Post Tagged with: "Bjorn Phau"
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Istomin and Rosol through to second round in Moscow
Lukas Rosol and Malek Jaziri won in straight sets, while Denis Istomin got back from the abyss to enter the second round of the Moscow ATP tournament. The first round encounter between Czech Rosol and Daneil Gimeno-Traver of Spain turned into battle of the nerves as the players never dropped [...] -
Federer canters into third round of 2012 US Open, plays Verdasco next
Five time champion and top seed at the 2012 US Open Roger Federer advanced to the third round with ease as he outclassed German Bjorn Phau 6-2 6-3 6-2 in exactly 1 hour and 30 minutes. Federer, who came into this year’s tournament on top form having beaten Djokovic in [...] -
Fish and Querrey move into last 16 at the Citi Open in Washington
At the ATP Citi Open in Washington, number one seed Mardy Fish from the USA had to overcome a tricky first game against Germany’s Bjorn Phau, but made it through after a three set win 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. He will now face wildcard entrant from Lithuania Ricardas Berankis who saw [...] -
Bjorn Phau Stunned by Qualifier in LA Farmers Classic
Seeded seventh, Bjorn Phau’s first round match-up against qualifier Ricardas Berankis should have been a foregone conclusion. Evidently the Vilnius-born player had other ideas, taking the first set to a tie-break and subsequently winning it. Berankis looks to have put the chronic groin injury that has dogged his season behind [...] -
Almagro wins comfortably while Kohlschreiber and Fognini Complete Last 16 in Hamburg
After losing to David Ferrer in last week’s Swedish Open final in Bastad, Nicolas Almagro was in no mood to be charitable as he dispatched Germany’s Tobias Kamke in only 73 minutes. Managing to break Kamke’s serve six times, the impressive looking Almagro took the match 6-4 6-1. The preceding [...] -
Tipsarevic and Bellucci complete Mercedes Cup Semi-Final Lineup
Probably beginning to tire of his reputation as “the other guy” in Serbian tennis, Janko Tipsarevic was the hot favourite to progress to tomorrow’s Mercedes Cup semi-final in Stuttgart. However, his opponent – tour veteran Bjorn Phau – must have sensed an upset as he battled to a first set [...] -
Tipsarevic through to last 8 in Stuttgart, Rosol out
Serbia’s Janko Tipsarevic advanced into the quarterfinals of the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart after overpowering Steve Darcis of Belgium 6-4 6-2. Tipsarevic, who received a bye into the second round, will face German Bjorn Phau next. Phau ended Lukas Rosol’s run as he eliminated him in two tiebreaks, winning 7-6 [...] -
Lopez beats Lorenzi, Berlocq also wins in Houston
No.3 seed Feliciano Lopez of Spain won his second round match against Italy’s Paolo Lorenzi 6-4 7-6 (4) and moved into the quarterfinals of the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships in Houston. Lorenzi started the match with a lot of confidence, taking a 4-1 lead, but world no.15 Lopez came [...] -
Del Potro, Davydenko win in Indian Wells
Juan Martin del Potro won his second round match at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells against the Australian qualifier Marinko Matosevic 7-5 6-2. Only in the first set did the spectators see a bit more even match, but once del Potro broke the Australian in the 11th game, [...]
