Archive for category: Janko Tipsarevic
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Berdych defeats Del Potro and advances into Madrid Open final
Tomas Berdych became the first finalist of the Mutua Madrid Open after he overcame Argentine Juan Martin del Potro in today’s semifinal, winning 7-6 (5) 7-6 (6) in 2 hours and 20 minutes. Del Potro was going into the match with a 3-1 head to head record against Berdych, destroying [...] -
Federer beats Ferrer, books his place in Madrid SFs
Two times Madrid Open champion Roger Federer booked his place in the Saturday’s semifinal after beating Spaniard David Ferrer in two sets 6-4 6-4. Federer had the mental edge going into the match, having won the previous 12 meetings against Ferrer. It was only hard to imagine a different outcome [...] -
Defending champion Djokovic loses against Tipsarevic in Madrid
World no.1 Novak Djokovic won’t be able to defend his Mutua Madrid Open title this year after losing to his countryman Janko Tipsarevic in straight set 7-6 (2) 6-3 in today’s quarterfinal. Djokovic seemed to be a lot more confident on his serve in the first set. It was Tipsarevic [...] -
Nadal to play Tipsarevic in Barcelona quarterfinals
World no.2 Rafael Nadal of Spain is aiming to lift his seventh trophy at the Barcelona Open this year. And he has got just one step closer after he improved his match record at this tournament to 31-1 as he beat the Colombian qualifier Robert Farah 6-2 6-3. Nadal’s next [...] -
Nadal and Murray through to 3rd round at Barcelona Open
First seed Spaniard Rafael Nadal didn’t give his countryman Guillermo Garcia-Lopez too much of a chance as he destroyed him in the second round of the Barcelona Open, winning 6-1 6-2. Defending champion Nadal is on form, having also won the Monte Carlo Masters last week. He will next play [...] -
Murray through in Monte Carlo as injured Benneteau retires
British no.1 Andy Murray moved into the Monte Carlo Tennis Masters quarterfinals as his opponent Julien Benneteau of France was forced to retire due to an ankle injury at 6-5 for Murray. At 5-5 in the first set, Benneteau twisted his right ankle while chasing down a shot. He received [...] -
Djokovic advances in Monte Carlo as he beats Seppi
No.1 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia won his second round match at the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters as he defeated Italy´s Andreas Seppi 6-1 6-4 in 1 hour and 27 minutes. The Serbian, who had a first round bye, eased through the first by taking his opponent´s serve twice. Seppi [...] -
Argentina plays Czech Republic in Davis Cup semifinal
Juan Martin del Potro secured the third and winning point for Argentina in their Davis Cup quarterfinal encounter against Croatia. Del Potro didn’t give his opponent Marin Cilic any chance as he cruised to a 6-1 6-2 6-1 victory. The match lasted only 2 hours and 19 minutes and it [...] -
USA and Czech Republic take a 2-1 lead in Davis Cup QF
World no.1 doubles pair Bob and Mike Bryan beat Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra 6-4 6-4 7-6 (4) to give USA a 2-1 lead over France in the Davis Cup quarterfinals. Both first and second sets were decided at the very start, when the Bryan Brothers broke their opponents and [...] -
Tipsarevic keeps Serbian hopes alive, beats Stepanek in Davis Cup QF
After Tomas Berdych trashed Viktor Troicki 6-2 6-1 6-2, Janko Tipsarevic had to dig deep against Radek Stepanek to give Serbia a hope to move into the Davis Cup semifinal. In a battle that lasted 5 hours, Tipsarevic prevailed in five hard fought sets, winning 5-7 6-4 6-4 4-6 9-7. [...] -
Nadal beats Tsonga, sets up semifinal against Murray
No.2 seed Spaniard Rafael Nadal had to fight hard for his victory against the Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga as he beat him in three sets 6-2 5-7 6-4 and moved into the Miami Open semifinals. The match started well for Nadal, who broke Tsonga in the very first game despite being [...] -
Murray wins against Tipsarevic, books a place in the semis
No.4 seed Andy Murray booked his place in the Miami Masters semifinals as he beat the Serbian Janko Tipsarevic in quite windy conditions 4-6 6-3 6-4. The first set started with two breaks of serve and both players held their service games until the 5th game, when Murray struck again, [...] -
Murray defeats Simon for a quarterfinal spot in Miami
No.4 seed Andy Murray battled past the Frenchman Gilles Simon as he won in straight sets 6-3 6-4 and reached the quarterfinals of the Miami Tennis Masters. The first set started with a brutal service game from Murray that lasted an unbelievable 16 minutes. The Brit faced three break points [...]
