Archive for category: Stanislas Wawrinka
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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 [...] -
Del Potro beats Montanes, sets up Wawrinka SF in Estoril
Top seed Juan Martin Del Potro booked his place in the Estoril Open semifinals after beating former champion Albert Montanes of Spain in two easy sets 6-2 6-2. Defending champion del Potro, who hasn’t played a competitive match for the last 5 weeks, managed to break his opponent 6 times [...] -
Simon upsets Tsonga in Monte Carlo, plays Nadal next
Gilles Simon beat his French compatriot and no.4 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-5 6-4 and moved into the Monte Carlo Masters semifinals. Tonga got off to a very slow start, dropping his serve twice to allow Simon a quick 3-0 lead. He managed to get those breaks back and level the [...] -
Nadal beats Wawrinka and moves into Monte Carlo semis
Defending champion Rafael Nadal of Spain won his 40th consecutive match at the Monte Carlo Tennis Masters as he defeated the Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 7-5 6-4 and booked his place in Saturday’s semis. Nadal, who lifted this trophy on 7 previous occasions, started the first set with a quick break. [...] -
Nadal destroys Kukushkin at the Monte Carlo Masters
World no.2 Rafael Nadal destroyed Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan 6-1 6-1 and moved into the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters quarterfinals. As the rain interrupted today’s day play, Nadal was forced to play his match under floodlights. It didn’t seem to bother him as he crushed his opponent and set up [...] -
Nadal beats Nieminen at Monte Carlo Masters
In a re-match of their 2011 Monte Carlo Masters encounter, no.2 seed and defending champion Rafael Nadal beat Jarkko Nieminen of Finland 6-4 6-3 and moved into the third round. An early break for Nadal in the very first game of the match secured him the first set. Nadal, watched [...] -
Monaco retires in Monte Carlo, Andujar advances to round 2
The 11th seed Juan Monaco was forced to retire against the Dutch Robin Haase in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters at 5-7 6-0 3-2 in the Argentine’s favour. Monaco, winner of last week’s tournament in Houston, suffered an ankle injury during a rally in the third set [...] -
Isner beats Monaco, Simon defeats Wawrinka
American John Isner is through to the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. He defeated the Argentine Juan Monaco in two close sets 7-5 7-5. Both sets were decided with a break in the last game of the set, and the world no.11 Isner could well [...] -
Berdych, Wawrinka through to third round in Indian Wells
Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic battled past Sergiy Stakhovsky in the second round of the Indian Wells Masters. He needed three sets to beat the Ukrainian, winning 6-7 (2) 6-3 6-4. He will now face a tought opponent in the next round, the former world no.1 Andy Roddick, who defeated [...] -
Ferrer victorious in Acapulco
David Ferrer of Spain won his 3rd Acapulco title as he defeated his fellow countryman Fernando Verdasco 6-1 6-2 in the Mexican Open final. Ferrer is now on a 18-1 win loss record this year, having only lost to Djokovic in the 2012 Australian Open quarterfinals. Top seeded Ferrer ruled in the [...] -
Ferrer, Verdasco to play in Acapulco final
David Ferrer continued his winning streak as he defeated Santiago Giraldo in the Mexican Open semifinal, winning 7-5 6-4. The last two weeks have been very successful for the Spaniard as he won the title in Buenos Aires and will be aiming to claim his third ever title in Acapulco. [...] -
Ferrer, Wawrinka and Verdasco into Acapulco semis
The no.1 seed David Ferrer of Spain secured his spot in the semifinals of the Mexican Open as he defeated his countryman Pablo Andujar 6-2 6-4. Ferrer, having just won last weeks tournament in Buenos Aires, will try to win his 3rd title in Acapulco. He will now play Santiago [...] -
Ferrer wins title in Buenos Aires
Top seed Spaniard David Ferrer lived up to expectations as he captured the 2012 Buenos Aires Open trophy. He defeated his fellow countryman Nicolas Almagro in the final with a scoreline 4-6 6-3 6-2. Ferrer was the favourite going into the match with a 9-0 head to head record against [...]
