Nadal tops Djokovic for US Open title, career Slam

NEW YORK: Chasing his first U.S. Open championship, Rafael Nadal was so dominant, so determined, so defiant, his face curling into a sneer with every wallop of the ball.

With two marvelous weeks at Flushing Meadows capped by victory in a thrilling final Monday night, Nadal fashioned an emphatic answer to all those questions about whether he could grab the only major trophy missing from his collection.

Now owner of a career Grand Slam at age 24, champion at three consecutive major tournaments and nine overall, the No. 1-ranked Nadal is suddenly chasing something else: recognition as the greatest tennis player in history.

Approaching perfection for stretches — the guy played more than 40 points in a row without making an unforced error — Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 in a match filled with fantastic shotmaking by both men and interrupted by a

Nadal beats Berdych for 2nd Wimbledon title

WIMBLEDON: Rafael Nadal swept Tomas Berdych in straight sets Sunday to win his second Wimbledon title and eighth Grand Slam championship.

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Muzaffarabad:13 killed as coaster falls in ditch

MUZAFFARABAD: A coaster was plunged in a deep ditch at Devalian near Muzaffarabad on Saturday morning killing 13 passengers.

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Nadal to face Berdych in Wimbledon final Sunday

WIMBLEDON: Rafael Nadal’s wait to return to the Wimbledon final lasted two years, which probably seems like the blink of an eye to local fans.

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Nadal wins in 1st round at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England: Rafael Nadal of Spain has won his first match at Wimbledon since he became the 2008 champion.

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Nadal faces upset defeat at Queen”s Tennis

LONDON: The world tennis number one Rafael Nadal has had his long winning run halted by fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez at the Queen”s Club tournament in London, while home favourite and defending champion Andy Murray also departed.

Nadal lost 7-6 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the key Wimbledon warm-up tournament – his first defeat since losing to Andy Roddick in Miami on April 2nd, a 24-match unbeaten sequence which included a fifth French Open last week.

Lopez will face Mardy Fish in the semi-finals, after the unseeded American beat the third-seeded Brit Murray 6-4 1-6 7-6 in a third round match carried over from the previous day.

Fish then beat France”s Michael Llodra in straight sets.

Another American also reached the last four with Sam Querrey joining Fish after a 6-3 7-5 win over Belgium”s Xavier Malisse.

Nadal beats Soderling for 5th French title

PARIS: Rafael Nadal won his fifth French Open title Sunday, beating Robin Soderling of Sweden 6-4, 6-2, 6-4.

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I Hate Luv Storys is totally pro love

MUMBAI: Don’t go by the name, Sonam Kapoor and Imran Khan starrer ‘I Hate Luv Storys’ is totally pro-love, says young director Punit Malhotra, who has given a fun treatment to the much ridiculed Bollywood romances.

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US hands over Pakistan Shahzad TTP link evidence

WASHINGTON: Senior US officials used an urgent meeting with President Zardari to present a dossier on terrorism suspect Faisal Shahzad, including a detailed chart describing his contacts with the Pakistani Taliban before his attempt to detonate an explosives-laden vehicle in New York City’s Times Square, citing officials US newspaper reported.

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Nadal easily wins opening match at French Open

PARIS: Midway through the third set, Rafael Nadal sat in his changeover chair smiling and talking to the chair umpire, who responded with a laugh.

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