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MONTREAL, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Top seed Rafael Nadal remained on course for a third consecutive title with a battling 6-4 7-5 victory over unseeded Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu in the semi-finals of the Montreal Masters on Saturday.

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