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Ferrer and Tipsarevic reach third round at Paris Masters
4th seeded Spaniard David Ferrer booked a place in the third round of the 2012 Paris Masters with an easy 6-1 6-3 win over fellow countryman Marcel Granollers. Ferrer, who won the Valencia Open last week by defeating Dolgopolov in the final, broke Granollers five times on his way to [...] -
ATP World Tour Finals 2012: Juan Martin Del Potro Preview (#6)
After a decent showing in 2011 since returning from injury, Juan Martin Del Potro has continued to push on in 2012 and is getting closer to the form that saw him pick up the US Open in 2009. His title in Basel finally confirmed his place in the World Tour [...] -
Tsonga and Berdych advance into third round of Paris Masters
Seeded players Tomas Berdych, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Stan Wawrinka advanced into the third round of Paris Masters 2012. Julien Benneteau had chance to beat countryman Tsonga for the fourth time in his career and level their head-to-head score in the second round of Paris Masters. Sixth seed Tsonga faced a [...] -
Wozniacki beats Hsieh at the Tournament of Champions
Caroline Wozniacki won her first match in her group of the Tournament of Champions in Sofia as she defeated Su-Wei Hsieh in two easy sets 6-2 6-2. Wozniacki, who is looking to earn a hat-trick of titles this autumn following tournament wins in Seoul and Moscow, had an impressive first [...] -
Dolgopolov out of Paris Masters, Verdasco retires due to injury
Sam Querrey, Igor Sijsling and Michael Llodra move into the second round of ATP Paris Masters. Verdasco and Stepanek retired due to injuries. Last week’s Valencia runner-up Alexandr Dolgopolov suffered a defeat in the first round of Paris Masters against Dutchman Sijsling, who successfully held all of his service games. [...] -
Janowicz beats Cilic in Paris, Nishikori defeats Paire
World no.65 Jerzy Janowicz upset the 13th seeded Marin Cilic in the second round of the Paris Masters 2012, beating him in straight sets 7-6 (6) 6-2. This year has been spectacular for the Polish qualifier, who worked his way up the rankings from the 222th position at the beginning [...] -
Vinci beats Hantuchova in Sofia, Pironkova defeats Zheng
First on court on Monday on the first day of play at the Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions taking place this week in Sofia, Bulgaria, were Italian Roberta Vinci, seeded 4th and ranked at 16; and Daniela Hantuchova, seeded 7th and ranked at 32. Vinci has had a stellar season [...] -
How to Practice Like Professional Tennis Players – Tennis Tips
The difference between the top players in the world and everyone else is mainly strokes, footwork, strategy and the mental game. But what most people don’t realize is that these differences start in the way you practice and play tennis. Also, it is crucial to focus not only on developing [...] -
Azarenka or Serena Williams? Who deserves to be world no.1?
Yet another season on the WTA has come to an end and once again many tennis fans and pundits have decided that rather then spend time looking back on the highlights of this year, instead they’d rather argue over the idea that the person awarded the honor of being only [...] -
ATP World Tour Finals Players Preview: #7 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Day two of my countdown to the World Tour Finals takes a look at the year of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Tsonga hasn’t mathematically qualified just yet but barring a miracle that would see two of the chasing pack contest the final, his entry will be confirmed. This week sees Tsonga’s first [...] -
WTA Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions 2012 Draw Preview
Following the showcase WTA Championships in Istanbul, this week sees another elite player event take place in Sofia. The Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions features eight players who have performed well on the International Series of tournaments this season. The six highest-ranking women to have won an International title, along [...] -
Simon beats Baghdatis in Paris, Lopez and Youzhny out
Gilles Simon booked his place in the second round of the 2012 Paris Masters after beating Marcos Baghdatis 7-5 6-1 in one hour and 17 minutes. The first set saw both players exchanging one break each to take it to 3-3. But the home crowd favorite Simon struck again in [...] -
Seppi wins opener in Paris, Kohlschreiber and Bellucci out
Andreas Seppi, Kevin Anderson and Jerzy Janowicz win opening matches at Paris Masters 2012. An easy job for South African Anderson in first round as he progressed without giving away a serve in the clash with Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil. He overcame a single break point threat in the opening [...]
