John McEnroe was one of those ‘supernovas’ that enter the tennis atmosphere but rarely.Since then, Boris Becker and Nadal are, perhaps, other good examples of the phenomenon.In his own right, McEnroe was an exceptional (if volatile) talent, but he will also be defined by his rivalries on court, chiefly with [...]
Philipp Kohlschreiber enters second round in Rome after upsetting Milos Raonic. Marin Cilic and Denis Istomin also advance. After losing openers in Munich and Madrid, eleventh seed Cilic made it to the second round in Rome by eliminating 195th-ranked Kazakh player Andrey Golubev in straight sets. He broke his opponent [...]
The Italian Open, with its long and important history as the biggest clay court tournament next to Roland Garros, is still viewed by many as being a key indicator as to who will raise the French Open trophy each year. Started in 1930, the event was first held in Milan [...]
For the Federer vs Nadal Live Coverage from Rome, please click here: Rafael Nadal v Roger Federer Live Rome 2013 final For the full draw, please click here: ATP Rome Masters 2013 Draw The Internazionali BNL d’Italia is the fifth ATP Masters 1000 event of the year and in the second [...]
Unstoppable Rafa Nadal wins his fifth tournament of the season after crushing Stan Wawrinka in the Mutua Madrid Open 2013 final in straight sets. Fifteenth seed Wawrinka did not stand any chances against dominant Nadal who conquered Madrid Open for the third time and obtained his 40th clay-court title, the [...]
Another dominant display by Rafa Nadal at Mutua Madrid Open 2013 who will play Stan Wawrinka in the Sunday’s final. In an all-Spanish semi-final fifth seed Nadal brushed aside 113th-ranked Pablo Andujar to enter his fifth Madrid final – he will be chasing his third crown after conquering the tournament [...]
Rafa Nadal wins a three-setter against Ferrer to set up an all-Spanish Mutua Madrid Open 2013 semi-final against Pablo Andujar. A two-time Madrid Open Champion Nadal came back after a set down against his fourth-seeded countryman David Ferrer. In the opening set both players dropped one serve by 4-4 before [...]
Japan´s Kei Nishikori upset the no.2 seed Swiss Roger Federer in the third round of the Mutua Madrid Open, defeating him in three sets 6-4 1-6 6-2. After splitting the first two sets, Nishikori managed to break the defending champion´s serve to take a 3-1 lead in the decider that [...]
Grigor Dimitrov can no longer be called “Baby Fed”. The soon to be 22-year-old Bulgarian became a man in some ways after defeating World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in a dramatic three set meeting in the first round of Madrid. Some fans may view this as a shock win for [...]
ATP Rome Masters Rome Italy May 13-19, 2013 Surface: Clay Main Draw: 56 E2,646,495 Singles Seeds: (cut: Ramos 51) 1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 2. Roger Federer (SUI) 3. Andy Murray (GBR) 4. David Ferrer (ESP) 5. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 7. Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 8. [...]
Robin Haase extended his record breaking streak of losing tiebreakers to 17 with two more in a defeat to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6 (5) 7-6 (2). Neither player had much on return for most of the set with Tsonga dropping just four points on first serve. He would save the only break [...]
Current Nadal vs Murray Head to Head stands at 13-5, with their last match having been played in 2011 in Tokyo, where the Brit prevailed in three sets. With Rafael Nadal recently recovering from his injury, most tennis fans are looking forward to Nadal’s return to the game. The level [...]
For those growing up in the 1970’s, Bjorn Borg was a tennis icon.Many regard him as the first tennis ‘superstar’, amassing a following among the public (particularly young people), never seen before.The borderlines between sports stars, rock stars and other celebrities were becoming increasingly blurred in that decade and [...]
For the full draw, please click here: ATP Madrid Masters 2013 Draw After a brief and controversial experiment with the blue clay last year, the fourth Masters 1000 event of the year in Madrid returns to red. The Mutua Madrid Open is fairly new, having replaced Stuttgart in 2002 and [...]
