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Bjorn again? I'm not in his class yet, says Nadal; Grand display: Rafael Nadal, in action yesterday during his straight sets victory over Nicolas Almagro, has conceded only 25 games on his way to the semi-finals, a record for the French Open.

Publication: The Evening Standard (London, England)
Publication Date: 04-JUN-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Byline: Chris Jones

NO MATTER how loudly Rafael Nadal dismisses comparisons with the greatBjorn Borg, he cannot escape the fact he is on course to equal the Swede'sremarkable four-in-a-row French Open titles at Roland Garros.

Nadal thundered into a semi-final showdown with Australian Open champion NovakDjokovic on Friday with a ruthless 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 humiliation of Andy Murray'sconqueror, Nicolas Almagro.

While Borg played in a different erawooden rackets and a slower pace of tennis lifehe remains the clay-court icon everyone else is measured against in Paris.

But Nadal said: "Comparing myself to Borg,...

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