Defending champion Rafael Nadal booked his place in the third round fo this year’s French Open after destroying Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 6-2 6-2 6-0. The Spaniard looks to be as strong as ever and it will be very tough for anyone to stop him on his way to a [...]
5th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and 9th seed Juan Martin del Potro won their first round matches at this year’s Roland Garros. Frenchman Tsonga came back from a set down to beat Russian qualifier Andrey Kuznetsov, winning 1-6 6-3 6-2 6-4. Tsonga said last week that no Frenchman could win this [...]
Novak Djokovic won his third consecutive major at the Australian Open in January but has since seen his lead in the rankings reduced with both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal gaining ground. While both former number ones have moved into striking distance, they will have to break Djokovic’s stranglehold at [...]
Top Half Of the Top Draw Projected 4th round: Novak Djokovic vs. Fernando Verdasco. Projected 4th round: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. Gilles Simon. Both men have experienced an up and down year, so this will be a chance for either of them to capitalize on some success. Plus, it will be [...]
Roland Garros Paris, France May 28-June 10, 2012 Surface: Clay Main Draw: 128 Qualifying Draw: 128 €18,718,000 Singles Seeds: 1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 2. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 3. Roger Federer (SUI) 4. Andy Murray (GBR) 5. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 6. David Ferrer (ESP) 7. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 8. Janko Tipsarevic [...]
Rafael Nadal – After a 2011 clay court season slump, Rafael Nadal is back especially for revenge on Novak Djokovic. Rafa won on the clay in Rome and Barcelona, yet lost in the 4th round of the Madrid Masters to fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco. Despite the loss, Nadal still has [...]
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The Italian crowd is going to be in for a treat as they will have a chance to witness a big showdown between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in Saturday’s semifinal at the Rome Tennis Masters. World no.1 and defending champion Djokovic was the first one to book his place [...]
ATP Munich Munich, Germany April 30-May 6, 2012 Surface: Clay Main Draw: 28 €398,250 Singles Seeds: (cut: Bachinger- 99) 1. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2. Feliciano Lopez 3. Marin Cilic 4. Philipp Kohlschreiber 5. Bernard Tomic 6. Mikhail Youzhny 7. Nikolay Davydenko 8. Marcos Baghdatis First Round (1)Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) bye (WC)Tommy [...]
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer both won their third round matches and booked a spot in the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters. Nadal was the first one of the two to reach the last 8 after he defeated fellow Spaniard Marcel Granollers 6-1 6-1. Although the scoreline looks very one [...]
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 [...]
Argentine Juan Martin del Potro joined Federer in the third round of the Rome Tennis Masters with a 6-4 6-2 win over Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny. 10th seeded Del Potro started the first set in the best possible way as he broke Youzhny in the opening game. Both players held their [...]
World no.1 Novak Djokovic cruised into the third round of the Rome Tennis Masters as he beat Australian Bernard Tomic 6-3 6-3. Djokovic, who didn’t manage to defend his Madrid Open title last week and was one of the top guys to complain about the surface change (a lot faster [...]
ATP Rome Masters Rome, Italy May 14-20, 20012 Surface: Clay Main Draw: 56 €2,427,975 Singles Seeds: (cut: Kubot – 51) 1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 2. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 3. Roger Federer (SUI) 4. Andy Murray (GBR) 5. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 6. David Ferrer (ESP) 7. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 8. Janko [...]
