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Madrid Open: Nadal rallies past Ferrer; Serena wins
Tennis | May 11, 2013, 06:42 PM ISTMadrid, May 11: Rafael Nadal fought back to beat David Ferrer 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0 in Friday's quarterfinals of the Madrid Open, maintaining his bid to reach a seventh straight final since returning from a
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Madrid Open: Nadal, Williams, Sharapova reach quarters
Tennis | May 10, 2013, 10:59 AM ISTMadrid, May 10: Rafael Nadal cruised into the Madrid Open quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Mikhail Youzhny that featured an attractive array of shots on Thursday.Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova also reached the
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Nadal beats Almagro to win 8th Barcelona Open
Tennis | Apr 29, 2013, 11:34 AM ISTBarcelona, Apr 29: Rafael Nadal won the Barcelona Open for the eighth time Sunday after seeing off Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 6-3 in the final.Almagro played aggressively early on and built a 3-0 lead, but Nadal
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Nadal beats Berlocq in Barcelona
Tennis | Apr 25, 2013, 03:19 PM ISTBarcelona, Apr 25: Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal beat Argentina's Carlos Berlocq 6-4, 6-2 in the second round of Conde de Godo here.The 26-year-old Nadal had no trouble at the beginning of the match and
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Nadal optimistic going into Conde Godo tournament
Tennis | Apr 23, 2013, 02:23 PM ISTBarcelona, Apr 23: World No.5 Rafael Nadal was in an optimistic mood at the press conference held here for the Conde Godo tennis tournament despite his defeat in Monte Carlo by world No.1 Novak Djokovic.Nadal,
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Djokovic beats Nadal to win Monte Carlo Masters
Tennis | Apr 22, 2013, 02:07 PM ISTParis, Apr 22: Rafael Nadal's attempt to win the Monte Carlo Masters for the ninth straight year was foiled by World No.1 Novak Djokovic here.Djokovic, who had twice lost in the final to Nadal, won
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Nadal and Sharapova win Indian Wells titles
Tennis | Mar 18, 2013, 03:28 PM ISTIndian Wells (California), Mar 18: Rafael Nadal rallied from a set and 1-3 down in the second to beat Juan Martin del Potro 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the BNP Paribas Open final on Sunday, giving
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Nadal beats Federer 6-4, 6-2 at Indian Wells
Tennis | Mar 15, 2013, 11:55 AM ISTIndian Wells (California), Mar 15: Rafael Nadal has defeated Roger Federer 6-4, 6-2 at the BNP Paribas Open in the biggest win for the Spaniard since his return from a seven-month layoff due to a
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Nadal to meet Federer in quarters at Indian Wells
Tennis | Mar 14, 2013, 03:04 PM ISTIndian Wells (California), Mar 14: Rafael Nadal will face Roger Federer in the BNP Paribas Open quarterfinals after coming back to beat Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis with a 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the fourth round
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Nadal to play Ferrer in Mexican Open final
Tennis | Mar 02, 2013, 07:22 PM ISTAcapulco (Mexico), Mar 2: Rafael Nadal advanced to the Mexican Open final with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Nicolas Almagro on Friday, setting up a championship match against Spanish compatriot and three-time defending champion David
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Nadal into semifinals at Mexican Open
Tennis | Mar 01, 2013, 04:19 PM ISTAcapulco (Mexico), Mar 1: Rafael Nadal beat Leonardo Mayer in straight sets on Thursday to progress to the semifinals of the Mexican Open, setting up a meeting with Spanish compatriot Nicolas Almagro.The second-seeded Nadal won
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Injured Nadal to miss at least next 2 months
Tennis | Sep 03, 2012, 08:40 PM ISTNew York, Aug 3: Rafael Nadal has a partially torn patella tendon in his left knee and will be sidelined for at least the next two months, including Spain's upcoming Davis Cup semifinal against the
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Feliciano Lopez replaces Nadal for Olympics
Tennis | Jul 20, 2012, 08:40 PM ISTLondon, Jul 20: Feliciano Lopez has replaced the injured Rafael Nadal on Spain's tennis team for the London Olympics.The No. 30-ranked Lopez was called in by Spain on Friday after Nadal was forced to pull
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Djokovic rallies past Stepanek at Wimbledon
Tennis | Jun 29, 2012, 11:17 PM ISTEngland, Jun 29: Novak Djokovic is tough to beat at Wimbledon, indoors or out.Playing the day's first Centre Court match Friday under the retractable roof, defending champion Djokovic rallied past Radek Stepanek 4-6, 6-2, 6-2,
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Nadal makes winning start on grass at Halle
Tennis | Jun 14, 2012, 10:54 PM ISTHalle, Jun 14: Rafael Nadal defeated Lukas Lacko 7-5. 6-1 at the Gerry Weber Open on Thursday, in the Spaniard's first singles since clinching his record seventh French Open title.Nadal twice broke the Slovak in
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Nadal to lead Spain's tennis team at London Games
Tennis | Jun 14, 2012, 10:46 PM ISTMadrid, Jun 14: Reigning Olympic gold medalist Rafael Nadal will lead Spain's tennis team at the London Games.The record seven-time French Open winner will be joined by the sixth-ranked David Ferrer, Nicolas Almagro and Fernando
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Nadal tops Djokovic for 7th French Open title
Tennis | Jun 12, 2012, 04:50 PM ISTParis, Jun 11: Rain or shine, clay or mud, Sunday or Monday, Rafael Nadal rules Roland Garros.The man they call “Rafa” won his record seventh French Open title Monday, returning a day after getting rained
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Nadal tumbles into French Open final
Tennis | Jun 08, 2012, 09:04 PM ISTParis, Jun 8: Rafael Nadal was so good, he might have won with a hand tied behind his back. As it turned out, he was still able to capture one point while sitting down on
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Djokovic-Federer, Nadal-Ferrer in French Open SF
Tennis | Jun 07, 2012, 10:09 PM ISTParis, Jun 7: A year ago in the French Open semifinals, Roger Federer put a stop to Novak Djokovic's 43-match winning streak.That also was the last time Djokovic lost at any Grand Slam tournament.When the
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Nadal, Sharapova make it look easy in Paris
Tennis | Jun 07, 2012, 12:44 PM ISTParis , Jun 7: Maria Sharapova is trying to break through at Roland Garros, while Rafael Nadal wants to make history there.Neither of the players ran into much resistance in their quarterfinal matches Wednesday—and now