Ivan Dodig defeated last year’s runner-up Cilic to enter quarter-finals at BMW Open in Munich. Defending champ Philipp Kohlschreiber, Alexandr Dolgopolov and Viktor Troicki are also through. In an all-Croatian second round match in Munich unseeded Dodig surprised 11th-ranked Marin Cilic as he threw him out of the tournament in [...]
The conversation about Rafael Nadal and his prowess on clay is well known, from the lengthy winning streaks and stream of titles to the dominating topspin forehand and determined court coverage. Every tournament victory pushes his record further into the stratosphere and even his rare defeats, such as the recent [...]
Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic current head to head: 19-15 The rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal that now dominates the world of men’s tennis didn’t look like it might amount to much when it first began in 2006. But despite an inauspicious beginning at Roland Garros, seven years [...]
For the full draw, please click here: ATP Munich 2013 Draw Alongside the Portugal Open, the BMW Open in Munich is one of two ATP 250 tournaments this week on the clay. One of the oldest tournaments in history, the first edition was held in 1900. Winners of the [...]
For the full draw, please click here: ATP Estoril 2013 Draw Formerly named the Estoril Open, the Portugal Open is a joint ATP/WTA event based in Oeiras, Portugal. The ATP250 event boasts multiple winners such as Thomas Muster, David Nalbandian and more recently Albert Montanes. 2011 and 2012 winner Juan [...]
Lukas Rosol put in a great performance in BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy 2013 final in Bucharest to defeat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez after one hour and eight minutes of play. Unseeded Rosol, ranked 48th, won his first clash against Spaniard Garcia-Lopez as well as his first ATP final in Romanian capital today. [...]
Rafa Nadal dismissed his fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro in Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell 2013 final in straight sets. Fourth-seeded Almagro was no match for his compatriot Nadal who claimed his eighth Barcelona trophy in nine years and the 54th career title in total; Almagro obtained 12 so far. The king [...]
Rafael Nadal will square up to Nicolas Almagro in the Barcelona Open final after both Spaniards won their respective semi finals. It is the third time in a row that the title match has had an all-Spanish lineup. In their nine previous encounters Nadal is yet to be defeated. Seven [...]
Home crowd favorites Rafa Nadal and Nicolas Almagro will square off against each other in the Barcelona 2013 final after claiming straight sets victories in the semis. Second seed Nadal eased into his eighth Barcelona final after dismissing fifth-seeded Canadian Milos Raonic. The latter was unable to win a set [...]
BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy 2013 final in Bucharest will feature unseeded players Lukas Rosol and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez who ousted Simon and Mayer, respectively. Defending champion and a three-time Bucharest winner Gilles Simon was facing unseeded Czech Rosol in the semis. The second seed Frenchman was leading the head-to-head series one [...]
Remember when Maria Sharapova described herself as a “cow on ice” when it comes to playing on clay? The often candid Russian superstar was sort of half joking when she made that comment at Roland Garros back in 2007. At that time, Sharapova with her huge serve and long strides [...]
The Spanish Armada lost one of its flagships when David Ferrrer crashed out of the tournament early but has still supplied two of the four semi finalists at the Barcelona Open. The possibility of an all-Spanish final remains with Nicolas Almagro playing Philipp Kohlschreiber at 13.30 local time with Rafael [...]
Rafa Nadal entered the quarterfinals at Barcelona 2013 ATP tournament, whilst Tommy Robredo beat Berdych. Milos Raonic also advanced. A seven-time Barcelona title holder Nadal ousted thirteenth seed Frenchman Benoit Paire in straight sets to march into the quarterfinals at Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell 2013. The Spaniard was broken in [...]
Thomaz Bellucci, Juan Monaco, Nicolas Almagro and Philipp Kohlschreiber are through to the quarterfinal stage of Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell 2013. In the top half of the draw Dmitry Tursunov, who shocked top seed David Ferrer in the second round round, was stopped by 16th-seeded Brazilian Bellucci. The Russian, who [...]
