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PARIS - His ninth French Open title behind him, Rafael Nadal already is thinking ahead to whats next: Wimbledon. Thats why he planned to waste no time and go directly from France to Germany on Monday to get ready to play in a grass-court tuneup tournament. Nadals collection of 14 Grand Slam titles, only three shy of Roger Federers record for men, includes two championships at the All England Club. But the most recent came in 2010, and Nadals past two trips to Wimbledon were quite brief: He lost in the second round in 2012, and the first round in 2013. "I want to try to play well again in Wimbledon," the No. 1-ranked Nadal declared Sunday night after beating No. 2 Novak Djokovic 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 in the French Open final to improve to 66-1 at the clay-court tournament. "Im healthy. Thats the most important thing, I feel." The big question about Nadal always was longevity, and whether his 6-foot-1 (1.85-meter), 188-pound (85-kilogram) body would hold up to the constant pounding from his relentless style. Well, now he is the only man with at least one Grand Slam title in 10 consecutive years. And having turned 28 last week, the Spaniard is roughly two months older than Federer was when he got his 14th major. But Nadal was slowed by a bad back during a loss in Januarys Australian Open final. Of more concern: his knees. He decided not to defend his Wimbledon title in 2009, then was sidelined for the last half of 2012 because of a problem with his left knee. "I hope my knee will have the positive feeling on grass, because I feel my knee (is) better than last year in the rest of the surfaces," Nadal said. "Grass always was a little bit harder for me after the injury." This part of the tennis schedule is unforgiving, allowing two weeks to adjust from clay to grass between the French Open and Wimbledon. That changes next year, when a third week gets added. For now, there is time to contemplate story lines that will matter when Wimbledon starts June 23. Djokovic, for example, will try to set aside his latest disappointment in Paris, coming up short again in his bid to complete a career Grand Slam. Djokovic has won six major titles — four at the Australian Open, plus one each at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open — but he has lost in the finals at three of the last four Slams. That includes a defeat at the All England Club a year ago, when Andy Murray became the first British man to win the title since Fred Perry in 1936. So Murray would be the centre of attention, anyway, and he gave everyone another reason to keep a close eye on him by hiring former womens No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo as his new coach. The fourth member of the Big Four, Federer, has lost before the quarterfinals at three of the last four Slams, a stretch that began with a second-round exit at Wimbledon. It will also be worth watching how players who had breakthroughs at the French Open follow that up. Ernests Gulbis, for one. Simona Halep, Andrea Petkovic and Garbine Muguruza, too. And then there are a couple of previous Wimbledon winners who followed very different paths in Paris. Serena Williams was the defending champion at the French Open, and departed in the second round, beaten 6-2, 6-2 by Muguruza. Williams vowed to "go home and work five times as hard to make sure I never lose again." After her last early exit at Roland Garros — in 2012s first round — she went on to win Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. Sharapova, meanwhile, earned a second French Open title and fifth major overall, overcoming a dozen double-faults in her three-set victory over Halep in the final. Now its on to Wimbledon, where Sharapova won her first Grand Slam championship at age 17 in 2004. "Even though you always remember those incredible moments of holding that trophy," Sharapova said, "you got to try to erase that from your mind because you got to create new ones." ___ Howard Fendrich covers tennis for The Associated Press. Write to him at hfendrich@ap.org or reach him via Twitter at http://twitter.com/HowardFendrich Retro Air Jordan 1 OG Chicago White Mens . In taking its goal tally to 99 in all competitions already this season, City delivered another demonstration of its lethal firepower at Etihad Stadium to set up a fourth-round match at home to another second-tier team -- Watford. Wholesale Jordan 1 . Off-Season Game Plan looks at what the Blue Jackets may do to build upon last seasons success to return to the playoffs again next year. http://www.bestfakejordan1.com/best-fake...e-mens.html.com) - Ryan Johansens creative moves and hometown appeal highlighted Team Folignos successful night at the NHL All- Star Skills Competition. Fake Jordan 1 High . 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The reigning Wimbledon and Olympic champion became the 16th player to win 40 ATP titles and only has points to bank to further reduce the 3,005-point gap to Novak Djokovic in the race to the top of the rankings. He still has plenty of points to play for in Shanghai, Paris and the World Tour finals in London over the next six weeks and Fleming feels that the 29-year-old needs to keep his mind on the job in hand. Hes a better tennis player now than hes ever been and so the hope is that he stays physically strong and mentally motivated which I think is probably a very good chance, said the Sky Sports tennis analyst. Who knows what the future could bring - we could see a period of Murray dominance which is asking a lot with the sort of tennis Djokovic has played over the last two, three years.But I certainly think hes about to have a go at having a great rivalry again.The present is all that matters for Andy and so if he can just focus on the ball coming to him where am I going to hit this next shot and just keeping doing it then good things will happen. Thhere is so much in his arsenal.dddddddddddd Murray wins China Open Andy Murray beats Grigor Dimitrov to win China Open Murrays tactics were revealed during the final as a TV camera picked up what was written on his notes next to his bag as he sat down. They included basic tennis technology, including attacking the second serve, dont let him dictate with his forehand, stay calm and breath.He was reading those notes on most changeovers so I think its a good thing, said Fleming. You have just a few snippets to centre your mind again, just to keep it on the job in hand and dont let distractions get in the way.Its certainly part of the formula which has made him a real challenger for the best player in the world. Murray will be seeking his third Shanghai masters title next week where he has a first-round bye. His first match will be against either American Steve Johnson or Slovakian Martin Klizan. You can watch Englands tour of Bangladesh, plus Premier League football and the British Masters on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy three months at half price! Also See: Murray wins China Open Sky Live: Shanghai Masters ATP schedule Tennis on Sky ' ' '