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The same can't be said for Barthel who has had an incredible 2012.
CNN: Nadal wins in Barcelona, Ivanovic out of Stuttgart
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"There was something special, because Ana used to be a bit of a role model for me, " Barthel told AFP.
CNN: Nadal wins in Barcelona, Ivanovic out of Stuttgart
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Elsewhere former women's world number one Ana Ivanovic lost to 21-year-old German wild-card Mona Barthel in the first round of Stuttgart's clay-court WTA tournament.
CNN: Nadal wins in Barcelona, Ivanovic out of Stuttgart
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His sister, who Barthel identified as 16-year-old Madison Wallace, at one point went in after him and ended up falling into the surging water.
CNN: March 16, 2013 -- Updated 0041 GMT (0841 HKT)
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On the women's tour, Mona Barthel won her second WTA title after upsetting top seed Sara Errani in the final of the Paris Open .
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Third seed Victoria Azarenka kept alive her hopes of moving to world No. 1 with a 6-2 6-4 defeat of German Hobart International winner Mona Barthel.
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However, there was disappointment for yet another former world number one, Jelena Jankovic, after the 13th-seeded Serb was crushed 6-0 6-3 by Mona Barthel of Germany.
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Second seed Angelique Kerber of Germany had a much harder fight to dispatch Britain's Anne Keothavong, 4-6 6-3 6-3 and faces compatriot Mona Barthel in the quarterfinals.
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According to Sioux Falls police Chief Doug Barthel, the boy had gone into the several-feet-high foam often generated there by the river, and perhaps into the water itself.
CNN: March 16, 2013 -- Updated 0041 GMT (0841 HKT)
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Australian seventh seed Sam Stosur also went to three sets before beating China's Peng Shuai 6-3 3-6 6-2, earning a meeting with Germany's Mona Barthel -- who beat former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic 6-1 3-6 6-0.
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