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 [...]
For the full draw, please click here: WTA Madrid 2013 Draw The biggest clay court event of the year so far is already underway in Madrid, and the star-studded field rivals that of any Grand Slam tournament. All of the world’s top 16 players will be in action in [...]
David Ferrer and Stan Wawrinka march on into the Portugal Open 2013 semi-finals and will square off against Andreas Seppi and Pablo Carreno-Busta, respectively. Second seed Swiss Wawrinka was broken in the first game of his quarterfinal Estoril clash against domestic player Gastao Elias, yet he managed to turn the [...]
Among all the events that make up the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 series, Madrid has earned a somewhat complicated and controversial reputation. Schedule and surface changes make up only part of this event’s history that dates back to 2002. After being moved from its former location in Stuttgart, Germany, [...]
Janko Tipsarevic cruised into BMW Open 2013 QFs, Tommy Haas and Florian Mayer also advanced in Munich. Top seed Tipsarevic had little problems taking out unseeded Slovenian Grega Zemlja in the second round of the Munich ATP World Tour 250 tournament. While 53rd-ranked Zemlja prevented his rival confirming the first [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Great Britain F10 Edinburgh, Great Britain April 29 – May 5, 2013 Surface: Clay Main Draw: 32 $10,000 Singles Seeds: 1. Daniel Smethurst (GBR) 2. Roberto Marcora (ITA) 3. Neil Pauffley (GBR) 4. Alexandre Folie (BEL) 5. Jason Kubler (AUS) 6. Simon Cauvard (FRA) 7. Marcus Willis (GBR) 8. Martin [...]
