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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 [...] -
Czech Republic beats USA, Germany defeats Croatia
Germany won their second match at the World Team Cup in Dusseldorf after beating Croatia 3-0. Florian Mayer gave the home team a good head start as he defeated Ivan Dodig in straight sets 6-1 6-1. This was followed by a win from Philipp Kohlschreiber, who dismissed Croatia’s Lovro Zovko [...] -
Novak Djokovic to bring Fast Fashion on Court
In a move that would be more suited to the sartorially-savvy Venus sisters, or even Mr Cool himself – the Swiss maestro Federer, the current world number 1 Novak Djokovic has teamed up with Japanese clothing giant Uniqlo to become its Global Brand Ambassador. (For other tennis clothing, check out [...] -
Federer’s not Happy about the ITF Olympic Changes
It was never going to be a decision that would make every player happy, but now the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has incurred the wrath of world Number 3 – Roger Federer – over its decision to change the 2016 Olympic qualifying criteria. The current Olympic qualifying rules require players [...] -
Argentina beats USA at the Team World Cup, Czechs also win
Argentina and Czech Republic both won their Red Group matches at the Team World Cup in Dusseldorf. Argentina posted a 3-0 victory over United States. Carlos Berlocq secured the first point in yesterday’s match against Andy Roddick, winning 6-2 6-2. All was decided after the second singles encounter, when Argentine [...] -
Germany and Serbia win their matches in Dusseldorf
Germany won their Blue Group match at the Team World Cup in Dusseldorf against Russia convicingly 3-0. In yesterday’s first singles match, Philipp Kohlschreiber allowed Alex Bogomolov Jr. only two games on his way to victory, winning 6-0 6-2. The match was decided after German Florian Mayer clinched the winning [...] -
Nadal wins Rome title after beating Djokovic in final
Rafael Nadal won his 21st Masters title after defeating world no.1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic in the Rome final, winning 7-5 6-3 in 2 hours and 20 minutes. Some heavy hitting marked the beginning of the match, both players going at each other with full speed. Nadal earned himself [...] -
Djokovic beats Federer in Heavyweight semi-final clash
Federer came into this match having won 47 of 50 matches since last years US Open loss to Djokovic. A run in which he captured 7 titles, reclaimed the number 2 ranking (as of last week), and in the process had Federer fans in a frenzy of excitement about the [...] -
Nadal downs Ferrer for a place in Rome final
Rafael Nadal became the first player to reach the Rome Tennis Masters final after he defeated fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 7-6 (6) 6-0. Today’s semifinal was a re-match of the Barcelona Open final, where Nadal prevailed in straight sets. Whenever these two players meet, it’s guaranteed that the crowd watching [...]
