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Saturday 15th January, 2010 15 Australian Open men’s capsules BY DENNIS PASSA MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Men to watch at the Australian Open, which begins Monday (rankings in parenthe- ses): ANDY MURRAY (5) Age: 23 Country: Britain 2010 Singles Titles: 2 Career Singles Titles: 16 Major Titles: 0 Last 5 Australian Opens: ‘10-F, ‘09-4th, ‘08-1st, ‘07-4th, RAFAEL NADAL (1) ‘06-1st, ‘05-DNP. Topspin: Murray is 0-2 in Grand Slam finals - both loss- es to Roger Federer, at the 2008 U.S. Open and 2010 Australian RAFAEL NADAL (1) Open - and he’s trying to become the first British man to win Age: 24 last year’s French Open, Wimbledon a major championship since Fred Perry in 1936. The pressure Country: Spain and U.S. Open. That would take his of that task showed when he made a tearful speech after last 2010 Match Record: 71-10 Grand Slam total to 10. The Spaniard is year’s loss at Rod Laver Arena. Played with British team- 2010 Singles Titles: 7 aiming to be the first man since Rod mate Laura Robson at the Hopman Cup two weeks ago, and Career Singles Titles: 43 Laver to hold all four Grand Slam tro- the Kooyong exhibition this week to try to hone his game Major Titles: 9 - Wimbledon (‘08, phies at once, although it won’t be a ahead of Melbourne Park. ‘10), Australian Open (‘09), true Grand Slam - Laver won all four in French Open (‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘10), a calendar year in 1969. Got 2011 off to U.S.
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