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Rafael Nadal continues his quest to win a ninth consecutive title as he faces No. 16 seed Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany for the 10th time in the second match of the day. Rafa leads 8-1 but Kohlschreiber won their last meeting last year on grass in the quarter-finals at Halle.

Here are the matches they have played against each other:

Year	Tournament & City	Surface	Round	Winner & Score
2012	Halle Germany	Grass	Q	Kohlschreiber, Philipp 6-3, 6-4 Stats
2012	Doha Qatar	Hard	R32	Nadal, Rafael 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-3 Stats
2010	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada Toronto, Canada	Hard	Q	Nadal, Rafael 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 Stats
2010	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Italy	Clay	R32	Nadal, Rafael 6-1, 6-3 Stats
2010	Australian Open Australia	Hard	R32	Nadal, Rafael 6-4, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 Stats
2009	ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Spain	Clay	R16	Nadal, Rafael W/O
2008	Dubai U.A.E.	Hard	R32	Nadal, Rafael 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 Stats
2007	Stuttgart Germany	Clay	R16	Nadal, Rafael 6-3, 6-3 Stats
2007	ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo Monaco	Clay	Q	Nadal, Rafael 6-2, 6-3 Stats
2007	Australian Open Australia	Hard	R64	Nadal, Rafael 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 Stats

The eight time champion has an overall record of 45-1, winning 43 matches in a row. Rafa is off to a career-best 18-1 start (13-1 on clay) on the season, winning 15 matches in a row. Kohlschreiber is looking to reach the quarter-finals here for the third time (2007, ’10). He comes in with a career 8-25 (4-8 on clay) vs Top 5 opponents, last win was over No. 2 Nadal in the quarter-final at Halle last year, last win on clay was at 2010 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo d. No. 4 Andy Murray in the second round.

Good luck Rafa! 

Source: ATP World Tour

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