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Rafael Nadal Skit: Fair or Foul?

Found February 08, 2012 on Onthegotennis: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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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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