Tennis controversy! French TV implies Rafael Nadal cheats in puppet skit
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Rafael Nadal Skit: Fair or Foul?
Earlier this week, a comedy show called Les Guignols (translation: The Puppets) broadcasted a skit where Rafael Nadal urinated into the gas tank of his car to fill it up and then was later arrested for speeding, with the not-so-subtle implication that Rafa's "doped-up" urine would have the energy to power a car.
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Nadal undergoes surprise drug test
Rafael Nadal says he underwent a surprise drug test toward the end of a week in which the Spaniard was the butt of jokes made by a French TV program about his country's alleged ties to doping.
Nadal wrote on his Twitter account on Saturday: ''8:30 in the morning!!!Just finished passing a surprise antidoping test...it was expected after everything...but I'm happy...
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Rafael Nadal undergoes surprise drug test
Rafael Nadal says he underwent a surprise doping test toward the end of a week in which the Spaniard was at the center of jokes made by a French TV program about his country's alleged ties to doping.
Nadal wrote on his Twitter account on Saturday: ''8:30 in the morning!!!Just finished passing a surprise antidoping test...it was expected after everything...but I'm...
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1 day ago
Nadal: Tax bill paid up despite reports
Rafael Nadal says his fiscal requirements are up to date after a Spanish website reported the Australian Open finalist had set up several companies to trim his tax bill.
Spanish website Primeran says Nadal created companies in the Basque region to take advantage of a local tax rule to drop the amount of income tax he would have to pay from image rights. Spanish media reported on...
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10 days ago
Nadal undergoes surprise drug test (AP)
Rafael Nadal says he underwent a surprise drug test toward the end of a week in which the Spaniard was the butt of jokes made by a French TV program about his country's alleged ties to doping. Nadal wrote on his Twitter account on Saturday: "8:30 in the morning!!!Just finished passing a surprise antidoping test...it was expected after everything...but I'm happy it's like...
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Spanish federation to sue French TV for Nadal skit
The Spanish tennis federation said it plans to sue a French TV channel for using its logo in a video that poked fun at Rafael Nadal.
In the video skit on the satirical program called The Puppets, a life-size cartoon figure of Nadal is shown urinating into a gas tank before racing off and being pulled over by police for speeding.
A message of ''Spanish athletes. They don...
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4 days ago
Nadal slams French TV station for skit
The Spanish tennis federation is planning to sue Canal Plus France for using its logo in a video that poked fun at Rafael Nadal and other Spaniards' alleged ties to doping.
In the video skit this week on Les Guignols (The Puppets) satirical program, a man wearing a Nadal puppet mask is shown urinating into his car's gas tank before racing off at immense speed only to be...
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4 days ago
ATP Tidbits: Nadal’s Anti-Doping, Djokovic Waxing and Winning, and Davis Cup Outtakes
Rafael Nadal’s drug tests, Novak Djokovic “waxing” and winning, and Davis Cup outtakes are some of the happenings this week on the ATP Tour. We’ll take a look at the history of Nadal’s doping tests, introduce you to Djokovic 2.0 and his beautiful girlfriend Jelena Ristic, as well as inspect some memorable Davis Cup moments featuring Roger Federer, Mardy...
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Federer: No ill feeling with my mate Nadal
tennis Roger Federer has dismissed suggestions his pre-tournament disagreement with Rafael Nadal would add spice to their Australian Open semi-final.
Federer and Nadal lined up a mouthwatering last-four clash in Melbourne with wins yesterday, Federer thrashing Juan Martin Del Potro and Nadal coming through a much tougher clash against Tomas Berdych.
It will be their first meeting...
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11 days ago
Djokovic-Nadal the greatest modern classic? It doesn't even make our top two...
Novak Djokovic's epic five-set win over Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open has been hailed by many observers as the greatest tennis match of all-time.
Barry Flatman, tennis correspondent for the Sunday Times summed it up perfectly when he wrote: "Game, set, match Djokovic and that was the greatest tennis victory of all time. Will any of us ever see a match like that again...
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11 days ago
Spain leads Kazakhstan 2-0 in Davis Cup
Spain showed it can win without Rafael Nadal, with the defending Davis Cup champions taking a 2-0 lead over Kazakhstan on Friday behind victories by Juan Carlos Ferrero and Nicolas Almagro.
Ferrero rallied in the fifth set to beat Mikhail Kukushkin 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-4 to open the World Group first-round series on indoor clay. Almagro downed Andrey Golubev 6-3, 4-6, 6-1,...
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2 days ago
Federer makes Swiss a Davis Cup title contender
With Novak Djokovic on a skiing holiday and Rafael Nadal defending Spanish sports from French TV comedians, Roger Federer highlights the start of Davis Cup for the first time in eight years.
Since Federer decided to skip the first round from 2005, Switzerland hasn't won in the World Group. But he's changed his mind after watching the effort Stanislas Wawrinka put in last...
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3 days ago
Spain beats Kazakhstan 3-0 in Davis Cup
Defending champion Spain secured its place in the Davis Cup quarterfinals by winning the doubles against Kazakhstan for a 3-0 lead Saturday.
Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez, partnering for the first time, eased to a 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 victory over Kazakh pair Evgeny Korolev and Yuriy Schukin on indoor clay.
The hosts won their 22nd straight tie on home soil and 24th straight on clay...
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1 day ago
Spain begins Davis Cup defense without Nadal
Spain will begin its Davis Cup defense against Kazakhstan without Rafael Nadal.
New captain Alex Corretja included 11th-ranked Nicolas Almagro, Marcel Granollers, former No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero and Marc Lopez in the team for the Feb. 10-12 series.
Nadal, David Ferrer, Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco all made themselves unavailable for the first-round matchup in Oviedo after...
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13 days ago
Get ready for plenty more Djokovic-Nadal blockbusters in 2012
Sunday night/Monday morning's six-hour Australian Open final had something for everyone.
It was like a multi-genre blockbuster movie that would appeal to all the masses from the horror fanatics to the chick-flick lovers and everyone in between. The first set was for the tacticians of the game.
Rafael Nadal stepped onto the court a different man from the one who lost the last...
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11 days ago
Analyzing Time of Match Between Djokovic-Nadal
by Matthew Laird
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic contested their third consecutive Grand Slam final at the recently concluded 2012 Australian Open. It was by a wide margin their most competitive and exciting meeting at this stage. There was a great deal of high drama, multiple swings in momentum, and no shortage of stellar shot-making from both players. It was an epic match...
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Djokovic wins marathon match to set up Nadal final
If anyone knows how Novak Djokovic feels after sweating and scrapping for almost five hours in the Australian Open semifinals, it's his next opponent - Rafael Nadal.
A day after Nadal beat Roger Federer in four compelling sets, Djokovic dug deep to overcome Andy Murray 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 7-5 on Friday night after 4 hours, 50 minutes.
Defending champion Djokovic will face Nadal...
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15 days ago
Djokovic-Nadal final one for the ages
Stupendous. Pick another word from the dictionary of excellence and it will fall short of doing justice to what the world's two best tennis players served up for an astonishing five hours and 53 minutes in the final of the 2012 Australian Open.
It was the 100th anniversary of this tournament, and Novak Djokovic, who somehow managed to hold on to his crown, celebrated in a manner...
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14 days ago
Djokovic Beats Nadal to Claim Third Australian Open Title and Third Major in a Row
MELBOURNE PARK, Australia - Defending Champion World No. 1 Novak Djokovic rallied from a set down to defeat No. 2 Rafael Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7( 5), 7-5 to win his third Australian Open title. The match lasted five hours and 53 minutes, the longest Grand Slam final in the Open Era in addition to the longest match in Australian Open history. The win earns Djokovic his fifth...
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Spain to start Davis Cup defense without Nadal
Spain will begin its Davis Cup defense against Kazakhstan without Rafael Nadal.
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13 days ago
HEH HEH
Epic pro-Nadal sign from Aussie Open men's final
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This was seen during the Australian Open Final between Djokovic and Nadal. Yep, sometimes I am 12-years-old.
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Nadal-less Spain up 2-0 on Kazakhstan (AP)
Spain showed it can win without Rafael Nadal, with the defending Davis Cup champions taking a 2-0 lead over Kazakhstan on Friday behind victories by Juan Carlos Ferrero and Nicolas Almagro. Ferrero rallied in the fifth set to beat Mikhail Kukushkin 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-4 to open the World Group first-round series on indoor clay.
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Nadal: Tax bill paid up despite reports (AP)
Rafael Nadal says his fiscal requirements are up to date after a Spanish website reported the Australian Open finalist had set up several companies to trim his tax bill. Spanish website Primeran says Nadal created companies in the Basque region to take advantage of a local tax rule to drop the amount of income tax he would have to pay from image rights.
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10 days ago
Djokovic wins third Aussie title
Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 2-6, 6-7 (5), 7-5 Sunday to win the Australian Open in the longest Grand Slam final in Open Era history.
The match, Djokovic's third straight Grand Slam win, lasted 5 hours, 53 minutes, which was also the longest singles match at the Australian Open.
Nadal lost his third straight Grand Slam final in the match that finished at 1:37...
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