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Nadal one win from year-end No. 1; Federer also wins, Djokovic falls

Associated Press

Thursday, October 16, 2008

MADRID, Spain -- Former champions Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer powered into the Madrid Masters quarterfinals while title hopeful Novak Djokovic bowed out to Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) on Thursday. Top-ranked Nadal moved closer to clinching the season-ending No. 1 ranking by beating Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-2, while second-ranked Federer eased past Australian Open finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4, 6-1. Nadal, the 2005 champ who must return to the final to retain the year-end top spot, set u ...

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