Archive for category: Martin Klizan
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Melzer and Dimitrov win, Klizan out of Brisbane
No.7 seed Jurgen Melzer of Austria advanced into the second round of Brisbane International 2013 after beating American Denis Kudla 2-6 6-4 6-4. Kudla dominated the first set also thanks to Melzer´s numerous unforced errors. However, the Austrian managed to re-group and after one hour and 46 minutes, he set [...] -
Verdasco beats Monaco, plays Cilic in 3rd round of Shanghai
Spaniard Fernando Verdasco advanced into the 3rd round of Shanghai Rolex Masters 2012 after overcoming 7th seeded Argentine Juan Monaco in straight sets 6-4 6-2. Verdasco, who missed out some tournaments due to a writs injury, took Monaco’s serve in the third game of the first set and managed to [...] -
Cilic and Verdasco through to second round of Shanghai Masters
Croat Marin Cilic needed 1 hour and 33 minutes to advance into the second round of the 2012 Shanghai Rolex Masters as he defeated Polish qualifier Lukasz Kubot in straight sets 7-5 6-3. 10th seeded Cilic, who overpovered Kubot from the baseline and served quite well throughout the whole match [...] -
Klizan Wins First ATP Title, Beats Fognini in St. Petersburg Final
Martin Klizan of Slovakia stormed to take his first ATP title as he overcame Italy’s Fabio Fognini in today’s final at the St. Petersburg Open, winning in straight sets 6-2 6-3. This was also the first meeting between the two players, with only 8 places separating them in the rankings [...] -
Klizan wins thriller against Youzhny in St. Petersburg semis
Slovak Martin Klizan reached his first ATP Final after coming back from a set down to beat the top seed Mikhail Youzhny of Russia in a three set drama 6-7 (11) 6-4 7-6 (3) in today’s St. Petersburg Open semis. The game was full of twists and turns as first [...] -
Youzhny to face Klizan for a place in St. Petersburg final
Top-seeded Mikhail Youzhny of Russia continued his march on the St Petersburg Open by disposing of the seventh seed Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 6-4, 0-6, 6-3 on Friday. It was tough going at times in the first though as he admitted his fitness was tested to the full. The effects [...] -
Youzhny overcomes Ram, Klizan defeats Bolelli in St. Petersburg
Top Seed Mikhail Youzny advanced to the Quarter Finals in fine style against Rajeev Ram of the United States on Thursday. Clearly hitting a winning rythmn the Russian demonstrated a powerful serve from the word go. Ram was almost blitzed into submission winning just three points at the receiving end, and [...] -
Marin Cilic Reaches His First Grand Slam Quarter-Finals Since Melbourne 2010
At the beginning of the day, everyone was salivating over the perspective of an encounter between the number one player in the world, Roger Federer, and a player who is known for giving him trouble during matches, Mardy Fish. However, shortly after the start of the day, the news came [...] -
Tsonga Shocked, Fish Survives Scare at US Open 2012
In the biggest upset of the tournament so far, the fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was defeated in four sets by Slovakia’s Martin Klizan by a score of 6-4 1-6 6-1 6-3. Much more known for his clay exploits, this was his best hard court win to date. It was clear [...] -
Tsonga Out of 2012 US Open, Klizan beats him in four sets
Slovak Martin Klizan caused the biggest upset of this year’s US Open so far after he defeated Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in four sets 6-4 1-6 6-1 6-3 to make it to the third round. Fifth seeded Tsonga had a slow start into the match, but managed to find his rhythm [...]
