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Despite Losing, Zeballos Gets His Nadal Selfie In Barcelona

Argentina's Horacio Zeballos might have a 1-6 career record against Top 10 players, but the 32 year old likely has the best collection of post-match selfies on the ATP World Tour. Earlier this year, Zeballos requested his first big-time selfie, smiling with Novak Djokovic following a second-round loss in Dubai. On Saturday, Zeballos added another snap to his portfolio, posing with Rafael Nadal following Nadal's 6-3, 6-4 victory against Zeballos in the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell semi-finals. “For me, it’s an honour if someone asks to take a picture with me. Horacio had a great run in the tournament,” Nadal said. Que linda tarde! Perdi si! Pero que bien la pase! Me queda este recuerdo hermoso. Gracias Rafa!!! Que linda...

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Lopez, Nadal Take Aim In Barcelona; Fognini Celebrates In Budapest

Follow all the latest off-court action on MyATP! Download the app for iPhone or Android or visit MyATP.com. Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell – Barcelona, Spain Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez visited the Olympic Stadium to help officially launch the tournament with an archery activity. David Ferrer, Nicolas Almagro and Pablo Carreno Busta participated in a Peugeot clinic, while Albert Ramos-Vinolas was on hand for a Mapfre clinic. Philipp Petzschner. Alexander Peya, Fabrice Martin and Edouard Roger-Vasselin also spent time with young fans at tennis clinics. Spaniard Tommy Robredo was the lucky star to assist with the tournament draw ceremony. Gazprom Hungarian Open – Budapest, Hungary Fernando Verdasco kicked off the inaugural tournament with some mini tennis along the river. Fabio Fognini, Viktor Troicki, Sergiy Stakhovsky, Robert Lindstedt,...

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Raonic, Harrison, Haase Star In Monte-Carlo Player Revue

World No. 6 Milos Raonic hosted a successful annual Player Revue on Wednesday night at the 117th edition of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. Robin Haase starred in sketches as a mad scientist with Rohan Bopanna, Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and David Ekerot, who portrayed a clone of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Haase later hosted the Robin Haase Show, where he conducted a funny ‘Never Have I Ever’ quiz with Tommy Haas, Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Viktor Troicki. Ryan Harrison portrayed the ‘Joker’ as Raven Klaasen, Qureshi and Rajeev Ram attempted to come up with new ways to better promote doubles, ending with a dance number. #NextGenATP Alexander Bublik rapped Eminem with Harrison and Jean-Julien Rojer’s coach Nick van Rosberg. Bublik then portrayed...

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Clay King Nadal & More Stars Descend on Principality Of Monaco

Follow all the latest off-court action on MyATP! Download the app for iPhone or Android or visit MyATP.com. Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters - Monte-Carlo, Monaco Novak Djokovic, Marin Cilic, Tomas Berdych, Grigor Dimitrov, Dominic Thiem, David Goffin, Alexander Zverev and Mischa Zverev banded together for a charity exhibition to support Amade Mondiale Monaco, a charity that looks after the welfare of children worldwide. Read World No. 1 Andy Murray paid a visit to Le Louis XV, the world-famous restaurant at l'Hôtel de Paris in Monte-Carlo. The Brit was joined at the three Michelin star restaurant by his coach Jamie Delgado, fitness trainer Matt Little and physio Mark Bender. Read & Watch "It's supposed to be one of the best restaurants in the world," said Murray. "We're playing in...

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