Archive for category: Tomas Berdych
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Berdych and Raonic into last 8 in Halle
No.3 seed Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic reached the last 8 at the Gerry Weber Open tournament in Halle after defeating world no.33 Viktor Troicki of Serbia 6-3 6-2. In a match that lasted just an hour, the Czech dominated in all departments, holding his serve with a lot of [...] -
“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 [...] -
Del Potro victorious against Berdych in Paris, plays Federer in QFs
Argentine Juan Martin del Potro only needed one more set to win against Tomas Berdych in a match that started yesterday, but got suspended because of darkness. Del Potro managed to wrap it up today and eliminated the no.7 seed Czech, winning 7-6 (6) 1-6 6-3 7-5. The last meeting [...] -
Federer beats battling Goffin for a place in the QFs at Roland Garros
Roger Federer had to work hard for his quarterfinal slot at the 2012 French Open as the Belgian lucky loser David Goffin took him to four sets, the Swiss winning 5-7 7-5 6-2 6-4. World no.109 Goffin was playing his first ever Grand Slam, but he showed no signs of [...] -
Federer into last 16 in Paris after beating Mahut, Delpo also through
Roger Federer booked his place in the last 16 of this year’s French Open after overcoming Frenchman Nicolas Mahut 6-3 4-6 6-2 7-5. The Swiss former world no.1 dominated of the first set and in front of a jam packed Philippe Chartier stadium, he broke Mahut in the sixth game [...] -
Berdych fights back against Anderson, Tsonga cruises in Paris
No.7 seed Tomas Berdych was pushed to the limit by the South African Kevin Anderson in the third round on the French Open, finally prevailing 6-4 3-6 6-7 (4) 6-4 6-4 in 3 hours and 52 minutes. These two players have met twice before today’s encounter, Berdych winning on both [...] -
Del Potro struggles but wins, Berdych cruises in Paris
Argentine Juan Martin del Potro had to fight hard for his place in the third round of this year’s French Open. The 2009 US Open winner came back from a set down to defeat Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France, winning 6-7 (5) 7-6 (3) 6-4 6-4. No.9 seed Del Potro, who [...] -
Djokovic cruises into second round in Paris, Berdych also through
World no.1 Novak Djokovic, who would love to capture the Golden Slam this year, made a good start at this year’s French Open, overcoming Italy’s Potito Starace 7-6 (3) 6-3 6-1 and moving into the second round. Although Djokovic didn’t face a break point throughout the match, he couldn’t convert [...] -
The Tennis Phenomenon Brian Baker making a Comeback
In the world of professional tennis it’s not very often that a player forced out of reaching his true potential through injuries is given the chance to pick up where he left off, but that’s exactly what’s happening to Brian Baker right now thanks to his wildcard entry in this [...] -
Nadal defeats Berdych, sets up SF match against Ferrer in Rome
Rafael Nadal was at his very best in today’s match against Tomas Berdych at the Rome Masters, prevailing in straight sets 6-4 7-5 and booking his place in Saturday’s semifinal. The Spaniard moved extremely well and managed to come up with some unbelievable winners against the no.7 seed Czech. “I [...] -
Ferrer eliminates Gasquet for a place in Rome semis
6th seeded David Ferrer became the first semifinalist at the Rome Masters after beating Richard Gasquet of France 7-6 (4) 6-3. Before today’s match, Ferrer had a positive 6-1 head to head record against the Frenchman and their only previous meeting on clay went in the Spaniard’s favour. The first [...] -
Djokovic overcomes battling Monaco in Rome
Novak Djokovic battled his way into the quarterfinal of the Rome Tennis Masters after he came back from a set down against Argentine Juan Monaco, winning 4-6 6-2 6-3. The Serbian was going into the match with a 5-0 head to head record against Monaco, having won their last encounter [...] -
Berdych wins, Isner out of Rome
Madrid Open runner-up Tomas Berdych overcame Poland’s Lukasz Kubot 6-4 6-1 and booked his place in the third round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome. The Czech came back from a break down in the first set after he managed to take his opponent’s serve in the 8th game [...]
