Archive for category: Rafael Nadal
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Murray wins against Tipsarevic, books a place in the semis
No.4 seed Andy Murray booked his place in the Miami Masters semifinals as he beat the Serbian Janko Tipsarevic in quite windy conditions 4-6 6-3 6-4. The first set started with two breaks of serve and both players held their service games until the 5th game, when Murray struck again, [...] -
Is Federer – Nadal Rivalry the Best Ever?
Over the last decade, we may well have seen the biggest rivalry ever seen in tennis, that being the one between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Of course there were other great match-ups in the past, like McEnroe – Borg or Sampras – Agassi, but the one between the Swiss [...] -
Nadal reaches Miami quarterfinals, beats Nishikori
Second seed Rafael Nadal made his way into the Miami Masters quarterfinals as he defeated the 16th seed Kei Nishikori of Japan 6-4 6-4. The match lasted 2 hours and 10 minutes and it was Nishikori who broke his opponent at the beginning of the first set. Nadal upped his [...] -
Nadal wins in Miami, Isner loses against Mayer
Last year’s finalist Rafael Nadal put on a strong performance as he breezed into the last 16 of the Miami Masters, beating Radek Stepanek of Czech Republic 6-2 6-2. Nadal broke Stepanek twice in each set and the Czech couldn’t find any response to the Spaniard’s ruthless shot making. In [...] -
Nadal and Berdych into third round at the Sony Ericsson Open
World no.2 and last year’s finalist Rafael Nadal crushed Santiago Giraldo of Colombia in the second round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, beating him 6-2 6-0. Giraldo started the match with a lot of confidence, but from 2-2 and 30-0 in his favour, it was Nadal who stepped [...] -
Tipsarevic beats Nalbandian in Miami, Stepanek defeats Haas
The 9th seed Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia moved into the third round of the Miami Tennis Masters as he defeated the Argentine David Nalbandian 7-5 6-3. This was their second meeting within two weeks. Last week it was Nalbandian who beat the Serbian in three sets in round three of [...] -
Nalbandian and Haas win in Miami
David Nalbandian needed almost two hours to defeat Steve Darcis of Belgium in the first round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, beating him 6-4 7-6 (0). Nalbandian will play the 9th seed Janko Tipsarevic in round two. Also through is the 33 year old German Tommy Haas, who [...] -
Lopez/Nadal beat Isner/Querrey and claim Indian Wells title
Marc Lopez and Rafael Nadal won their second title at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells as they beat John Isner and Sam Querrey in the final with a scoreline 6-2 7-6 (3). Two breaks of serve in the Spaniards favour were enough to take the first set 6-2. [...] -
Federer wins Indian Wells 2012 title, beats Isner in the final
Roger Federer won his 4th BNP Paribas Open title as he defeated John Isner of America in the final, beating him 7-6 (7) 6-3 in front of a pumped up crowd at Indian Wells. The Swiss had a positive 2-1 head to head record against Isner going into this final, [...] -
Federer beats Nadal in Indian Wells, plays some amazing tennis
Roger Federer defeated his biggest opponent Rafael Nadal and moves into the BNP Paribas Open final. Federer played some amazing tennis and this was probably of his best ever performances against Nadal as he took the match in straight sets 6-3 6-4. The conditions were far from perfect. After a [...] -
Will Federer become world no.1 again?
Roger Federer is for many tennis fans and experts the greatest tennis player of all times. Not only has he won 16 Grand Slam titles, but he’s managed to win them on all surfaces (hard court, clay and grass), and has won every Grand Slam title at least once. He [...] -
Nadal battles past Nalbandian, plays Federer in semis
Rafael Nadal moved into the semis of the Indian Wells Masters as he defeated David Nalbandian 4-6 7-5 6-4. There were no breaks in the first set until the 10th game, when Nalbandian struck and broke Nadal to take the lead in the match. The Spaniard wasn’t hitting the ball [...] -
Federer beats Del Potro and cruises into Indian Wells semis
Roger Federer reached the semifinals at the Indian Wells Tennis Masters as he defeated Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in straight sets 6-3 6-2. The first set started with a 11 minute long service game from Federer. The Swiss held the game and broke the Argentine in the very [...]
