Archive for category: Richard Gasguet
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Matosevic beats no.1 seed Gasquet in Eastbourne
Australian qualifier Marinko Matosevic eliminated no.1 seed Richard Gasquet in the second round of the Aegon International in Eastbourne, beating him 1-6 7-6 (5) 7-6 (3). Aftrer the Frenchman stormed to take the first set in just 26 minutes, Matosevic fought his way back and with no breaks of serve, [...] -
Ferrer eliminates Gasquet for a place in Rome semis
6th seeded David Ferrer became the first semifinalist at the Rome Masters after beating Richard Gasquet of France 7-6 (4) 6-3. Before today’s match, Ferrer had a positive 6-1 head to head record against the Frenchman and their only previous meeting on clay went in the Spaniard’s favour. The first [...] -
Gasquet beats Murray in the third round of Rome Masters
Richard Gasquet overcame a big hurdle on his way to the Rome Tennis Masters quarterfinals as he defeated no.4 seed Andy Murray in a three set battle, winning 6-7 (1) 6-3 6-2. It was Murray who was going into the match with a 5-3 head to head record against the [...] -
Nadal advances into third round in Rome
Second seeded Rafael Nadal advanced into the third round of the Rome Tennis Masters after defeating German Florian Mayer 6-1 7-5. There aren’t too many players out there with a positive head to head record against the Spaniard, but Mayer was one of them before the match, having beaten Nadal [...] -
Ferrer defeats Verdasco in his opening match at Rome Masters
6th seed Spaniard David Ferrer won his opening match at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome as he defeated his countryman Fernando Verdasco 6-3 7-6 (3) and moved into the third round. Ferrer, who beat Verdasco in both of their previous matches this year (in Auckland semis and Acapulco final), dominated [...] -
Federer wins against Gasquet, moves into the QFs in Madrid
The Swiss maestro Roger Federer eased into the quarterfinals of the Madrin Open with a 6-3 6-2 victory over France’s Richard Gasquet. Federer was tested yesterday by Canadian Milos Raonic, who took him to three sets, only losing in the tiebreak of the decider. Today’s match proved to be a [...] -
Federer beats Raonic in a thriller at the Madrid Masters
Roger Federer had to dig deep to overcome Canadian super talent Milos Raonic and book his place in the third round of the Madrid Masters. The no.3 seed Swiss defeated the Canadian in three thrilling sets, winning 4-6 7-5 7-6 (4) in 2 hours and 13 minutes. It was always [...] -
Nadal destroys Davydenko in Madrid
Second seed Spaniard Rafael Nadal won his opening match at the Mutua Madrid Open after defeating Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko 6-2 6-2 in 1 hour and 20 minutes. Nadal struck in the third game of the first set and then again in the 5th to go up a double break. Davydenko [...] -
Djokovic overcomes second round scare at Madrid open
Defending champion and top seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia overcame a second round scare at the Mutua Madrid Open as he needed three sets to defeat Daniel Gimeno-Traver of Spain, winning 6-2 2-6 6-3. Djokovic wasn’t happy with the blue clay used for this year’s tournament and he looked less [...] -
Del Potro captures Estoril title, defeats Gasquet in final
Top seed Juan Martin del Potro defended his title in Estoril after beating the no.2 seed Richard Gasquet 6-4 6-2 in today’s final. The Argentine played some brilliant tennis and didn’t give Gasquet a single chance to break him as he stormed to clinch the 11th title of his career. [...] -
Del Potro to face Gasquet in Estoril final
Defending champion and no.1 seed Juan Martin del Potro won his Saturday semifinal match in Estoril as he beat Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 7-6 (2) 6-4. One break of serve was sufficient for the Argentine to wrap up the match and give himself a chance to repeat his last year’s Estoril [...] -
Gasquet reaches Estoril semis, plays Ramos next
Frenchman Richard Gasquet beat the Spanish qualifier Daniel Munoz-de la Nava 7-6 (1) 6-2 to make it to the Estoril Open semifinals. No.2 seed Gasquet will play another Spaniard Albert Ramos in the Saturday’s semis and will try to match his 2007 result, when he lost to Serbia’s Djokovic in [...] -
Murray defeats Simon for a quarterfinal spot in Miami
No.4 seed Andy Murray battled past the Frenchman Gilles Simon as he won in straight sets 6-3 6-4 and reached the quarterfinals of the Miami Tennis Masters. The first set started with a brutal service game from Murray that lasted an unbelievable 16 minutes. The Brit faced three break points [...]
