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Rafael Nadal – It’s Always an Injury, Never His Fault
What is it about Rafael Nadal, injuries and the Australian Open? Difficult to explain, probably impossible to comprehend. The sad thing about his back problems suddenly showing up were that they almost took away the significance and prestige of victory from Stanislas Wawrinka, who was putting on a wonderful show of Tennis before Nadal started feeling back pain in the Australian Open Final.
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Australian Open Semifinal – Rafael Nadal Beats Roger Federer
It wasn’t a fair fight after the first set. Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer in the Australian Open semifinal 7-6, 6-3, 6-3 in another dominant performance that makes it quite clear who is the better player, advancing to the final to face another Swiss player, Stanislas Wawrinka.
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Roger Federer Beats Andy Murray; Advances to Australian Open Semifinal
Roger Federer isn’t the same player he was a few years ago; age does that to an athlete. However, he’s still good enough to extend his semifinal streak at the Australian Open semifinal, beating Andy Murray 6-3, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, to make it for an 11th consecutive time into the final four at Melbourne, with Rafael Nadal waiting for another epic showdown.
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Ana Ivanovic Beats Serena Williams – Not That Much of a Shocker
There haven’t been too many matches between Serena Williams and Ana Ivanovic over the years, but the Serbian finally beat the World’s number one in their fourth round match of the 2014 Australian Open, beating the American 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.
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Tomáš Berdych – A Losing Record Against Everyone in the ATP World Tour Finals
In the 2013 ATP World Tour Finals or the end-of-year championship, there’s one player among the eight men that are participating in the round robin tournament that has a losing record against all the rest: Tomáš Berdych, ranked sixth in the world.
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Roger Federer – High Hopes For 2014
With a record of only 36-13; only one Grand Slam semifinal and one tournament win, the 2013 tennis season is the worst in Roger Federer’s career since he won his first major title in Wimbledon 10 years ago. This kind of low in his career isn’t stopping him from having high expectations heading into next year.
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Roger Federer, Playing Doubles Because it Means More Money
Playing doubles isn’t something you usually associate with Roger Federer, but the financial incentives and his declining singles career results in the 17-time Grand Slam champion to team up with Chinese player Ze Zhang in the Shanghai Masters.
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Rafael Nadal – Soon More Grand Slam Titles Than Roger Federer
Whenever the discussion of Rafael Nadal and his chances to become the all-time leader in Grand Slam titles comes up, the words ‘as long as he doesn’t get injured’ are heard. And it’s true – Nadal is an injury risk. But even with that risk, it’s getting clearer and clearer that the day of him dethroning Roger Federer isn’t very far away.
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The Best Moment of the Nadal – Djokovic US Open Final: The 54 Shot Rally
In a match that was mostly about Rafael Nadal reinstating his dominance over the ATP Tour, Novak Djokovic had a moment of happiness for himself, as he won a rally that lasted for 54 shots, helping him claim the second set before falling in the next two to give Nadal the 2013 US Open title.
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2013 US Open Final – Djokovic vs Nadal Predictions
Even if Rafael Nadal is unbeaten this season on Hard Courts, his US Open final against Novak Djokovic is far from a sure thing, as the Serbian player and world number one is hoping that his marathon match in the semifinal won’t be too exhausting for him to compete.