SAO PAULO — Rafael Nadal won his doubles opener Tuesday at the Brazil Open, his second tournament after a long injury layoff. Nadal teamed up with David Nalbandian of Argentina to beat Spaniards Pablo Andujar and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3, 3-6, 11-9. Earlier, Fifth-seeded Thomaz Bellucci beat fellow-Brazilian Guilherme Clezar 7-6 (4), 5-7, 7-6 (1) on Tuesday in the first round of the singles. In other first-round matches at the clay-court event, Argentina's Guido Pella topped sixth-seeded Fabio Fognini of Italy 7-6 (6), 1-6, 6-1, and eighth-seeded Albert Ramos beat Spanish compatriot Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3, 7-5. Nadal and Nalbandian saved a few match points and eve...
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