Nadal
Sep 8 2008, AP

Rafael Nadal hunched over, his chest heaving, his hopes of reaching his first U.S. Open final fading fast. No one ever seems to run Nadal ragged. Andy Murray managed to do just that.

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Anthony Kennedy Shriver, founder and chairman of Best Buddies International, welcomes Rafael Nadal, the world’s number-one ranked tennis player, to the Best Buddies family. Anthony Kennedy Shriver le da la bienvenida a Rafael Nadal como nuevo Embajador...