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Rafael Nadal and Bernard Tomic will battle for a semifinal spot in Stuttgart on Friday. Gael Monfils and Philipp Kohlschreiber are also in action. (1) Rafael Nadal vs. (5) Bernard Tomic Nadal and Tomic will be going head-to-head for the third time in their careers when they collide in the…

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Rafael Nadal struggled in his first grass-court match of the season but managed to get the job done during second-round action at the Mercedes Cup on Thursday. Nadal held off Marcos Baghdatis 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 6-2 in two hours and 40 minutes. “It was a little bit of a strange match,”…

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Stan Wawrinka delivered a whole host of hard-to-believe one-handed backhands during his French Open final upset of Novak Djokovic, but none was better than this gem around the net post. https://vine.co/v/eMQAmXvFg7L Stan Wawrinka just threaded the needle, hit a backhand around the net post and in for his 41st winner.…