Archive for category: Mutua Madrid Open
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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 [...] -
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 [...] -
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 [...] -
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. [...] -
Nadal and Tsonga cruise into last 16 of Madrid Masters
Robin Haase extended his record breaking streak of losing tiebreakers to 17 with two more in a defeat to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6 (5) 7-6 (2). Neither player had much on return for most of the set with Tsonga dropping just four points on first serve. He would save the only break [...] -
Dimitrov shocks Djokovic in Madrid, Federer eases through
Grigor Dimitrov pulled off the biggest victory of his career with an astonishing 7-6 6-7 6-3 victory over World No.1 Novak Djokovic. The Bulgarian was the better player for large parts of the match, and troubled the Djokovic serve on numerous occasions in the first set. He failed to convert a 0-40 [...] -
Madrid roundup: Murray defeats Mayer, Raonic and Isner fall
Andy Murray found it surprisingly difficult against Florian Mayer in his opening match today, needing two tiebreaks to defeat the German 7-6(11) 7-6(3). After an tame exit to Stanislas Wawrinka in Monte Carlo, Murray was looking for improvement but despite the win he looked far from comfortable. 12 consecutive holds saw a [...] -
Haase breaks record in victory over Dolgopolov in Madrid, Isner and Raonic through
Robin Haase broke the record for most consecutive tie breaks lost in the Open Era on the ATP Tour but made it into the next round with a 6-3 6-7 6-2 victory over Alexandr Dolgopolov. Haase started well with an early break to go 3-1 up but only after Dolgopolov had wasted [...] -
Janowicz overcomes Querrey in Madrid, Cilic out
Jerzy Janowicz beats Sam Querrey to enter second round in Madrid, whilst Pablo Andujar eliminated Cilic. Kei Nishikori also advanced. World no. 24 Janowicz took on 18th-ranked US player Querrey in the first round of Madrid Masters. Their first ever ATP encounter started with the talented Pole building a 3-0 [...] -
Federer wins Madrid Open title, beats Berdych in final
Roger Federer won the Madrid Open title after beating Tomas Berdych 3-6 7-5 7-5 in Sunday’s final and matched Nadal’s record of 20 Master titles. With this win, the Swiss will move to the second spot in the rankings and overtake Nadal, who will drop to no.3. Federer is the [...] -
Federer reaches Madrid Open final, beats Tipsarevic
Former world no.1 and 16 time Grand Slam Champion Roger Federer set up a Madrid Open final encounter against Czech Berdych after defeating Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 6-2 6-3 in today’s semifinal. The Swiss maestro played some flawless tennis in the first set, he managed to win every point after [...] -
Berdych defeats Del Potro and advances into Madrid Open final
Tomas Berdych became the first finalist of the Mutua Madrid Open after he overcame Argentine Juan Martin del Potro in today’s semifinal, winning 7-6 (5) 7-6 (6) in 2 hours and 20 minutes. Del Potro was going into the match with a 3-1 head to head record against Berdych, destroying [...]
