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They are the thickest of friends, but the fiercest of rivals on a tennis court. And though Rafael Nadal has had the measure of Roger Federer when it comes to head-to-heads, it goes way beyond stats.
Top-ranked Rafael Nadal started 2011 with a win over his main rival, beating Roger Federer 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3) on Saturday to defend his title at the invitational World Tennis Championships.
Former top ranked Justine Henin and Lleyton Hewitt made winning comebacks from injury as Australia beat Belgium 2-1 in the Hopman Cup on Saturday.
Third-ranked Kim Clijsters beat top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 4-6, 12-10 Saturday in an exhibition warmup for the Australian Open. After the match, the players hit 84 autographed tennis balls into the stands.
Many had dreamt of it for the last two years but Andy Murray and Robin Soderling had prevented that. This time though, neither Soderling and Tomas Berdych could deny fans in the UAE that ‘dream final.’
ABU DHABI - World No 2 Roger Federer said that the “writing was on the wall” after he had lost the first set but he waited for his chance and held it all together to defeat Robin Soderling in the semifinals of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship at the Abu Dhabi International Tennis Complex at Zayed Sports City on Friday.
ABU DHABI - Having had a “fantastic year” in 2010, World No.1 Rafael Nadal reckons it is going to get tougher in 2011.
ABU DHABI - World No 5 Robin Soderling will take on World No 1 Roger Federer while, World No 6 Tomas Berdych set up a revenge meeting with World No 2 Rafael Nadal in the semifinals after the two came through their quarterfinals in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship at the Abu Dhabi International Tennis Complex at Zayed Sports City on Thursday.
