Archive for category: Jurgen Melzer
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Baghdatis beats Simon, plays Dimitrov in Brisbane semis
Marcos Baghdatis seemed to have started the 2013 season on a high note as he booked a Brisbane International 2013 semi-final place after defeating Frenchman Gilles Simon 6-3 6-4. The Cypriot broke the no.3 seeded Simon´s serve three times alltogether and improved his head to head record against the Frenchman [...] -
Melzer and Dimitrov win, Klizan out of Brisbane
No.7 seed Jurgen Melzer of Austria advanced into the second round of Brisbane International 2013 after beating American Denis Kudla 2-6 6-4 6-4. Kudla dominated the first set also thanks to Melzer´s numerous unforced errors. However, the Austrian managed to re-group and after one hour and 46 minutes, he set [...] -
Ferrer to play Dolgopolov in Valencia Open 2012 Final
David Ferrer defeated Dodig in three sets to play in Valencia Open 2012 finals, while Alexandr Dolgopolov easily dismissed Melzer. Although unseeded Croat Ivan Dodig was tough nut to crack, top seed Ferrer has come a step closer to completing his treble of Valencia Open titles. A head-to-head race in [...] -
Dolgopolov to play Melzer in Valencia Open 2012 semifinals
Alexandr Dolgopolov and Jurgen Melzer will meet in Valencia Open 2012 semis after claiming straight set victories in their quarterfinal matches. Ukrainian Dolgopolov and his quarterfinal opponent Marcel Granollers are only three spots apart on ATP rankings, yet there was a giant gap of quality between the unseeded players in [...] -
Dolgopolov and defending champion Granollers reach Valencia QFs
Defending champion Marcel Granollers came from a set down to move on to the quarter finals in Valencia, defeating Gilles Simon (4)6-7 6-3 6-2. John Isner’s exit meant Granollers was the only remaining seed in his half at the time of the match, giving him a great chance to be able [...] -
Del Potro overcomes scare in 2nd round in Vienna, Muller beats Melzer
Juan Martin Del Potro needed three sets to defeat an inspired Daniel Brands, taking 3 hours and 5 minutes for a 6-7 (5) 7-6 (4) 7-6 (6) victory. Brands was a semi finalist here last year and clearly enjoys playing in Vienna so it was much tougher than many had anticipated. [...] -
Raonic and Simon advance into second round of Shanghai Masters
Canadian Milos Raonic defeated Australian qualifier Marinko Matosevic in the first round of the Shanghai Rolex Masters 2012, prevailing in straight sets 7-6 (4) 6-3. Raonic, who reached the Japan Open final last week and and has won two ATP titles this year so far, went up a break in [...] -
Shanghai Masters 2012 – 1st Round Highlights and Predictions
Tommy Haas v Nicolas Almagro Arguably the pick of the first round matches sees Tommy Haas take on the Spaniard Nicolas Almagro. Haas has rolled back the years in 2012 and a good run here would leave him on course to record his highest year end ranking since 2007. He [...] -
Djokovic overpowers Melzer to advance into Beijing SFs, Lopez beats Querrey
Novak Djokovic cruised through to the semi finals after defeating Jurgen Melzer for the loss of just three games. In the 6-1 6-2 victory, the Serb was ruthlessly efficient taking all four break point opportunities on offer. The much could be said of his service games, especially in the first set. [...] -
Djokovic thrashes Berlocq in Beijing, Melzer beats Dolgopolov
Novak Djokovic avoided a mini fight back from Carlos Berlocq in their second round encounter of the China Open 2012, finally defeating the Argentinian in 76 minutes for a 6-1 6-3 victory. As was expected, Djokovic dominated in the first set much like he had done in their previous encounter, losing just 6 points [...] -
Jurgen Melzer withdraws in first round of Kuala Lumpur, Baker also out
Ex Austria’s top ten Jurgen Melzer had to retire from the Malaysian Open today due to a thigh strain in the middle of his match against Canadian Vasek Pospisil. The young Canadian used his powerful service and rallied to take the first set 6-4. In the second part of the [...] -
Roddick out of Cincinnati, Haas and Hewitt through to round two
Tommy Haas and Lleyton Hewitt proceed to second round of 2012 Cincinnati Masters while sixteenth seed Andy Roddick drops out. Querrey, Istomin, Troicki, and Chardy are also through. German veteran Haas has been in a great form recently as he won the Halle tournament in June and played some superb [...] -
Granollers, Youzhny, Querrey win openers in Toronto
Marcel Granollers of Spain is through to the second round of the Roger Cup held in Toronto after dismissing Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky. The Spaniard needed three sets and 2 hours and 8 minutes to win 4-6 6-4 6-3. Although winning 4 points only on the Spaniard’s serve in the first [...]
