Nadal looks on the bright side after crushing defeat
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Rafael Nadal tried to look on the bright side despite suffering his heaviest defeat in three years when he was overwhelmed 6-1 6-2 by David Nalbandian in the quarter-finals of the Madrid Masters on Friday.
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Rafael Nadal, coming off a five-week layoff because of ailing knees, lost to David Nalbandian 6-1, 6-2 Friday in the Madrid Masters quarterfinals. This was Nadal's most lopsided defeat in three years.
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The 19th-ranked Mikhail Youzhny clinched the fourth title of his career by shocking No. 2 Rafael Nadal, who managed to hold his service just once in two sets.
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French Open champion Rafael Nadal overcame a treacherous wind to beat Czech Tomas Berdych 7-6 6-4 6-2 to reach the last four at Wimbledon for the second successive year on Friday.
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Rafael Nadal has repaid the faith shown in him by defeating Andy Roddick in four sets to hand Spain a 2-0 lead after the first day of the Davis Cup final in Seville.
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Defending champion Rafael Nadal loses to Mikhail Youzhny in the Dubai Open quarter-finals.
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World number two Rafael Nadal stayed on course for an early title in the new year as he stormed into the quarter-finals of the ATP Chennai Open here on Thursday.
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Top seed Rafael Nadal loses to Nicolas Mahut in the quarter-finals of the Artois Championships.
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After a five-set battle, Roger Federer finally defeats Rafael Nadal to claim his fifth Wimbledon title in a row.
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Rafael Nadal books a fourth-round meeting with Lleyton Hewitt at the French Open, as Novak Djokovic survives a thriller.
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Top-seeded Rafael Nadal beat Feliciano LÃ³pez, 6-1, 7-5, Saturday to reach the final of the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart, Germany.
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Teenager Rafael Nadal led Spain into the Davis Cup final on Sunday, but then admitted he may face a bit-part role in December&#39;s title clash with the United States.
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Defending champion Rafael Nadal pummeled fellow-Spaniard Carlos Moya into submission at the French Open on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals with a crushing 6-4 6-3 6-0 victory.
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Rafael Nadal comes through a testing first set before beating France's Gilles Simon at the Australian Open.
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Spanish favourite Rafael Nadal falls to a 6-1 6-2 defeat to David Nalbandian in the Madrid Masters quarter-finals.
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Lin Dan made a magnificent recovery to reach the semi-finals of the All-England Open just when he seemed headed for defeat on Friday.
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French Open champion Rafael Nadal beats Juan Martin del Potro 6-4 6-4 in round two of the Artois Championships.