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At the Net: Roland Garros 2013: Nadal eyes another prize

The 2013 French Open will swing into action on Sunday and Rafael Nadal will be there as your three-time defending champion.Novak Djokovic is the current world No. 1 and will be the top seed at the 2013 Parisian fortnight, but the former top-ranked Nadal is still the man to beat on the crushed red brick at Stade Roland Garros.The mighty Nadal has captured an Open Era-record seven French Open titles, losing only once there in his brilliant career (52-1). The mighty Spaniard was slowed mightily by a pair of sore knees when he was shocked by Swedish slugger Robin Soderling in the fourth round back in 2009. Nadal avenged that setback by beating Soderling in the final the following year.Note: Max Decugis piled up eight French titles between 1903 and 1915 back in the Amateur Era.Rafa beat a top-seeded Djokovic in four sets in last year's finale, as Djokovic made his long-awaited first-ever appearance in the championship match at RG.Nadal will head to Paris playing some of the most-inspired te...

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  1. Juan Martin del Potro advances in Key Biscayne

    Juan Martin del Potro advanced to the second round of the Sony Ericsson Open on Wednesday, beating Ricardo Mello 6-4, 6-4.Del Potro, the Argentine star who won the 2...

  2. Juan Martin Del Potro beats top-seeded Robin Soderling in straight sets to reach Estoril semis

    Juan Martin del Potro reached the Estoril Open semifinals, beating top-seeded Robin Soderling 6-4, 7-5 Friday in a match interrupted by a three-hour rain delay.Del P...

  3. Juan Martin del Potro earns easy 6-4, 6-0 win at Indian Wells

    Juan Martin del Potro handled Radek Stepanek 6-4, 6-0, in the first round of the BNP Parisbas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Thursday.Del Potro, the 2009 ...

  4. Defending champion Juan Martin del Potro expects to miss US Open because of wrist injury

    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Defending champion Juan Martin del Potro says he expects to miss the U.S. Open because of recent surgery on his right wrist.He said We...

  5. US Open champ Juan Martin Del Potro to have wrist surgery, could be out for 'long period'

    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro will have surgery on his right wrist and says he could be out for "a long period."The Argenti...

  6. 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro won't defend title after right wrist surgery

    Defending champion Juan Martin del Potro withdrew from the U.S. Open on Saturday, saying he "cannot compete at the top level yet" after having an operation on his ri...

  7. At the Net: One to watch: Benoit Paire

    French tennis has certainly picked up the pace in recent years -- well, on the men's side anyway -- and the latest of its quality ball-strikers is Benoit Paire.With ...

  8. Djokovic eases into Italian Masters QFs

    Two-time champion and two-time runner-up Novak Djokovic was an easy third-round victor Thursday at the $3.475 million Italian Masters tennis event.The world No. 1 su...

  9. Nadal struggles to beat qualifier Gulbis in Rome

    Six-time champion Rafael Nadal overcame one of the worst opening sets of his career to edge Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 Thursday and reach the Ita...

  10. Djokovic, Nadal reach Italian Masters quarters

    Two-time champion Novak Djokovic and reigning titlist Rafael Nadal were among Thursday's third-round winners at the $3.475 million Italian Masters tennis event.The w...

  11. Nadal struggles to beat qualifier Gulbis in Rome

    Six-time champion Rafael Nadal overcame one of the worst opening sets of his career to edge Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 Thursday and reach the Ita...

  12. Djokovic, Federer, Nadal reach Italian Masters QFs

    Two-time champion Novak Djokovic, two-time runner-up Roger Federer and reigning titlist Rafael Nadal were among Thursday's third-round winners at the $3.475 million ...

  1. Juan Martin del Potro reaches 2nd round at French Open despite left knee problems

    Juan Martin del Potro advanced to the second round of the French Open despite discomfort in his left knee, beating Albert Montanes 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-1 Sunday.The ...

  2. Juan Martin Del Potro beats top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Open 13 semifinal in Marseille

    Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina defeated top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 6-4, 6-7 (9), 6-3 in an Open 13 semifinal on Saturday.Del Potro will face 2010 ch...

  3. Juan Martin del Potro wins 11 of last 15 games against Cipolla to reach 2nd round at Wimbledon

    Juan Martin del Potro reached the second round at Wimbledon by beating Flavio Cipolla of Italy 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 Tuesday in a match that started a day earlier.The 2009 U...

  4. Juan Martin Del Potro reaches Rotterdam final after easing past Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-1

    Third-seeded Juan Martin del Potro beat second-seeded Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-1 Saturday to reach the ABN Amro World Tennis final.Del Potro broke his Czech opponent in ...

  5. After throwing shoes, Juan Martin Del Potro beats Rochus to reach 3rd round at Wimbledon

    A day after throwing his shoes in frustration, Juan Martin del Potro won 18 of 23 games to reach the third round at Wimbledon with a 6-7 (7), 6-1, 6-0, 6-4 win over ...

  6. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to face Juan Martin Del Potro in semifinals of Open 13 in Marseille

    Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Juan Martin del Potro each won for the 200th time in his career Friday, setting up a semifinal between the two at the Open 13.The top-seeded T...

  7. Federer advances to semifinals at Australian Open with 3-set win over Juan Martin del Potro

    Four-time champion Roger Federer beat Juan Martin del Potro 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 Tuesday to advance to the Australian Open semifinals for the ninth consecutive year.Federer...

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