| 2008: Prince Rafa dethroned King Roger
The 2008 men's tennis season was full of
highlights, but the biggest ones were provided by Rafael Nadal, who halted
Roger Federer's five-year reign at Wimbledon and supplanted the mighty Swiss
atop the rankings, a perch Federer owned for a record 4 1/2 years without
interruption.
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| Verdasco lifts Spain to third Davis Cup title
Fernando Verdasco was the hero
on Sunday, as the lefthander outlasted fellow slugger Jose Acasuso to give
visiting Spain an insurmountable 3-1 lead in its best-of-five Davis Cup final
against Argentina. The Spaniards won their third Davis Cup title in nine
years.
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| Spain grabs 2-1 Davis Cup final lead against host Argentina
In Saturday's pivotal doubles
rubber, a tandem of lefthanders Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco topped a
duo of Agustin Calleri and David Nalbandian in four sets to give visiting
Spain a 2-1 lead over Argentina in their best-of-five Davis Cup final at
Estadio Islas Malvinas.
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| Spain, Argentina tied at 1-1 in Davis Cup final
The 2008 Davis Cup World Group
final commenced Friday, as visiting Spain and host Argentina are knotted at
1-1 following the opening singles rubbers.
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| Nalbandian gives Argentina 1-0 lead
The 2008 Davis Cup final
commenced Friday, as David Nalbandian gave host Argentina a 1-0 lead with a
lopsided victory over Spaniard David Ferrer in the best-of-five affair at Mar
del Plata.
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| Nalbandian-Ferrer will open Davis Cup final
When the 2008 Davis Cup final
between host Argentina and Spain commences on Friday, the host nation's David
Nalbandian will battle the visitors' David Ferrer in the opening singles
rubber in Mar del Plata.
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| Djokovic beats Davydenko to capture Masters Cup; Bryans lose
Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic
defeated Russian star Nikolay Davydenko in straight sets on Sunday to capture
the championship at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup.
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| Davydenko rolls Murray; Djokovic next in Masters Cup final
Andy Murray's sky-high ride to the
lucrative Tennis Masters Cup semifinals came to an abrupt end Saturday, as
Nikolay Davydenko closed strong in both sets to reach the final at the $4.45
million season-ending tournament.
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| Federer out of Masters Cup after loss to Murray
Scotland's Andy Murray earned a dramatic
4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 7-5 victory over Roger Federer Friday in round-robin play at
the Tennis Masters Cup, eliminating the super Swiss from semifinal contention
in the $4.45 million season-ending tournament.
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| Davydenko reaches Masters Cup semis
Fourth-seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko
defeated seventh-seeded Argentine Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets on
Thursday to reach the semifinals at the $4.45 million Tennis Masters Cup.
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