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		<title>Roger Federer becomes number 2 after Madrid win</title>
		<link>http://essentialtennis.com/tournews/2012/05/roger-federer-becomes-number-2-after-madrid-win/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 00:09:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Lin</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Given how often Rafa and Novak were competing against each other, they seemed so far ahead of everyone that no one would catch them, but Federer had an outstanding end of the year where he won Basel, Paris, and the year-end championship.  Federer continued to have a solid 2012, starting off better than he has [...]<br/>
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		<title>Who’s in form heading into Rome?</title>
		<link>http://essentialtennis.com/tournews/2012/05/whos-in-form-heading-into-rome/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 20:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Lin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Andy Murray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Novak Djokovic]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Rome is the last big tournament where many of the names expecting to contend for honors at Roland Garros will play.  Let&#8217;s just say that 2012 is significantly different from 2011.  2011 was the year of Novak, and the question then was &#8220;Can Novak win on clay?&#8221;, and the answer was yes, but.  He beat [...]<br/>
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		<title>Federer reaches 20th Masters win with 3-set victory over Berdych in Madrid</title>
		<link>http://essentialtennis.com/tournews/2012/05/federer-reaches-20th-masters-win-with-3-set-victory-over-berdych-in-madrid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 17:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Lin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Clay event]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tomas Berdych]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It wasn&#8217;t a pretty match, by any means.  There seemed to be a lack of rhythm and flow, and thus, it was one player striking the ball well, and the other not as well, and vice versa. Berdych started off the match strong with an early break and rode that break to a 7=5 first [...]<br/>
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		<title>(Madrid, SF) Federer reaches Madrid finals with win over Tipsarevic</title>
		<link>http://essentialtennis.com/tournews/2012/05/madrid-sf-federer-reaches-madrid-finals-with-win-over-tipsarevic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 23:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Lin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Clay event]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masters 1000]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Janko Tipsarević]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Juan Martin del Potro]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[With the favorites, Nadal and Djokovic, out of the tournament (Murray opted to skip due to injury), it was up to Federer to rescue the tournament.  Federer had an easy win over Tipsarevic, relying once again on some aggressive net-charging, a strategy he seemed to abandon when serve-and-volley fell out of style.  While he wasn&#8217;t [...]<br/>
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		<title>(Madrid, QF): Djokovic upset by Tipsarevic while Federer moves on to semifinals</title>
		<link>http://essentialtennis.com/tournews/2012/05/madrid-qf-djokovic-upset-by-tipsarevic-while-federer-moves-on-to-semifinals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 20:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Lin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Clay event]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alexandr Dolgopolov]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Ferrer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fernando Verdasco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Janko Tipsarević]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Juan Martin del Potro]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Tournament organizers must have crossed their fingers for a Djokovic-Nadal final.  When Nadal fell to countryman, FernandoVerdasco, organizers must have hoped that the Federer-Djokovic semi would have to do.  Only Djokovic didn&#8217;t accommodate.  Like Nadal, Djokovic had complained about the surface.  And like Nadal, who lost to a countryman, Djokovic also lost to a countryman [...]<br/>
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		<title>[Madrid, 3R] Verdasco upsets Nadal, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5</title>
		<link>http://essentialtennis.com/tournews/2012/05/madrid-3r-verdasco-upsets-nadal-6-3-3-6-7-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 17:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Lin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Clay event]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masters 1000]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alexandr Dolgopolov]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fernando Verdasco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gael Monfils]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Juan Martin del Potro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marin Cilic]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Apparently, the late Vitas Gerulaitis once said &#8220;No one beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row&#8221; when he claimed a victory over Jimmy Connors.  In those days, it was hard to find head-to-head stats, so Vitas may have been guessing how many times Connors had beaten him.  In any case, good friend, Bjorn Borg [...]<br/>
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		<title>del Potro wins a leadup to the big clay events</title>
		<link>http://essentialtennis.com/tournews/2012/05/del-potro-wins-a-leadup-to-the-big-clay-events/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 02:55:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Lin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ATP 250 event]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Juan Martin del Potro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marin Cilic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philipp Kohlschreiber]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Three tournaments were played on clay this week in the lead up to Madrid, which will be played on blue clay.  Madrid and Rome are two Masters 1000 events and are back-to-back events. The three events are Munich, Estoril, and Belgrade.  Let&#8217;s start with Belgrade.  Normally, this is the Novak Djokovic tournament.  He has won [...]<br/>
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		<title>Nadal wins 7th Barcelona title with close win over Ferrer</title>
		<link>http://essentialtennis.com/tournews/2012/04/nadal-wins-7th-barcelona-title-with-close-win-over-ferrer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Lin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ATP 500 event]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Ferrer]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Four times David Ferrer has made the Barcelona finals and four times he&#8217;s met Rafael Nadal.  Nadal is to Ferrer as Federer is to Roddick except occasionally you get glimpses that maybe Ferrer could break through.  In all respects except possibly heart, Ferrer comes up second best against Nadal.  His serve is comparable, but with [...]<br/>
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		<title>Nadal and Ferrer to meet in Barcelona finals</title>
		<link>http://essentialtennis.com/tournews/2012/04/nadal-and-ferrer-to-meet-in-barcelona-finals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Lin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Ferrer]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[If Monte Carlo is Nadal&#8217;s most successful tournament, then Barcelona has to be number 2.  Nadal recently won his 8th consecutive title at Monte Carlo.  He might be going for the same feat now had he not, in 2010, skipped the event, presumably to save his fragile knees.  But, for whatever reason, Nadal changed his [...]<br/>
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		<title>Nadal crushes Djokovic, 6-3, 6-1, to win eighth consecutive Monte Carlo title</title>
		<link>http://essentialtennis.com/tournews/2012/04/nadal-crushes-djokovic-6-3-6-1-to-win-eighth-consecutive-monte-carlo-title/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 13:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Lin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Clay event]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masters 1000]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Novak Djokovic]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It was close for a few games, then not so much.  In their past matches, Djokovic has often stayed toe to toe with Nadal off the ground.  Today, not so much.  Nadal had chances in nearly every one of Djokovic&#8217;s serve to break.  Djokovic didn&#8217;t seem able to keep up in long rallies.  He went [...]<br/>
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