Madrid farewell for king of clay: Rafael Nadal bids for one last miracle

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Madrid farewell for king of clay: Rafael Nadal bids for one last miracle

As the end of his career draws ever closer, the ailing 14-time French Open champion faces a race against time to find formTowards the end of last week, before most of the 192 players in the Madrid Open main draw singles had even touched down in the Spanish capital, Rafael Nadal was already pounding balls on the courts of the Caja Mágica in preparation for the coming tournament.The four-times champion’s early arrival made sense. He is, after all,…