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Nalbandian upsets Djokovic to make Madrid Masters final MADRID, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Unseeded Argentine David Nalbandian outclassed world number three Novak Djokovic with a 6-4 7-6 victory at the Madrid Masters on Saturday to claim his place in his first final of the year.

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UPDATE 1-Madrid Masters men’s singles result Oct 20 (Reuters) - Madrid Masters men’s singles semi-final results on Saturday (prefix number denotes seeding) * 1-Roger Federer (Switzerland) beat Nicolas Kiefer (Germany) 6-4 6-4 David Nalbandian (Argentina) beat 3-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 6-4 7-6(4)

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Roddick is 5th to qualify for Masters Cup Andy Roddick became the fifth player to qualify for the season-ending Masters Cup despite withdrawing from this week’s Madrid Masters because of a knee injury. The eight-player Masters Cup takes place in Shanghai, China, from Nov. 11-18. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Nikolay Davydenko […]

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Serena qualifies for WTA championships Serena Williams has qualified for next month’s season-ending WTA Championships in Madrid. Williams arrived at the Zurich Open on Monday to discover she was the fifth player to qualify, along with Justine Henin, Jelena Jankovic, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Ana Ivanovic. The Australian Open champion reached Sunday’s final of […]

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Henin eases to quarterfinals at Zurich Open Read full story for latest details.

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Bookmaker: Match-fixing won’t be stopped Read full story for latest details.

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UPDATE 5-Nadal overcomes Baghdatis to set up Murray clash MADRID, Oct 17 (Reuters) - World number two Rafael Nadal recovered from an unsteady start to overpower Marcos Baghdatis 6-4 6-4 in the Madrid Masters on Wednesday and set up a mouth-watering last-16 clash against Andy Murray.

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Murray v Chela as it happenedAndy Murray beats Juan Ignacio Chela at the Madrid Masters.

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Sharapova hit by shoulder injuryMaria Sharapova is forced to pull out of her next two events with a recurrence of a shoulder injury.

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Sharapova pulls out of 2 tournaments (AP) Defending champion Maria Sharapova has pulled out of the Zurich Open, which starts Monday, because of a lingering shoulder injury. The fourth-ranked Russian announced the withdrawal on her Web site Sunday. Sharapova will also miss the Generali Ladies in Linz, Austria, starting […]

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