US Open: Nadal tested in opening victory

World number one Rafael Nadal was made to work hard for his first-round win over Bjorn Phau at the US Open. The Spaniard eventually vanquished his German opponent 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 7-6 (7-4) at Flushing Meadows on Monday. There were easy wins for fourth seed David Ferrer, who beat Martin Vassalo Arguello, and seventh seed David Nalbandian, who overcame Marcos Daniel. But ninth seed James Blake needed five sets to... [read full story]                    

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