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Spaniard Rafael Nadal pauses during his French Open third-round match against Australian Lleyton Hewitt at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2009. Nadal defeated Hewitt 6-1, 6-3, 6-1. (UPI Photo/ David Silpa)
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LONDON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Robin Soderling qualified for the semifinals and world No. 2 Rafael Nadal was eliminated Wednesday at the ATP World Tour Finals in London.
LONDON, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Novak Djokovic scored a comeback win and Robin Soderling beat world No. 2 Rafael Nadal in straight sets Monday at the ATP World Tour Finals in London.
LONDON, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Switzerland's Roger Federer and Scot Andy Murray won their openers Sunday in Group A Competition at the eight-man ATP World Tour Finals in London.
BARCELONA, Spain, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Rafael Nadal, the world's No. 2-ranked tennis player, said he will play for Spain against the Czech Republic in next month's Davis Cup finals.
PARIS, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic were victorious in quarterfinal play at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris but Fernando Verdasco was the big winner Friday.
PARIS, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Roger Federer lost 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 to Frenchman Julien Benneteau Wednesday at the Paribas Masters tennis tournament at Paris.
LONDON, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Novak Djokovic returned to No. 3 and Nikolay Davydenko jumped to sixth in men's world tennis rankings released Monday.
SHANGHAI, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Russian Nikolay Davydenko beat top-seed Rafael Nadal in straight sets in the Shanghai ATP Masters final Sunday, his fourth title of the year.
SHANGHAI, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Rafael Nadal advanced to Sunday's Shanghai Open final when fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez retired with a right ankle injury in the second set.
SHANGHAI, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- World No. 2 Rafael Nadal and No. 4 Novak Djokovic each won in straight sets Thursday in the third round of the $5.3 million Shanghai ATP Masters in China.