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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 [...] -
Djokovic and Wozniacki top seeds at Australian Open 2012
Defending champion Novak Djokovic will be no.1 seed at this year´s Australian Open in Melbourne. He defeated British no.1 Murray in the 2011 Final 6-4 6-2 6-3. 2009 champion Nadal will be second seed, followed by Federer and Murray. In the women´s draw, world no.1 Caroline Wozniacki will be top [...] -
Raonic defeats Tipsarevic and wins Chennai Open
Canadian Milos Raonic won the 2nd title of his career, defeating Serbian Janko Tipsarevic in the Chennai Open Final 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 7-6(4). This was the longest ever match at the Chennai Open and Raonic´s biggest weapon helped him on his way to victory, as he fired 35 aces. Both players [...] -
Murray wins Brisbane 2012 title
World no.4 Andy Murray cruised to victory at the 2012 Brisbane International tournament as he dismissed Alexandr Dolgopolov in the final, winning in straight sets 6-1 6-3. Two breaks decided the faith of the first set and as Murray stormed to a 4-0 lead in the second set, there was [...] -
Kanepi destroys Hantuchova in Brisbane Final
Kaia Kanepi celebrated her second career win at the 2012 Brisbane International WTA Tournament as she defeated Slovak Daniela Hantuchova 6-2 6-1. She won her first title in 2010 in Palermo. Kanepi won nine straight games from being 1-2 down in the first set and the Estonian deserved to lift [...] -
Tsonga beats Monfils in Qatar Open Final
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won his eighth career title as he defeated Gael Monfils in the Qatar Open Final 7-5 6-3. Tsonga reached the final as Federer withdrew from their semifinal encouter due to a back injury. Monfils dismissed Nadal in the other semis. The world no.6 Tsonga started the match slowly [...] -
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 [...] -
Kvitova victorious in Linz final
Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic celebrated her first tournament win since she won Wimbledon this year. Top seed Kvitova ended Dominika Cibulkova’s first WTA title hopes as she beat the Slovak 6-4, 6-1 to lift the trophy at the Generali Ladies Linz Open. Kvitova has been struggling with form since [...] -
Murray wins Shanghai Masters 2011, beats Ferrer in final
Defending champion Andy Murray managed to repeat last year’s performance as he defeated David Ferrer of Spain in the Shanghai Masters final with a scoreline 7-5, 6-4. This was the third title for the British no.1 in the last three weeks and he will now overtake Swiss Federer in the [...] -
Kvitova beats Jankovic, Cibulkova eliminates Safarova in Linz
Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic defeated former world no.1 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to reach the final of Generali Ladies Linz tennis tournament. The match saw some high quality tennis from both sides with entertaining rallies and some great shots from both players. Both Kvitova [...] -
Murray to play Ferrer for Shanghai title
World nr.4 Andy Murray will play Spain’s David Ferrer in the Shanghai Masters final on Sunday. British no.1 Murray played some superb tennis to beat Kei Nishikori of Japan in straight sets 6-3, 6-0. Murray’s serve and return worked perfectly well as he only lost six points on serve in [...] -
Kvitova and Jankovic to play in Linz semis
Top seed Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic dismissed Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia 6-2, 6-2 to reach the semifinals at the Generali Ladies Linz tennis tournament. The Wimbledon champion dominated throughout the whole match and will play Serbian Jelena Jankovic in the semifinals. Former world no.1 Jankovic battled her way to [...] -
Murray through to Shanghai semis
Defending champion Andy Murray eased through to the semifinals at the Shanghai Masters as he overpowered Matthew Ebden of Australia 6-3, 6-2. The british no.1 player took control of the match straight from the beginning and never felt the heat as he outplayed the 124th ranked Australian Ebden. Murray opponent [...]
