David Nalbandian
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Nadal battles into Brazil Open final
Rafael Nadal struggled into the Brazil Open final on Saturday by downing world No.111 Martin Alund in three sets and later said he was handicapped by nagging knee pain.
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Nadal casts off injury woes to triumph in Brazil
Rafael Nadal showed he is back in business by clinching his first tournament title since ending a seven-month knee injury layoff, winning the Brazil Open.
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Czechs win longest match in Davis Cup history
Dave James The Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych and Lukas Rosol on Saturday beat Stanislas Wawrinka and Marco Chiudinelli of Switzerland in the longest ever Davis Cup rubber, a clash which took 7 hours and two...
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Berdych sends Federer crashing out
Roger Federer's dream of becoming the first man in 87 years to win six US Opens was destroyed by big-swinging Czech Tomas Berdych.
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Tomic, Stosur into third round in Cincinnati
Cincinnatti, Ohio Australian pair Samantha Stosur and Bernard Tomic have safely progressed to the third round of the Cincinnati Masters.
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Federer edges past Connors for most Grand Slam match wins
Roger Federer has set a new record of 234 Grand Slam match wins to reach the French Open last 32, where he was joined by top seed Novak Djokovic whose date with tennis destiny edged a little closer.
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Nalbandian kicked out of final, sinks boot into officials
David Nalbandian issued a second apology for his sensational disqualification from Queen's Club in London as the fiery Argentine faced a possible lengthy ban in the aftermath of a second spectacular...
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Nalbandian's snap could lead to assault charge
Police are investigating a complaint of alleged assault against Argentina's David Nalbandian after a line judge was injured when the tennis player kicked an advertising hoarding.
Kick outs angry Nalbandian
Jonathan Liew, London The genteel pursuit of lawn tennis suddenly becomes a contact sport.
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Assault complaint filed against Nalbandian
London Police investigating a complaint of alleged assault against Argentina's David Nalbandian.
Nalbandian escapes further punishment
David Nalbandian has escaped further punishment for his stormy disqualification from the Queen's Club final, where he injured a line judge after destroying an advertising hoarding.
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Beaten Nalbandian fires another parting shot
David Nalbandian hit out in the direction of tennis officials after losing in straight sets in the Wimbledon first round - but this time no physical damage was done.
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Djokovic, Federer through as big names fall at Wimbledon
Linda Pearce, London Titleholder Novak Djokovic and six-time champion Roger Federer moved smoothly through to the Wimbledon second round on an opening day that counted sixth seed Tomas Berdych and Venus Williams among...
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Hewitt fumes at doubles trouble
Darren Walton Lleyton Hewitt is dumbfounded by his Olympic doubles snub after the International Tennis Federation rejected his and Chris Guccione's wildcard request for the London Games.
Andy Murray - the much misunderstood potential Wimbledon champion who divides opinions
Sue Mott The Women's Institute is a broad church. They will tolerate lectures on all the enemies of mankind, from Stalin to Japanese knotweed.
Robredo saddles up for 2009
Ed Jackson Seventh seed Tommy Robredo is through to the second round of the Sydney International after a tough tournament opener against Austrian Jurgen Melzer.
Mauresmo to play Sydney International
Former No.1 Amelie Mauresmo will join the world's top four women in a star-studded line-up at the Medibank International in January.
Spain captain wants Nadal to stay away
Paul Logothetis Emilio Sanchez Vicario believes Spain's chances of beating Argentina in this month's final will improve if injured world No.1 Rafael Nadal stays away.
Granollers replaces Nadal for Cup final
Marcel Granollers will replace injured world No.1 Rafael Nadal when Spain travel to Argentina to contest the Davis Cup final.
Injury doubts cloud Masters Cup
Talek Harris Injury problems threaten to overshadow the season-ending Tennis Masters Cup, already rocked by the withdrawal of world number one Rafael Nadal.
