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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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Nov 29 2010

Nadal Federer succumbs to storm

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Federer had won this tournament in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007. The win means the title 66 of the Swiss in the circuit and the fifth this season after the Australia Open, Cincinnati, Stockholm and Basel. Received as two real heroes of another galaxy, which they discovered from a white fog and under the electric blue light that enhances the O2 Centre Court, Nadal and Federer gave way to the eighteenth in a final confrontation.

Statistics (14 wins for Nadal Federer and 7) are inclined towards the Swiss despite the fact that this season had only managed to defeat the Spanish at one of his last seven events. But “Torito Nadal”, as some posters have dubbed this week, was too tired at the final match after three hours and eleven minutes of Saturday’s semifinal against Andy Murray, and the additional load the most complicated stage.

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Nov 29 2010

Nadal is half

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The bite of the Masters Cup will have to wait. It was halfway Rafael Nadal, beaten in the final by Roger Federer who loves this tournament (3-6, 6-3, 1-6). He has won five times, welcome to the club of Sampras and Lendl, and in London has outdone himself, forced to prove that it is still a giant.

The victim was Nadal, but this defeat should not detract from a superb 2010. Reach the end it was more than expected, he has to start thinking about next year, with the aim Asutralia Open. A weighed Nadal legs castigadísimas after the beating that took place with Andy Murray.

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Nov 25 2010

Fazel is the new Moussambani

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Fazel is the new MoussambaniFazel is not a unique case among his predecessors stands out as the figure of the swimmer Eric Moussambani, who starred in an ‘epic’ like the Sydney Olympics, where he took 1’52”72 in the 100 meters freestyle.

In the case of Afghan golfer, the news has not had such an impact to take place in an event without much international coverage, however it is still surprising otherwise. Fazel finished last in the tournament with a total of 467 cards, a whopping 179 over par and 194 strokes of the champion of the tournament. Continue Reading »

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