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It's like playing a wall: Baghdatis remembers Nadal

Marcos Baghdatis (left) played Rafael Nadal 10 times across 27 sets over 12 years in nine cities. PHOTOS: MARCOS BAGHDATIS/FACEBOOK, REUTERS
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Heh, heh, heh.

Marcos Baghdatis is laughing. The 2006 Australian Open finalist, who is now a Fox Sports analyst for the French Open, is rewinding his memory. I'd asked him to detail an encounter which is fantasy for us but was real for him: What's it like playing Rafael Nadal on clay.

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