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Nadal battles past Almagro at Rio Open

Rio de Janeiro, Feb 19 (IANS) Spain’s Rafael Nadal struggled to put away countryman Nicolas Almagro but eventually secured a 6-3, 7-5 second-round victory at the Rio Open to set up a quarterfinal clash against the Ukraine’s Alexandr Dolgopolov. The top-seeded Nadal needed one hour and 40 minutes to wrap up a second consecutive straight-set win […]

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Garcia, Errani storm into Dubai semis

Caroline Garcia of France beat Germany’s Andrea Petkovic to take on Czech veteran Barbora Strycova in the semifinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The rainy and cold weather which interrupted the tournament briefly on Wednesday turned better Thursday as Garcia, ranked 38th in the world, overcame her tall rival 6-3, 6-5, reports Xinhua. […]