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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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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Nadal gets doping test amid TV controversy
Rafael Nadal says he underwent a surprise drug test toward the end of a week in which the Spaniard was the butt of jokes by a French TV program about his country's alleged ties to doping.
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Nadal aces surprise drug test days after French TV's doping skits
Rafael Nadal says he underwent a surprise drug test toward the end of a week in which the Spaniard was the butt of jokes by a French TV program about his country's alleged ties to doping.
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Nadal gets surprise drug test; follows TV skit
Rafael Nadal says he underwent a surprise drug test toward the end of a week in which the Spaniard was the butt of jokes by a French TV program about his country's alleged ties to doping.
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Nadal's drug test makes waves via French TV
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.
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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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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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Rafael 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.
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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 happy it's like...
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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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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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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.
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Novak Djokovic Wins Big; Questionable Rafael Nadal Skit — The Friday Five
Novak Djokovic with his girlfriend Jelena Ristic
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In a field that contained among others the fastest man in the world, an international soccer star, and a 7’0” German NBA power forward, it was Novak Djokovic who took home the top honor as he was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year. The award represented hard-earned recognition for the...
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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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Nadal slams French doping "campaign" to discredit Spain
Rafa Nadal has hit out at what he called a "general campaign" in France to discredit Spanish athletes by implying their success is due to the use of illegal drugs.
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Spanish federation to sue for Nadal 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.
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2012 Sony Ericsson Open Announces Player Fields
The 2012 Sony Ericsson Open men’s and women’s player fields were announced on Wednesday and the event will feature the top 78 ranked men and the 76 top ranked women in the world of tennis.
The tournament, which is owned and operated by IMG, boasts a Grand Slam quality players’ field including Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, Maria Sharapova...
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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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Spanish federation to sue for Nadal skit (AP)
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 pulled over by...
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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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Spain to sue over 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.
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Spanish tennis to sue French TV for logo use
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.
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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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