Team Europe's Rafael Nadal smiles during a press conference ahead of the 2019 Laver Cup tennis tournament in Geneva, on September 19, 2019.FRANCE - Rafael Nadal embarks Monday on what he has described as his"most difficult ever Roland Garros" while Serena Williams launches another attempt to clinch an elusive 24th Grand Slam title on her least successful surface.
The forecast is little better for day two with the new roof on Court Philippe Chatrier again likely to be closed although overcast weather could give way to clearer skies late in the afternoon. "I really believe that the organisation needs to take a look at that for the next couple of years, for the health of the players, too, because the ball is super heavy and becomes dangerous for the elbow and for the shoulders," said Nadal.
In the women's draw, Williams returns to action still dealing with the lingering effects of an Achilles injury sustained in her US Open semi-final loss.
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