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Nadal thumps Andujar to reach Madrid final

Rafael Nadal is back in the Madrid Masters final for the fifth time after a straight-set victory over fellow Spaniard Pablo Andujar in the first of Saturday's semifinals.Nadal, the fifth seed and two-time champ at the Magic Box, needed just 77 minutes to dispose of Andujar in a 6-0, 6-4 rout. He won this title in 2005 and 2010, while finishing as the runner-up 2009 and 2011.The former world No. 1 will face the winner Stanislas Wawrinka on Sunday, as the 15th-seeded Swiss defeated sixth-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.Nadal captured the first set Saturday in a mere 27 minutes, winning all but nine of the 34 points played. Andujar settled down and won the first game of the second set, then held a 4-3 lead before Nadal won the final three games.Wawrinka fired eight aces and won 82 percent of his first serves to improve to 6-5 all-time against Berdych and avenge a loss to Berdych earlier this year in a Davis Cup matchup.Sunday will mark the seventh final in as many events this yea...

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    Lukas Rosol's victory Sunday over Evgeny Korolev sent the defending champion Czech Republic into the semifinals of the Davis Cup.Rosol's 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (2-7), 7-6 (7...

  2. Canada edges Italy to reach Davis Cup semis

    Milos Raonic upended Andreas Seppi in four sets Sunday to lift Canada over Italy in their best-of-five 2013 Davis Cup quarterfinal.The Canadian duo of Vasek Pospisil...

  3. Italy takes 2-1 lead over Canada in Davis Cup QF

    Daniele Bracciali and Paolo Lorenzi were doubles winners in the best-of-five 2013 Davis Cup quarterfinal between Italy and Canada in Vancouver.Bracciali and Lorenzi ...

  4. Canada takes 2-1 lead over Italy in Davis Cup QF

    Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil were doubles winners in the best-of-five 2013 Davis Cup quarterfinal between Italy and Canada in Vancouver.Nestor and Pospisil won t...

  5. Djokovic helps Serbia clinch win over USA in Davis Cup QF

    Novak Djokovic cruised past American Sam Querrey in the final two sets to help Serbia clinch the best-of-five-tie, 3-1, in its quarterfinal Davis Cup match on Sunday...

  6. Argentina edges in front of France at Davis Cup

    David Nalbandian and Horacio Zeballos rallied from a set down for a doubles victory over Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra to give Argentina a slight edge over Fra...

  7. France, Argentina tied at 1-1 in Davis Cup QF

    Former Australian Open runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Juan Monaco were Friday's opening singles winners in the best-of-five 2013 Davis Cup quarterfinal between Fra...

  8. Querrey pulls U.S. even in Davis Cup tie with Serbia

    Sam Querrey rallied for a five-set victory over Viktor Troicki that enabled the United States to even their Davis Cup quarterfinal showdown with Serbia at 1-1 after ...

  9. Czechs grab commanding Davis Cup lead over Kazakhstan

    Jan Hajek and Lukas Rosol were singles winners Friday, as the reigning champion Czech Republic opened a commanding 2-0 lead over Kazakhstan in their Davis Cup quarte...

  10. Berdych-less Czechs ready to face Kazakhstan in Davis Cup QFs

    The reigning champion Czech Republic will face host Kazakhstan in a Davis Cup quarterfinal starting Friday at the National Tennis Centre in Astana.The opening single...

  11. Argentina reaches Davis Cup QFs with 5-0 sweep of Germany

    Argentina got a pair of dead rubber victories on Sunday to complete a 5-0 sweep of Germany in an opening- round Davis Cup tie in Buenos Aires.After David Nalbandian ...

  12. Stepanek to miss Davis Cup opener

    Czech Davis Cup hero Radek Stepanek will miss the 2013 opening-round World Group tie against Switzerland in Geneva this week due to a back injury."I cannot take part...

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