Archive for category: Tomas Berdych
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Berdych defeats Del Potro and advances into Madrid Open final
Tomas Berdych became the first finalist of the Mutua Madrid Open after he overcame Argentine Juan Martin del Potro in today’s semifinal, winning 7-6 (5) 7-6 (6) in 2 hours and 20 minutes. Del Potro was going into the match with a 3-1 head to head record against Berdych, destroying [...] -
Berdych on top form, outclasses Verdasco to reach Madrid SFs
6th seed Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic is on the run at this year’s Madrid Open. He outclassed the Spaniard Fernando Verdasco in today’s quarterfinal, only allowing him three games on his way to a 6-1 6-2 victory. Berdych cruised through the first set, breaking Verdasco in the 4th game [...] -
Del Potro becomes first semifinalist in Madrid
Argentine Juan Martin del Potro became the first player to reach the semifinals of the Mutua Madrid Open after eliminating Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3 6-4 in just under 1 hour and 30 minutes. The fast blue clay at this year’s tournament suits both player’s games and alth0ugh Delpo was being [...] -
Nadal out of Madrid, loses to Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco came back from a brink of defeat to beat world no.2 Rafael Nadal and moved into the Mutua Madrid Masters quarterfinals, winning 6-3 3-6 7-5. This was his first ever win against Nadal, and having lost the previous 13 meetings against the no.2 seed Spaniard, he was going [...] -
Berdych trashes Monfils, Dolgopolov beats Tsonga in Madrid
6th seeded Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic wasted little time on his way to a 6-1 6-1 victory over the no.12 seed Frenchman Gael Monfils, cruising into the quarterfinals of the Mutua Madrid Open. The Czech took control of the match from the very beginning with an early break and [...] -
Del Potro cruises into 2nd round in Madrid, beats Mayer
Last week’s Estoril Open champion Juan Martin del Potro booked his place in the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open as he eliminated Florian Mayer of Germany 6-4 6-2. After the first set loss, Mayer started to look a bit erratic and too many unforced errors allowed the 10th [...] -
Nadal beats Djokovic in Monte Carlo final, wins 8th title
Rafael Nadal has captured his 8th Monte Carlo Masters title as he beat world no.1 Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-1 in Sunday’s final. The Spaniard drew first blood as he broke Djokovic in the third game of the first set. Nadal, standing a few meters behind the baseline, was solid as [...] -
Nadal beats Simon, sets up Djokovic final in Monte Carlo
Rafael Nadal is yet to drop a set at this year’s Monte Carlo Tennis Masters after he outplayed the Frenchman Gilles Simon 6-3 6-4 and set up a long expected Sunday final against world no.1 Novak Djokovic. Nadal is without a title since winning last year’s Roland Garros, but this [...] -
Djokovic reaches Monte Carlo final, beats Berdych
World no.1 Novak Djokovic will face the 7 time Monte Carlo Masters champion Rafael Nadal in Sunday’s final. This will be the second final for the Serbian after he was a runner up in 2009, having lost to Nadal. Djokovic battled back from a set down to beat the Czech [...] -
Djokovic to face Berdych in Monte Carlo semifinals
Number one seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia cruised into the Monte Carlo Masters semifinals as he beat Robin Haase of Netherlands 6-4 6-2. Djokovic has struggled with his serve in the first set, Haase breaking him in the very opening game. Although the Serbian managed to take his opponent’s serve [...] -
Murray through in Monte Carlo as injured Benneteau retires
British no.1 Andy Murray moved into the Monte Carlo Tennis Masters quarterfinals as his opponent Julien Benneteau of France was forced to retire due to an ankle injury at 6-5 for Murray. At 5-5 in the first set, Benneteau twisted his right ankle while chasing down a shot. He received [...] -
Argentina plays Czech Republic in Davis Cup semifinal
Juan Martin del Potro secured the third and winning point for Argentina in their Davis Cup quarterfinal encounter against Croatia. Del Potro didn’t give his opponent Marin Cilic any chance as he cruised to a 6-1 6-2 6-1 victory. The match lasted only 2 hours and 19 minutes and it [...] -
USA and Czech Republic take a 2-1 lead in Davis Cup QF
World no.1 doubles pair Bob and Mike Bryan beat Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra 6-4 6-4 7-6 (4) to give USA a 2-1 lead over France in the Davis Cup quarterfinals. Both first and second sets were decided at the very start, when the Bryan Brothers broke their opponents and [...]
