ARTICLES:

• Rafael Nadal Could End GOAT Debate With Calendar Slam in 2014 (via sports.yahoo.com)

… The likelihood of Nadal completing the calendar does seem very low — microscopic, if you will. But don’t all great achievements start as a small improbability?

• Nadal sparkling on diamond anniversary (via marca.com)

… According to a survey of MARCA readers, who expressed themselves through a poll on MARCA.com, Rafael Nadal is the best Spanish sporting personality in history. As such, he’ll receive a special award commemorating 75 years of Marca at a celebratory gala to be held this Tuesday, the day of the anniversary, in Madrid.

• Great Years for Nadal and Murray, One Wincing Moment for Djokovic (via NY Times)

… Nadal is a man who usually runs (and runs) on positive energy. And there would be more exotica on the very next point as the acrobatic Djokovic, in control of the exchange but oddly not…