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 KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) - Taking on stylish Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal showed up with the flashier outfit and the game to match — for two sets, at least. Twice two points from defeat, the top-ranked Federer rallied and won the Nasdaq-100 Open by beating the 18-year-old Nadal 2-6, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5), 6-3, 6-1 Sunday for his fifth title of the year.
Federer trailed 4-2 in the third set and 5-3 in the ensuing tiebreaker, but his shots became more accurate and aggressive as he overtook a tiring Nadal in the 3-hour, 43-minute marathon.
Wearing white clamdiggers, an orange sleeveless shirt and a white bandanna, the No. 29-seeded Nadal appeared ready for a day at the beach — and made the match look like one for a while.
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