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International Business Times
| 11 months ago
Articles With several players at the peak of their game, picking the winner for the men's draw is extremely difficult. There are a few individuals, however, who have managed to perform consistently well on the grass...Novak Djokovic Follow us Must...
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United Press International
| 11 months ago
Rafael Nadal , three days removed from his record seventh French Open title, picked up a straight-set win Thursday at the Gerry Weber Open in Germany...French Open championship Monday on the clay courts at Roland Garros and made the switch to grass...
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United Press International
| 11 months ago
The $377,000 watch tennis star Rafael Nadal wears was found near a railway south of Paris after it was stolen from his hotel room, police said. The watch was found after police arrested the 39-year-old barman who worked at the hotel Nadal stayed at...
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BBC
| 11 months ago
I'll discuss with the guys over the next couple of days as to what I'm going to do, whether I play one or two exhibition matches next week. "It's unlikely I would play a tournament but I'll probably try to get a couple more matches...Murray,...
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Epoch Times
| 11 months ago
June 13, 2012 Rafael Nadal, wearing the Richard Mille watch before it was stolen, as he celebrates with the trophy after winning against Serbia's Novak Djokovic in their final men's singles tennis match during the French Open at the Roland Garros...
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AP Online
| 11 months ago
Police say they've found the 300,000 euro ($376,000) watch stolen from the Paris hotel room of tennis star Rafael Nadal, and that a barman has been arrested in connection with the theft.
Nadal was in Paris for the French Open, which he...
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International Herald Tribune
| 11 months ago
Germany (AP) Seven-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal says making the annual transition from clay to grass courts is his "biggest challenge." The Spaniard was speaking Wednesday ahead of his first match at the Gerry Weber Open, a warm-up...
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Inquirer.net
| 11 months ago
On Wednesday, it was learned Paris police had recovered a 300,000-euro ($375,000) watch stolen from Nadal at the hotel where he stayed during the French Open and arrested a hotel employee. Rafael Nadal at the hotel where he stayed during the French...
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Mail Online UK
| 11 months ago
13 June 2012 A hotel worker has been arrested for allegedly stealing a 250,000 watch from Spanish tennis superstar Rafael Nadal. The light-fingered employee reportedly snatched the lavish timepiece from Nadal's suite at a five-star luxury Paris hotel.
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Freshness Mag
| 11 months ago
June 13th, 2012 Following an overnight rain delay, Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic at the 2012 French Open final, marking his record-breaking seventh title win at the clay courts of Roland Garros. Rafa's fans were behind him all the way, and...
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Rediff
| 11 months ago
Rafael Nadal's historic seventh French Open crown was also his 50th ATP title. Only nine other players in the Open era preceded the Spaniard to the feat...T wo days have passed since Rafael Nadal's historic seventh title at the French Open. Though...
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The New York Times
| 11 months ago
Women For two weeks at the French Open , Rafael Nadal looked unbeatable, his mastery of clay confirmed again. Yet as Nadal climbed into the stands on Monday for a raucous celebration and an awkward hug with Lakers forward Pau Gasol, the clay-court...
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France24
| 11 months ago
Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal arrives at a hotel near the Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Germany. The ATP grass-court tournament at Halle could expand to include a women's WTA event in 2014, organisers announced after a visit by Australian WTA...
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International Herald Tribune
| 11 months ago
Archive Recent Posts June 12 Times editor Ray Krueger ran into a big-hitting 24-year-old in his quest to qualify for the United States Open in its national playoffs. June 11 A New York Times editor participates in the United States Open National...
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
9 things that made history Zeenews Sports Bureau Paris: Novak Djokovic, who rose to glory in 2011, became the World No. Roland-Garros for the first time in his career only in this year...He surpassed legend Bjorn Borg who won the tournament six times.
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New Zealand Herald
| 11 months ago
After sapping losses to Djokovic in the three previous Grand Slam finals on grass and hard courts in London, New York and Melbourne, Nadal said he feared a pounding from Djokovic at his Paris fortress may have left him floundered on the canvas. "If I...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 11 months ago
Fresh from his record seventh clay-court French Open victory, Rafael Nadal arrived at the pre-Wimbledon warm-up tournament at Halle, as Swiss star Roger Federer warmed up for his bid for a sixth title on the grass here. "I'm delighted to be playing...
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International Business Times
| 11 months ago
Articles Nadal, only 26 years old, captured his record seventh title with his victory on Monday at the 111th annual French Open. This win boosts Nadal past Swedish tennis great Bjorn Borg in titles won on Paris's famed clay courts. "This tournament...
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International Herald Tribune
| 11 months ago
A watch worth 300,000 euros ($370,000) went missing from Rafael Nadal's hotel room hours after he clinched his seventh French Open singles title, a police source said. The Spaniard was wearing the Richard Mille watch after he defeated Novak Djokovic...
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The Courier-Mail
| 11 months ago
A DAY after making history by winning his seventh French Open, Rafael Nadal awoke today to discover a watch worth 300,000 ($374,000) had been stolen, Le Parisien newspaper reported. The watch, which Nadal was wearing after his victory on Monday, was...
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
Vineet Ramakrishnan To the victor belong the spoils' , and in three Major finals between the Spanish Matador and the Super Serb ahead of the historic French Open 2012 summit clash, it was Novak Djokovic who was the victor with Rafael Nadal vanquished...
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
When Djokovic faltered at the match point' Zeenews Sports Bureau Paris: With his never-say-die spirit, Novak Djokovic has won several intriguing encounters in the last one year in which he saved six match points under nail-biting situations of major...
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Taiwan News
| 11 months ago
After all of those Grand Slam finals between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, a record eight in all, there's a new tantalizing tennis rivalry. This one, between Nadal and Novak Djokovic , offers the added benefit of being more competitive.
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
Over-hitting cost Djokovic the Novak Slam Zeeenews Sports Bureau Paris: After playing extraordinary tennis for the last 14 months, the King of clay was too hot to handle for the World No. Djokovic who had defeated Rafael Nadal in three consecutive...
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The independent
| 11 months ago
British adventurer Sarah Outen is on a mission to loop the planet using only human power...Suggested Topics Rod Laver's 43-year reign as the last man to hold all four grand slam titles at the same time is safe for another year at least, and Novak...
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Sacramento Bee
| 11 months ago
A guy so unflinching, so nearly unbeatable, while sliding and grinding and pounding his way past opponent after opponent at the French Open, got a real case of nerves during the 18 hours he and Novak Djokovic waited for the restart of their rain-...
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Typically Spanish
| 11 months ago
The cooling off of the markets after Spain's bank rescue leads most of the papers The fallout from the plans to send EU money to the banks continues. El Mundo headlines that the doubts over the rescue have hit Spain and Italy. The Risk Premium in...
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Taiwan News
| 11 months ago
Rafael Nadal has caused so many others sleepless nights at Roland Garros. This time, though, it was his turn to do all the tossing and turning...An opponent, Novak Djokovic , who couldn't miss. It all kept flashing through his mind on Sunday night.
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Daily News & Analysis
| 11 months ago
After their six-hour final in Melbourne, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic stepped into new territory in Paris. They were engaged in combat for fully two days before Nadal finally inscribed his name on the Coupe des Mousquetaires for the seventh time...
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Los Angeles Times
| 11 months ago
Only one man could answer history's summons to the court at Roland Garros on Monday, and his name had been engraved on the winner's trophy six times already. For the seventh, a feat no male player before him had achieved, Rafael Nadal roared back...
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Inquirer.net
| 11 months ago
Rafael Nadal admitted on Monday that a deep-seated fear of failure drove him to a record seventh French Open title and will keep him playing until his love of the sport finally drains away. The 26-year-old Spaniard refuses to accept the crown as the...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 11 months ago
Story continues below "I really don't know how many more years I will be here playing," Nadal said after collecting a record seventh French Open title with a four-set final success over world No.1 Novak Djokovic. "It is impossible to predict the...
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Star Phoenix
| 11 months ago
Rafael Nadal had fallen to his knees in victory six times before on the terre battue in Paris...After a quest that lasted nearly 24 hours over two days, interrupted by persistent rain and soggy court conditions Sunday night just when opponent Novak...
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Inquirer.net
| 11 months ago
World number one Novak Djokovic is looking forward to a new rivalry at the summit of men's tennis after losing a hard-fought French Open final against Spanish claycourt king Rafael Nadal. Rafael Nadal of Spain and Novak Djokovic of Serbia pose for...
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The independent
| 11 months ago
Rafael Nadal on clay remains the greatest challenge in tennis and yesterday the task proved beyond even Novak Djokovic, the world's best player and a man with history in his sights. As Djokovic's hopes of becoming only the third man to hold all four...
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Telegraph India
| 11 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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Wellington Dominion
| 11 months ago
French Open 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012; Wimbledon 2008, 2010; U.S. Open 2010; Australian Open 2009 * Became first man since Swede Mats Wilander in 1982 to win the French Open title on debut with a four-set victory over Argentine Mariano...
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International Business Times
| 11 months ago
Articles With his triumph, Nadal overtook Bjorn Borg's six French Open victories to become the most successful clay court player of all time. Still only 26, Nadal will fancy his chances of adding more Roland Garros titles to his collection. Nadal...
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Taiwan News
| 11 months ago
Rafael Nadal is so unflinching, so nearly unbeatable, while sliding and grinding and pounding his way past opponent after opponent at the French Open...Nadal's mind, generally impervious to negativity on court, was fraught with worry for the 18 or so...
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Celebrity Gossip
| 11 months ago
He's one of the greatest players to ever pick up a racket, and Rafael Nadal just won his seventh French Open crown. The 26-year-old Spanish stud defeated Novak Djokovic in the men's final at Roland Garros, despite the fact that play was delayed by...
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FanIQ
| 11 months ago
For the 3rd year in a row and the 7th time in his illustrious career, Rafael Nadal is the French Open champion. This time, it took 4 sets stretched out over 2 days (thanks to a rain delay yesterday) to beat Novak Djokovic, the #1-ranked player in...
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
17 63 Suyash Srivastava Paris: The undisputed King of clay, Rafael Nadal took just 50 minutes on Day 2 to bag his seventh French Open title as he defeated the World No...The match which was interrupted on Sunday was continued as per the...
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The Dish Rag
| 11 months ago
Novak Djokovic (above, left) in the rain-delayed French Open final to pass tennis great Bjorn Borg for most titles won at the major with seven...The next-most titles he has at a major are two wins at Wimbledon. Djokovic was stopped in his quest to be...
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DAWN
| 11 months ago
Rafael Nadal, whose on-court routine includes picking the rear of his shorts and diligently lining up his water bottles, labels facing away, is making a habit of winning French Opens. The Spaniard made it a record seven on Monday with a 6-4, 6-3, 2-6,...
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Los Angeles Times
| 11 months ago
Spain's Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic to complete a rain-delayed men's final Monday and win the French Open for a record seventh time. Down a break in the fourth set when the two resumed play, Nadal came on strong, immediately breaking back and...
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International Business Times
| 11 months ago
Spain's Rafa Nadal entered history on Monday by beating the Serbia's Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5 in the final match of the French Open 2012...Rafa Nadal is the only player to win a record seven French Open titles. He overtook Bjorn Borg's record...
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
Rafael Nadal The undisputed King of clay VineetRamakrishnan/Zeenews Sports Bureau Paris: Rafael Nadal created history winning a record 7th French Open title surpassing Bjorn Borg's 6 title wins at the Roland Garros. Here is the list of Rafael Nadal's...
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BBC
| 11 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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The Courier-Mail
| 11 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
| 11 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...
