Archive for category: Auckland
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Ferrer and Kohlschreiber advance to Auckland final
David Ferrer and Philipp Kohlschreiber booked their final place at the ATP Auckland 2013 tournament. Top seed Ferrer made light work of the Frenchman Gael Monfils, destroying him in straight sets 6-1 6-2. Monfils, who has been suffering with a knee injury in the last year, seemed to have pulled [...] -
Querrey and Kohlschreiber advance to Auckland SFs
Sam Querrey moves into the next round after a relatively comfortable victory over now Canadian Jesse Levine 6-4 7-6(5). The players traded early breaks but after that there was little to shout about on return, as serve was dominant. Querrey served 14 aces while Levine saved six of the eight break points [...] -
Ferrer to play Monfils in Auckland semi-finals
David Ferrer made light work of Slovakian Lukas Lacko, taking just 55 minutes on his way to a 6-2 6-1 victory. Ferrer dropped just 12 points on serve over the two sets and faced one break point, which he saved on his way to a 5-2 lead in the first set. [...] -
Ferrer, Haas and Monfils all through to Auckland QFs
Top seed David Ferrer booked his quarter-final place in Auckland as he eliminated Yen-Hsun Lu in three sets 6-4 2-6 6-3. Ferrer, who got beaten by Nikolay Davydenko in the semis in Doha last week, could become the first player since Roy Emerson to win this tournament four times. In [...] -
ATP Auckland Roundup: Goffin, Janowicz, Klizan all out
It was a bad start to the week for a number of the up and comers on the ATP World Tour with David Goffin, Jerzy Janowicz and Martin Klizan all exiting in the first round in Auckland. After leading 5-2 with a double break in the first set, it all went downhill [...] -
Ferrer wins Auckland title
Defending champion David Ferrer captured his third title at the Heineken Open in Auckland as he defeated Olivier Rochus in the final 6-3 6-4. Rain interupted the match a couple of times, but Ferrer managed to keep his focus and he proved to be just a bit too good for [...] -
Marach/Peya lift Auckland trophy
The Austrian duo Alexander Peya and Oliver Marach clinched the title in Auckland as they defeated the Czech-Slovak pair Frantisek Cermak and Filip Polasek 6-3 6-2 in the final. This was Marach’s 12th title, whereas Peya has got 2 to his name now. Marach and Peya played very strongly throughout [...] -
Ferrer to play Rochus in Auckland Final
World no.5 David Ferrer will meet Olivier Rochus of Belgium in Auckland’s final. The Spaniard Ferrer made his way into the final with a win over Fernando Verdasco 6-3 6-4 and will fight for his third title here. He won this tournament in 2007 and 2011. Ferrer managed to break [...] -
Ferrer and Kohlschreiber through to Auckland semifinals
Defending champion David Ferrer of Spain battled his way into the Auckland semifinals as he beat the Colombian Alejandro Falla 6-4 4-6 6-3. Ferrer will now play Fernando Verdasco, who defeated his compatriot Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-5 6-4. Philipp Kohlschreiber advanced to the semis after overcoming the Spaniard Nicolas Almagro in [...] -
Zheng Jie wins Auckland final
China’s Zheng Jie won the fourth tour title of her career after her victory against Flavia Pennetta at the ASB Classic in Auckland. Zheng was 2-6, 6-3, 2-0 up when Pennetta had to retire due to an injury. Zheng dismissed Svetlana Kuznetsova in the semifinals, winning 2-6 6-3 6-3. It [...] -
Pennetta to meet Zheng in Auckland final
Flavia Pennetta got her revenge for last year’s quarterfinal loss to Angelique Kerber at the US Open. This time she managed to beat the German 6-1 6-2 in the semifinal of the ASB Classic in Auckland. Pennetta will play China’s Zheng Jie in Saturday’s final. Zheng surprisingly beat Svetlana Kuznetsova [...]
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