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Nadal, Gasquet head for showdown

By Cynthia Faulkner
ESPN.com

Wednesday, May 25, 2005

PARIS – One's Rafe. The other, Richard. Rafael Nadal and Richard Gasquet share many similarities. Rafe is 6-foot-1; Richard is 6-foot. Both are 18. Both loaded with potential. Both the next hope for their countries, with Rafe's Spain appropriately on the left of Richard's France on the map. They've each given Roger Federer one of his eight total losses the past two years. They each won their first second-round matches at Roland Garros on Wednesday, setting up an anticipated battle ...

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