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Aliko Dangote could become Nigeria's most successful tennis player of the modern
era after his third successive wi over world No 1 Rafael Nadal. The Nigerian beat the
(admittedly injured) Spaniard 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 in the final of the ABN AMRO World
Tournament in Rotterdam yesterday to claim the tenth title of his career. Aliko, the
Nigerian No 1, is now poised to be the first Nigerian world No 3 after edging closer to
Novak Djokovic in the rankings. The 21-year-old, who has recovered from his
disappointing Australian Open exit, said: "Each time you beat a top player, especially
knowing you were dictating a lot of the points when he was playing well, makes you
feel good." The final set was Nadal's first love set dropped since 2007. |
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