He reached the semis after beating Nadal in the quarterfinal.

他在四分之一决赛中击败纳达尔后进入了半决赛。

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Honey, what say we spend the weekend beating the rugs, sorting through the boxes in the basement and painting our bedroom a nice lemony yellow?

亲爱的，我们用周末的时间来敲打地毯、整理地下室的箱子，再把卧室漆成漂亮的柠檬黄怎么样？

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These tools can help you win every argument—not in the unhelpful sense of beating your opponents but in the better sense of learning about the issues that divide people.

这些方法可以帮助你赢得每一场争论——不是毫无意义的击败对手，而是更好地了解使人们产生分歧的问题。

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In National Basketball Association play, the Los Angeles Lakers captured their 15th title in 2009, beating the Orlando Magic in the best-of-seven finals in five games.

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An exciting Moroccan youth Atlas Lions knocked out Nigeria after winning 2-1 in Port Harcourt and Egypt drew 0-0 in Harare after beating the Zimbabweans 2-0 in Cairo.

BBC: Under-20 draw gives Group of Death

Nadal recovered from that disappointment in spectacular style by going unbeaten through the clay-court season and winning the French Open, Wimbledon - beating Murray in the semi-finals - and a first US Open title to complete the Grand Slam set.

BBC: I need to get stronger to match Nadal - Andy Murray

The Plymouth Raiders posted their highest finish in their three seasons in the top flight - fifth - by beating Newcastle 89-83 in their final game.

BBC: SPORT | Other Sport... | Basketball | Guildford Heat ease to BBL title