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Cilic to play Melzer in Zagreb final
Marin Cilic advanced to the Zagreb ATP tournament final after defeating defending champion Mikhail Youzhny of Russia 4-6 6-4 6-3 in two hours and 29 minutes. After both players split sets to take this semi-final match into a decider, the two times Zagreb champion Cilic broke Youzhny at the beginning [...] -
Gasquet beats Nieminen, faces Paire in Montpellier final
Benoit Paire became the first finalist of the Montpellier 2013 tournament after prevailing in an all French battle against Michael Llodra. Paire made a superb comeback from a set down to eventually win the match with a 4-6 6-3 6-1 scoreline. This was the first meeting between the two players [...] -
Nadal advances to semis in Vina del Mar
Rafael Nadal took his place in the Semi Finals of the VTR Open with another straight forward win, this time over Spaniard Daniel Gimeno-Traver taking just 85 minutes to seal a 6-1 6-4 victory. He stormed through the first set for the loss of just one game, breaking twice and looking fairly dominant. [...] -
Paire upsets Simon, faces Llodra in Montpellier semi-finals
Benoit Paire of France upset fellow countryman Gilles Simon to reach the ATP Montpellier 2013 semi-finals, winning 7-5 7-6 (4). Despite Simon getting off to a better start and taking a 4-3 lead in the first set with a break to his good, he wasn’t able to maintain control of [...] -
Gasquet beats Benneteau, plays Nieminen in Montpellier SFs
No.3 seed Richard Gasquet of France booked his place in the Montpellier semis after defeating countryman Julien Benneteau in three sets 6-1 4-6 6-1. After Benneteau wrapped up the second set to level the score, he seemed to have suffered from a minor back injury. This was clearly visible on [...] -
Llodra beats Tipsarevic in Montpellier, Gasquet defeats Monfils
Frenchman Michael Llodra upset the second seeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia in the second round of the Open Sud de France, beating him in straight sets 6-3 7-6 (4). After the Czech Berdych withdrew before the tournament start, Tipsarevic was the highest seed in the draw and was granted a [...] -
Nadal wins second round match in Vina del Mar, Monaco out
It wasn’t quite vintage stuff from Rafael Nadal on his return from injury but he had far too much for qualifier Federico Delbonis in their second round affair, defeating the Argentinian 6-3 6-2. After surprisingly being broken in his first game, Nadal would recover from a 0-2 deficit by taking six of [...] -
ATP Montpellier 2013 Draw Preview and Analysis
Alongside Vina del Mar and Zagreb this week is a third ATP 250 tournament in Montpellier. The Open Sud de France has existed for 25 years but the tournament is being hosted in Montpellier for only the second time after a run between 1987 and 2009 in Lyon. The indoor tournament [...] -
ATP Vina del Mar 2013 Draw Preview and Analysis
After a week off for Davis Cup, the ATP Tour returns with the beginning of the ‘golden swing’ in Viña del Mar, Chile. The VTR Open has been hosted in a number of different venues in its 19 year life, with Santiago hosting the tournament previously in 2010 and 2011 and also [...] -
Canada eliminates Spain in first round of Davis Cup
Milos Raonic helped Canadians move into the quarterfinals of Davis Cup 2013 as they eliminated Spain with 3-2. Canada will play Italy next. A milestone victory for Canadian tennis players on hard court in Vancouver as their country entered the quarterfinal stage of Davis Cup for the first time. 15th-ranked [...] -
Argentina beats Germany in Davis Cup 2013
The Argentinians were clearly the better opponent as they achieved a sweeping 5-0 home victory over the Germans in the first round of Davis Cup 2013. They will be facing France in the quarterfinals. Everything was going according to the spectators’ desires in Buenos Aires this weekend as Juan Monaco [...] -
Serbia defeats Belgium to advance to 2nd round of Davis Cup
The Serbs were quick to finish their job in Charleroi as their first round Davis Cup encounter against Belgium stopped being a contest after the Saturday’s doubles match. They will meet the winner of USA-Brazil pair next. The home crowd was enjoying the first two sets of the opening clash [...] -
Czech Republic beats Switzerland in first round of Davis Cup 2013
In the absence of Roger Federer Switzerland suffered a 2-3 home defeat against Czech Republic in the first round of Davis Cup 2013. The Swiss were the first to go in front in Geneva on Friday as 17th ranked Stan Wawrinka outclassed World No. 73 Lukas Rosol in straight sets. [...]
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