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Telegraph India
| 12 months ago
The man they call Rafa won his record seventh French Open title Monday, returning a day after getting rained out to put the finishing touches on a 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 victory over Novak Djokovic. He denied Djokovic in his own run at history the quest...
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United Press International
| 12 months ago
Novak Djokovic, shown during Monday's play in the men's singles final of the French Open, actually saw his ranking points advantage increase over match winner Rafael Nadal. UPI/David Silpa License photo Published: June 11, 2012 at 11:48 AM
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The Age
| 12 months ago
The reigning Wimbledon, US Open and Australian Open champion's 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5 French Open final loss to Rafael Nadal on Monday consigned Djokovic to the very same fate Roger Federer suffered twice at Roland Garros. The Swiss marvel succumbed to...
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BBC
| 12 months ago
Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to win seventh French Open Rafael Nadal won a record seventh French Open title after ruthlessly snuffing out Novak Djokovic's comeback to win 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5 in a rain-affected final. Nadal resumed leading 6-4 6-3 2-...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 12 months ago
Rafael Nadal clinched a record seventh French Open title on Monday, defeating world number one Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 and shattering the Serb's dream of Grand Slam history. In a final pushed into a third week for only the second time...
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The Courier-Mail
| 12 months ago
Nadal has denied Novak Djokovic a piece of history and grabbed a slice of his own by claiming a record seventh French Open crown. After a dramatic and rain-affected men's final, suspended overnight, Nadal returned at his best as the king of clay to...
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Star Tribune
| 12 months ago
Rain or shine, clay or mud, Sunday or Monday, Rafael Nadal rules Roland Garros. The man they call "Rafa" won his record seventh French Open title Monday, returning a day after getting rained out to put the finishing touches on a 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5...
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Seattle Times
| 12 months ago
Originally published Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 9:06 PM Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal to continue French Open final Monday Tennis Rain halted play in the fourth set of the French Open men's final, which was scheduled to resume at 4 a.m...Rafael Nadal...
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The independent
| 12 months ago
Less than a month to go before the GB Handball squad is selected for the Games and you can sense the... We all knew expectations for England were low going into Euro 2012, but as low as this? Suggested Topics They are planning to put a roof over...
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News 24
| 12 months ago
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic were locked in a tight French Open final duel on Sunday when rain caused a suspension until Monday, only the second time in history that the tournament has not finished on time. Nadal, chasing a record seventh Roland...
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The New York Times
| 12 months ago
Archive Recent Posts June 10 Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic meet in the men's French Open final, both with an eye on the record books. June 09 Bob Bryan's daughter isn't letting her infancy get in the way of her tweeting. June 09 Max Mirnyi and...
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Zee News
| 12 months ago
Two top players will meet at the men's singles final at the Roland Garros and despite the result, history will be made for sure...Novak Djokovic will become the eighth man to join the list of holding all four major titles at the same time, something...
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BBC
| 12 months ago
Whether a Federer supporter or purely impartial, you can't help sitting there in the tennis stadiums of the world, feeling matters are in safe hands. Most of the time you'd trust him on a break point or a second serve. You'd trust him in a tie-break...
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International Business Times
| 12 months ago
The current great rivalry in men's tennis will see its latest chapter unfold in the final of the French Open on Sunday. For the third grand slam running, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will battle it out for the title. For both men the stakes have...
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The New York Times
| 12 months ago
Archive Recent Posts June 09 Bob Bryan's daughter isn't letting her infancy get in the way of her tweeting. June 09 Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor defeated Bob and Mike Bryan, 6-4, 6-4, in the final at Roland Garros. June 09 Novak Djokovic used...
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International Herald Tribune
| 12 months ago
Archive Recent Posts June 09 Bob Bryan's daughter isn't letting her infancy get in the way of her tweeting. June 09 Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor defeated Bob and Mike Bryan, 6-4, 6-4, in the final at Roland Garros. June 09 Novak Djokovic used...
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The New York Times
| 12 months ago
Archive Recent Posts June 09 Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor defeated Bob and Mike Bryan, 6-4, 6-4, in the final at Roland Garros. June 09 Novak Djokovic used constant pressure to defeat Roger Federer at the French Open. June 09 Novak Djokovic and...
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International Herald Tribune
| 12 months ago
Archive Recent Posts June 09 Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor defeated Bob and Mike Bryan, 6-4, 6-4, in the final at Roland Garros. June 09 Novak Djokovic used constant pressure to defeat Roger Federer at the French Open. June 09 Novak Djokovic and...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 12 months ago
Story continues below Nadal is not just the best player in the world on clay, he is the best player in the wind. His catlike steps put him in the perfect position to adjust to the ball's late movement, and his massive topspin makes the ball dive down...
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Taiwan News
| 12 months ago
Organizers say Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina has withdrawn from the Aegon championships at Queen's Club in London because of knee injury. The tournament that is a warm-up event for Wimbledon starts on Monday.
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Daily News & Analysis
| 12 months ago
Novak Djokovic is the world number one, holds three major titles and is on a 27-match grand slam winning streak. Yet practically no one is giving him a chance of stopping Rafael Nadal in the French Open final on Sunday. "How discouraging it is to...
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The News Tribune
| 12 months ago
Novak Djokovic returns a shot in his French Open semifinal match Friday in Paris. The Serbian defeated Roger Federer, 6-4, 7-5, 6-3, to reach the final Sunday. He will face Rafael Nadal, the man he has defeated in each of the past three Grand Slam...
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Indian Express
| 12 months ago
A win for world number one Djokovic, playing in his first Roland Garros final, will make him only the third man in history -- and first in 43 years -- to hold all four majors at the same time. Victory for world number two Nadal will mean becoming the...
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Independent
| 12 months ago
Saturday June 09 2012 So it will be Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal , the Hector and Achilles of modern tennis, who contest tomorrow's French Open final. With one man chasing the 'Novak Slam' and the other on the verge of a record seventh title at...
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France24
| 12 months ago
Sweep away the clay, bring on the grass summed up Roger Federer's emotions after his French Open defeat to Novak Djokovic on Friday. The Swiss star lost in straight sets 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 to the top seed from Serbia. Switzerland's Roger Federer leaves...
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Star Phoenix
| 12 months ago
The French Open men's semifinals promised 10 potential sets of glorious tennis Friday, starring the four top clay-court players in the world. In the end, there was the minimum six, none of which were particularly glorious. Three went to defending...
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Epoch Times
| 12 months ago
June 8, 2012 Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will each be fighting to reach a career milestone in the final men's single match of the French Open. (Rafael Nadal:Pascal Guyot/AFP/GettyImagesNovak Djokovic: Thomas Coex/AFP/GettyImages) Rafael Nadal and...
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Adelaide Now
| 12 months ago
Djokovic will attempt to halt Rafael Nadal's bid for a record seventh French Open title after defeating Roger Federer in the semi-finals. World No.1 Djokovic beat Federer 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 in a reversal of their semi-final outcome last year to earn a...
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The independent
| 12 months ago
At this rate they might just as well cancel the other 126 men's singles matches in future and go straight to the final. Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, the world's two best players, will become the first men to contest four successive Grand Slam...
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Tennis
| 12 months ago
Roger Federer, who lost in straight sets to Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of Roland Garros, calls six-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal the man to beat in the final. "I'm sure it's going to be a good match," Federer said. "I have no idea what...
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Sky News
| 12 months ago
The female driver of the bus, which had 46 passengers on board, had to be cut free and was then airlifted to hospital with serious injuries. The Northern Constabulary said 14 of the passengers also needed hospital treatment for injuries that are not...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 12 months ago
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal set-up a history-making French Open final on Friday courtesy of devastating straight-sets, semi-final wins which confirmed their mastery of the men's game. World number one Djokovic crushed third seed Roger Federer 6-4,...
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Zee News
| 12 months ago
Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 in the semi-final of French Open 2012 to book a berth for the final where he will meet defending champion Rafael Nadal. Djokovic, who was defeated by the Swiss tennis player last year was certainly...
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DAWN
| 12 months ago
Although Federer started well, striking the balls crisply and breaking Djokovic for an early lead, the Serb found his game and broke back immediately and eventually took the first set 6-4...Federer started the set strong going up two breaks but was...
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India Abroad
| 12 months ago
Novak Djokovic [ Images ] swept aside third seed Roger Federer [ Images ] 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 with a ruthless display of consistent hitting to reach his first French Open [ Images ] final on Friday. The number one seed capitalised on series of Federer...
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Turks and Caicos Free Press
| 12 months ago
I'll Have Another's bid for the first Triple Crown in 34 years ended shockingly in the barn and not on the racetrack Friday when the colt was scratched the day before the Belmont Stakes and retired from racing with a swollen tendon. Novak Djokovic...
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United Press International
| 12 months ago
Djokovic, Nadal advance to title match Spaniard Rafael Nadal reacts after a shot during his French Open men's semifinal match against Spaniard David Ferrer at Roland Garros in Paris on June 8, 2012. June 8 (UPI) -- Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal...
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Merced Sun-Star
| 12 months ago
Novak Djokovic beat a mistake-prone Roger Federer 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 Friday to reach his first French Open final and close in on becoming the first man in 43 years with four consecutive Grand Slam titles...Djokovic lost three previous semifinals at Roland...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 12 months ago
Novak Djokovic moved to within one victory of Grand Slam history Friday, crushing Roger Federer 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 to reach a first French Open final and a clash with six-time champion Rafael Nadal. World number one Djokovic, who already has the Wimbledon,...
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Bradenton Herald
| 12 months ago
The Sports Network Six-time champion Rafael Nadal whipped fellow Spaniard David Ferrer on Friday to reach a men's Open Era-record seventh French Open final...Ferrer 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 in Friday's opening semifinal on Court Chatrier. Nadal will meet the...
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The independent
| 12 months ago
Suggested Topics Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will face each other in a record fourth straight grand slam final after the world number one gained revenge for last year's semi-final defeat by Roger Federer with a 6-4 7-5 6-3 victory at Roland...
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Zee News
| 12 months ago
Bad weather delays start Zeenews Sports Bureau Paris: Both the players came onto the field amid rousing welcome and soon left as bad weather has delayed the start of game for the time being. Both the players moved into the quarter-finals after...
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International Business Times
| 12 months ago
The dominance that the top three stars in the world of men's tennis enjoy will be on show once again, during the semi-finals of the 2012 French Open. World number one Novak Djokovic will battle world number three Roger Federer in the first of the two...
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Tennis
| 12 months ago
Multiple Grand Slam title winners John McEnroe and Martina Navratilova discuss whether Novak Djokovic is feeling pressure at Roland Garros in his attempt to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to win four straight majors. Djokovic plays...
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France24
| 12 months ago
Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga during their quater-finals match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, on June 5, in Paris. In the semi-finals on Friday, Roger Federer and Djokovic will...
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International Business Times
| 12 months ago
In a tournament of few upsets, the French Open has produced a semi-final lineup featuring arguably the world's four best clay court-players. The "big three" are now a habitual presence at the climax of a major and they are joined in Paris this time...
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International Business Times
| 12 months ago
The pair are meeting in the semi-finals at Roland Garros for the second consecutive year, with Federer looking for a repeat of his victory twelve months ago. The focus of tennis fans across the globe will be on Court Philippe Chatrier to see who...
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The Age
| 12 months ago
Story continues below "So that alone makes it almost impossible to play as well as you can because the pressure alone and the expectation to have to be able to do that and execute it is almost impossible." Federer last year snapped Djokovic's 43-...
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France24
| 12 months ago
Novak Djokovic celebrates victory over France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the French Open on Tuesday. John McEnroe believes the Serbian is feeling the strain as he closes in on Grand Slam history, but backs the world number one to fire on all cylinders...
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International Herald Tribune
| 12 months ago
Archive Recent Posts June 07 Live updates of semifinal matches at the French Open on Thursday. June 06 Sara Errani will play in both the singles semifinal and the doubles final at the French Open. June 06 For Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the difference...
