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  Madrid Open: Nadal rallies past Ferrer; Serena wins

  Tennis | May 11, 2013 18:42 IST

  Madrid, 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 IST

  Madrid, 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 | April 29, 2013 11:34 IST

  Barcelona, 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 | April 25, 2013 15:19 IST

  Barcelona, 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 | April 23, 2013 14:23 IST

  Barcelona, 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 | April 22, 2013 14:07 IST

  Paris, 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 | March 18, 2013 15:28 IST

  Indian 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 | March 15, 2013 11:55 IST

  Indian 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 | March 14, 2013 15:04 IST

  Indian 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 | March 02, 2013 19:22 IST

  Acapulco (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 | March 01, 2013 16:19 IST

  Acapulco (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 | September 03, 2012 20:40 IST

  New 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 | July 20, 2012 20:40 IST

  London, 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 | June 29, 2012 23:17 IST

  England, 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 | June 14, 2012 22:54 IST

  Halle, 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 | June 14, 2012 22:46 IST

  Madrid, 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 | June 12, 2012 16:50 IST

  Paris, 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 | June 08, 2012 21:04 IST

  Paris, 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 | June 07, 2012 22:09 IST

  Paris, 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 | June 07, 2012 12:44 IST

  Paris , 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