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The Spaniard will start before the American conquest of the only major tournament that still adorns his resume

The Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal will begin on Monday against American Andy Roddick his career in the Masters Cup in London, where he hopes to win the only major tournament that still adorns his credit.

The Spaniard opens against Roddick not before nine pm (Spanish time). In the morning, will meet in the O2 the other two members of the group, Serbian Novak Djokovic and Czech Tomas Berdych. It will continue the doubles competition with Bhupathi and Mirnyi duels against Kubot and Marach, and Nestor and Zimonjic against Moodie and Norman.

The Spaniard was to low and after a great first set came down to show weakness with their service

A great American Andy Roddick reaction shattered the aspirations of Rafael Nadal, fourth favorite, fell 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, and fell again near the success of the 1000 Miami Masters, where ever has been successful.

Nadal headed by rote and solvency transit to their third final in Miami. Roger Federer, in 2005, and Russian Nikolay Davydenko, in 2008, left the Spanish as a runner.

Nadal implemented its authority to boot the match against an opponent who had beaten in five of the seven times they had agreed. Sign the rest and with confidence in the serve, broke in the third game of the match. No longer would point in the match the player's serve Nebraska, which began closing the duel with fifteen aces to his credit.

However, Roddick drew the resistance. Nadal was not so strong with the serve and the American found his tone, determining when it is fine. For the first time and in full swing of his game, the American was in white, with Nadal's serve in the eighth part of the second round. You do not recover and the clash ended in the third set, which confirmed the rise of Roddick.

Bold, using the network frequently, the U.S. pushed further into Spanish, accusing the wear and it was not comfortable with the speed of his legs. Roddick found that Spanish is clouded her arguments.

It took three games to put the Balearic Roddick on the ropes. Scored a break and did not give any option to Nadal, that determination based only showed gusts of resistance. The sentence was handed down.

In just over two hours Roddick closed the match. Nadal reached the season of land without any title to his credit now. Finalist in Doha, where he lost against Russia's Nikolay Davydenko and semifinalist in the 1000 Indian Wells Masters where he lost to Croat Ivan Ljubicic, reaches its natural surface to give more luster to its history and get a degree you need.

Rafa Nadal is ranked for the final tournament in Indian Wells tennis after beating Andy Roddick in straight sets, 6-4 and 7-6 (7-4). The Mallorcan tennis this Sunday will be measured to Andy Murray, who broke into 'semis' of Roger Federer.

Rafa Nadal once again proved why it is number one in the world. If quarters apalizó andalusia Del Potro of Argentina in semifinals gave good account of American Andy Roddick, the tennis player who had achieved more victories in 2009 (23). Nadal is imposed by 6-4 and 7-6 (4) today and will face in the final Scottish Andy Murray, Federer executioner of (see box). Nadal showed all their hits to defeat Roddick. You only one break in the seventh game of the first set to prevail by 6-3. Much more equal was the second in which there were several breaks until Rafa won the tie break. Murray before seeking his second title after the 2009 Open de Australia.

Rafa Nadal, humble and mature extreme heights for a couple of 22 years, maintains the caution: "All this is temporary and will happen, if not known, in the future would be pretty big nut," said the conclusion of their clash with Del Potro. After the game, the manacorí decided to return to the training track to practice the serve. "He wants to recover the 'feeling'," said Benito Perez, chief of the press. Almost an hour later, Nadal, hearty and giving good account of two cookies with chocolate - may andalusia stomach not feeling well, but the mind, yes "- reflected on the moment of fame and international renown who lives today.

"After all, life provides plenty of laps, I can be here today as a number and within five or ten years, be like everyone else. In the future I hope to be that someone ordinary, "said manacorí whose attitudes seemed" normal. "

"I do not think that is a matter of keeping our feet on the ground," I have to play as best as possible, those feelings of being number one or number two, as I have been the last three years ... my change is zero, no I go to bed happier or more confident that I will win the next day, but with the same objectives and the same illusion, "he said. That objective is to continue improving. Every time you skip a track, it is your challenge. "If not, would like to be number one, two, three ... because it would get worse, "he said. In any explained. "Anyone who does not is that the mistake, be prepared to assume the success and the descent. If one is very up, you have to lose much more later, "said simply.

The Mallorcan said that does not stop to ask for the "feelings" to house carrying the title of number one back, but was emphatic about it: "I promise that I get up or lie down and I think I am. I think I have only one match and that case, be aware that the current number one in the world he does not win more games. "

FACE IN SEMIFINALS OF A RUSSIAN TOURNAMENT OF EXHIBITION IN ABU DHABI

The Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal, number one world ranking, opened the campaign with an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi bringing together most of the best players in the men's circuit but his first appointment of substance will be next week in Qatar.

The Mallorcan will start this competition measured in the semifinals Russian Nikolay Davydenko while on the other side sought a post in the final the Swiss Roger Federer, who also goes directly to semifinals, and Britain's Andy Murray.

Federer-Murray, the other semifinal
Davydenko intersects with Nadal after overcoming the American Andy Roddick 6-4 with a double while Murray, one of the great expectations of the season, did the same with James Blake to 6-2. The Russian, a finalist last Masters in Shanghai in November, was very aggressive entry before a hesitant Roddick.

Before beginning the official tournament on Sunday in Brisbane, Federer and Nadal could contest the first final of the season, before moving to Qatar, while in Chennai will long Davydenko and Carlos Moya from Monday.