Nadal dismisses retirement talk after defeat to Djokovic


Don’t get on my nerves: Spain’s Rafael Nadal returns to Serbia’s Novak Djokovic during their men’s singles second round match. — AFP

RAFAEL Nadal will have no complaints if his final singles match at Roland Garros turns out to be his Olympic second-round defeat by great rival Novak Djokovic but his appetite for the fight remains.

The pair met for the 60th time, a record in the men’s game, with many of them titanic battles for the biggest prizes in the sport.

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