party will fall flat as the match clashes with a 9pm Covid-19 curfew and a spectator ban.
French player Gasquet won his first junior clash against Nadal at the Petits As tournament in France in 1999.
Sadly for him, that was as good as it would ever get.