Rafael Nadal booked easy passage into the second round of the Australian Open Tuesday, with the Spanish top seed showing no mercy against Marcos Daniel as the Brazilian quit trailing 6-0, 5-0 with a knee injury. Nadal, bidding for a fourth consecutive Grand Slam title, needed just three-quarters of an hour to advance against his [...]
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Wawrinka survives Goffin scare
January 7th, 2011 |
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Qualifier David Goffin showcased raw talent and the freshness of youth to stretch third seed Stanislas Wawrinka who eventually survived two tie-breaks to book his berth in the quarterfinals of the singles competition in the Aircel ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament here Friday. The one hour, 56-minute match ended well past midnight as Wawrinka, ranked [...]
Federer maintains big lead in unchanged ATP top 10
April 12th, 2010 |
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Roger Federer maintained his big lead in the men’s tennis rankings issued Monday by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) into the European clay court season which kicked off on the weekend.
Federer has 10,765 points, leading in an unchanged top 10 from Novak Djokovic of Serbia (7,630) and Spain’s Rafael Nadal (6,980).
The five-time reigning champion [...]
Federer maintains ATP lead; Miami champion Roddick climbs
April 5th, 2010 |
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Roger Federer retained a comfortable lead at the top of the men’s tennis rankings issued Monday by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) despite an early exit at the Miami Masters last week.
The Swiss Federer, who was knocked out in Florida by Czech Tomas Berdych, has 10,765 points to lead second-placed Serb Novak Djokovic (7,630) [...]
Federer waits out weather, earns demanding Miami win
March 30th, 2010 |
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Roger Federer waited out a four-hour rain delay, then triumphed Monday in an exchange of thundering groundstrokes 7-6(2), 7-6(3) over a fired-up Frenchman Florent Serra to reach the fourth round of the Miami Masters.
“I still have to tidy up my game a bit, being one break up in the first set and two breaks up [...]
Murray enters Oz Open semi-finals after injured Nadal withdraws
January 27th, 2010 |
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British tennis star Andy Murray produced some awesome tennis on Tuesday against defending champion Rafael Nadal, before the latter withdrew from their match injured.
The 22-year-old Scotsman led their quarter-final 6-3 7-6 (7-2) 3-0 before Nadal pulled out shortly after receiving treatment for a knee injury, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.
Nadal had been the reigning champion [...]
Federer plays mind games to overcome Andreev in Melbourne
January 19th, 2010 |
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Roger Federer’s famed mental strength rescued the top seed from potential danger as the world number one began his Australian Open campaign Tuesday with a turnaround 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(2), 6-0 defeat of Russian Igor Andreev.
The Swiss said he was glad he was playing on the Grand Slam stage with its longer, more demanding match format.
“I [...]
Nadal stops Safin to reach China semi-finals
October 10th, 2009 |
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World number two Rafael Nadal stopped Marat Safin’s Beijing revival in its tracks on Friday with a clinical 6-3 6-1 victory to reach the semi-finals of the $6.6-million China Open.
Spain’s Nadal, playing his first tournament since returning from an abdominal injury, dominated a brief but richly entertaining encounter against fellow former world number one [...]
The week in brief
September 11th, 2009 |
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Murray’s major mismatch Scotsman Andy Murray crashed out of the US Open against Marin Cilic in straight sets on Tuesday and relinquished his grip on the world No2 ranking as Rafael Nadal continued his return to form by booking a place in last night’s quarter-finals. Meanwhile, Kim Clijsters