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Nadal calls Open schedule 'unfair'
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Spain's Rafael Nadal throws a few balls back to the ball boys in his second round match against Slovakia's Martin Klizan at the French Open tennis tournament, at Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Friday, May 31, 2013. Nadal won in four sets 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler) - photo by Associated Press
PARIS — Rafael Nadal wanted to get a few things off his chest. Not about the quality of his play Friday, which fell below his usual standards at Roland Garros — for the second match in a row, he dropped a lethargic opening set before winning. What really bothered the usually affable Nadal was the way the French Open's scheduling decisions, and the weather, combined to force him to now play on consecutive days, while his third-round opponent Saturday, Italy's Fabio Fognini, was "watching the TV in the locker room" on Friday.