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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. Rafael Nadal, Robin Soderling renew rivalry in Wimbledon quarterfinals

    WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — While waiting nearly 1½ years for another shot at Roger Federer on a Grand Slam stage, Rafael Nadal has developed a pretty fair rivalry wit...

  2. Andy Roddick, Robin Soderling in Brisbane International final

    Defending champion Andy Roddick beat Kevin Anderson of South Africa 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 on Saturday to advance to the final of the Brisbane International against top-seede...

  3. Andy Murray overtakes Robin Soderling to regain fourth place

    LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Andy Murray will finish the year as world number four after regaining the spot from Sweden's Robin Soderling Monday.Murray, who this sea...

  4. 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...

  5. Nikolay Davydenko advances to semifinals in Rotterdam, will face Robin Soderling

    ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Second-seeded Nikolay Davydenko defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-3, 6-2 Friday to set up a semifinal match with Robin Soderling at the AMN Amro...

  6. At the Net: Is Robin Soderling ever coming back?

    Have you noticed anyone missing from the Top 10 over the last year and a half?In case you haven't, then I'll have to refresh your memory.Swedish star Robin Soderling...

  7. With title on the line, Rafael Nadal to meet Robin Soderling in French Open rematch

    PARIS (AP) — On the verge of another berth in the French Open final, Rafael Nadal hit his worst shot of the day — and perhaps the entire tournament.The second serve ...

  8. At the Net: Rafa returns

    Is it me, or has something been missing from the world of professional tennis for the last seven months?Oh, yeah ... Rafael Nadal.The Spanish strongman hasn't lined ...

  9. French Open spoiler Soderling strikes again, beating Federer in French Open quarterfinals

    PARIS (AP) — Robin Soderling played his role as the French Open spoiler yet again, ending Roger Federer's record streak of 23 consecutive major semifinals with a 3-6...

  10. Federer beats Melzer in 3 sets to set up US Open quarterfinal showdown with Soderling

    With another straight-set victory out of the way at the U.S. Open, Roger Federer can start thinking about a rematch with Robin Soderling .Five-time champion Federer ...

  11. Federer, Nadal, Murray in quarters, but so is 82nd ranked Lu of Taiwan

    WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are there. So are Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Robin Soderling.But there's one name among the list of Wim...

  12. Vinciguerra wins in 3 sets to set up all-Swedish 2nd-round match with compatriot Soderling

    BASTAD, Sweden (AP) — Andreas Vinciguerra set up an all-Swedish second-round match with top-seeded Robin Soderling after defeating Daniel Brands in three sets at the...

  1. Robin Soderling beats David Ferrer 6-2, 6-2 to win Swedish Open for 2nd time in 3 years

    Robin Soderling won the Swedish Open for the second time in three years, beating David Ferrer of Spain 6-2, 6-2 in the final Sunday.The fifth-ranked Swede has won fo...

  2. Swedish star Robin Soderling to miss French Open, Wimbledon, Olympics because of mononucleosis

    Two-time French Open runner-up Robin Soderling will miss the French Open, Wimbledon and the Olympics while he recovers from mononucleosis.The Swede hasn't played a t...

  3. Robin Soderling beats Nikolay Davydenko in straight sets to reach ABN Amro final

    ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Robin Soderling upset second-seeded Nikolay Davydenko 7-6, (3) 6-4 Saturday and will attempt to become the first Swedish winner of the ...

  4. Robin Soderling , Mikhail Youzhny in final at Rotterdam after upset wins

    ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Robin Soderling will face Mikhail Youzhny in the final of the ABN Amro tournament, aiming to become the first Swedish winner in 17 year...

  5. Robin Soderling beats Marin Cilic in Open 13 final for his ninth career victory

    Robin Soderling of Sweden beat Marin Cilic of Croatia 6-7 (8), 6-3, 6-3 Sunday in the final of the Open 13 to earn his ninth career title.The top-seeded Swede has wo...

  6. Robin Soderling pulls out of Legg Mason tennis tournament in Washington

    Two-time French Open runner-up Robin soderling has pulled out of next month's Legg Mason Tennis Classic for personal reasons.Tournament organizers announced his with...

  7. Sweden's Robin Soderling through to 3rd round at Wimbledon

    WIMBLEDON , England (AP) — Sweden's Robin Soderling has advanced to the third round of Wimbledon by defeating Marcel Granollers 7-5, 6-1, 6-4.The sixth-seeded Soderl...

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