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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. Wholesale Beats By Dre . -- Rafael Nadal arrived at Indian Wells not believing he could win the tournament. A week later, the crystal trophy awarded to the champion was on the table next to him. Nadal has been busy picking up trophies since he returned from a left knee injury in early February. The Spaniard has won three tournaments, including two on his favourite clay surface, and been runner-up in another after missing seven months. "I did much more than what I dreamed," he said after rallying to beat Juan Martin del Potro in three sets at the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday, his first hard-court tournament title since October 2010. "Coming back is certainly something amazing for me, totally unexpected, and I received more support than ever from the crowd every place that I played." Nadal is on the crest of a wave now after last summers low point, when injury forced him to miss the London Olympics. He couldnt practice because of tendinitis in his knee and various treatments yielded little success. "When you feel that you are doing everything and the results are not being very satisfactory, you go down a little bit. The doubt when and where you will be able to be back on a tennis tournament is hard," he said. "When you are there and wake up every morning and test yourself and the test is negative, its not the right feeling, thats not nice." Nadal tapes his leg just below his left knee during matches, and hes taking things day by day. He withdrew from this weeks tournament near Miami -- where he pulled out of his semifinal last year because of his knee -- on the advice of doctors. He was told to go home and rest, and work on strengthening his quadriceps. He said he takes anti-inflammatories nightly because of his knee, and hopes he can play without them shortly. He wont return to the ATP tour until mid-April on clay in Monte Carlo. Nadal moved up one spot to No. 4 in this weeks rankings, and Del Potro thinks he can consistently challenge the big three of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray soon. Nadal beat Federer in straight sets at Indian Wells. "Rafa can do everything. Not many players can do that," Del Potro said. "Hes very strong mentally. His game is very good, very strong, very solid. He has big talent, as well. Its amazing how fast hes recovered the level." Nadal was consumed by nerves in closing out his semifinal win over top-10 opponent Tomas Berdych, who lost 6-4, 7-5. Being away from competition for so long eroded his skill at managing the big points. "Even if you practiced a lot at home, that was not my case, you need to compete to feel 100 per cent ready," he said. "You need to compete to feel quick, recover the right vision of the points and the nice reaction in every moment." Nadal said his Indian Wells victory was the most emotional of his comeback tournaments. He collapsed on his back when Del Potros last shot sailed wide. He got up, hugged Del Potro, dashed over to his team in the stands for hugs. Then he fell to his knees on the court. That kind of adrenaline could not be found during his seven months away. "I miss the feeling to go on a big stadium with all the people, all this atmosphere that makes you feel something different," he said. Beats By Dre UK .S. Open final. The Serb is a two-time winner in Beijing and remained undefeated at the tournament after converting both his break points in the third set, and holding his own serve throughout the match. Wholesale Beats By Dre UK . -- Claude Wroten cant understand what all the fuss is about. http://www.thebeatsbydrestore.co.uk/ . Rosberg, who won the Chinese Grand Prix last week for his first Formula One victory, clocked 1 minute, 32.816 seconds in his Mercedes around the 5.4-kilometre (3.4-mile) Bahrain International Circuit. 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James Loneys three-run double was the key hit in a five-run seventh inning for Los Angeles and the streaking Dodgers rallied after trailing by five runs to beat Atlanta 8-6 on Friday night. Andre Ethier added a two-run single in the seventh and Juan Rivera drove in three runs for the Dodgers, who have won five straight and 10 of 11. The Braves led 5-0 after three innings. Vizcaino, a hard-throwing right-hander who was appearing in his 10th game with Atlanta, gave up five runs, four hits and two walks while blowing a 5-3 lead in the seventh. "I think that was the first time he got hit around a little bit," Gonzalez said. "Hopefully he learned from that and got some experience." The Braves still lead St. Louis by 8 1-2 games in the NL wild-card race. Javy Guerra earned his 14th save despite giving up a homer to Dan Uggla in the ninth. Hong-Chih Kuo (1-2), who began the night with a 10.61 ERA, pitched two scoreless innings after Chad Billingsley was knocked out in the fifth. "Our guys were good out of the pen and we crept back in," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "I dont know how to explain it, honestly. Confidence is big in this game." Dodgers rookie shortstop Dee Gordon had three hits, scored three runs and stole two bases after his fielding error in the second led to two unearned runs. "I feel like I grew a little bit from that play," Gordon said. "I was determined to get on base any way I could." Atlantas Brandon Beachy gave up three runs, four hits and three walks in six innings and left with a 5-3 lead. Beachy, pitching one day before his 25th birthday, had seven strikeouts -- his fifth straight start with at least seven. Beachy said he should have done a better job of throwing strikes when given an early 5-0 lead. "I wasnt as sharp as usual," he said. "That happens. I just need to be a little bit better. I was just missing at times, just throwing balls when there was no reason to." The Dodgers rallied against Vizcaino (1-1) in the seventh. Three straight singles bby Justin Sellers, pinch-hitter Tony Gwynn Jr.dddddddddddd and Gordon loaded the bases. Loney followed with his three-run double to right, giving the Dodgers a 6-5 lead. Vizcaino issued an intentional walk to Matt Kemp before also walking Rivera, again loading the bases. Ethier added a two-run single off Cristhian Martinez. Vizcaino was charged with five runs while retiring only one batter. Including Beachy, the Braves will start rookies in each of the three games against Los Angeles. Left-hander Mike Minor will start Saturday night, and right-hander Randall Delgado will be recalled from triple-A Gwinnett to fill in for Jair Jurrjens on Sunday. Jurrjens is having his sore right knee examined by orthopedic specialist Dr. Richard Steadman in Vail, Colo. The Braves rotation is also missing right-hander Tommy Hanson, who is on the disabled list with a sore right shoulder. According to STATS LLC, the last time the Braves started three straight rookie pitchers in one series was Sept. 9-11, 2008, when Jorge Campillo, James Parr and Jurrjens pitched against the Rockies. Billingsley gave up five runs, three earned, nine hits and three walks. He was pulled after giving up a single to Jones on his 90th pitch to lead off the fifth. The right-hander gave up three runs in the second on a walk and three hits, including run-scoring singles by Michael Bourn and Brian McCann. Gordon mishandled Martin Prados grounder at shortstop for an error, allowing another run to score. Freeman doubled and scored on another double by Alex Gonzalez in the third for a 5-0 lead. The Dodgers scored two runs in the fourth when Beachy hit Kemp with a pitch to load the bases and Rivera hit a two-run single to centre. Gordon singled and scored on another single by Rivera in the sixth. NOTES: Bourn stole two bases. ... Minor and Los Angeles RHP Nathan Eovaldi, will pitch in Saturday nights game. Of the six starting pitchers in the three-game series, four are rookies, including all three for Atlanta. ... IF Jack Wilson, acquired by the Braves from Seattle on Wednesday, was activated from the 15-day DL and struck out as a pinch-hitter in the sixth. ... The Braves released SS Julio Lugo. ... Hanson threw two sets of 30 throws from 60 feet before the game and said he "definitely felt good."... Mattingly said 3B Juan Uribe, on the 15-day DL since July 24 with a groin strain, is not expected to return this season. ' ' '
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