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tennisMario Ancic vs Rafael Nadal BNP Paribas Open 2010 match on Monday, March 15, 2010.

Venue: Indian Wells Tennis Garden

Time: 11:00 A.M

Players Report:

On Monday, Former World No.1 Rafael Nadal will face Mario Ancic in BNP Paribas Open 2010 match at Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

Nadal has won six Grand Slam singles titles, the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles, 15 ATP Masters Series tournaments and also was part of the Spain Davis Cup team that won the finals in 2004 and 2009.

Nadal was ranked World No. 1 from 18 August 2008 to 5 July 2009. Nadal was ranked World No. 2, behind Roger Federer for a record 160 weeks before earning the top spot.[4] In 2009, he became the first player to simultaneously hold Grand Slam titles on clay, grass and hardcourt. His success on clay has earned him the nickname “The King of Clay”.

In 2010 Australian Open, Nadal defeated Peter Luczak of Australia 7-6(0), 6-1, 6-4. In the second round, he beat Lukas Lacko 6-2, 6-2, 6-2. In the third round, he was tested by Philipp Kohlschreiber, finally beating him 6-4, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5. In the fourth round, he again, survived a testy scare situation to beat Ivo Karlovic of Croatia, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. In the quarter-finals, Nadal pulled out at 3-0 down in the third set against Andy Murray, having lost the first two sets 6-3, 7-6(2). At the end of this tournament, Nadal lost his World No. 2 ranking to Novak Djokovic; meanwhile, Andy Murray moved forward to World No. 3.

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