Archive for category: Stanislas Wawrinka
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Murray overcomes Wawrinka to book Japan Open semis, Raonic beats Tipsarevic
Andy Murray and Milos Raonic will be meeting in the Japan Open 2012 semis after winning three-setters against Wawrinka and Tipsarevic. Top seed Murray, the defender of last year’s Tokyo title, got off to a flying start and broke Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka in the opening game of their quarterfinal clash, [...] -
Murray and Wawrinka to meet in Tokyo QFs
Andy Murray marches on, while Stanislas Wawrinka wins a three-setter to set up a Japanese Open quarterfinal against the US Open title holder. On-form Scotsman put on another good display to see off Slovak Lukas Lacko in less than an hour of second round tennis in Tokyo. It was an [...] -
Berdych and Wawrinka book second round spots in Tokyo
Stanislas Wawrinka struggled in first round of Tokyo ATP tournament, while Thomas Berdych advances into second round of 2012 Rakuten Japan Open in two sets. Seventh seed Swiss Wawrinka had probably expected an easier day at the office against young domestic player Hiroki Moriya. The first set serving was solid [...] -
Djokovic through after Wawrinka retirement at the 2012 US Open
Novak Djokovic‘s fourth round match with Stanislas Wawrinka was cut short after the Swiss retired in the third set with an as of yet unnamed injury. Djokovic led 6-4 6-1 3-1 when Wawrinka decided to call it a day and will face either Andy Roddick or Juan Martin Del Potro in the quarter [...] -
Wawrinka dismisses Dolgopolov, sets up Djokovic clash at US Open
Stanislas Wawrinka came through his third round encounter with Ukranian Alexandr Dolgopolov with surprising comfort, taking just under two hours to earn a 6-4 6-4 6-2 win. He will face defending champion Novak Djokovic for a place in the quarter finals. Dolgopolov never looked comfortable throughout and dropped his serve in [...] -
Isner and Dolgopolov reach last 16 in New York
Favorites Alexandr Dolgopolov, John Isner, and Stanislas Wawrinka have dropped an occasional set, but survived second round of 2012 US Open. Former World No. 8 Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis was matched-up against fourteenth seed Ukrainian Dolgopolov on Court 17. The encounter was marked by high level of inconsistency as we could [...] -
Dolgopolov beats unlucky Levine, Tomic also advances at US Open
Alexandr Dolgopolov was a step away from a fast 2012 US Open exit, but managed to advance to the second round after prevailing in five sets. Bernard Tomic turned around his first round match, too. Unseeded American Jesse Levine was on the verge of surprising fourteenth-seeded Ukrainian Dolgopolov, who pulled [...] -
Monaco loses in a five set thriller, Wawrinka through at the US Open
Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez staged an amazing comeback against the no.10 seed Argentine Juan Monaco as he fought back from two sets down to eventually prevail with a 3-6 1-6 6-4 7-6 (6) 7-6 (3) scoreline. The match looked done and dusted as Monaco broke his opponent’s serve five times alltogether to [...] -
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 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 Ousts Tomic, Reaches QFs in Cincinnati
World no. 1 Roger Federer breezed by Aussie teenager Bernard Tomic in his 3rd round match on Thursday. The Swiss maestro recently turned 31 and is showing little sign of slowing down. Dropping just 13 points on his serve, he scored the win at 6-2 6-4 in just over an [...] -
Raonic defeats Berdych to reach Cincy quarterfinals
Canadian player Milos Raonic was able to overcome Czech player and fifth seed Tomas Berdych to reach the quarterfinal of the Cincinnati Masters.Raonic needed three sets to win the match in 1 hour and 52 minutes with a 6-4 2-6 6-2 scoreline. The match began very tight from both players [...] -
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 [...]
