Archive for category: Nicolas Almagro
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Spain takes a 2-0 lead against Austria in the Davis Cup QF
In the absence of world no.2 Rafael Nadal, Spanish duo Nicolas Almagro and David Ferrer secured the first two points for the hosts Spain in their Davis Cup quarterfinal encounter in Marina d’Or against Austria. Almagro outclassed Jurgen Melzer as he defeated him in straight sets 6-2 6-2 6-4 and [...] -
Fish beats Anderson, Almagro and Gasquet also win
No.8 seed American Mardy Fish booked his place in the last 16 of the Miami Tennis Masters as he defeated Kevin Anderson of South Africa 6-4 6-3. Anderson broke Fish and got off to a 4-1 lead in the first set, but the American fought back and winning 5 games [...] -
Isner moves into Indian Wells semis, beats Simon
John Isner won his quarterfinal match in Indian Wells against the Frenchman Gilles Simon 6-3 1-6 7-5 and will play Djokovic in the semis. The American hasn’t lost his serve a single time going into today’s match, but that changed quickly as Simon broke him in the very fist game. [...] -
Djokovic wins against Almagro, reaches semifinal in Indian Wells
Novak Djokovic is on the best way to defend his title at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. He defeated the Spaniard Nicolas Almagro in straight sets 6-3 6-4 and moved into the semifinals. Djokovic started the first set with a lot of confidence, breaking Almagro in the 4th [...] -
Djokovic defeats Andujar, Almagro beats Berdych
The defending champion Novak Djokovic won his match against the Spaniard Pablo Andujar 6-0 6-7 (5) 6-2 and booked his place in the quarterfinals of the Indian Wells Masters. It wasn’t the best match for the Serbian, but this is exactly what the greatest players are about – even when [...] -
Ferrer wins title in Buenos Aires
Top seed Spaniard David Ferrer lived up to expectations as he captured the 2012 Buenos Aires Open trophy. He defeated his fellow countryman Nicolas Almagro in the final with a scoreline 4-6 6-3 6-2. Ferrer was the favourite going into the match with a 9-0 head to head record against [...] -
Ferrer beats Nalbandian, faces Almagro in Buenos Aires final
David Ferrer played a rock solid match to overcome David Nalbandian of Argentina in the semifinal match of the Buenos Aires Open. The scoreline says it all, 6-1 6-4. Ferrer broke his opponent twice in the first set and he was in full control of the second set too. Although [...] -
Wawrinka beats Nishikori, Almagro also through in Buenos Aires
Sixth seed Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland booked his place in the Buenos Aires semifinals as he defeated Kei Nishikori of Japan 6-4 6-2. This was the first meeting between the two players and Wawrinka will now face Nicolas Almagro in the semifinals. The last match between the two took place [...] -
Spain, Czech Republic and Argentina through to next round
Spain, Argentina and Czech Republic all secured their place in the second round of the Davis Cup after the second day of play. The Spaniards beat the team of Kazakhstan 5-0 as Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Mikhail Kukushkin in a tough five set match 6-1 4-6 7-6 (2) 4-6 6-4 on the spanish clay [...] -
Berdych defeats Almagro, doesn’t shake hands with him
Tomas Berdych moved into the last 8 of the 2012 Australian Open as he beat the Spaniard Nicolas Almagro 4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(3) 7-6(2). Berdych was booed by the crowd at the end for refusing to shake Almagro’s hand. It all happened in the fourth set, when Berdych came up to [...] -
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 [...] -
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 [...] -
Roddick and Dolgopolov make it into Shanghai QFs
Tenth seed Andy Roddick made his way into the Shanghai Masters quarterfinals, beating Nicolas Almagro of Spain 6-3, 6-4. It was a very impressive win by the former world no.1 Roddick, who has been struggling with his form this year, dropping out of top 10. Almagro desperately needed to win [...]
