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Tue 11 Nov 2009Soderling again too hot for Nadal to handle
TENNIS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS:EVEN THE Spanish are confused. When Rafael Nadal took over from Roger Federer as the world number one last year, and then beat the Swiss in the final of this year’s Australian Open for his sixth grand slam title, it seemed as if he was on the verge of permanently changing the order at the very pinnacle of men’s tennis.
And yesterday Soderling, a late replacement for the injured Andy Roddick, was at it again, beating the Spaniard 6-4, 6-4 in the opening round robin match of Group B.
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