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MELBOURNE PARK, Australia – World No. 2 Rafael Nadal kept his record perfect against Tommy Haas topping the German 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 in Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday at the Australian Open. “I don’t know if it’s the perfect match, but I won in three sets,” said Nadal I started match playing fantastic , especially the first seven games. Nadal was a little worried in the first set, “when he had the break point at 5‑4 with the first set?  Yes.  No, I had a mistake with the 5‑2, big mistake with one forehand in one deuce. ” I was a little bit unlucky at that game with the 5‑4.  I had 30‑love.  After I had breakpoint again, but I was lucky that I had two aces in a row.  And a third one in the set point, Tommy had the fantastic serve, too, and forehand winner. “So I end the set well.  I started the second set very well another time.  Second set was, I can say, comfortable for me, because I had the break at the beginning.  I didn’t suffer a...
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