Nadal v Federer rivalry a burning issue
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One hundred and twenty eight of the world's fittest men started the French Open with dreams of lifting the Musketeers Cup on June 10.
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CHENNAI, India  - World number two Rafael Nadal raised fitness concerns before this month's Australian Open after he was thrashed 6-0 6-1 by Mikhail Youzhny in the Chennai Open final on Sunday.
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Rafael Nadal will be unable to nudge Roger Federer off the top of the tennis rankings next year if the Swiss master maintains the form he as shown this season, the Spanish number two said on Monday.
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Defending champion Roger Federer takes on second seed Rafael Nadal in the men's singles final.
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Friendships will be put on hold when Rafael Nadal meets fellow Spaniard Carlos Moya for a place in the semi-finals of the French Open on Wednesday.
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Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer go into Friday's French Open semi-finals as heavy favourites.
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Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are one win away from another French Open showdown with neither Nikolay Davydenko nor Novak Djokovic looking strong enough to ruin their plans to battle it out for the Musketeers' Cup.
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Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal long ago established themselves as the best of the best in men's tennis, far ahead of anyone else in the game these days. Then, firmly entrenched at No. 1 and No. 2, they began meeting regularly in tournament finals. Now they finally have produced the other element any great sports rivalry needs: a scintillating showdown on the biggest of stages.
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Roger Federer, looking to tie Bjorn Borgâs modern record of five consecutive Wimbledon championships, booked a spot in the semifinals, as did last yearâs runner-up, Rafael Nadal.
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Second seed Rafael Nadal was bundled   out of the U.S. Open on Wednesday, denying New Yorkers the   chance of a third straight grand slam final between the   Spaniard and Swiss maestro Roger Federer.
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World number one Roger Federer faces a tough task in his bid to win the French Open for the first time.
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History, records and the small matter of a grand slam title will be on the line when world number one Roger Federer takes on former champion Lleyton Hewitt in the final of the US Open later on Sunday.
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It was tough to watch Sunday's Wimbledon final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Not because the tennis wasn't riveting -- it was -- not because the two men aren't wonderful players -- they are.
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It feels almost unsporting to characterize the best rivalry in men's tennis as anticlimactic. But that's what the showdowns between world No. 1 Roger Federer and No. 2 Rafael Nadal had approached over the past two years, with Federer holding sway on grass and hard courts, and Nadal peerless on clay.
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Unlike on the men&#39;s circuit where Roger Federer has been the dominant personality, winning three of the four grand slam titles, the women&#39;s year has been one of fragmentation and injury.
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Three-time defending champion Roger Federer faces a grass-court rematch against Richard Gasquet in the first round Monday at Wimbledon.
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FORMER world No.1 Andy Roddick today leapt to the defence of Paris Masters no-shows Roger Federer and Andre Agassi. Officials are furious with Agassi&#39;s last minute withdrawal, arguing that the lucrative nine