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Tag-team effort levels Nadal on clay

By Kamakshi Tandon
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, May 18, 2009

We have intrigue MADRID -- Rafael Nadal remains the unshakeable favorite going into the French Open, but there's some extra intrigue after this weekend in the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open. Not one, but two players distinguished themselves against the King of Clay in the Spanish capital -- Novak Djokovic battled Nadal for more than four hours in the semifinals, and Roger Federer finally got a win against his rival in arms after five straight defeats. Though Nadal was clearly tired from his eff ...

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