Nadal continues his reign in Paris
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PARIS -- The dark-haired man in the sweat-drenched blue polo shirt and black shorts is crouched at the baseline awaiting the last serve of a hot, maddening afternoon. He must be thinking, "If I'm the best tennis player on the face of the earth, why in hell can't I beat this guy?"
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Second seed Rafael Nadal is among those scheduled for action at Wimbledon on Saturday.
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PARIS, France -- Czech qualifier Radek Stepanek booked his place in the semi-finals of the Paris Masters with a 7-6 6-3 win over Mikhail Youzhny, who knocked out holder Tim Henman the day before.
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Rafael Nadal cruised to victory over Carlos Moya in the quarterfinals, improving his career record at the French Open to an impressive 19-0.
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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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The last quarterfinals at the French Open are scheduled for today: Two-time defending champion Rafael Nadal against No. 23 Carlos Moya in an all-Spaniard matchup, and No. 6 Novak Djokovic against unseeded Igor Andreev.
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Rafael Nadal destroyed Tomas Berdych to move into the Wimbledon semi-finals on Friday and move a step closer to becoming just the third man to win the French Open and All England Club titles in the same year.
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Sport: Tennis: World No1 remains on course for third straight French Open title after clinical win over Serena Williams.
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At Wimbledon, it's Rafael Nadal's turn to try and make some history. Only two weeks after beating top-ranked Roger Federer in a second straight French Open final, the Spaniard will get another chance to win a Grand Slam title away from Roland Garros when Wimbledon begins today.
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Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will meet in another Grand Slam final. Four-time defending champion Federer reached his ninth consecutive major final Saturday, beating Richard Gasquet 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 on the grass courts of the All England Club.
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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 struck back to level the men's singles final at Wimbledon on Sunday, taking the second set 6-4 against champion Roger Federer after the first had gone to the Swiss on a tiebreak.
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Rafael Nadal talks a lot about how he hopes to contend for a Wimbledon title in three or four years, once he gets used to the odd bounces and tricky footing that come with playing on grass. Could it happen much faster than he &amp;#151; or anyone else &amp;#151; thought?
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The omens were looking good for Rafael Nadal on Wednesday after the Spaniard finally scrambled into the fourth round of a rain-drenched Wimbledon.
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Marat Safin beats Radek Stepanek to win the Paris Masters title for the third time.
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Rafael Nadal powers past Novak Djokovic and will play world number one Roger Federer in Sunday's French Open final.
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PARIS -- Roger Federer can accomplish a lot by beating Rafael Nadal today, perhaps the least of which is winning the French Open.