Archive for category: Tennis News
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Tsonga beats Monfils in Qatar Open Final
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won his eighth career title as he defeated Gael Monfils in the Qatar Open Final 7-5 6-3. Tsonga reached the final as Federer withdrew from their semifinal encouter due to a back injury. Monfils dismissed Nadal in the other semis. The world no.6 Tsonga started the match slowly [...] -
Raonic vs. Tipsarevic in the Chennai Open Final
The Canadian Milos Raonic reached the third final of his career by beating Nicolas Almagro of Spain 6-4 6-4 at the Chennai Open. Raonic, by many considered one of the most talented player on tour, will try to win his second career title in Sunday’s final, where he will meet [...] -
Monfils stuns Nadal in Doha, plays Tsonga in final
Gael Monfils upset Rafael Nadal in the Qatar Open semifinal and set up an all french final against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who moved into the final after Switzerland’s Federer retired due to a back injury. Monfils beat Nadal surprisingly easily in straight sets 6-3 6-4. The frenchman had only beaten Nadal [...] -
Czech Republic vs. France in Hopman Cup Final
Czech duo Petra Kvitova and Tomas Berdych will play in the Hopman Cup Final against France. The reigning Wimbledon champion defeated world no.1 Caroline Wozniacki in three hard fought sets 7-6 (4) 3-6 6-4 before Berdych clinched the top spot in their group with a 6-1 6-3 win over Frederik [...] -
Lendl to become Murray’s coach
Eight times Grand Slam Champion Ivan Lendl will become Andy Murray’s new full-time coach. Murray is still looking for a Grand Slam title and he will hope that the co-operation with Lendl will bring some positive results. Lendl lost his first four Grand Slam finals, before winning eight and become [...] -
Spain beats Argentina to win Davis Cup
Spain won their fifth Davis Cup title as they beat Argentina in the Final, played in Seville. Rafael Nadal secured Spain the deciding point as he defeated Juan Martin del Potro 1-6 6-4 6-1 7-6 (0) and the 3-1 lead in total meant victory for the Spaniards. “Today is one [...] -
Federer beats Tsonga and wins the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals
Roger Federer became the most successful player in season-end championships as he beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to take the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals crown. He beat the Frenchman 6-3 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 and celebrated the 70th carrer title. This was also his 100th tour final and he was extremely delighted [...] -
Nalbandian,Dimitrov,Nieminen advance into Stockholm QFs
David Nalbandian of Argentina cruised into the Stockholm Open quarterfinals as he only dropped two games to beat Ivan Dodig of Croatia 6-1, 6-1. He will now play James Blake, who ousted second seed Del Potro of Argentina. In other second round matches, Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria defeated fourth seed [...] -
Monfils beats Tomic in Stockholm
Gael Monfils of France had to fight hard for his quarterfinal spot at the Stockholm Open. The 18 year old Australian Bernard Tomic took him to three long sets with the Frenchman clinching the match 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-4. Tomic had his chances as he was up a break in [...] -
Tipsarevic advances in Moscow, Chardy upsets Dolgopolov
Top seed Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia rallied back strongly after losing the first set against Russia’s Igor Kunitsyn to win 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-0 in the second round of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow. Tipsarevic will now play Dmitry Tursunov of Russia, who dismissed France’s Julien Benneteau 6-3, 7-6 to [...] -
Bopanna-Qureshi and Butorac-Rojer into Stockholm SFs
Defending champions Eric Butorac and Jean-Julien Rojer moved closer to repeat their last year success at the Stockholm Open after they defeated Xavier Malisse and Frank Moser 6-3, 6-4 to reach the semifinals. They are hoping to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London. The first eight [...] -
Blake upsets del Potro at Stockholm Open
American James Blake found his old form as he upset second seed Juan Martin del Potro in their second round match in Stockholm, beating him 6-4, 6-4 and moving into the quarterfinals. The 69th ranked Blake has won this tournament on two previous occasions, in 2005 and 2006. He hasn’t [...] -
US Open looks into permanent Monday finish
The US Open could become the first Grand Slam tournament with a permanent finish on Monday. At the moment it is the only major tournament where the players don’t have a day off between the semifinal and the final matches. They are played on two consecutive days, Saturday and Sunday. The [...]
