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Sharapova to play Kerber in Stuttgart semi-finals
Angelique Kerber, the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix’s third seed and home favourite, stated quarter final play on Friday afternoon in Stuttgart against Yaroslava Shvedova, the 37th ranked Kazakh. The German started well, but Shvedova fought back bravely before Kerber broke away again to take the first set 5-3. Kerber built [...] -
ATP Barcelona 2013 semi final previews – Nadal vs Raonic
The Spanish Armada lost one of its flagships when David Ferrrer crashed out of the tournament early but has still supplied two of the four semi finalists at the Barcelona Open. The possibility of an all-Spanish final remains with Nicolas Almagro playing Philipp Kohlschreiber at 13.30 local time with Rafael [...] -
Nadal beats Paire to reach Barcelona SFs, Robredo ousts Berdych
Rafa Nadal entered the quarterfinals at Barcelona 2013 ATP tournament, whilst Tommy Robredo beat Berdych. Milos Raonic also advanced. A seven-time Barcelona title holder Nadal ousted thirteenth seed Frenchman Benoit Paire in straight sets to march into the quarterfinals at Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell 2013. The Spaniard was broken in [...] -
Raonic and Gulbis lock horns on outer court in Barcelona
Torrential rain in Barcelona on Wednesday meant that when the fourth round clash between Milos Raonic and Ernests Gulbis finally got under way early this afternoon it was pushed onto court two at the last minute. While court two at Indian Wells or Roland Garros would indicate a stadium of [...] -
Almagro to play Monaco in Barcelona Open 2013 quarter-finals
Thomaz Bellucci, Juan Monaco, Nicolas Almagro and Philipp Kohlschreiber are through to the quarterfinal stage of Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell 2013. In the top half of the draw Dmitry Tursunov, who shocked top seed David Ferrer in the second round round, was stopped by 16th-seeded Brazilian Bellucci. The Russian, who [...] -
Sharapova defeats Safarova to reach 3td round in Stuttgart, Errani out
Top seed Maria Sharapova took to the court in the evening session at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart to play against 25th ranked Czech, Lucie Safarova, who had taken out Germany’s 28th ranked Mona Barthel in straight sets in the first round. Sharapova had a first round bye. [...] -
Nadal set to double up due to rain delay at Barcelona Open
Rafael Nadal is likely to make two appearances in front of his passionate Catalan supporters on Thursday. Severe rain on Wednesday afternoon left the world number five kicking his heels at the Barcelona Open waiting for his fourth round match against Benoit Paire to begin. The pair will take to [...] -
Ivanovic beats Petrova in Stuttgart, Kerber and Li through to round three
The second round of the Porche Grand Prix clay court tournament kicked off on Thursday in Stuttgart with seeds Na Li, Angelique Kerber, Petra Kvitova and Nadia Petrova all in action in the afternoon session. The only seed to fall was Petrova, the 8th seeded Russian, who was beaten in [...] -
Steffi Graf – The Greatest Female Tennis Player Ever?
Debates over who was the best female tennis player of all time abound. In the men’s game, it is generally recognised that Federer has surpassed all others in the history of the game.In the women’s game, it is not quite so straightforward.If it were a simple matter of career statistics, [...] -
Nadal beats Berlocq in Barcelona, Berdych and Raonic also win
Rafa Nadal cruised to third round at Barcelona 2013 tennis tournament, Tomas Berdych, Tommy Robredo and Milos Raonic also advanced. Second seed Nadal started the hunt for his eighth Barcelona crown by brushing aside 30-year-old Argentine Carlos Berlocq in straight sets. He got off to a flying start and moved [...] -
Tursunov upsets Ferrer in Barcelona, Almagro and Monaco through
Dmitry Tursunov stunned top seed Ferrer in the second round of Barcelona 2013, Juan Monaco, Nicolas Almagro and Philipp Kohlschreiber also through to 3rd round. Last year’s runner-up David Ferrer – he has played four Barcelona finals in last five years – stumbled at his first hurdle in 2013. In [...] -
ATP Barcelona 2013 Draw Preview and Analysis
For the full draw, please click here: ATP Barcelona 2013 Draw Alongside Bucharest, the Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell is one of two clay tournaments this week. The ATP World Tour 500 event is the second clay 500 of the year and the first of them in Europe. Unsurprisingly, Rafael Nadal has [...] -
ATP Bucharest 2013 Draw Preview and Analysis
For the full draw, please click here: ATP Bucharest 2013 Draw The BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy is an ATP World Tour 250 event based in Bucharest, Romania. The tournament is named after the legendary Romanian player Ilie Nastase and Ion Tiriac - the controversial owner of this tournament who is more known for [...]
