The world's top-three stars -- Swiss Roger Federer, Spaniard Rafael Nadal and Serbian Novak Djokovic -- were all straight-set third-round winners Thursday at the $2.955 million Masters Series Hamburg, a clay-court French Open tuneup.The top-seeded reigning Hamburg champion Federer drilled Swede...
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— Photo: AP Rafael Nadal, who won the Masters Series tournament. HAMBURG: Rafael Nadal beat World No. 1 Roger Federer 7-5, 6-7(3), 6-3 to claim his first Hamburg Masters Series title here on Sunday. In a rematch of the 2007 final, which was won by Federer, triple French Open champion Nadal showed...
With respect to today's repeat of last year's final, Nadal said, ""I am looking forward to playing in Roger's home. I just have to make sure I am 100% ready." Nadal defends world number two status against Djokovic in Hamburg semi By: thinkSPAIN Rafael Nadal beat fellow Mallorcan Carlos Moyà 6-1,...
Rafael Nadal beat defending champion Roger Federer 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-3 on Sunday to win the Hamburg Masters and add the only major clay-court title missing from his impressive collection. It was the reverse of last year's final, when Federer won his fourth title in Hamburg and snapped Nadal's...
By Iain Rogers HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Spain's Rafael Nadal struck a telling psychological blow a week before the French Open by beating world number one Roger Federer in the final of the Hamburg Masters on Sunday. The 21-year-old Spaniard claimed the only Masters Series event on clay to...
HAMBURG, Germany, May 18 (UPI) -- Rafael Nadal topped Roger Federer in a grueling three-set final Sunday at the Masters Series tennis tournament in Hamburg, Germany. Nadal bounced back from a 1-5 first set deficit against the defending champion and top seed to get the 26th singles title of his...
By Nesha Starcevic Associated Press Published: Sunday, May 18, 2008 12:02 p.m. MDT HAMBURG, Germany — Rafael Nadal beat defending champion Roger Federer 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-3 on Sunday to win the Hamburg Masters and add the only major clay-court title missing from his impressive collection. It was...
Rafael Nadal beat defending champion Roger Federer 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-3 Sunday to win the Hamburg Masters and add the only major clay-court title still missing from his impressive collection. It was a reverse of last year's final, when Federer won his fourth title in Hamburg and snapped Nadal's...
HAMBURG, Germany, May 18 (UPI) -- Rafael Nadal topped Roger Federer in a grueling three-set final Sunday at the Masters Series tennis tournament in Hamburg, Germany. Nadal bounced back from a 1-5 first set deficit against the defending champion and top seed to get the 26th singles title of his...
By Associated Press Sunday, May 18, 2008 - Updated 2m ago HAMBURG, Germany - Rafael Nadal beat defending champion Roger Federer 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-3 on Sunday to win the Hamburg Masters and add the only major clay-court title missing from his impressive collection. It was the reverse of last year’s...
By By John Bagratuni. Hamburg, Germany, 12:00 AM IST Rafael Nadal beat four-time champion Roger Federer 7-5, 6-7 (3-7), 6-3 in the Hamburg Masters final Sunday to complete his collection of major clay court titles. The second-ranked Spaniard Nadal saved two set points as he fought from 5-1 down...