Archive for category: Roger Federer
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Roger Federer given Top Spot as US Open Seedings are announced
Befitting his official ATP ranking status of No. 1 in the world, 17-time Grand Slam winner and all-round tennis ace Roger Federer has been confirmed as the top seed for the US Open this year. Seedings were officially announced this week, with draws for the men’s field expected to be [...] -
Federer wins 5th Cincinnati title, beats Djokovic in final
For full match commentary, please click Here Roger Federer cruised to a 5th title win at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati after beating Serb Novak Djokovic in straight sets 6-0 7-6 (7). Djokovic clearly struggled to get into his rhythm in the first set. His serve has let [...] -
Federer vs Djokovic Live Commentary @ 2012 Cincinnati Masters
ATP FINALS 2012 LONDON LIVE HERE: Federer vs Djokovic Live ATP World Tour Finals 2012 Federer – Djokovic 6-0 7-6 (7) 9-7 SET AND MATCH FEDERER! The Swiss legend wins his 5th Cincinnati title and his 21st Masters title alltogether. Superb performance from Federer, who clearly likes these [...] -
Djokovic Defeats del Potro to Meet Federer in the Finals of Cincinnati
Avenging his loss in the Olympic bronze medal match, Novak Djokovic handily defeated Juan Martin del Potro in the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, Ohio. Saving 6 break points and striking 6 aces, the world no. 2 was the aggressor and broke del Potro’s serve 3 [...] -
Federer Overcomes Wawrinka to set up Djokovic final in Cincy
Roger Federer overcomes Stanislas Wawrinka in Cincinnati semifinal match and is prepared for yet another epic duel against Novak Djokovic. Top seed Federer is an expected winner of the semifinal clash against his compatriot and doubles partner Stanislas Wawrinka. They won the Olympic doubles gold in Beijing playing side by [...] -
Federer to play Djokovic for Cincinnati title
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will battle out the 2012 Cincinnati Masters title in the Sunday’s dream final. The Swiss world no.1 defeated his coutryman Stanislas Wawrinka in straight sets 7-6 (4) 6-3 as Djokovic avenged this year’s Olympics bronze medal defeat against the Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, beating [...] -
Federer to meet Wawrinka in Cincinnati semis
Roger Federer booked a semifinal spot at the Cincinnati Masters after overcoming American Mardy Fish in straight sets 6-3 7-6 (4). The Swiss improved his head to head against Fish to 8-1, having also beaten the American in their 2010 Cincinnati final encounter in three hard fought sets 6-7 7-6 [...] -
Federer and Wawrinka through to Cincinnati 3rd Round
Switzerland’s top two players both eased into the 3rd round in Cincinnati following straight-set victories. Vying to retain his world no. 1 status, Roger Federer cruised past Alex Bogomolov Jr. in his opening match at the Western & Southern Open. The four-time winner here took just 1 hour to secure [...] -
Nishikori, Raonic Rally from Behind to Advance into 3rd Round in Cincy
14th seed Kei Nishikori was forced to battle back from a set down against American wildcard James Blake in the second round of the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati, Ohio. Struggling on his serve in the opening set, the 32-year old Blake was able to break twice to take [...] -
What Tennis Statistics Reveal – and Don’t Reveal
“Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is interesting; what they don’t reveal is essential!” — Anonymous When Andy Murray routed Roger Federer for the Olympic gold medal, he turned the Big 3 into the Big 4. But Murray still hasn’t won a Grand Slam title, while Federer has [...] -
Can Del Potro Really Challenge Again?
As the American hard court swing really gets underway, Juan Martin Del Potro remains forever the enigma. Viewed by many as the best player outside the top four, his fans expectantly await the day when he lifts a second Grand Slam title. However, since clinching the US Open three years [...] -
Top Quartet in Men’s Tennis – State Of Play August 2012
Rarely in the history of tennis has the top of the men’s game been so dominated by four players as at the present. In the 1960’s, we had the era of Laver/Newcombe/Roche, in the 1970’s/80’s we had Borg/McEnroe/Connors, followed by the eras of Becker/Edberg/Cash and of Sampras/Agassi – groups of [...] -
Cincinnati Masters Draw Preview And Analysis
Click Here for Cincinnati Main Draw At the time of writing, the Cincinnati draw has not been hit as much as Toronto, with only Rafael Nadal and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga the absentees from the top ten. However, it would be very surprising if there were no more before the [...]





