Post Tagged with: "Brian Baker"
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US Open chance for rapid climber Brian Baker
He may have started the year at 458th place in the ATP rankings, but thanks to his incredibly rapid rise this year Brian Baker has earned automatic entry into the last Grand Slam of the season – the US Open. Following a series of injuries that took him off the [...] -
Cilic beats Querrey in second longest match ever at Wimbledon
Marin Cilic and Sam Querrey both had to dig deep during their third round encounter that lasted 5 hours and 31 minutes, making it the second longest match in Wimbledon history. It was the Croat Cilic, who had a lot more reasons to celebrate after beating the American in a [...] -
French Open First Round Recap
Here are some of the first round men’s results from this year’s Roland Garros: Nicholas Mahut def. Andy Roddick[26] 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 - Roddick has not played too much tennis recently, yet he was hoping that the French Open would be the place to get back on his feet. [...] -
Almagro beats comeback boy Baker to win Nice title
Nicolas Almagro ended Brian Baker’s dream run at this year’s Nice Open, beating him 6-3 6-2 in today’s final and retaining his last year’s trophy. This is the 12th ATP Tour victory for the world no.14 Spaniard, who hasn’t lost a single set throughout this year’s tournament. He managed to [...] -
Almagro to play Baker in Nice final
The dream comeback doesn’t seem to end for the American Brian Baker after he booked himself a final spot at the Nice Open after defeating Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko 6-7 (5) 6-4 6-2. This will be the first ever ATP Tour final for Baker, who got handed a wild card for [...] -
The Tennis Phenomenon Brian Baker making a Comeback
In the world of professional tennis it’s not very often that a player forced out of reaching his true potential through injuries is given the chance to pick up where he left off, but that’s exactly what’s happening to Brian Baker right now thanks to his wildcard entry in this [...] -
Almagro to face Simon in Nice semis
Defending champion Nicolas Almagro will play against the Frenchman Gilles Simon for the final spot at the Nice Open. Spanish 3rd seed Almagro overcame Belgian Steve Darcis in straight sets 6-4 6-4 and no.2 seed Gilles Simon of France eliminated Brazilian qualifier Thomaz Bellucci 7-5 6-0 to book his place [...] -
Baker’s big comeback in Nice, sets up semifinal match against Davydenko
American qualifier Brian Baker is on his way to a dream comeback after he moved into the Nice Open semifinals by defeating Russia’s Mikhail Kukushkin 4-6 6-3 7-6 (4). Baker, who was once considered one of the most talented players on tour, has reached the boy’s Roland Garros singles final [...] -
Davydenko beats Isner for a place in Nice SFs
Former world no.3 Nikolay Davydenko moved into the Nice Open semifinals after beating American top seed John Isner 6-4 7-6 (4). Isner had his chances throughout the match, but couldn’t convert any of the three break points he had. Davydenko managed to take his opponent’s serve once in the first [...]
