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Tennis: Nadal beats Federer in Abu Dhabi exhibition Rafael Nadal shook off an ailing shoulder to beat Roger Federer 6-1, 7-5 Saturday to claim third place at the World Tennis Championship exhibition tournament
The second-ranked Nadal has been nursing a sore shoulder since the end of last season and lost to David Ferrer in the semifinals on Friday, but looked back to his old self against Federer. He took a 3-0 lead in the first and was never seriously threatened by his Swiss rival, who was routed by Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Nadal clinched the win with a blistering forehand into the corner. Djokovic faces Ferrer in the final later Saturday. The $250,000 winner-takes-all six-man tournament is a warm-up for the new ATP season which begins next week. (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online sports on Twitter: @AO_Sports)