Archive for category: News Feeds
-
-
Ferrer to play Rochus in Auckland Final
World no.5 David Ferrer will meet Olivier Rochus of Belgium in Auckland’s final. The Spaniard Ferrer made his way into the final with a win over Fernando Verdasco 6-3 6-4 and will fight for his third title here. He won this tournament in 2007 and 2011. Ferrer managed to break [...] -
Defending champion Li upsets Kvitova in Sydney
Li Na of China moved into her second consecutive final at the Sydney International as she beat world no.2 Petra Kvitova 1-6 7-5 6-2. Kvitova had a chance to take the world no.1 spot and overtake Caroline Wozniacki, but she had to win this tournament. She was a set and [...] -
Baghdatis defeats Del Potro, Istomin ousts Gasguet in Sydney
Marcos Baghdatis showed some of his best tennis to beat Juan Martin del Potro in the quarterfinal of the Sydney International, winning 7-6 (9-7) 6-4. Del Potro seemed to be in control of the first set, was a break up and after Baghdatis managed to force a tiebreak, the Argentinian [...] -
Ferrer and Kohlschreiber through to Auckland semifinals
Defending champion David Ferrer of Spain battled his way into the Auckland semifinals as he beat the Colombian Alejandro Falla 6-4 4-6 6-3. Ferrer will now play Fernando Verdasco, who defeated his compatriot Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-5 6-4. Philipp Kohlschreiber advanced to the semis after overcoming the Spaniard Nicolas Almagro in [...] -
Djokovic and Wozniacki top seeds at Australian Open 2012
Defending champion Novak Djokovic will be no.1 seed at this year´s Australian Open in Melbourne. He defeated British no.1 Murray in the 2011 Final 6-4 6-2 6-3. 2009 champion Nadal will be second seed, followed by Federer and Murray. In the women´s draw, world no.1 Caroline Wozniacki will be top [...] -
Raonic defeats Tipsarevic and wins Chennai Open
Canadian Milos Raonic won the 2nd title of his career, defeating Serbian Janko Tipsarevic in the Chennai Open Final 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 7-6(4). This was the longest ever match at the Chennai Open and Raonic´s biggest weapon helped him on his way to victory, as he fired 35 aces. Both players [...] -
Tsonga beats Monfils in Qatar Open Final
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won his eighth career title as he defeated Gael Monfils in the Qatar Open Final 7-5 6-3. Tsonga reached the final as Federer withdrew from their semifinal encouter due to a back injury. Monfils dismissed Nadal in the other semis. The world no.6 Tsonga started the match slowly [...] -
Raonic vs. Tipsarevic in the Chennai Open Final
The Canadian Milos Raonic reached the third final of his career by beating Nicolas Almagro of Spain 6-4 6-4 at the Chennai Open. Raonic, by many considered one of the most talented player on tour, will try to win his second career title in Sunday’s final, where he will meet [...] -
Federer withdraws from Qatar Open due to back injury
World no.3 Roger Federer withdrew from his semifinal match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Qatar Open due to a back injury. Defending champion Federer said: “I’ve just been trying to manage the situation really. Back spasms happen and sometimes you can contain them with massage and painkillers,” “I don’t want [...] -
Murray overpoweres Baghdatis in Brisbane quarterfinals
British no.1 Andy Murray reached the Brisbane International semifinals as he dismissed Marcos Baghdatis from Cyprus in two easy sets 6-2 6-2. Murray got off to a quick start as he took a 4-0 lead in the first set, eventually closing it out 6-2. There were no breaks in the [...] -
Federer and Nadal into Qatar semifinals
Defending champion Roger Federer booked his spot in the Qatar Open semis as he beat Italian Andreas Seppi 6-3 5-7 6-4. World no.2 Rafael Nadal joins Federer in the last 4 after a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Russian Mikhail Youzhny. Federer will now play Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and it will [...] -
Federer beats Tsonga and wins the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals
Roger Federer became the most successful player in season-end championships as he beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to take the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals crown. He beat the Frenchman 6-3 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 and celebrated the 70th carrer title. This was also his 100th tour final and he was extremely delighted [...] -
Tipsarevic advances in Moscow, Chardy upsets Dolgopolov
Top seed Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia rallied back strongly after losing the first set against Russia’s Igor Kunitsyn to win 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-0 in the second round of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow. Tipsarevic will now play Dmitry Tursunov of Russia, who dismissed France’s Julien Benneteau 6-3, 7-6 to [...]
