Top seed and defending champion Rafael Nadal won his 7th Barcelona Open title after defeating fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 7-6 (1) 7-5 in Sunday’s final. Ferrer got off to a better start, but after taking Nadal’s serve to go 2-0, the world no.2 managed to get the break back and [...]
Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer set up a re-match of last year’s final as they both won their semifinal encounters at the Barcelona Open. World no.2 Nadal demolished fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco as he cruised to a 6-0 6-4 victory in 1 hour and 25 minutes. The first set was [...]
Admired across the world for their elite playing skills and their enviable combined wealth, the tennis world’s Big Four are now being regarded even more highly for their selfless integrity. In a move rarely seen in the competitive tennis world, the men’s top 4-ranked players – Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, [...]
3rd seed Spaniard David Ferrer defeated his countryman Feliciano Lopez as he survived two match points to win in three sets 6-7 (4) 7-6 (7) 6-3 and moved into the Barcelona Open semifinals. There were no break points in the first set until the 12th game, when Ferrer had a [...]
It was a one-sided match between the defending champion Rafael Nadal and Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia as the world no.2 destroyed his opponent 6-2 6-2 in just 1 hour and 23 minutes and booked a place in the Barcelona Open semifinals. Nadal took control of the match from the very [...]
World no.2 Rafael Nadal of Spain is aiming to lift his seventh trophy at the Barcelona Open this year. And he has got just one step closer after he improved his match record at this tournament to 31-1 as he beat the Colombian qualifier Robert Farah 6-2 6-3. Nadal’s next [...]
3rd seed David Ferrer of Spain didn’t waste too much time on his way to victory over the Serbian wild card holder Filip Krajinovic as he dismissed him 6-0 6-3. Ferrer will now play his countryman Albert Montanes, who defeated Australian Bernard Tomic 6-0 5-7 7-5. Feliciano Lopez joined Ferrer [...]
First seed Spaniard Rafael Nadal didn’t give his countryman Guillermo Garcia-Lopez too much of a chance as he destroyed him in the second round of the Barcelona Open, winning 6-1 6-2. Defending champion Nadal is on form, having also won the Monte Carlo Masters last week. He will next play [...]
11th seed Canadian Milos Raonic won his first round match of the Barcelona Tennis Open as he defeated Alejandro Falla of Colombia 6-4 7-6 (3). Raonic will meet the winner of the match between Igor Andreev and Diego Junqueira in round 2. Also through to the second round is Jarkko [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Being just a couple of weeks away and with excitement levels building as the world’s top players start to think about their warm up competitions at Queen’s, Halle and The Boodles, we thought it would be a good idea to take a closer look at the Wimbledon Championships. The grass [...]
The third seed Spaniard Pablo Andujar claimed his second career tour title as he beat his countryman Albert Ramos in the Grand Prix Hassan II Tennis Open final with a scoreline 6-1 7-6 (5). Andujar booked his place in the final by beating Flavio Cipolla in Saturday’s semifinal, but he [...]
Pablo Andujar is just one match away from defending his title at the Grand Prix Hassan II Open in Casablanca. The 3rd seed Spaniard defeated Flavio Cipolla of Italy in straight sets 6-3 7-5. Andujar broke his opponent five times throughout the match, and despite Cipolla breaking him when he [...]
