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Nadal, Djokovic could meet in French semis

Rafael Nadal's quest for an eighth French Open title could include a semifinal matchup with world No. 1 Novak Djokovic.The draw for the second Grand Slam event of 2013 was revealed Friday and a third-seeded Nadal was placed in the top half with the top-seeded Djokovic. The two met in last year's final on the storied red clay of Roland Garros and Nadal came away with a four-set win for his third straight French Open crown and seventh in the past eight years.Nadal has lost just once in the French capital. The super Spaniard was battling a knee issue when he fell to Robin Soderling in the fourth round of the 2009 event. Soderling went on to lose to Roger Federer in the final, giving the Swiss superstar his only French Open title and the career Grand Slam.Federer, who has yet to win a title of any kind in 2013, is the second seed this year and is in the bottom half of the draw. He'll face a qualifier in the first round and, if he wins his opener, another qualifier in the second round.It wo...

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  12. Ferrer into third round in Miami

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    Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer appear back on track after early losses in Madrid last week.Top-ranked Djokovic quickly overcame an early break to cruise past Spani...

  2. Nadal rolls; Injured Murray exits Italian Masters

    Red-hot Rafael Nadal was an easy winner Wednesday, while birthday boy Andy Murray retired from his second-round match at the $3.475 million Italian Masters due to a ...

  3. Injured Murray exits Italian Masters

    Birthday boy Andy Murray retired from his second-round match Wednesday at the $3.475 million Italian Masters due to a back injury.The third-seeded British star, who ...

  4. Djokovic rolls in Italian Masters opener

    Two-time champion and two-time runner-up Novak Djokovic was an easy second-round winner Tuesday at the Italian Masters tennis event, a clay-court French Open tune-up...

  5. Djokovic, Federer roll in Italian Masters openers

    Two-time champion and two-time runner-up Novak Djokovic and two-time finalist Roger Federer were a pair of easy second- round winners Tuesday at the Italian Masters ...

  6. Djokovic beats qualifier in Rome; Wozniacki loses

    Novak Djokovic reached the third round of the Italian Open, beating Spanish qualifier Albert Montanes 6-2, 6-3 Tuesday and appearing to have no problems with his inj...

  7. Michael Llodra, Julien Benneteau give France 2-1 lead over Canada in Davis Cup

    Michael Llodra and Julien Benneteau beat Daniel Nestor of Toronto and Milos Raonic 7-6 (1), 7-6 (2), 6-3 on Saturday to give France a 2-1 lead over Canada in their D...

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