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Ferguson's suggestion that the game at Stamford Bridge represented an "easy" three points for Carlo Ancelotti's side proved inaccurate.
BBC: Chelsea 1-0 Bolton
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Nadal, a winner in Monte Carlo and Hamburg this year, then took three games in a row to prevail in one hour and 58 minutes.
BBC: SPORT | Tennis | Nadal & Djokovic into round four
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United travel to the Stadium of Light in second place, having closed the gap on Chelsea to three points - despite only drawing at Bolton - after Carlo Ancelotti's side lost to Manchester City.
BBC: No panic over Manchester United form - Rio Ferdinand
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Happily, three American college boys who find him at play in Monte Carlo help him to uncover the wild and woolly Yank beneath his monocle.
NEWYORKER: The Mollycoddle
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The Bryans' latest win, in the Monte Carlo Masters last weekend, was particularly significant since they beat three key rivals in their final three matches.
WSJ: Americans Produce Feats on Clay
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Hewitt went out of the Monte Carlo Masters in the third round on Thursday, losing a tight three-set encounter with Rainer Schuettler.
BBC: Hewitt commits to clay
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However, there never looked any liklihood of history repeating itself this time around as Nadal became the first man in history to win three clay-court titles in a year prior to the French Open, following his recent successes in both Monte Carlo and Rome.
CNN: Brilliant Nadal too strong for Federer