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Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts PACK
after he lost a point in his
quarter final match against
Milos Raonic of Canada at
the Brisbane International
tennis tournament in Bris-
bane, Australia, Friday, Jan.
6, 2017.
Associated Press
Raonic beats

Nadal, keeps
Brisbane title
defense on track

JOHN PYE
AP Sports Writer
BRISBANE, Australia (AP)
— Rafael Nadal was up a
set and had a break point
against defending cham-
pion Milos Raonic when he
sent a forehand just wide.
It was a mistake the 14-
time Grand Slam champi-
on wouldn’t recover from.
Raonic made the most
of the reprieve, holding
serve in that fifth game of
the second set and then
attacking Nadal’s serve
in the eighth to swing the
momentum his way in a
4-6, 6-3, 6-4 quarterfinal win
Friday at the Brisbane Inter-
national.
The top-seeded Raonic
broke Nadal’s serve again
to start the third set, and
calmly held on for only his
second win in eight match-
es against the Spaniard.
Raonic served 23 aces and Green Bay knows New York is dangerous
hit 50 winners to just 19 for
Nadal, who could only Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers reacts after a 9-yard pass to wide
convert one of his seven receiver Davante Adams for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football
break-point opportunities. game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, in Detroit. The Packers won 31-24.
Associated Press
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