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Nadal wins; injury sidelines Del Potro

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

SHANGHAI -- Top-seeded Rafael Nadal and second-seeded Novak Djokovic advanced with victories at the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday, while U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro retired from his match due to right wrist tendinitis. Nadal defeated James Blake 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-4 -- the second straight week in which the Spaniard needed three sets to defeat the American. "Every match is important for me now," Nadal said. "I had the match under control, set and a break, playing really well, that's ...

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