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November 20, 2005

Tennis Masters Cup

Argentina's David Nalbandian fought back from two sets down to stun world number one Roger Federer and win the season-ending Masters Cup on Sunday.

Nalbandian's 6-7 6-7 6-2 6-1 7-6 victory -- only Federer's fourth defeat all year -- snapped the Swiss maestro's 35-match winning streak and denied him a share of John McEnroe's professional-era record for a season of 82-3 set in 1984.

Nalbandian, the first Argentine to reach the final since Guillermo Vilas won the title in 1974, won it 7-3 to seal victory after four hours, 33 minutes for the biggest title of his career.

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