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| Justine Henin-Hardenne of Belgium
eyes the ball before hitting against Meghann Shaughnessy of the U.S.
during their tennis match at the NASDAQ-100 Open in Key Biscayne, Florida
March 24, 2006. Shaughnessy defeated Henin-Hardenne 7-5 6-4.
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| Rafael Nadal of Spain hits a
backhand shot against his compatriot Carlos Moya during their match at the
NASDAQ-100 Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Florida March 24, 2006.
Moya defeated Nadal 2-6 6-1 6-1.
(Xinhua/Reuters) |
WASHINGTON, March 24 (Xinhua) -- World number two Rafael Nadal of Spain and
third seed Justine Henin-Hardenne were ousted from the ATP and WTA event in
Miami Friday while Andre Agassi withdrew.
Spaniard Carlos Moya rallied to send his compatriot Nadal packing with a 2-6,
6-1, 6-1 victory while former world number one Henin-Hardenne, who has won
2006 titles at Sydney and Dubai, fell 7-5, 6-4 to American Meghann Shaughnessy.
Nadal, the only man this season to defeat Swiss world number one Roger
Federer, reached the semi-finals last week at Indian Wells but lost to American
James Blake.
Moya beat the 19-year-old phenom after one hour and 42 minutes.
Agassi pulled out just hours before he was scheduled to face Belgian
Christophe Rochus in a second-round match. Enditem