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French Open First Round Recap
Here are some of the first round men’s results from this year’s Roland Garros: Nicholas Mahut def. Andy Roddick[26] 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 - Roddick has not played too much tennis recently, yet he was hoping that the French Open would be the place to get back on his feet. [...] -
Djokovic cruises into second round in Paris, Berdych also through
World no.1 Novak Djokovic, who would love to capture the Golden Slam this year, made a good start at this year’s French Open, overcoming Italy’s Potito Starace 7-6 (3) 6-3 6-1 and moving into the second round. Although Djokovic didn’t face a break point throughout the match, he couldn’t convert [...] -
Federer wins opener in Paris, matches Connors’ grand slam record
Swiss Roger Federer won his first round match at the 2012 French Open and matched Jimmy Connors’ record of 233 grand slam match wins. Federer defeated German’s Tobias Kamke in straight sets 6-2 7-5 6-3 and will be trying to at least match or best his last year’s result here [...] -
Roddick and Melzer out of Roland Garros
26th seed American Andy Roddick bowed out of this year’s Roland Garros after losing to France’s Nicolas Mahut 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-2. Former world no.1 Roddick has been struggling with his form for a while now and will surely be looking forward to the grass court season, where he managed [...] -
Del Potro and Tsonga into second round in Paris
5th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and 9th seed Juan Martin del Potro won their first round matches at this year’s Roland Garros. Frenchman Tsonga came back from a set down to beat Russian qualifier Andrey Kuznetsov, winning 1-6 6-3 6-2 6-4. Tsonga said last week that no Frenchman could win this [...] -
Almagro beats comeback boy Baker to win Nice title
Nicolas Almagro ended Brian Baker’s dream run at this year’s Nice Open, beating him 6-3 6-2 in today’s final and retaining his last year’s trophy. This is the 12th ATP Tour victory for the world no.14 Spaniard, who hasn’t lost a single set throughout this year’s tournament. He managed to [...] -
Serbia beats Czech Republic to win World Team Cup title
Serbia clinched the 2012 World Team Cup title for the second time as they defeated Czech Republic 3-0 in today’s final in Dusseldorf. Both Janko Tipsarevic and Viktor Troicki won their singles matches to secure the trophy for Serbia. In the first singles match, Tipsarevic overcame the Czech Tomas Berdych [...] -
Almagro to play Baker in Nice final
The dream comeback doesn’t seem to end for the American Brian Baker after he booked himself a final spot at the Nice Open after defeating Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko 6-7 (5) 6-4 6-2. This will be the first ever ATP Tour final for Baker, who got handed a wild card for [...] -
Serbia beats Germany for a final spot at the World Team Cup
Serbia became the first finalist of the World Team Cup in Dusseldorf after defeating defending champions Germany. World no.8 Janko Tipsarevic secured the crucial second point as he beat German Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4 3-6 7-5. In yesterday’s match, Serbian Viktor Troicki proved too strong for Florian Mayer, beating him in [...] -
Almagro to face Simon in Nice semis
Defending champion Nicolas Almagro will play against the Frenchman Gilles Simon for the final spot at the Nice Open. Spanish 3rd seed Almagro overcame Belgian Steve Darcis in straight sets 6-4 6-4 and no.2 seed Gilles Simon of France eliminated Brazilian qualifier Thomaz Bellucci 7-5 6-0 to book his place [...] -
Baker’s big comeback in Nice, sets up semifinal match against Davydenko
American qualifier Brian Baker is on his way to a dream comeback after he moved into the Nice Open semifinals by defeating Russia’s Mikhail Kukushkin 4-6 6-3 7-6 (4). Baker, who was once considered one of the most talented players on tour, has reached the boy’s Roland Garros singles final [...] -
Davydenko beats Isner for a place in Nice SFs
Former world no.3 Nikolay Davydenko moved into the Nice Open semifinals after beating American top seed John Isner 6-4 7-6 (4). Isner had his chances throughout the match, but couldn’t convert any of the three break points he had. Davydenko managed to take his opponent’s serve once in the first [...] -
Argentina overcomes Japan, Serbia also wins in Dusseldorf
Argentina wrapped up a 3-0 win over Japan at the 2012 World Team Cup in Germany. The match has been decided after the two singles encounters, when Argentine Leonardo Mayer defeated Tatsuma Ito 6-4 6-4 and Carlos Berlocq overcame Go Soeda also in straight sets 6-3 6-4. The Argentine duo [...]
