The Swiss says the break will allow him to take a holiday with his wife and twin three-year-old daughters before spending 4-6 weeks practising on clay courts in Switzerland.

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However, the Majorcan fought back to secure a 4-6 6-2 6-2 victory, to continue his unbeaten record on clay-courts this season, securing his 14th successive win in the process.

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Kazakhstan has a training center in Astana, the country's capital, where Shvedova trained for the French Open on new indoor red clay courts.

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And they'll play on hard courts, not clay, first in Indian Wells, Calif.

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Tilden never won the French Open, being losing finalist in the last year it was held on grass courts, in 1927, and 1930 on clay.

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What followed was a couple of bad days on the hard courts of Dubai and Miami, which can happen to any player, but the clay-court season was always going to be his biggest challenge.

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