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Aleksandr Dolgopolov knows a thing or two about overcoming adversity. The 25-year-old Ukrainian has Gilbert’s Syndrome, a hereditary condition that affects a person’s liver and can sap energy almost at any moment.
Defending champion Rafael Nadal bowed out of the BNP Paribas Open on Monday evening at the hands of Aleksandr Dolgopolov. In a rematch of last month’s Acapulco final, won by Nadal, the Spaniard went down to Dolgopolov 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5) during third-round action.