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Unseeded Tsonga Crushes Nadal

French phenom roars into Australian Open final in straight set upset

By Chip Bayers, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 24, 2008 4:42 PM CST

(Newser) – ESPN's Bonnie Ford called it the "Tsonga Tsunami": a 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 wipeout of world #2 Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open semifinals which stunned the tennis world Thursday in Melbourne. Using a wide array of shots to score winners from everywhere on the... Read full story »

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