Nicolas Almagro

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Rain keeps Nadal waiting in Barcelona

Rafael Nadal

Spanish seed Nicolas Almagro reached the quarter-finals of the ATP Tour's Barcelona Open on Thursday before rain wrecked more than half of the third-round program.

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Nadal wins record eighth Barcelona title

Rafael Nadal bites his trophy as he celebrates his victory over his compatriot Nicolas Almagro.

Barcelona Rafael Nadal extends record number of Barcelona titles to eight.

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Czechs win longest match in Davis Cup history

Stanislas Wawrinka.

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 clinches Davis Cup tie for Czechs

Tomas Berdych.

Dave James Tomas Berdych defeated Stanislas Wawrinka in a battle of Davis Cup marathon men on Sunday as defending champions Czech Republic reached the quarter-finals.

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Ferrer, Berdych reach Open third round

David Ferrer.

Roger Vaughan Two of the biggest threats to defending champion Novak Djokovic are through to the third round at the Australian Open.

Live tennis commentary: 2013 Australian Open - day three

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Scott Spits Real-time coverage of the third day of the first grand slam event of 2013 - the two-week Australian Open tournament at Melbourne Park. Second round singles matches get underway today.

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Live tennis commentary: 2013 Australian Open, day eight

Scott Spits Another big day of tennis ahead at the Australian Open, beginning with Caroline Wozniacki and Svetlana Kuznestova on Centre Court and culminating in a big night on Rod Laver Arena as Serena Williams...

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Live Tennis Commentary: 2013 Australian Open - Day Five

Will Brodie A huge crowd pours into Melbourne Park as the world's best players try to negotiate the second round of 2013's first grand slam tournament.

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Spain's Almagro lets semi spot slip

David Ferrer lived up to his nickname The Wall after standing firm when battered by Spanish compatriot Nicolas Almagro in their Australian Open quarter-final showdown.

Fit but not worthy: the plight facing Ferrer

Australian Open Tennis Day  9  , David Ferrer in action against Nicolas Alamgro on Rod Laver ArenaPhoto Pat Scala The AgeTuesday the 22nd  of January 2013

Greg Baum DAVID FERRER is as fit as any top-four player, and momentarily fits into the top four, yet by his own recognition he is not fit to be there.

Hewitt handed tough task in Brisbane

Lleyton Hewitt during a training session in Brisbane on Saturday.

Jim Morton, Brisbane Veteran will start his Australian Open preparations against Radek Stepanek.

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Djokovic wins Abu Dhabi exhibition

Abu Dhabi Novak Djokovic got his season off to a perfect start by defeating Nicolas Almagro 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 6-4 on Saturday in the final of the Abu Dhabi exhibition tennis tournament.

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Australian Open men's draw

Bernard Tomic

Men's singles draw for the Australian Open tennis championships which begin in Melbourne on Monday (prefix denotes seeding):

Djokovic starts Open defence with easy victory

Novak Djokovic.

Sam Lienert Novak Djokovic's bid for an unprecedented third straight Australian Open title started sweetly with a straight sets win over Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu at Melbourne Park on Monday.

Live tennis commentary: 2013 Australian Open - day one

In form: Lleyton Hewitt is raring to go on Monday night.

Scott Spits Real-time coverage of the opening day of the first grand slam event of 2013 - the two-week Australian Open at Melbourne Park.

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Czechs write Cup history

Czech Republic's Radek Stepanek

Prague The Czech Republic won the Davis Cup after Radek Stepanek stunned Spain's Nicolas Almagro in the decisive rubber on Sunday.

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Czechs stun Spanish to win Davis Cup

The Czech Republic won the Davis Cup after Radek Stepanek stunned Spain's Nicolas Almagro in the decisive rubber of the 100th final of the men's teams tennis competition.

Czechs on top of the world

Melissa Woods With less than half our population, the Czech Republic achieved a tennis feat that former superpower Australia last achieved almost 40 long years ago.

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Stepanek defies age to propel Czechs to stunning victory

Radek Stepanek

Jan Flemr PRAGUE: The Czech Republic won the Davis Cup after a team led by Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek beat holders Spain 3-2 in the 100th final of the event.

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Hewitt wins second round clash at Swedish Open

Australia's Lleyton Hewitt

Lleyton Hewitt has won his second round match at the Swedish Open, beating Jarkko Nieminen of Finland.