Tennis star Rafael Nadal's career and rivalries chronicled in new book 'The Warrior'

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published May 8, 2025 at 11:54 AM EDT

Rafael Nadal tennis skills, especially on clay courts, were unmatched; he won the French Open 14 times.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with longtime New York Times tennis correspondent Christopher Clarey about Nadal’s remarkable career and rivalries. Clarey wrote the new book “The Warrior: Rafael Nadal and His Kingdom of Clay.”

By Christopher Clarey

Excerpted with permission of Grand Central Publishing

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