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Feliciano Lopez has spoiled any chance of a Rafael Nadal v Roger Federer quarter-final showdown after upstaging his compatriot and No. 8 seed 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(3) at the Western & Southern Open on Thursday.
The sun was shining after frankly the kind of weather I could have stayed at home for, but it was a day of mixed fortunes for some of our key ones to watch.
Feliciano Lopez sent Rafael Nadal packing early from the Western & Southern Open with a 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(3) third-round upset on Thursday night. Lopez fired 14 aces before prevailing in two hours and 24 minutes.
Rafael Nadal defeated Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 6-4 in 87 minutes in Cincinnati on Wednesday night. The players did not take to the court until 11:30PM due to a lengthy rain delay.
Roger Federer kicked off his Western & Southern Open title defense by hammering Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4, 6-4 during second-round action on Tuesday night.
In the late 2000s, the U.S. Open Series branded itself as "the greatest road trip in sports." Fast forward a few years and it is now the greatest reality show in sports.
Kei Nishikori downed Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4 at the Rogers Cup on Friday. The Japanese recorded his first FedEx ATP Head2Head win against Nadal in eight meetings and moved into the semi-finals in Canada for the first time.
Roger Federer faces a tough path in his quest to successfully defend his Western & Southern Open crown, with Rafael Nadal in his quarter, while top seed Novak Djokovic has Stan Wawrinka as a potential quarter-final opponent in his quest to claim the Career Golden Masters.
Three-time former champion Rafael Nadal has safely advanced to the Rogers Cup quarter-finals with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Mikhail Youzhny on Thursday night.
Rafael Nadal earned a much-needed spot in the Rogers Cup quarterfinals by defeating Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday afternoon. Nadal did not drop serve a single time but still needed one hour and 41 minutes to set up a showdown with Kei Nishikori.
Rafael Nadal, the 2013 Rogers Cup singles champion, made a winning return to Montreal as he teamed up with compatriot Fernando Verdasco to beat Tomas Berdych and Jack Sock 6-3, 5-7, 10-6 on Monday.
With so many intriguing first-round matches at the Rogers Cup, not every one is going to be able to live up to the hype. Gael Monfils vs. Fabio Fognini certainly was one that underwhelmed on Monday in Montreal.
Last year Roger Federer was in and Rafael Nadal was out. This time around the roles are reversed as the Rogers Cup moves from Toronto to Montreal, with Nadal kicking off his U.S. Open Series while Federer continues to take some time off.
Top seed Rafael Nadal beat Fabio Fognini 7-5, 7-5 to win the bet-at-home Open in Hamburg on Sunday. The Spaniard improved to 67-29 in ATP World Tour finals as he exacted revenge on the Italian, who defeated him twice this year in Rio de Janeiro and Barcelona.
Check out the latest EPA photos of Rafael Nadal at the bet-at-home Open tennis tournament in Hamburg, Germany.
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