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Jun 01 2011

Nadal continues to be the one thanks to Federer

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Rafael Nadal is imposed on the Scottish Andy Murray 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 and reach the final of Roland Garros for the sixth time in his career. The world number one at the end of the French Open by Roger Federer’s victory over Novak Djokovic, unbeaten this year.

Roger Federer’s victory against Novak Djokovic (7-6, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6) in the semifinals of Roland Garros has been maintaining the world number one Rafael Nadal until the final. The tennis player must win against Federer in the finals to begin next week at the top of the tennis ladder.

“Rafa, this is my birthday, “was expressed by the Swiss tennis player at the end of the match against Djokovic, who was about to be discontinued because of the lack of light.

In his match against Scotland, the first point of the match that Murray raised was one left. It was clear from the beginning what his strategy. Remove from the baseline to avoid exchanges where Nadal is king.

Murray practiced this option throughout the game. Almost always in the left side of the umpire, where the wind came from the front, stopping his momentum and the ball much more numbing. We went mostly well, but Murray should also increase the strength of his game if he wanted to get your left-hander, and break more often, and there he met a real rock for Nadal 15 opportunities to save over 18.

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Jan 27 2011

Nadal falls back into the curse of 26E

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Was met exactly one year after the defeat of Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals of the Australia Open 2010. In those 365 days, never again miss a Grand Slam meeting, which led him to raise Roland Garros, Wimbledon and U.S. Open. In Australia, Nadal had reached the same round in which Andy Murray was felled with a year earlier.

Fate, capricious always wanted Nadal and Ferrer faced in January 26, National Day of Australia. On this occasion, as to the Murray, Nadal had physical problems that led him to drop out of the tournament.
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Jan 17 2011

Nadal and Federer two top players in the world

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The top two players in the world did dream to many of their fans, as masters could someday play a tournament playing doubles together as a couple, although their first staging was not exactly a success.

The game ended in a 5-2 to Clijsters and Stosur, although the loss was not important, the party’s mission was to bring some joy after the floods that have hit Australia in recent days have claimed the lives of At least 18 people Queensland. “Obviously not going to give life to those who have lost, but we hope to make them forget some of the stress,” said the Belgian tennis player.

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Jan 15 2011

Nadal already know the path to glory

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The conquest of the fourth consecutive Grand Slam for Rafael Nadal will not have a bed of roses. The world number one debut against Brazil’s Marcos Daniel. In second round, you might expect Daniel Gimeno-Traver, and in the third round, a rival over Feliciano Lopez or entity as Australia’s John Isner.

To overcome these stakes, Nadal begin the complicated part of the knockout tournament final where they could cross the names as a semifinalist last year, Marin Cilic and Radek Stepanek.

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Jan 06 2011

Chiudinelli makes Federer sweat

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The first race was very close. After a first set that was very even, Roger Federer won his supremacy in the tiebreaker. However, in the second set Chiudinelli went on the attack and went ahead with the score 4-1 in favor.

However, the Basel cut the gap and tied four games before giving the final blow with a break in the eleventh game (6-5). His next opponent will be the Serbian Viktor Troicki, who beat Russian Teimuraz Gabashvili 6-3, 6-1.

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