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Nadal faces stiff test in Simon

By Ravi Ubha and Sandra Harwitt
Special to ESPN.com

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Here's a look at the remaining quarterfinal matchups Down Under: Men No. 1 Rafael Nadal vs. No. 6 Gilles Simon Once his playing days are over, Simon should venture into comedy. A mischievous grin never far away, the Frenchman replied thusly when asked about his tactics against Nadal: "I have to run five hours to win," he said. "I have no choice." All kidding aside, he's not far from the truth. In their last meeting, in the semifinals of the Madrid Masters in Nadal's ...

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