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Saturday 21 april 2018

TEXAS

TEES

Spain's Rafael Nadal reacts
after defeating Germany's Al-
exander Zverev 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
during a World Group Quarter
final Davis Cup tennis match
between Spain and Germany
at the bullring in Valencia,
Spain, Sunday April 8, 2018.
Associated Press
Nadal doesn't

see himself

skipping
tournaments

like Federer

By JEROME PUGMIRE
AP Sports Writer
MONACO (AP) — For now,
Rafael Nadal doesn't see
himself skipping any major
tournaments the way Rog-
er Federer has been sitting
out the French Open.
The veterans are back at
the top of world tennis,
with Nadal needing to win
the Monte Carlo Masters
this week to avoid losing his
top ranking once again to
Federer in their seemingly
eternal battle for tennis su-
premacy.
For the second consecu-
tive season, the 36-year-
old Federer is skipping the
entire clay-court season in
order to be at his best on
grass.
After coming back from
injury to win the Australian
Open last year, Federer
skipped the clay-court sea- Zach Johnson surges into tie for lead
son, won Wimbledon, and
retained his Melbourne
crown to extend his record
tally to 20 majors.

Zach Johnson reacts to a putt during the second round of the Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio in San Antonio.
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