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All you ever needed to know about Rafael Nadal . MAKING HIS NAME * Born in Manacor, Majorca, June 3, 1986.

Entering this yeara TMs tournament, the history of the Roger Federer/Rafael Nadal rivalry seemed to suggest that the only way Federer would claim a French Open title would be by going through Nadal at the end.

Robin Soderling saw his two-set lead slip from his grip and disappear like a moth in the mist.

The sound of a racquet crunching a ball reverberates throughout the 20 tennis courts at Longboat Key Club's Harborside Tennis Gardens.

Given the interesting state of men's tennis these days, I thought it would be interestinig to take stock of the top players careers, where they will go from here, and ultimately where they will stand at the end of their careers... by Michael Lanich 24 reads Opinion Given the interesting state of men's tennis these days, I thought it would be ...

Rafael has left Monte Carlo the last five years with the same thing in common, and that spells doom for the field at Roland Garros.

Published: Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 9:18 p.m. The Oaks USTA Challenger is beginning to fade into memories, but there is another professional tournament ready to stir the imagination.

Veterans Taylor Dent and Vince Spadea join up-and-coming John Isner, Scoville Jenkins and Donald Young among the American players scheduled to play in the Sarasota Open at The Gardens at Longboat Key Resort next month.

Now that the first Grand Slam of the year is behind us, it is time to turn our focus to multiple locations and the resumption of the 250 level tournaments.