Archive for category: Roger Federer
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Should Andy Roddick Retire Now?
Having been a consistent top 10 player for 9 years, Andy Roddick’s ranking has started to head south. He’s currently ranked number 29 in the world, and there have been increasing calls for his retirement over the last 6 months. He last made a Grand Slam final in 2009 (Wimbledon) [...] -
Federer beats Murray and captures Dubai crown
Roger Federer captured his fifth Dubai Championships title as he defeated British no.1 Andy Murray in the final in straight sets 7-5 6-4. Federer hasn´t dropped a set throughout the entire week and despite a 6-8 head to head record against the Brit before the match, he always was in [...] -
Federer against Murray in Dubai final
Roger Federer will play for his fifth Dubai title as he will face the Brit Andy Murray in the Dubai Championships final. The Swiss had to play two tough sets against Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina, winning both in a tiebreak 7-6 (5) 7-6 (6). There were no breaks on serve. [...] -
Djokovic, Federer and Murray reach Dubai SFs, Tsonga out
The top 3 seeds at the Dubai Championships made their way into the semifinals. Top seed and world no.1 Novak Djokovic beat his fellow countryman Janko Tipsarevic in the quarterfinals in Dubai, winning 6-1 7-6 (6). Tipsarevic wasn´t too far away from forcing a third set as he had a [...] -
Federer wins Rotterdam title as he beats del Potro
Roger Federer claimed his second Rotterdam title after defeating Juan Martin del Potro in Sunday´s final with a scoreline 6-1 6-4. Federer started very strongly and he took a quick 5-0 lead in the first set. The Argentine only managed to win his first game after 28 minutes, but that [...] -
Federer faces Del Potro in Rotterdam final
Roger Federer had to fight hard for his spot in the ABN Amro final in Rotterdam. The former world no.1 defeated the Russian Nikolay Davydenko 4-6 6-3 6-4 and will play Juan Martin del Potro for the title. Davydenko, who has been struggling recently, made a very impressive start, taking the [...] -
Federer, del Potro and Berdych into Rotterdam semis
Roger Federer moved into the ABN Amro semifinal as he overcame Jarkko Nieminen 7-5 7-6 (2). The Swiss is eyeing his second Rotterdam title after having won here in 2005. He will now play the Russian Nikolay Davydenko, who seems to have found his old form as he defeated Richard Gasguet [...] -
Switzerland with Federer loses against USA
Switzerland suffered a schock defeat against the USA in the first round of the Davis Cup played on clay in Fribourg, Switzerland, losing 5-0. In the first match, Mardy Fish beat Stanislas Wawrinka in a five set thriller 6-2 4-6 4-6 6-1 9-7. The big surprise of the day came afterwards as John [...] -
Can Djokovic win all four Grand Slams this year?
It has only been done once in Open Era – in 1969, Rod Laver won all four Grand Slam tournaments (Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open) in one year. No one managed to achieve it since then. Novak Djokovic, the world no.1 started this season with a big win [...] -
TOP 10 Greatest Tennis Players Of All Time
Please click here for: Top 5 Greatest Female Tennis Players Of All Time Greatest Male Tennis Players Without a Grand Slam Title Many would argue that it is almost impossible to pick one tennis player, may it be from the past or the present, who is undoubtedly the greatest ever [...] -
TOP 10 Greatest Tennis Matches in History
The 2012 Australian Open ended with a spectacular showdown between two great tennis champions – Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Many tennis gurus and fanatics are considering it to be the greatest tennis match that’s ever been played. It is very difficult to pick the greatest tennis match in [...] -
Longest Grand Slam Finals in History
This year’s 2012 Australian Open lasted an unbelievable 5 hours and 53 minutes. At the end of it, both Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal were totally exhausted and weren’t even able to stand up straight when waiting for the trophy presentation. They gave absolutely everything and Novak Djokovic was the [...] -
Djokovic wins Australian Open thriller final against Nadal
World no.1 Novak Djokovic captured the Australian Open title in quite possible the greatest tennis match ever played in history. He defeated the Spaniard Rafael Nadal in the final in front of a jam packed Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne park 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7 (5) 7-5 in 5 hours [...]
