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Rafael Nadal
Information about this person was last updated on Thursday, May 23, 2013.
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Federer captures 7th Wimbledon title
July 1, 2012 - July 9, 2012
Djokovic sets sights on Paris party after Australia triumph
January 20, 2013 - January 28, 2013
Britain's Murray wins his first Grand Slam title
September 8, 2012 - September 12, 2012
Britain dazzles world with Olympics spectacle
July 20, 2012 - August 5, 2012
Nadal's French Open quest halted by rain
June 8, 2012 - June 11, 2012
Djokovic begins Wimbledon defense in style
June 17, 2012 - June 30, 2012
Alfredo Saenz to collect £74m on stepping down from Santander
April 25, 2013 - May 6, 2013
Murray survives injury scare at French Open
May 31, 2012 - June 4, 2012
Tennis: Murray routs Federer, finally
August 4, 2012 - August 6, 2012
VIDEO: Meteors stream across sky in Russia
April 23, 2013 - April 25, 2013
Roddick staves off retirement, Djokovic wins
September 3, 2012 - September 7, 2012
Novak Djokovic takes Rafael Nadal's Monte Carlo crown
April 15, 2013 - April 22, 2013
Massive bailout for Spain may only be stopgap measure
July 2, 2012 - November 18, 2012
Scores cope with heartbreak after bushfires rip through Tasmania
December 28, 2012 - December 29, 2012
Barcelona coach Vilanova has 2nd throat operation
December 19, 2012 - January 8, 2013
Nadal crashes to 100th ranked-Rosol
June 29, 2012 - July 1, 2012
Murray to face Djokovic after five-set defeat of Federer
January 25, 2013 - January 26, 2013
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[-said]: I’m playing much better than I dreamed of a few months ago,
japantimes 20-MAY-13
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[-said]: In Madrid I started to have the right feelings, about my forehand, about my backhand and about how I want to play.
TheFrontierPost 20-MAY-13
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[-said]: It’s because one player is playing very well and the other player is having more mistakes than usual,
taipeitimes 20-MAY-13
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[-admitted]: And yesterday and today I played at a very high level.
TheFrontierPost 20-MAY-13
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[-said]: For that to happen between two players with not that much difference, it has to be because one player plays very well and the other is having more mistakes than usual,
japantimes 20-MAY-13
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[-admitted]: I won that match with a lot of fight and a positive mentality and yesterday and today I played at a very high level.
taipeitimes 20-MAY-13
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[-said]: We are here in 2013 and he is No. 3 in the world and I am No. 5 after not playing months and we are still playing good, and I hope that this is not going to be the last time,
japantimes 19-MAY-13
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[-said]: We are here in 2013 and he is No. (3) in the world and I am No. 5 after not playing months and we are still playing good, and I hope that this is not going to be the last time,
news 19-MAY-13
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[-said]: The first set was fantastic,
cnn 19-MAY-13
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[-said]: I'm playing much better than I dreamed of a few months ago,
news 19-MAY-13
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[ said]: I think I did almost everything well,
channelnewsasia 18-MAY-13
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[ said]: On Friday, I have a chance against against a very difficult player. I survived a tough match today. Now I have another chance to try and go farther,
thepeninsulaqatar 17-MAY-13
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[-said]: Gulbis is a fantastic player. He sometimes needs to pace himself,
news 16-MAY-13
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[ said]: On Friday, I have a chance against a very difficult player. I survived a tough match today. Now I have another chance to try and go farther,
channelnewsasia 16-MAY-13
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[ said]: Tomorrow I play against an opponent who is very dangerous,
abs 16-MAY-13
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[-said]: Normally — I don't say always, but normally — the best player wins,
news 16-MAY-13
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[ said]: Next week I will be in Rome and I will be thinking about Rome. I won't be thinking Roland Garros,
dailytimesPK 14-MAY-13
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[-said]: I've realized that my forehand is working again at its best level and I am able to open up the angles and play a lot of winning points,
gmanews 13-MAY-13
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[ said]: I played my best match of the week in the final,
geo 13-MAY-13
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[ said]: Next week I will be in Rome and I will be thinking about Rome. I won’t be thinking Roland Garros,
hurriyetdailynews 13-MAY-13
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[ said]: I couldn’t have asked for a better run of results,
joongangdaily 13-MAY-13
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[-said]: I’m very happy and maybe this victory is even more special considering how complicated this year has been,
taipeitimes 13-MAY-13
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[ said]: The truth is that I am very happy and perhaps this victory is even more special because of where we have come from,
channelnewsasia 12-MAY-13
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[ said]: I'm very happy and maybe this victory is even more special considering how complicated this year has been,
news 12-MAY-13
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[-said]: Maybe this win is even more special given where I have come back from,
dailytimesPK 12-MAY-13
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[-said]: I played a very, very good first set, playing aggressively,
japantimes 12-MAY-13
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[ said]: I couldn't have asked for a better run of results,
news 11-MAY-13
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[ said]: It's true if I had lost that point it would have been 15-40, and two match points for him and the match would have been nearly over. Fortunately, I guessed where he was going,
irishsun 11-MAY-13
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[-said]: I am very happy and I was lucky to come through at the end of the match. He was very unlucky not to be in the semi-finals,
taipeitimes 11-MAY-13
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[-said]: After missing his chance, David fell apart a little,
upi 11-MAY-13
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[ said]: I think (I) have to be very happy for making it to the semifinals, and even more so after how the match has gone,
japantoday 11-MAY-13
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[-said]: Novak has had a fantastic year but played against a very young player who has been doing very well, and against whom I, too, was about to lose in Monte Carlo,
joongangdaily 10-MAY-13
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[ said]: I'm just happy to be back in the semifinals at Madrid,
news 10-MAY-13
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[ said]: I was up and down through the whole match and when you are up and down against David it is difficult to win,
channelnewsasia 10-MAY-13
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[ said]: I’m not looking beyond the next round, it would be arrogant to do that so I am not going to do it,
pakobserver 10-MAY-13
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[ said]: Since I’ve been back I haven’t had the security that I am in my perfect moment or that I can give myself definite goals,
japantoday 10-MAY-13
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[-said]: It was a very tight match,
kuwaittimes 10-MAY-13
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[-said]: It was a tough game as he is an awkward opponent because he doesn’t allow you to build up a rhythm,
joongangdaily 10-MAY-13
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[-commented]: I had a difficult time with the break point in the second set, I don’t know how I saved it .?.?. by miracle, I think.
joongangdaily 10-MAY-13
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[-said]: It was a tightly contested match,
news 10-MAY-13
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[ said]: I'm not looking beyond the next round, it would be arrogant to do that so I am not going to do it,
geo 09-MAY-13
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[-told]: It was a difficult game, because he is an uncomfortable opponent that doesn't give you rhythm,
abs 09-MAY-13
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[-said]: We are just doing what we can every day,
bdnews24 09-MAY-13
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Federer [-told]: For me it’s already a good tournament. He (Nadal) is the favourite but he’s near the end of a long claycourt season, it may be my chance,
pakobserver 20-MAY-13
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Federer [-told]: For me it's already a good tournament. He (Nadal) is the favourite but he's near the end of a long claycourt season, it may be my chance,
abs 19-MAY-13
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Federer [-told]: For me it's already a good tournament. He (Nadal) is the favorite but he's near the end of a long claycourt season, it may be my chance,
thehimalayantimes 19-MAY-13
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Federer [-said]: Clearly the favorite for this tournament is Nadal,
news 10-MAY-13
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Nalbandian [-said]: Rafa (Nadal) is a tough opponent on any surface but here the conditions have been tough for everybody. It's hard to know who will have the advantage with the balls that are being used,
deccanherald 17-FEB-13
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Djokovic [-said]: It’s probably expected that the three of us, and Nadal of course, would still be main candidates to win all the major titles,
dailytimesPK 13-JAN-13
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Djokovic [-said]: It's probably expected that the three of us, and Nadal of course, would still be main candidates to win all the major titles,
AsiaOne 13-JAN-13
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Ferrer [ said]: Spanish tennis has some very good players -- this is a good generation led by Rafa Nadal,
france24 16-SEP-12
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Corretja [-added]: I want to thank Rafa Nadal for the effort he made to try and be with us,
ibtimes 04-SEP-12
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Murray [-said]: The absence of Nadal with lingering knee trouble has meant that Djokovic could not face Murray or Federer until the final, while the two Wimbledon finalists are on a US Open semi-final collision course. While Murray said he didn't see much difference for himself in the draw, he did say the US Open will miss Nadal. Tennis will definitely miss him while he's not playing,
news 25-AUG-12
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Alejandro Blanco [ explained]: There are no words to describe how emotional my phone call was with Rafael Nadal,
irishsun 21-JUL-12
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McEnroe [ said]: The conditions in the first week here actually hurt Nadal,
nytimes 07-JUL-12
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Murray [-said]: It's silly for me to think that Nadal's out so I'm definitely guaranteed a place in the final,
smh 01-JUL-12
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Kohlschreiber [-conceded]: Everything I saw against Nadal, I figured out I think the perfect tactic.
news 01-JUL-12
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Rusedski [-wrote]: Rafael Nadal's exit to Lukas Rosol was the biggest shock at Wimbledon for at least a decade, and it has to rank up there as one of the biggest surprises ever. Rosol just had one of those matches when everything he hit went in; the world No100 took it to the world No2 from the first ball to the last,
irishsun 30-JUN-12
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Federer [ added]: Kohlschreiber has beaten Rafael Nadal, Tommy has beaten me, and we are two of the favourites for both Wimbledon and the Olympics,
dailytimesPK 21-JUN-12
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Navratilova [said:]: Absolutely. But he is coming up against very good guys. I just do not know if it can happen now because no matter how good his attitude is, Nadal and Djokovic are just playing better balls. It is a bigger gulf for him than it was for Henman.
irishsun 21-JUN-12
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Djokovic [-said]: Obviously Federer and Nadal have still, I think, the biggest rivalry in the sport,
abs 12-JUN-12
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Wilander [-told]: I think he (Nadal) is the favourite until they both step on the court until they play the finals,
smh 10-JUN-12
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Djokovic [-said]: I know I have to be playing consistently well on a very high level to win a best-of-five against Nadal here,
newschannel5 08-JUN-12
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