By VOA Sports Washington, DC 16 January 2008 All of the highly seeded players in action have advanced to the third round of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne. Top seed Justine Henin of Belgium led the way on the women's side Wednesda

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This is Whats Trending Today. Switzerlands Roger Federer and Spains Rafael Nadal have played each other dozens of times through the years. Their rivalry has included memorable matches, including finals, at all but one of the worlds Grand Slam champio

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By VOA Sports Washington, DC 24 January 2008 Unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has pulled off a stunning upset in the men's semifinals of the Australian Open in Melbourne, routingNo. 2 seedRafael Nadal of Spain 6-2, 6-3, 6-2. Tsonga, rankedNo. 38

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MADRID, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Spanish number one Rafael Nadal began his participation in the Madrid Open tennis tournament(锦标赛) with a comfortable straight sets win on Wednesday. Nadal, who is seeded number two in the competition, won the seco

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Wimbledon has claimed its first major victim. French Open Champion Rafael Nadal has been bounced from Championships, going down to 135th-ranked Belgian Steve Darcis in straight sets. CRI's London correspondent Tu Yun has more. Two weeks ago, Nadal se

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PARIS, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The world No. 1 and five-time French Open champion Rafael Naal outplayed the fourth seed Andy Murray in straight sets on Friday to reach the final for the sixth time at Roland Garros. Nadal, from Spain, continued to play dow

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Nadal out of ATP event in London, Paris MADRID, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal, who has been out of action since June, will miss the ATP Tour Finals in London and also next week's Paris indoor event due to his injured left knee,

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MADRID, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Top seed Rafael Nadal advanced into the quarterfinal of the 5.8-million-euro ATP/WTA Madrid Masters in an easy way, as opponent Juan Martin Del Potro withdrew before the match on Thursday. The Argentina US Open champ Del Pot

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LONDON, June 9 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Rafael Nadal fought three sets to down Czech Radek Stepanek 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, reaching the quarterfinals at Queen's Club on Thursday. The French Open champion admits he could do with some time off as he is still dr

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WIMBLEDON, England, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams all won in straight sets Saturday to move into the last 16 at the Wimbledon Championship. Six-time champion Federer beat David Nalbandian 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 to move cl

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NEW YORK, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal both advanced into the second round of U.S. Open, while China's French Open champion Li Na subsided in the first round on Tuesday. Nadal, the defending U.S. Open champion and thi

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PARIS, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion Rafael Nadal beat fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro 7-6 (7-4), 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the French Open semifinals without dropping a single set. Nadal, whose only loss at Roland Garros came at the fou

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PARIS, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion Rafael Nadal beat fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro 7-6 (7-4), 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday to set up a semifinal clash with David Ferrer at the French Open. Against the 12th-seeded Almagro, Nadal saved four break

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Former world No.1 Rafael Nadal will make his long-awaited return from injury at next month' s Brazil Open, tournament organizers confirmed on Tuesday. The 11-time Grand Slam winner has not played since suffering a

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SAO PAULO, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Former world No. 1 Rafael Nadal has revealed the Rio 2016 Olympic Games has provided him with motivation to continue his career beyond the age of 30. The 11-time grand slam winner is competing in both the singles and do

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DOHA, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion Nikolay Davydenko of Russia beat Rafael Nadal of Spain 6-3, 6-2 for the final at the Qatar Open on Friday. Two-time champion(冠军) Roger Federer of Switzerland reached the final by beating third-seede

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PARIS, June 5 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Rafael Nadal defeated the third seed Roger Federer in four sets to win the French Open title for the sixth time on Sunday,Nadal, 25, took the opening two sets 7-5, 7-6 (3) before the 29- year-old Swiss pulled one

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MELBOURNE, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion and world No. 1 Novak Djokovic won his third Australian Open title after beating 10-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal of Spain 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5) and 7-5 in a historic final here Sunday evening.

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Rafael Nadal, the top seed at the Shanghai Masters played on Tuesday at the event, but to everyone's surprise he lost the match. Yunfeng reports from Shanghai. Yes, Nadal has lost again, not in the singles match but in the doubles. With his countryma

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LONDON, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal announced Thursday that he will not be able to defend his Olympic title in London. Nadal, issued a statement explaining that he hasn't recovered from tendonitis in his knees, which has affe

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