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Nadal advances as Ljubicic retires

Associated Press

Friday, October 16, 2009

SHANGHAI -- Rafael Nadal advanced to the semifinals at the Shanghai Masters on Friday, benefiting from yet another retirement when Ivan Ljubicic became the eighth player to quit while playing in the tournament this week. Nadal and Ljubicic split the first two sets, with the top-seeded Spaniard losing the first. The match ended 3-6, 6-3 when Ljubicic retired with a left hip injury. Ljubicic, who had six aces in each set, sought treatment after the eighth game of the second set. "If I'm not w ...

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