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Novak Djokovic inflicts the first clay-court defeat on Rafael Nadal in nearly two years as he wins the Madrid Open final in straight sets.

Novak Djokovic extended his season-opening winning streak to 29 matches on Thursday at the Madrid Open, equaling the best start in men's tennis since Ivan Lendl in 1986.

Novak Djokovic ended Roger Federer's hopes of a second successive Australian Open title with a thrilling victory in their semifinal on Thursday night.

After relentlessly running each other all over the court for more than three hours in a match that flip-flopped throughout, Rafael Nadal got the breaks he needed Saturday to beat Andy Murray 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (6). The top-ranked Spaniard, however, had to overcome a mid-match slump to reach his first final at the ATP World Tour Finals, where he will face 16-time major champion Roger Federer.

The top-ranked Spaniard advances to his first ATP World Tour Finals championship match with a three-set victory. He'll play the winner of Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

Rafael Nadal won his first U.S. Open championship to become the seventh man in history to complete a career Grand Slam when he waited out a nearly two-hour rain delay and withstood a barrage of corner-kissing winners from Novak Djokovic of Serbia at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday night.

So much for Rafa vs. Roger in the U.S. Open final.

A brawl between fans in the stands Thursday night briefly stopped a match between Novak Djokovic and Philipp Petzschner at the U.S. Open. Witnesses say the fisticuffs started when a female fan told a young man he should stop using the F-word. He challenged her to hit him if she had a problem with his language, and she slapped him in the face. He slapped her back, and another man joined the fray.

Top-ranked Roger Federer lost his hometown tournament on Sunday, falling 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to Novak Djokovic in the Swiss Indoors final.

Reigning champion Novak Djokovic will play Roger Federer in the semi-final of the Rome Masters after they won their quarter-final matches in straight sets.