Djokovic’s Best Shot at Nadal in Paris: When Clay Isn’t Clay

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Djokovic’s Best Shot at Nadal in Paris: When Clay Isn’t Clay
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Cold, damp conditions could favor Novak Djokovic in Sunday’s French Open final against 12-time Roland-Garros champion Rafael Nadal

PARIS—Novak Djokovic’s season of the pandemic could have easily been defined by the June night he spent partying in a Belgrade nightclub, which he followed with a positive coronavirus test for the coronavirus. Or it could have been dominated by the September evening when he left the U.S. Open in disgrace, after a single act of petulance.

Both were colossal mistakes, Djokovic admitted. Yet somehow, neither has slowed him down. Djokovic’s wild year has included some of the biggest gaffes of his career and more apologies than...

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