The Guardian · Jun 15, 2015
Rafael Nadal hopes for another quickfire return with his grass game
Rafael Nadal regains his balance after trying to reach an overhead shot during a practice session at the Queen’s Club on Monday. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesRafael Nadal signalled his determination to turn around his miserable summer when he decided to play at Queen’s for the first time in four years, even though he will expose himself to an unspecified tax liability this week.
The Spaniard is gambling on (or investing in) the fact that a second consecutive week on the surface he has struggled to tame in recent years might make him dangerous at Wimbledon again, where he was champion most recently in 2010.