Rafael Nadal does what he does best: defeating the odds. Today, six time Spanish tennis champion had one of the worst opening sets of his career but that didn’t seem to affect him. He still came out on top defeating Latvian Ernests Gulbis 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 getting him to the Italian Open quarterfinals. Nadal’s performance, and sometimes sluggish movement on the court, raises questions about whether he will be able to successfully defend his title at the French Open. The year’s second Grand Slam starts in 10 days.

Number 2 ranked tennis player Andy Murray had a rough birthday today, but he’s had an amazing year after showing the world that he had the right stuff at the 2012 London Olympics along with the U.S. Open. He’s toppled Roger Federer, but today he had to retire injured against Marcel Granollers at the Italian Open.

Other big birthdays today are for the Sopranos Jamie-Lynn Sigler and former Pussycat Dolls Jessica Sutta who quickly learned what it was like to grow up after being ousted from the group. In other sports our Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau hits 33 today.

Hard to believe, but for the first time in a decade neither Roger Federer nor Rafael Nadal are in the top two spots for the tennis world ranking. It’s more shocking since these two are simply two of the best tennis players of all time, but Federer still can regain his standing. Nadal won’t be able to get back to his usual place in the world ranks until the Australian Open next season.

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Rafael Nadal is being smart in not wanting to rush things after being off the courts since last June, and he confirmed that he might not be making the Australian Open in 2013 like many were hoping for. Raffi did an radio interview that he’s being realistic about getting back on the courts and playing it smart. Read More: http://bestmoviesevernews.com/rafael-nadal-may-not-make-australian-open-after-all/

Rafael Nadal has been back on the tennis courts for a week now, and while he’s promising to return for the Australian Open in January, he’s cautiously optimistic about his recovery which he’s satisfied with. Check out latest images of his road to recovery below. Read More: http://bestmoviesevernews.com/rafael-nadal-being-cautiously-confident-about-return-for-australian-open/

Fans have been excited when Rafael Nadal let it be known his knee injury had healed so he was ready to get back to the tennis courts. He did that just this week, and you can check out the Spanish tennis star in action in the latest images and clips below.

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Rafael Nadal just made it official last week that he was getting back to practise on the tennis courts, and everyone began pouncing on him. It started with the Kooyong Classic tennis tournament in Australia and now the Heineken Open is jumping in the mix.

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Rafael Nadal’s absence from the tennis courts is coming to an end as his coach uncle, Toni Nadal, confirmed that the Spanish tennis star will be back. First off is Abu Dhabi for next month and then the Australian Open. Plus we found a great clip with him and Roger Federer having some fun below.

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Rafael Nadal has been off the tennis courts since June making sure that he’s fully recovered from his knee injury, and now he’s being pursued heavily to take part in the Kooyong Classic tennis tournament in Australia. Raffi is hopeful to return, but is he ready for this?

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Novak Djokovic has proven himself again after beating Roger Federer at the ATP Finals in London. Andy Murray was no match this time around for the two phenom tennis players, and now fans are waiting for Rafael Nadal’s return to the courts to bring the top three players together again.

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