Nadal reaches quarters with win over Novak
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French Open champion Rafael Nadal   reached the U.S. Open quarter-final for the first time by   sweeping past Czech Jiri Novak 6-1 7-6 6-4 on Monday.
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Fist-pumping second seed Rafael Nadal   hammered wildcard Mark Philippoussis on Wednesday to march into   the second round of the U.S. Open.
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World number two Rafael Nadal clinched a spectacular 7-6 6-4 victory over Britain's Andy Murray to claim a place in the quarter-finals of the Madrid Masters on Thursday.
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Defending champion Rafael Nadal, playing his first match since the Australian Open quarterfinals, rallied past Marcos Baghdatis 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 Tuesday in the first round of the Dubai Open.
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Sport: Australian Open: Rafael Nadal was back to his best as he crushed France's Florent Serra 6-0, 6-2, 6-2
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MELBOURNE, Australia  - Third seed Lleyton Hewitt  was at his tenacious best as he fought back to beat Spanish  teen-ager Rafael Nadal, 7-5, 3-6, 1-6, 7-6, 6-2, in the  Australian Open on Monday and reach his first quarter-final at  his home grand slam.
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Rafael Nadal worked for more than three hours on grass before finally overcoming fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 2-6, 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/3) to set up a quarter-final with Lleyton Hewitt at Queen&#039;s club.
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Tim Henman was defeated in the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors in Basle last night by the Czech, Jiri Novak. The British No 1 must now pick up ranking points at the Paris Masters to ensure qualification
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Roger Federer survived a ferocious onslaught from Rafael Nadal to win his fifth consecutive Wimbledon singles title on Sunday, finally taming the inspired Spaniard 7-6 4-6 7-6 2-6 6-2.
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Second seed Rafael Nadal continued to overcome knee problems at the U.S. Open on Sunday when he outclassed Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6 6-2 6-1 to reach the fourth round.
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NEW YORK -- On the court, Rafael Nadal is mature beyond his years , both in his game and his reactions, no matter the circumstances or the venue. So it was noticeable when another sort of emotion was splashed across his face yesterday as evening approached and his first - round match, against Mark Philippoussis, was shoveled off to today.
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Germany&#39;s Tommy Haas continued his resurgence with a 7-6 6-1 7-5 victory over Czech teenager Tomas Berdych on Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open for the first time.
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Rafael Nadal kicks off a busy Friday schedule at Wimbledon that also includes the women's semis.
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Rafael Nadal seals victory for Spain over France in the Davis Cup semi-finals.
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Rafael Nadal gave Roger Federer a stage to demonstrate his championship grit, to make his fifth consecutive Wimbledon title much more than a notation in the history book.
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Second seed Rafael Nadal of Spain overcame knee pain and an inspired opponent at the U.S. Open on Wednesday to scramble past Australian wildcard Alun Jones 7-5 3-6 6-4 6-1 in the first round.
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Hours after he was sure he had won, Rafael Nadal still had some work to do to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon.