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Nadal, Murray reach third round

ESPN.com news services

Friday, September 4, 2009

NEW YORK -- Rafael Nadal beat Nicolas Kiefer at the U.S. Open, making it the first Grand Slam tournament in the Open era with all top 16 men in the third round. The No. 3-seeded Nadal played cleanly, making only 22 unforced errors -- 38 fewer than the 129th-ranked Kiefer -- en route to a 6-0, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory Friday night. "Was a very good practice for me, no?" Nadal said, calling the match "a very good test." Things did not come easily for Nadal, who is trying to complete a career Gra ...

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