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Nadal to face Wawrinka in Madrid Open final
Another dominant display by Rafa Nadal at Mutua Madrid Open 2013 who will play Stan Wawrinka in the Sunday’s final. In an all-Spanish semi-final fifth seed Nadal brushed aside 113th-ranked Pablo Andujar to enter his fifth Madrid final – he will be chasing his third crown after conquering the tournament [...] -
WTA Rome 2013 Draw Preview and Analysis
For the Full Draw, please click here: WTA Rome 2013 Draw The Internazionale BNL d”Italia is the second WTA Premier 5 tournament of the year, and one of the most prestigious clay court events in the calendar. First played in 1930, the Italian Open roll of honour features many of [...] -
Serena Williams to play Sharapova in Mutua Madrid Open 2013 final
In the first of the two semi final matches on Saturday, top seed Serena Williams took on seventh seed Sara Errani. In their quarter final matches, Serena dropped the second set to love against Anabel Madina Garrigues – only the sixth time in her entire career that that has happened [...] -
Nadal defeats Ferrer to book Madrid Open semi-finals
Rafa Nadal wins a three-setter against Ferrer to set up an all-Spanish Mutua Madrid Open 2013 semi-final against Pablo Andujar. A two-time Madrid Open Champion Nadal came back after a set down against his fourth-seeded countryman David Ferrer. In the opening set both players dropped one serve by 4-4 before [...] -
Berdych beats Murray, Wawrinka overcomes Tsonga in Madrid QFs
Tomas Berdych threw out Murray and will play Stan Wawrinka in Mutua Madrid Open 2013 semis. Last year’s runner up Berdych reached the semifinal stage after eliminating Madrid 2008 winner Andy Murray in straight sets. He suffered a loss of serve in the seventh game of the opener, yet he [...] -
Serena and Sharapova book Madrid Open semi-final place
In the first of the quarter final matches being played on Madrid on Friday, top seed Serena Williams took on the 63rd ranked Spaniard, Anabel Madina Garrigues, who made it this far in the tournament when Yaroslava Shvedova pulled out of their third round match. Both in the thirties, these [...] -
Ivanovic beats Kerber to reach Madrid semis, Errani also through
The 24th seed Ekaterina Makarova, the Russian giant killer who ousted both 3rd seed Victoria Azarenka and 14th seed Marion Bartoli on her way to the quarters, took on the Italian 7th seed Sara Errani. The Italian got the early breaks and led 2-1 and 4-2 in the first set, [...] -
Nishikori shocks Federer in Madrid, Nadal through
Japan´s Kei Nishikori upset the no.2 seed Swiss Roger Federer in the third round of the Mutua Madrid Open, defeating him in three sets 6-4 1-6 6-2. After splitting the first two sets, Nishikori managed to break the defending champion´s serve to take a 3-1 lead in the decider that [...] -
Grigor Dimitrov – Is He The Next Tennis Superstar?
Grigor Dimitrov can no longer be called “Baby Fed”. The soon to be 22-year-old Bulgarian became a man in some ways after defeating World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in a dramatic three set meeting in the first round of Madrid. Some fans may view this as a shock win for [...] -
Sharapova beats Lisicki, plays Kanepi in Madrid quarter-finals
In a third round match in the bottom half of the draw, 2nd seeded Russian Maria Sharapova took to the Manolo Santana Centre Court at the Matua Madrid Open to play against the 39th ranked German, Sabine Lisicki. Sharapova had to work hard in the second set of her first [...] -
Serena defeats Kirilenko to book Madrid quarter-final place
At the one hour mark in the match between 13th seeded Russian Maria Krirlenko and top seeded American Serena Williams, the score stood at 6-3 5-0. That was when the Russian got on the scoreboard for the first time in the second set, but the American served out the set [...] -
Madrid roundup: Berdych ousts Janowicz, Ferrer reaches round three
Tomas Berdych came from a set down to defeat Jerzy Janowicz 6-7 6-3 6-2. Despite an early break, Berdych struggled in the first set, facing break points in three different games. Janowicz recovered from 1-4 down to 4-4 but only after saving two break points in the process to consolidate the rebreak. [...] -
Hantuchova beats Kvitova in Madrid, Kirilenko also through
Angelique Kerber, the German 6th seed played against Svetlana Kuznetsova, the 40th ranked Russian who took out her compatriot, 11th seeded Nadia Petrova, in the second round. Games went with serve until Kuznetsova got a break to go 5-3 ahead with her serve to come. Continuing her great serving and [...]
