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Injured Nadal battles on in US Open tennis
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NEW YORK (AFP) — Rafael Nadal kept his US Open campaign on track on Sunday despite a painful knee as Spanish-speaking claycourters clamped a stranglehold on the bottom half of the draw.
The 21-year-old second-seeded Spaniard charged into the last 16 by defeating big-hitting Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6 (7/3), 6-2, 6-1, winning 10 out of the last 11 games after a tough first set.
Following him into the fourth round were compatriots and close friends Carlos Moya and David Ferrer as well as Argentine pair Juan Monaco and Juan Ignacio Chela, all better know for their skills on clay rather than hardcourts.
American hopes of posting a third qualifier for the last 16 after Andy Roddick and James Blake were sunk when Robby Ginepri went down 5-7, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4,...
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