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ROME -- Rafa Nadal's chances of winning an open era-record seventhFrench Open title next month will not be affected by his fall tonumber three in the world rankings, the Spaniard said on Monday. His third-round defeat last week in Madrid meant he was overtakenby tournament winner Roger Federer, with Novak Djokovic still topof the pile. Being number two or number three isn't going to change my goal, Nadal told a news conference at the Foro Italico, the longtime homeof the Rome Masters, which began on Sunday. My goal will be the same, number two, three or number 10. To winyou have to beat the best players in the world. The only change isin the semifinals but it doesn't make any difference. Nadal could regain second spot from Federer this week but said hewas more concerned with the way he is playing. I will try my best to play my best and if I am able to do that Iwill have my chances to have a good result, he said. I will just try to play the same way I did in Monte Carlo andBarcelona (where he won the title). The feeling is there and I amhappy with how I am playing. Nadal and Djokovic were the most vocal critics of the slipperynature of the blue clay which was used in Madrid for the first timelast week. I don't think about Madrid, Nadal said. I lost (to FernandoVerdasco). I accept that I played bad and I lost because I didn'tplay the level that I needed to win. But Rome is a tournament I love, one of my favorite tournamentsof the year. I am just excited and motivated to come back here. Beaten in the final by Djokovic last year, Nadal is due to beginhis title bid on Wednesday against Florian Mayer, a German with anawkward game who beat him when they played in Shanghai lastOctober. Federer will also be in action on Wednesday against Carlos Berlocqof Argentina on Wednesday while Djokovic and fourth seed AndyMurray play on Tuesday. Top seed Djokovic takes on talented Australian Bernard Tomic, a4-6, 6-2, 6-4 winner over Spaniard Santiago Giraldo, and Murrayplays Argentine David Nalbandian. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as Auto Diagnostic Interface Manufacturer , Car Key Programer Manufacturer for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Car Key Programer.
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