Post Tagged with: "ATP Tennis"
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Federer and Nadal into Qatar semifinals
Defending champion Roger Federer booked his spot in the Qatar Open semis as he beat Italian Andreas Seppi 6-3 5-7 6-4. World no.2 Rafael Nadal joins Federer in the last 4 after a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Russian Mikhail Youzhny. Federer will now play Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and it will [...] -
Lendl to become Murray’s coach
Eight times Grand Slam Champion Ivan Lendl will become Andy Murray’s new full-time coach. Murray is still looking for a Grand Slam title and he will hope that the co-operation with Lendl will bring some positive results. Lendl lost his first four Grand Slam finals, before winning eight and become [...] -
Federer beats Tsonga and wins the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals
Roger Federer became the most successful player in season-end championships as he beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to take the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals crown. He beat the Frenchman 6-3 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 and celebrated the 70th carrer title. This was also his 100th tour final and he was extremely delighted [...] -
Mirnyi/Nestor win ATP World Tour Finals title
The Belarussian-Canadian pair Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor celebrated their victory at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals as they defeated Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski 7-5, 6-3 in Sunday’s final. Mirnyi/Nestor were a break down in the first set, but managed to turn it around. There was only one [...] -
Federer beats Ferrer and will play for ATP World Tour finals title
Roger Federer reached the final at the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London, as he beat Spain’s David Ferrer 7-5 6-3 in an hour and 25 minutes. He will play the 100th final of his career and will have the chance to win the 70th title [...] -
Nalbandian,Dimitrov,Nieminen advance into Stockholm QFs
David Nalbandian of Argentina cruised into the Stockholm Open quarterfinals as he only dropped two games to beat Ivan Dodig of Croatia 6-1, 6-1. He will now play James Blake, who ousted second seed Del Potro of Argentina. In other second round matches, Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria defeated fourth seed [...] -
Monfils beats Tomic in Stockholm
Gael Monfils of France had to fight hard for his quarterfinal spot at the Stockholm Open. The 18 year old Australian Bernard Tomic took him to three long sets with the Frenchman clinching the match 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-4. Tomic had his chances as he was up a break in [...] -
Tipsarevic advances in Moscow, Chardy upsets Dolgopolov
Top seed Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia rallied back strongly after losing the first set against Russia’s Igor Kunitsyn to win 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-0 in the second round of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow. Tipsarevic will now play Dmitry Tursunov of Russia, who dismissed France’s Julien Benneteau 6-3, 7-6 to [...] -
Bopanna-Qureshi and Butorac-Rojer into Stockholm SFs
Defending champions Eric Butorac and Jean-Julien Rojer moved closer to repeat their last year success at the Stockholm Open after they defeated Xavier Malisse and Frank Moser 6-3, 6-4 to reach the semifinals. They are hoping to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London. The first eight [...] -
Blake upsets del Potro at Stockholm Open
American James Blake found his old form as he upset second seed Juan Martin del Potro in their second round match in Stockholm, beating him 6-4, 6-4 and moving into the quarterfinals. The 69th ranked Blake has won this tournament on two previous occasions, in 2005 and 2006. He hasn’t [...] -
US Open looks into permanent Monday finish
The US Open could become the first Grand Slam tournament with a permanent finish on Monday. At the moment it is the only major tournament where the players don’t have a day off between the semifinal and the final matches. They are played on two consecutive days, Saturday and Sunday. The [...] -
Butorac-Rojer into Stockholm second round
Eric Butorac and Jean-Julien Rojer had a successful start at the Stockholm Open as they eliminated the Spaniards Marc Lopez and Tommy Robredo 7-6 (1), 6-2. The second seeds Butorac-Rojer are the defending champions and will be looking to improve their chances to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour [...] -
Tomic, Dimitrov first round wins at Stockholm Open
Youngster Bernard Tomic of Australia won his first round match at the Stockholm Open after defeating qualifier Jurgen Zopp of Estonia 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-0. 18 year old Tomic is currently ranked 44 and he is the youngest ever player in the ATP Top 50. The Australian set up a second round encounter [...]
