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Real Madrid Wins the Champions League
Real Madrid won the Champions League for the 10th time thanks to extra time goals from Gareth Bale, Marcelo and Cristiano Ronaldo to beat Atletico Madrid 4-1 in Lisbon on Saturday.
Atletico Madrid had an advantage of 1:0 for most of the game, but in the 93rd minute Sergio Ramos scored and took the game into extra time.
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Debt Ratings of Greece, Spain Up with Stable Outlook
Greece seems to be on its way out of the recession after international agency Fitch raised its rating for the country to B from B- with a stable outlook.
Another agency, Standard&Poor's made on Friday a similar move for Spain, another Southern European country severely affected by the debt crisis. Madrid's debt rating is now BBB, up from BBB-, which was just above junk status.
Zimonjic and Nestor win Rome Masters ATP
ROME - Serbian tennis player Nenad Zimonjic and Canada's Daniel Nestor won the Rome Masters ATP in men doubles as the beat Dutch Robin Haase and Spain's Feliciano Lopez in the final match on Sunday, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2).
This is the 27th title won by Zimonjic and Nestor so far and their third medal in this season. They previously won Sydney and Madrid tournaments.
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Đoković beats Nadal, claims Rome Masters title
Đoković beats Nadal, claims Rome Masters title
ROME -- Novak Đoković won the Rome Masters ATP as he beat the former champion, Spain's Rafael Nadal, in the final match on Sunday, 2-1 (4-6, 6-3, 6-3).
Đoković thus won his third trophy this season, after the tournaments in Miami and Indian Wells.
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Grigor Dimitrov Beats Berdych, Reaches Rome Quarterfinal
Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov defeated the world number 6 Tomas Berdych 6:7, 6:2, 6:2 and qualified for the quarterfinal of the Rome Masters.
The win came as a sweet revenge for last week’s loss against the same opponent in Madrid, and an early birthday present for Dimitrov, who turns 23 on Friday.
Jose Alejandro Delgado's trio to perform in Serbia
BELGRADE - Young Venezuelan singer-songwriter Jose Alejandro Delgado and his trio will perform in Serbia on May 20-22 as part of their European tour, the Venezuelan embassy in Serbia has announced.
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Zimonjic, Nestor win Madrid Masters title
MADRID - Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic and Canada's Daniel Nestor won the Madrid Masters doubles title, beating Americans Bob and Mike Bryan 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday.
This is the second Madrid title for the Serbian-Canadian duo, and their second trophy this year after the one in Sydney.
Sunday's triumph in Madrid brought Zimonjic's 51st and Nestor's 84th career title.
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Zimonjic, Nestor in Madrid Masters finals
MADRID - Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic and Canada's Daniel Nestor reached the Madrid Masters men's doubles finals, after beating Colombians Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 7-5, 6-4 on Saturday.
The Serbian-Canadian duo took the first set after a break in the 12th game.
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Ivanovic ousted from Madrid Open by Halep
Serbia's Ana Ivanovic fell short of reaching the semifinals of the WTA tournament in Madrid, after losing to Romania's Simona Halep 6-2, 6-2 on Friday.
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Đoković trains in Belgrade, says he'll be ready for Rome
Đoković trains in Belgrade, says he'll be ready for Rome
BELGRADE -- Serbia's top-ranked tennis player Novak Đoković said on Friday that he is pleased with the progress made while recovering from a wrist injury.
He added he would "almost certainly play at the upcoming Masters tournament in Rome."