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Golden: Federer-Nadal was a tennis match for the ages

I programmed the DVR to record Wimbledon from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. Back home in Tyler over the weekend, I had watched during breakfast as Rafael Nadal captured the first two sets. Full Article at Austin American-Statesman

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