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January 19th, 2010

Rafael Nadal has won his first match of the Australia Open yesterday, beating Australia's Peter Luczak, ranked 78 in the world, 7-6 (7-0), 6-1, 6-4. A year after winning the Australian Open title against Roger Federer, Nadal returned to the same court where he

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January 20th, 2010

The Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal turned in an excellent performance in his second round match in the Australia Open, the first 'major' of the year, he qualified for the third round in straight sets after disposing of the Slovakian Lukas Lacko 6-2 6-2 6-2. Nadal, the defending

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January 22nd, 2010

Rafael Nadal became the first Spanish tennis player to qualify for the fourth round of the 2010 Australia Open, the first major of the year. After a tough match, he overcame Phillip Kohlschreiber 6-4, 6-2, 2-6 and 7-5, while fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez was beaten by

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January 26th, 2010

A right knee injury has forced Rafael Nadal to withdraw from his quarter-final clash with Andy Murray in the Australia Open, he retired while trailing 6-3, 7-6, 3-0. It was after two hours

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May 17th, 2010

Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer, the defending champion, 6-4, 7-6 in the final of the Madrid Open yesterday to claim his third title of the season. Nadal becomes the first player in history to win in Monte Carlo, Rome and Madrid in the same year, the three major tennis events ...

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June 7th, 2010

The Spanish tennis player, Rafael Nadal, the French Open at Roland Garros for the fifth time in his career yesterday, and in doing so he regained the position of world number one, weeping for joy for over a minute, after a comprehensive victory against Swede, Robin Soderling, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4.

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June 30th, 2010

The Royal Automobile Club of Cataluña (RACC) has revealed that Spain is at the forefront in Europe with regards to reducing the number of deaths caused by traffic accidents. Deaths on Spanish roads have been reduced by nearly 53%, against a European average of 40.1% and Miquel Nadal, director of ...

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July 2nd, 2010

It's been a great start to the weekend for sport in Spain, ahead of tomorrow’s World Cup match, as Spain's Rafael Nadal won against Britain's Andy Murray in the Wimbledon men's semi final. In an exciting match, watched by many celebrities including David Beckham, Sir David Frost and Sir Cliff ...

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