Nadal wins Spanish battle on eve of 21st birthday
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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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By Julian Linden MELBOURNE, Australia  - Lleyton Hewitt won an epicbattle with Spanish teenager Rafael Nadal on Monday to reachthe Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time while theseemingly unstoppable advance of Russia's women came to ashuddering halt.
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David Nalbandian beat Roger Federer 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 Sunday to win the Madrid Masters. Nalbandian also defeated No. 2 Rafael Nadal and No. 3 Novak Djokovic on his way to the title.
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Rafael Nadal will attempt to finally complete his third-round match against Robin Soderling on Wednesday.
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Rafael Nadal moves closer to a third straight French Open title Wednesday, beating 1998 champion Carlos Moya, 6-4, 6-3, 6-0, in the quarterfinals.
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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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The rain-delayed, five-day passion play at Wimbledon ended today with Rafael Nadal defeating Robin Soderling.
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Rafael Nadal has ended Andre Agassi&#039;s Wimbledon career with a display that brutally underscored the 16-year gap between tennis&#039;s elder statesman and his heir apparent as the sport&#039;s biggest personality.
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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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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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Unseeded Argentine David Nalbandian inflicted a shock 6-1 6-2 defeat on world number two Rafael Nadal in the Madrid Masters on Friday to earn a semi-final showdown with young Serb Novak Djokovic.
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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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World number two Rafael Nadal eased into the semi-finals of the 436,000-dollar ATP Chennai Open on Friday, setting up a mouth-watering duel against Spanish compatriot Carlos Moya.
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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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French Open champion Rafael Nadal beats Juan Martin del Potro 6-4 6-4 in round two 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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Tim Henman survived a battle of wills at Wimbledon on Tuesday, completing an epic 6-3 1-6 5-7 6-2 13-11 victory over Spain's Carlo Moya.