Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic team up

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    Talk about a one-two punch: No. 1 Rafael Nadal and No. 2 Novak Djokovic are teaming up to play doubles together at next week's tournament in Toronto.

    The ATP said it believes it's the first time the men holding the top two spots in the singles rankings have partnered for doubles at a tournament since No. 1 Jimmy Connors and No. 2 Arthur Ashe did it in 1976.

    Benito Perez-Barbadillo, the publicist for Nadal and Djokovic, said the pair discussed the possibility of playing with each other last season at hard-court events in Montreal or Cincinnati. But Nadal wound up having a stomach muscle problem, so those plans were scuttled.

    Djokovic brought up the thought of a high-powered doubles team again recently.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=5445517
     

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