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Rafael Nadal gives Spain 3-1 Davis Cup win

Mar. 8, 2009
Rafael Nadal brushed aside number three Novak Djokovic of Serbia 6-4 6-4 6-1 on Sunday to give champions Spain a 3-1 lead.
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BENIDORM, Spain, March 7 (UPI) -- Spain used a victory by world No. 1 Rafael Nadal Saturday to take a 2-1 lead over Serbia in their first-round Davis Cup matchup at Benidorm, Spain.
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BENIDORM, Spain, March 5 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Rafael Nadal headlines a Spanish team facing third-ranked Novak Djokovic and Serbia in a first-round Davis Cup series this weekend in Spain.

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HAMBURG, Germany, May 17 (UPI) -- Favorites Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal won their semifinal matches Saturday at the $2.955 million Masters Series in Hamburg, Germany.

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Nadal, Djokovic reach French Open semis

PARIS, June 6 (UPI) -- Two-time defending champion Rafael Nadal remained undefeated at the French Open Wednesday earning a semifinal berth with a straight-set victory. Nadal, the tournament's No. 2 seed, ran past 23rd-seeded Carlos Moya 6-4, 6-3, 6-0 in quarterfinal action.

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INDIAN WELLS, Calif., March 18 (UPI) -- Rafael Nadal recorded a 6-2, 7-5, victory over Novak Djokovic Sunday to capture the Pacific Life Open at Indian Wells, Calif.

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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler