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Nadal overcomes pain to advance

ESPN.com news services

Sunday, September 6, 2009

NEW YORK -- Rafael Nadal was treated for a stomach muscle problem during his third-round victory at the U.S. Open on Sunday. The No. 3-seeded Nadal beat No. 32 Nicolas Almagro 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 in an all-Spaniard matchup. Nadal already was comfortably ahead when both he and Almagro received treatment from trainers after the third game of the third set. Nadal had a patch applied to his stomach, while Almagro had his back worked on. Nadal wouldn't discuss his health afterward. "I don't want to t ...

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