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French Open: Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams gets No. 1 seeds PARIS — Rafael Nadal’s path to a record-extending ninth French Open title could take him through a series of matches against the men who beat him on clay this season. The top-seeded Nadal was drawn Friday to possibly face No. 21 Nicolas Almagro in the fourth round, then No. 5 David Ferrer in the quarterfinals. “Those are opponents that know how to play well on clay,” Nadal said. “But it’s never easy.” The other men’s quarterfinal matchups could be No. 2 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 8 Milos Raonic, No. 3 Stan Wawrinka vs. No. 7 Andy Murray, and No. 4 Roger Federer vs. No. 6 Tomas Berdych. The possible women’s quarterfinals are No. 1 Serena Williams vs. No. 7 Maria Sharapova in what would be a rematch of last year’s final won by Williams, No. 2 Li Na vs. No. 6 Jelena Jankovic, No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska vs. No. 8 Angelique Kerber, and No. 4 Simona Halep vs. No. 5 Petra Kvitova. Ferrer, who lost to Nadal in the 2013 final at Roland Garros, upset him in the Monte Carlo quarterfinals last month. Almagro ended Nadal’s 41-match winning streak in Barcelona by beating him in the quarterfinals there a week [...] newsinca/french-open-rafael-nadal-serena-williams-gets-no-1-seeds/
Posted on: Fri, 23 May 2014 19:22:04 +0000

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