<p class="bodytext">After his award-winning look at Roger Federer, Christopher Clarey, one of the world’s pre-eminent tennis writers, focuses his lens on Nadal, the Spanish force of nature. When he arrived on the scene in 2005, the record for men’s singles titles at the French Open stood at six. Nadal more than doubled that total to a mind-blowing 14 titles: one of the greatest sporting achievements in history.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nadal won big and won often on all of tennis’ surfaces: securing two Wimbledon titles on grass and six on the US Open and Australian Open hard courts. But clay, the grittiest of the game’s playgrounds, is where it all came together best for his whipping forehand and warrior mindset. Clarey, who has covered Nadal since he was 17, draws on interviews over 20 years with Nadal, his team and rivals like Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Brimming with behind-the-scenes insight, The Warrior tells the story of a global sporting icon, interlacing man and place in a unique, must-read account of the evolution of excellence.</p>.A journey through soundscapes.<p class="bodytext">Christopher Clarey is the tennis correspondent for the <span class="italic">New York Times</span> and has covered international sports for nearly 30 years for <span class="italic">The Times</span> and <span class="italic">International Herald Tribune</span>, where he was chief sports correspondent and a longtime columnist. </p>
<p class="bodytext">After his award-winning look at Roger Federer, Christopher Clarey, one of the world’s pre-eminent tennis writers, focuses his lens on Nadal, the Spanish force of nature. When he arrived on the scene in 2005, the record for men’s singles titles at the French Open stood at six. Nadal more than doubled that total to a mind-blowing 14 titles: one of the greatest sporting achievements in history.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nadal won big and won often on all of tennis’ surfaces: securing two Wimbledon titles on grass and six on the US Open and Australian Open hard courts. But clay, the grittiest of the game’s playgrounds, is where it all came together best for his whipping forehand and warrior mindset. Clarey, who has covered Nadal since he was 17, draws on interviews over 20 years with Nadal, his team and rivals like Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Brimming with behind-the-scenes insight, The Warrior tells the story of a global sporting icon, interlacing man and place in a unique, must-read account of the evolution of excellence.</p>.A journey through soundscapes.<p class="bodytext">Christopher Clarey is the tennis correspondent for the <span class="italic">New York Times</span> and has covered international sports for nearly 30 years for <span class="italic">The Times</span> and <span class="italic">International Herald Tribune</span>, where he was chief sports correspondent and a longtime columnist. </p>
