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Sat 11 Nov 2009Djokovic targets Nadal's spot
TENNIS: RAFAEL NADAL yesterday made a subdued farewell to the ATP World Tour Finals when he was beaten 7-6, 6-3 by Novak Djokovic, the winner of this tournament in Shanghai last year.
The Spaniard, who needed treatment on his back during the second set, failed to win a single set in his three round-robin matches and will now hope to be fit for next week’s Davis Cup final in Barcelona when Spain, looking to win the trophy for a third time in the last 10 years, take on the Czech Republic.
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