Nadal wins Spanish battle on eve of birthday
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Holder Rafael Nadal reached the last 16 of the French Open with a 6-1 6-3 6-2 demolition of fellow Spaniard Albert Montanes on Saturday.
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LONDON -- Rafael Nadal was picked Tuesday to represent Spain at the Davis Cup against a Swiss team without top-ranked Roger Federer.
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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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David Ferrer, seeded 15th in the U.S. Open, came up with the biggest victory of his career when he knocked off Rafael Nadal, the three-time French Open champion.
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SEVILLE, Spain  - Teenage rookie Rafael Nadal  blunted the world's fastest serve Friday to stun Andy Roddick  and give Spain a 2-0 lead over the United States in the Davis  Cup final.
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SEVILLE, Spain  - Teenage rookie Rafael Nadal  blunted the world's fastest serve on Friday to beat Andy  Roddick and give Spain a 2-0 lead over the United States in the  Davis Cup final.
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Spain qualified for the Davis Cup tennis final against the United States when Rafael Nadal beat Arnaud Clement of France 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 Sunday in the opening singles match.
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Second seed Rafael Nadal beat Sweden&#39;s Robin Soderling 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (7/9), 4-6, 7-5 on Wednesday to reach the Wimbledon last 16 as his marathon, rain-hit third round tie finally came to a conclusion.
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French Open champion Rafael Nadal warmed up for Wimbledon on Wednesday with a 6-4 6-4 win over regular victim Juan Martin del Potro in the second round of the Queen's grasscourt tournament.
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Second seed Rafael Nadal reached his   first U.S. Open quarter-final on Monday and the Spaniard is   showing no signs that he intends to stop there.
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Defending champion Rafael Nadal reached the last 16 of the French Open with a 6-1 6-3 6-2 demolition of fellow Spaniard Albert Montanes on Saturday.
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Spain&#39;s 18-year-old tennis sensation Rafael Nadal is already looking forward to a possible third round tie against Andre Agassi after defeating Davide Sanguinetti in his opening game at the Tennis Masters Madrid.
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Rafael Nadal defeated Andy Roddick, 6-7 (6-8), 6-2, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2, giving Spain a 2-0 lead in the Davis Cup.
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Rafael Nadal remained the undisputed claycourt king by taming Roger Federer 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4 to complete a hat-trick of French Open titles on Sunday.
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Rafael Nadal seals victory for Spain over France in the Davis Cup semi-finals.
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MADRID: Spain&#39;s teenage raging bull Rafael Nadal stampeded over an Italian nearly twice his age yesterday, ploughing into the second round of the US$2.
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Justine Henin's sizzling form continued Wednesday when she clocked her 30th straight win to make the Australian Open third round, with Rafael Nadal equally impressive in his match.