Nadal's winning streak ends

Tennis/Hamburg Masters: Rafael Nadal's long winning streak on clay was finally ended as world number one Roger Federer beat …

Tennis/Hamburg Masters:Rafael Nadal's long winning streak on clay was finally ended as world number one Roger Federer beat the Spaniard in the final of the Hamburg Masters.

Nadal had won his previous 81 matches on the surface, and also possessed an unbeaten record against the Swiss on the dirt.

However, Federer finally got the better of the left-hander, coming back from a sluggish first set to win 2-6 6-2 6-0.

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