I saw the images and I said to myself that even if they say its Rafael Nadal in those pictures and Im sure many of you like him better this way I prefer him in his every day look.

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AUSTRALIAN OPEN Rafael Nadals quest to win four consecutive grand slam titles is still on track but the Spaniard played the villain ending Australias last hope by beating teen star Bernard Tomic. 1 Rafael Nadal was given his toughest test of the tournament on Saturday evening in Melbourne but worked hard to stamp out the challenge from Australian wild card Bernard Tomic 62 75 63 and secure his place in the.

Despite a mostly parochial crowd of 15000 at Rod Laver Arena the topranked Nadal secured a 62 75 63 win over 18yearold wildcard Bernard Tomic at the Australian Open on Saturday.

Rafael Nadal went into his semifinal match at the Beijing stop on the ATP Tour in fall 2009 in seemingly fine form again.

Rafael Nadal didnt let the muchhyped potential future star of Australian tennis stop him in his quest for a fourth consecutive major title earning a 62 75 63 win over 18yearold wild card Bernard Tomic.

When you have the Big Four plus Soderling all in form at a major you can expect very few surprises. With his hair gel free and without that fashionably. After Lleyton Hewitts first round. But that doesnt really diminish the tension.

Former Australian tennis greats Rod Laver and Roy Emerson have praised 18yearold Bernard Tomic for pushing World Number One Rafael Nadal during their thirdround clash.

Kevin Mitchell The 18yearold Australian showed enough of his talents in defeat by the world No1 to suggest he can be a major force. He had vanquished Marcos Baghdatis and James Blake in tight earlyround matches then thrashed Marat Safin in the. Nadal advanced to a fourthround match against. Wawrinka Tonight at the Australian Open US TennisX.