Archive for category: Stanislas Wawrinka
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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 [...] -
Federer/Wawrinka lose in second round of the London Olympics
The Swiss team of Roger Federer and Stanislaw Wawrinka took on the Israeli team of Andy Ram and Jonathan Erlich in the second round of doubles competition at Wimbledon today, after their match was postponed yesterday due to bad weather. Neither Federer nor Wawrinka, the sixth seeds at these Olympics, [...] -
Federer/Wawrinka and the Bryan Bros advance into second round at the Olympics
Sixth-seeded Swiss couple needed three sets and almost two and half hours to defeat Nishikori and Soeda of Japan in the first round of men’s doubles Olympic clash. The Swiss won all of their serves in the match, but found themselves 0-1 back due to first set tie-break. They nonetheless [...] -
Murray Fights Past Wawrinka to get through Olympics First Round
In the first indoor tennis match at the Olympic Games for 100 years, hometown favorite Andy Murray of Great Britain defeated Swiss no. 2 Stanislas Wawrinka in straight sets. Three weeks after his devastating loss to Roger Federer on the same court at Wimbledon, Murray looked on-point today against Wawrinka. [...] -
Roger Federer will not be carrying Switzerland’s flag at the London Olympics
World number one tennis player Roger Federer will not be the flag bearer of Switzerland’s contingent at the opening ceremony of London Olympics as the honour has been given to his fellow tennis player and close friend Stanislas Wawrinka. Federer was offered to carry his country’s flag after he won [...] -
Upsets at Gstaad Lead to Unexpected QF Matchups — Defending Champion Granollers is Out
No. 80-ranked Lukasz Kubot defeated defending Gstaad champion, no. 20-ranked Marcel Granollers in straight sets, 6-4 6-2. In the QF, Kubot will face Grigor Dimitrov, who safely defeated Dustin Brown in three sets, 7-6(3) 3-6 6-2. In 2012, the Gstaad tournament has featured many upsets, including Frenchman Paul Henri-Mathieu’s defeat [...] -
The Boodles Challenge – First Day Preview and Photos
Stevegtennis brings you coverage from Britain’s most exclusive grass court tournament, The Boodles Challenge 2012. This spectacular event takes place in the magnificent grounds of Stoke Park, just a short drive from London. When driving through the gates of this establishment, we were absolutely overwhelmed by the marvelous scenery that [...] -
“Let there be Light”, French Open Players cry!
With all the luxuries that have been afforded the world’s top tennis players at Roland Garros this year – spacious dressing rooms and widescreen TVs – you’d think that on-court lighting would be a bit of a necessary. But not so according to tournament officials. Players will have to wait [...] -
Djokovic avoids huge upset as he beats Seppi and moves into Paris QFs
World no.1 Novak Djokovic avoided a big upset after coming back from two sets down to beat Italian Andreas Seppi 4-6 6-7 (5) 6-3 7-5 6-3 and moving into the quarterfinals of the 2012 French Open. The Serbian took a 3-0 lead at the beginning of the match, just before [...] -
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 [...] -
Wawrinka and Stepanek into second round in Rome
Stanislas Warinka of Switzerland started his campaign at the Rome Tennis Masters with a 6-1 4-6 7-5 win over the Dutch qualifier Robin Haase and moved into the second round. With this win, Wawrinka improved his head to head record against Haase to 5-0, having also beaten him in this [...] -
Djokovic books a place in Madrid quarters
Defending champion Novak Djokovic overcame Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland to book a place in the last 8 of the Mutua Madrid Open, winning in straight sets 7-6 (5) 6-4. Djokovic, who was amongst the players complaining about the new blue clay used for this year’s tournament, had to fight hard [...] -
Melzer eliminates Lopez in the 1st round of the Madrid Open
Austrian Jurgen Melzer overcame 13th seed Feliciano Lopez of Spain in the first round of the Mutua Madrid Open, beating him 3-6 7-6 (6) 6-4. There were two breaks of serve on each side throughout the whole match that lasted 2 hours and 10 minutes. Melzer’s head to head record [...]
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