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Bryan Brothers to play Paes/Stepanek in aussie final
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan moved to the 2012 Australian Open final as they defeated Swede Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau of Romania in a hard fought match 4-6 6-3 7-6(5). They had to save a matchpoint at 5-6 in the third set, but Bob held his serve and all [...] -
Djokovic moves into 2012 Australian Open SF, beats Ferrer
World no.1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the last four at the 2012 Australian Open by defeating David Ferrer 6-4 7-6(4) 6-1. It was a very intense and tough match for both of the players, with some spectacular 35 shot rallies. The quality of the match was unbelievable in [...] -
Murray storms into Australian Open semis
British no.1 Andy Murray reserved his place in the 2012 Australian Open semifinals by defeating Japan’s Kei Nishihori 6-3 6-3 6-1. He will now play either Serbian Djokovic or Spain’s Ferrer in the SF. For Murray, this will be his third consecutive semifinal here. Despite his weaker serving today (only [...] -
Nadal sets up dream semifinal against Federer
Rafael Nadal moved into the 2012 Australian Open semifinal as he defeated Tomas Berdych 6-7 (5) 7-6 (6) 6-4 6-3. With this win he set up a classic against his biggest rival Roger Federer, who beat Juan Martin del Potro earlier. In the first couple of sets, Nadal looked a [...] -
Impressive Federer beats Del Potro at the Australian Open
16 time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer will play his ninth successive Australian Open semifinal after defeating Juan Martin Del Potro 6-4 6-3 6-2. He will now play either Nadal or Berdych in the semifinal. Federer got off to a quick 3-0 lead, but del Potro managed to break back [...] -
Djokovic dismisses Hewitt to move into QF at the aussie open
World no.1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Lleyton Hewitt in four sets 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 and moved into the quarterfinal of the 2012 Australian Open at Melbourne Park. This was almost certainly the last ever performance of the former world no.1 Lleyton Hewitt on a big Grand Slam [...] -
Ferrer shows top form as he beats Gasguet
Fifth seed David Ferrer of Spain made his way into the 2012 Australian Open quarterfinals as he defeated the 17th seed Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-4, 6-1. Ferrer is on top form this year, having won the Auckland title just before the start of the Australian Open. He will now play [...] -
Tsonga goes out to Nishikori at Australian Open
Japan’s Kei Nishikori caused an upset at this year’s Australian Open as he defeated former finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2-6, 6-2, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. Nishikori made history as he became the first ever Japanese tennis player to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open since the Open Era began in 1968. [...] -
Berdych defeats Almagro, doesn’t shake hands with him
Tomas Berdych moved into the last 8 of the 2012 Australian Open as he beat the Spaniard Nicolas Almagro 4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(3) 7-6(2). Berdych was booed by the crowd at the end for refusing to shake Almagro’s hand. It all happened in the fourth set, when Berdych came up to [...] -
Nieminen beats Benneteau and wins Sydney title
The Finn Jarkko Nieminen won his second ATP title as he defeated the French Julien Benneteau 6-2 7-5 in the Sydney International Final. It was very impressive win as Nieminen had to come through the qualification. He had a positive 4-0 head to head against Benneteau before the match and [...] -
Ferrer wins Auckland title
Defending champion David Ferrer captured his third title at the Heineken Open in Auckland as he defeated Olivier Rochus in the final 6-3 6-4. Rain interupted the match a couple of times, but Ferrer managed to keep his focus and he proved to be just a bit too good for [...] -
Nieminen vs Benneteau in Sydney final
Julien Benneteau of France upset Marcos Baghdatis in the semifinal of the Sydney International, beating him in straight sets 6-4 6-4. Baghdatis was confident going into the match as he defeated Argentine Del Potro in the previous round. But the Cypriot’s serve let him down as he got broken four [...] -
Ferrer to play Rochus in Auckland Final
World no.5 David Ferrer will meet Olivier Rochus of Belgium in Auckland’s final. The Spaniard Ferrer made his way into the final with a win over Fernando Verdasco 6-3 6-4 and will fight for his third title here. He won this tournament in 2007 and 2011. Ferrer managed to break [...]
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