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Niculescu captures her first WTA singles title
Monica Niculescu defeated her Russian opponent Olga Puchkova in three sets at the inaugural Brasil Tennis Open on Saturday to win her maiden WTA singles title trophy.
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WTA Brasil Tennis Cup 2013: Olga Puchkova vs. Monica Niculescu Final Preview
Two 25 year olds - Monica Niculescu of Romania and the Russian Olga Puchkova will battle each other in the final of the Brasil Tennis Cup in Florianopolis - the capital city of Santa Catarina state of Brazil on Saturday. Both players are equally talented and are in form that makes this contest even more interesting.
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Rafa returns to his old self; bags title in Sao Paulo
The old Rafael Nadal is back - yes the 'King of Clay' has come full circle as he trumped former world no.3 David Nalbandian in straight sets to clinch his 37th title on clay and 51st overall and has now moved into 10th place on the list of all time ATP trophy holders. The Spaniard was serene in the opening set as he cruised through that one without much trouble with the help of his lethal top-spinning forehand. In a topsy turvy second set he fell back 0-3 before he rolled the clock backwards and then reeled off 6 straight games to notch up a comfortable 6-2, 6-3 victory in an hour and 18 minutes.
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Brasil Open 2013: Rafael Nadal vs. David Nalbandian Final Preview
The fans have got what they had desired for in Sao Paulo - after all a blockbuster is definitely on the cards on Sunday as the 'Monarch of the Red Surface' Rafael Nadal squares-off against the man who is reknowned for his amazing level of panache in his ground-strokes David Nalbandian. The contest is far more significant for the superstar as he will seek to get past the Argentine to lift his 37th clay-court title and 51st overall so that the speculations about his future mellow down for the time being.
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