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Rafa returns to Rome final

Make it 8-for-8.Rafael Nadal has played eight tournaments this year and has now reached the final in each one after a straight-set win over Tomas Berdych in Saturday's semifinals at the Italian Masters.The fifth-seeded Spaniard needed just 78 minutes in a 6-2, 6-4 romp Saturday and will play either Roger Federer or Frenchman Benoit Paire in Sunday's finale.Nadal has won five of his first seven events in 2013, a season that didn't start until February after his seven-month layoff because of a knee injury. He lost to unheralded Argentine Horacio Zeballos in the final at Vina del Mar to start his year, then won titles in Sao Paolo, Acapulco and Indian Wells before a loss to Novak Djokovic in the Monte Carlo finale. He has followed that wins in Barcelona and Madrid.The 11-time Grand Slam champion appears to be in superior form heading to the French Open, which he has dominated with seven titles in eight years, and will try to capture the Rome crown for a seventh time. He is 40-2 all-time a...

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