The first duel of Nadal-Federer in 2011 did not push through as Rafael Nadal lost to Nikolay Davydenko in the semifinals of the Qatar Open. Federer eventually won the title, defeating Davydenko. Below was Rafa's path to the semi's -
SF - lost to Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) (#22) 63 62
QF - Ernests Gulbis (LAT) (#24) 76(3) 63
2R - Lukas Lacko (SVK) (#89) 76(3) 06 63
1R - Karol Beck (SVK) (#103) 63 60
Well, the scorelines show the story as Nadal even had to struggle to get a win over low-ranked Lacko, who even bageled him! And Gulbis took him to a tiebreaker! Anyway, let's see if he gets to top shape by the Australian Open.
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