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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. 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Apart from key man James McCarthy, Martin ONeill has a healthy complement to choose from, but a 35-man party must be cut to 23 after Tuesday nights final warm-up friendly with Belarus and competition is rife.ONeill has admitted competition is fiercest in midfield and the likes of Stephen Quinn, Harry Arter, Darron Gibson and Eunan OKane will all be eager to stake a claim against the Dutch, who failed to qualify for this summers tournament. Martin ONeill and assistant Roy Keane will assess the Irish players against the Netherlands before naming their final Euro 2016 squad The Republic host Belarus in Cork on Tuesday ahead of their Group E opener against Sweden in Paris on June 13 and while ONeill will use the games to finalise his selection, he hopes the encounters will also serve his side well psychologically.There are one or two places still at this minute that are undecided, ONeill said. Reading midfielder Stephen Quinn is hoping to impress Martin ONeill in the Republic of Irelands final two warm-up games I have a fair idea about the Dutch. I think itll be a really good test for us. Youd like to go into the games and come out with confidence intact. You want to be going there reasonably OK.Team newsEverton midfielder McCarthy has not trained fully in Abbotstown this week and will not be risked as he nurses a thigh problem which has been the subject of a series of scans.Aiden McGeady, who left Everton for Sheffield Wednesday on loan in January in an effort to keep his hopes of making the Euros alive, was a surprise presence in Dublin this week with the Owls preparing for the Sky Bet Championship play-off final, live on Sky Sports.However, head coach Carlos Carvalhals decision to dispense with his services has at least given the winger time to throw himself into his international duties. Oxford Uniteds Callum ODowda is in the Republic of Ireland squad to face the Netherlands and manager Martin ONeill has high hopes for the 21-year-old Match statsThis will be the first international between the two nations in almost 10 years - the Netherlands won 4-0 at Lansdowne Road in August 2006.ddddddddddddHowever, this is Irelands only defeat in their last five meetings with the Netherlands (W2 D2).ONeill has been defeated just once in his last 12 games in charge of Ireland (W6 D5). The Netherlands failed to qualify for the European Championships The Netherlands have not won back-to-back internationals since the World Cup in June 2014.Ireland have scored four penalties in their last five internationalsTen of the last 11 international goals for Oranje have been scored by different players.Ireland havent lost at home since May 2014, when they were beaten 2-1 by Turkey (W7 D4).The Netherlands have won four of their last five away games, with three of those wins coming under Danny Blind. 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