Summary
RICHARD GASQUET tonight meets Rafael Nadal in his first main draw match since serving a two-and-a-halfmonth ban for having cocaine in his system. Nadal always believed Gasquet's claims, backed up by an appeal tribunal, that he unwittingly ingested the drug by kissing a mystery woman in a Miami nightclub. 'This is a new start,' said Gasquet (pictured). 'Only a sadomasochist would want to play Rafa but I dreamt of playing tennis every night that I was out of the game. Rafa supported me more than most. I will never forget what he did for me.' Just when you thought women's tennis might be on the up, world No 1 Dinara Safina last night threw in an appalling performance and only just survived against unknown Australian Olga Rogowska.
The Russian finally made it through 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 against an 18- year-old opponent ranked 167 in the world, but only after she had recovered from 2-4 down in the deciding set.See the full content of this document
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Gasquet Back with Dream Tie [Eire Region]
Safina has reach...
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