Archive for category: Last Week’s Tournaments
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Nishikori wins Memphis title with final victory over Lopez
Japan’s Kei Nishikori won his 3rd ATP Tour title after beating Spaniard Feliciano Lopez in the 2013 Memphis final. Nishikori needed one hour an 7 minutes to cruise to a more than comfortable 6-2 6-3 victory. Nishikori started the match full of confidence, breaking Lopez twice to take a 4-1 [...] -
Lopez and Nishikori to square off for Memphis 2013 title
Feliciano Lopez will play in Memphis 2013 final after winning in three sets. He is now facing Kei Nishikori who progressed due to his rival’s injury, playing only one set. In the clash of two unseeded players it was the experienced Spaniard Lopez who started better, breaking Uzbek Denis Istomin [...] -
Istomin to face Lopez in Memphis semi-finals
Denis Istomin of Uzekistan continued in his superb run at the ATP Memphis 2013 tournament as he made his way into the semis with a 6-4 7-6 (5) victory over American lucky loser Michael Russell. Istomin, who has had a very consistent 2013 season so far, defeated John Isner and [...] -
Nishikori upsets Cilic, Matosevic beats Dolgopolov in Memphis QFs
Kei Nishikori brushed aside top seed Cilic and will play against Marinko Matosevic in Memphis 2013 semifinal. Despite hitting eight aces more than his challenger (12-4), top seed Marin Cilic came nowhere close to eliminating fifth-seeded Japanese Nishikori. The players were tied at 2-2 in their head-to -head series prior [...] -
Ferrer defeats Nalbandian in Buenos Aires, Almagro also through to QFs
Top seed and defending champion David Ferrer made his way through to the Buenos Aires Copa Claro tournament quarter-finals after coming back from a set down against Argentine David Nalbandian, eventually prevailing 2-6 6-4 6-0. Former world no.3 Nalbandian started the encouter strongly, breaking the Spaniard a couple of times [...] -
Cilic and Dolgopolov advance to Memphis quarter-finals
Marin Cilic and Alexandr Dolgopolov entered the quarterfinals at ATP tournament in Memphis after winning their three-sets matches, while Denis Istomin threw out Lleyton Hewitt with ease. First seed Croatian Cilic made his way to the quarterfinals at Memphis ATP tournament after defeating home Igor Sijsling of Netherlands in a [...] -
Istomin beats Isner in Memphis, Nishikori and Hewitt through
An early exit for John Isner at Memphis ATP tournament as he was beaten by Denis Istomin, whilst Kei Nishikori and Lleyton Hewitt advanced into second round. Local favorite John Isner, who played San Jose semis last week, fell short in the first round of U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships [...] -
Raonic wins San Jose title, beats Haas in the final
Top seed Milos Raonic kept the tradition alive as he dismissed Tommy Haas in San Jose final and lifted SAP Open trophy for the third time in a row. Fourth-seeded German Haas was far from dethroning the king of San Jose ATP tournament. Raonic has not given away a set [...] -
Nadal beats Nalbandian to win Sao Paolo 2013 title
Rafael Nadal capped off his long-awaited return to ATP courts with a straight sets final victory over Nalbandian at Brasilian Open 2013 in Sao Paulo. Unseeded Argentine David Nalbandian, the former number 3, did not stand much of a chance against very inspired Rafa Nadal who thus claimed his 51st [...] -
Haas defeats Isner, faces Raonic in San Jose final
The SAP Open 2013 final in San Jose will feature defending champ Milos Raonic and Tommy Haas. They eliminated Americans Isner and Querrey, respectively. Fourth-seeded German veteran Haas is still a man to beat in San Jose as he threw out home crowd favorite John Isner in the semifinal clash. [...] -
Raonic beats Istomin, plays Querrey for place in San Jose final
Top seed Milos Raonic booked his place in the San Jose 2013 semi-finals by beating Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan in straight sets 7-6 (0) 6-3. Raonic, the two time champion here, will face American Sam Querrey for a place in the final. Querrey advanced with a hard fought three sets [...] -
Isner to meet Haas in San Jose semis
Seeded players John Isner and Tommy Haas secured their semifinal tickets at the San Jose ATP tournament with straight sets victories. Second seed American Isner maintained his good form and reached San Jose semis after brushing aside eighth-seeded Belgian Xavier Malisse in straight sets. The opener was a toe-to-toe struggle [...] -
Nadal beats Berlocq to reach Sao Paolo SFs, Nalbandian defeats Almagro
7 time Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal had to work hard for his Sao Paolo semi-final spot. The Spaniard came back from a set down to defeat Argentina’s Carlos Berlocq, eventually prevailing 3-6 6-4 6-4. After the players split the first two sets, Berlocq managed to break Rafa’s serve at [...]
