Archive for category: Nicolas Almagro
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Ferrer beats Almagro in five sets to reach Australian Open semis
No.4 seed Spaniard David Ferrer came back from two sets down to defeat countryman Nicolas Almagro, winning 4-6 4-6 7-5 7-6 (4) 6-2 and advancing to the Australian Open 2013 semi-final. Almagro was literally one tiny step away from upsetting Ferrer, but he failed to serve out the match when [...] -
Berdych and Wawrinka reach 4th round of Australian Open
Tomas Berdych, Stan Wawrinka and Nicolas Almagro enter the last 16 at Australian Open 2013 in straight sets. An easy day in the office for fifth seed Czech Berdych in the third round as there was a gulf of class between him and 26th-seeded Austrian Jurgen Melzer today. Berdych cruised [...] -
Almagro, Nishikori and Janowicz into 3rd round in Melbourne
10th seeded Nicolas Almagro stormed into the third round of this year’s Australian Open in Melbourne after overcoming countryman Daniel-Gimeno Taver 6-4 6-1 6-2. The Spaniard dropped his serve only once in the entire match, breaking his opponent six times on his way to victory in one hour and 41 [...] -
Almagro wins Miami Tennis Cup Exhibition
Andy Roddick showed he still has it at the Miami Tennis Cup at the weekend, defeating Andy Murray in two sets in the semi final at the event in Key Biscane. The recently retired American was a part of the exhibition tournament that also included John Isner, Alejandro Falla, Nicolas Almagro and another recently [...] -
Czech Republic vs Spain 1:1 after first day of Davis Cup Final
The Davis Cup Final encounter between Czech Republic and Spain is levelled at 1:1 after the first day of play. In the opening match, Spaniard David Ferrer defeated Radek Stepanek in three hard fought sets, winning 6-3 6-4 6-4 to give his country a lead. Ferrer broke the Czech’s resistance [...] -
Tsonga defeats Almagro in Paris and qualifies for ATP Finals
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga secured his spot at the ATP World Tour Finals 2012 in London after beating Spaniard Nicolas Almagro 7-6 (4) 7-6 (3) in today’s third round match at the Paris Masters. Both players showed some confidence on serve at the beginning of the match, with Tsonga producing three love [...] -
Ferrer beats Almagro, Dodig defeats Cilic to book Valencia SFs
Top seed David Ferrer dismissed Almagro in straight sets and is meeting unseeded Ivan Dodig in Valencia Open 2012 semis. In an all-Spanish clash of two time Valencia Open champions top seed Ferrer got off to a flying start by converting his only break ball of the opening set to [...] -
Ferrer to play Almagro in Valencia Open 2012 QFs
David Ferrer won an all-Spanish 2nd round match at Valencia Open, whilst Nicolas Almagro progressed into the quarterfinal after playing three sets against Querrey. In the clash between two domestic players top seed Ferrer found himself in trouble at 2-2 in the fifth game of the opener, but rescued three [...] -
Juan Carlos Ferrero ends career in Valencia, Ferrer through
Former world no.1 Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain played the last professional singles match of his career against his countryman and good friend Nicolas Almagro in the first round of the Valencia Open 2012 today, with Almagro prevailing 7-5 6-3. Ferrero, who won the 2003 French Open title and reached [...] -
Tsonga to play Berdych for Stockholm Open 2012 title
The two top seed of the Stockholm Open 2012, Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Czech Tomas Berdych will face off in tomorrow’s final. Tsonga booked his place in the final after his opponent Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus was forced to retire due to a groin injury at 6-4 4-6 5-2 in [...] -
Almagro beats Hewitt to reach Stockholm SFs, Baghdatis also wins
Marcos Baghdatis and Nicolas Almagro reached the last four of the Stockholm Open after both posted straight sets wins on Friday. On paper, Baghdatis had the easier route, as he took on 95th-ranked Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania. But the contest proved much tighter in reality, and the Cypriot sealed the [...] -
Almagro, Hewitt and Youzhny enter QFs in Stockholm, Mayer out
Nicolas Almagro, Lleyton Hewitt, and Mikhail Youzhny are through to the quarterfinals at 2012 Stockholm Open, whilst fourth and eights seeds Mayer and Nieminen bid farewell. As expected, 178th-ranked Marius Copil of Romania fell short to third seed Almagro. This year’s Sao Paulo and Nice conqueror Spaniard remained untroubled during [...] -
Haas beats Almagro in first round of Shanghai Masters 2012
Former world no.2 Tommy Haas came back from a set down to defeat world no.10 Nicolas Almagro in the first round of the 2012 Shanghai Rolex Masters, prevailing 4-6 7-6 (4) 6-2. The German managed to avert seven out of eight break points against Almagro, who is bidding for his [...]
