Post Tagged with: "2012 Roland Garros"
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Can Nadal Claim A Seventh French Open Title With His Three Top Rivals Hot On His Heels?
With day two of the French Open already getting underway the bookies have once more claimed Rafael Nadal as the favourite to win the Roland Garros crown for the seventh time. Nadal proves to be unbeatable on clay: the Spaniard defeated the Serbian world number one Djokovic 7-5, 6-3 in [...] -
Federer wins opener in Paris, matches Connors’ grand slam record
Swiss Roger Federer won his first round match at the 2012 French Open and matched Jimmy Connors’ record of 233 grand slam match wins. Federer defeated German’s Tobias Kamke in straight sets 6-2 7-5 6-3 and will be trying to at least match or best his last year’s result here [...] -
Roddick and Melzer out of Roland Garros
26th seed American Andy Roddick bowed out of this year’s Roland Garros after losing to France’s Nicolas Mahut 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-2. Former world no.1 Roddick has been struggling with his form for a while now and will surely be looking forward to the grass court season, where he managed [...] -
Del Potro and Tsonga into second round in Paris
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 [...] -
2012 Roland Garros Draw Analysis
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 [...] -
Breaking Down the 2012 French Open Draw
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 [...] -
French Open Powerhouses and Dark Horses
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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