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Cilic and Wawrinka out of Chennai Open 2013
Two times Chennai Open champion Marin Cilic of Croatia went out of this year’s tournament after the Frenchman Benoit Paire eliminated him in three sets 6-4 1-6 7-5. After both players traded one break each at the start of the first set, Paire managed to take his opponent’s serve for [...] -
Davydenko beats Ferrer, plays Gasquet for Qatar Open 2013 title
Richard Gasquet and Nikolay Davydenko will square off in the Qatar Open 2013 final. The Frenchman Gasquet made his way into the final after beating German Daniel Brands in straight sets 7-5 7-5. Gasquet managed to avert all three break points and as he took his opponent’s serve once at [...] -
Serena Williams to play Pavlyuchenkova for Brisbane title, Azarenka withdraws
World number one and top seed at the Brisbane International, Victoria Azarenka, pulled out of her semi final match against Serena Williams on Friday with a toe injury. She told the press conference that she had had an ongoing problem with a toe on her right foot which had required [...] -
Li Na to face Zakopalova in Shenzhen final
The organisers of the first Shenzhen Gemdale Open being played in China this week will be delighted that one of their own players will battle for the trophy in the final. Li Na, the world number 7 and top seed, made relatively light work of her match against her countrywoman [...] -
Agnieszka Radwanska and Wickmayer into Auckland final
Number one seed and world number 4 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, will meet Belgium’s Yanina Wickmayer, seeded 3 and ranked at 24, in Saturday’s final of the ASB Classic being played in Auckland, New Zealand, this week. Radwanska had an easy route to the final, with pretty pedestrian straight set [...] -
Murray to face Nishikori in Brisbane International semis
Andy Murray secured his semi-final spot at the Brisbane International 2013 tournament with a 6-4 7-6 (3) victory over Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan. The Australian crowd was witness to a fairly high quality match, with serve dominating the encounter. However, the British US Open 2012 champion managed to take his [...] -
Berdych through with ease, Cilic also books Chennai QFs
Tomas Berdych justified his billing as top seed at the Chennai Open 2013 with a straight forward victory over Somdev Devvarman 6-3 6-1. The local favourite had defeated Jan Hajek in round one but could not defeat a second Czech, getting outclassed. Berdych dropped just four points on first serve in [...] -
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 [...] -
Brands beats Monfils, plays Gasquet in Doha SFs
Second seeded Richard Gasquet advanced into the Qatar Open 2013 semis as he eliminated Slovak Lukas Lacko in straight sets 6-1 6-3. The Frenchman broke his opponent five times to seal the victory in one hour and 11 minutes. “I returned better and served better than yesterday. It’s a good [...] -
Ferrer to play Davydenko in Qatar Open 2013 semis
Top seed David Ferrer of Spain booked his place in the Qatar Open 2013 semi-finals after dispatching Italian Paolo Lorenzi in straight sets 6-3 6-0. This was the first meeting between the two players and the Spaniard´s solid ground strokes proved to be too much for Lorenzi, who went down [...] -
Azarenka and Pavlyuchenkova advance into Brisbane semis
World number one and top seed at the Brisbane International in this eastern Australian city, Victoria Azarenka, continued her good form coming into this first tournament of the new season, after having a bye in the first round and an easy 6-3 6-3 win over Sabine Lisicki in the second [...] -
Serena Williams reaches Brisbane semis, Tsurenko also wins
After the demise of so many of the seeds early on in the Brisbane International tournament, it must be heartening for the organisers to see the number one seed Victoria Azarenka, and the number three seed Serena Williams both still in the draw. These two players, whose seeding reflects their [...] -
Murray wins opener against Millman in Brisbane
Top seed and defending champion Andy Murray needed three sets to overcome Australian John Millman in the second round of 2012 Brisbane International, winning 6-1 5-7 6-3. Murray, who managed to take his opponent´s serve three times to go a set up, lost his focus a bit and after conceding [...]
