Post Tagged with: "Fernando Verdasco"
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Djokovic books a place in Madrid quarters
Defending champion Novak Djokovic overcame Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland to book a place in the last 8 of the Mutua Madrid Open, winning in straight sets 7-6 (5) 6-4. Djokovic, who was amongst the players complaining about the new blue clay used for this year’s tournament, had to fight hard [...] -
Nadal out of Madrid, loses to Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco came back from a brink of defeat to beat world no.2 Rafael Nadal and moved into the Mutua Madrid Masters quarterfinals, winning 6-3 3-6 7-5. This was his first ever win against Nadal, and having lost the previous 13 meetings against the no.2 seed Spaniard, he was going [...] -
Berdych trashes Monfils, Dolgopolov beats Tsonga in Madrid
6th seeded Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic wasted little time on his way to a 6-1 6-1 victory over the no.12 seed Frenchman Gael Monfils, cruising into the quarterfinals of the Mutua Madrid Open. The Czech took control of the match from the very beginning with an early break and [...] -
Nadal destroys Davydenko in Madrid
Second seed Spaniard Rafael Nadal won his opening match at the Mutua Madrid Open after defeating Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko 6-2 6-2 in 1 hour and 20 minutes. Nadal struck in the third game of the first set and then again in the 5th to go up a double break. Davydenko [...] -
Melzer eliminates Lopez in the 1st round of the Madrid Open
Austrian Jurgen Melzer overcame 13th seed Feliciano Lopez of Spain in the first round of the Mutua Madrid Open, beating him 3-6 7-6 (6) 6-4. There were two breaks of serve on each side throughout the whole match that lasted 2 hours and 10 minutes. Melzer’s head to head record [...] -
Nadal beats Ferrer to win Barcelona title for 7th time
Top seed and defending champion Rafael Nadal won his 7th Barcelona Open title after defeating fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 7-6 (1) 7-5 in Sunday’s final. Ferrer got off to a better start, but after taking Nadal’s serve to go 2-0, the world no.2 managed to get the break back and [...] -
Nadal beats Verdasco, plays Ferrer in Barcelona Final
Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer set up a re-match of last year’s final as they both won their semifinal encounters at the Barcelona Open. World no.2 Nadal demolished fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco as he cruised to a 6-0 6-4 victory in 1 hour and 25 minutes. The first set was [...] -
Ferrer beats Lopez in Barcelona, Verdasco to play Nadal
3rd seed Spaniard David Ferrer defeated his countryman Feliciano Lopez as he survived two match points to win in three sets 6-7 (4) 7-6 (7) 6-3 and moved into the Barcelona Open semifinals. There were no break points in the first set until the 12th game, when Ferrer had a [...] -
Nadal to play Tipsarevic in Barcelona quarterfinals
World no.2 Rafael Nadal of Spain is aiming to lift his seventh trophy at the Barcelona Open this year. And he has got just one step closer after he improved his match record at this tournament to 31-1 as he beat the Colombian qualifier Robert Farah 6-2 6-3. Nadal’s next [...] -
Nadal and Murray through to 3rd round at Barcelona Open
First seed Spaniard Rafael Nadal didn’t give his countryman Guillermo Garcia-Lopez too much of a chance as he destroyed him in the second round of the Barcelona Open, winning 6-1 6-2. Defending champion Nadal is on form, having also won the Monte Carlo Masters last week. He will next play [...] -
Djokovic beats Dolgopolov and moves into Monte Carlo QFs, Tsonga also wins
World no.1 Novak Djokovic had an extremely difficult day at the office today. He battled past rain and emotions to win his third round match at the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters as he beat the Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov 2-6 6-1 6-4. Djokovic, who decided to play after his grandfather passed [...] -
Tsonga through in Monte Carlo, beats Kohlschreiber
Fourth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga celebrated his birthday in the best possible way. The Frenchman won his second round match against the German Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-2 6-4 and joined Murray in round 3, who overcame Viktor Troicki. Tsonga averted two break points in the 3rd game before taking Kohlschreiber’s serve in [...] -
Verdasco, Tomic and Dolgopolov win in Monte Carlo
Fernando Verdasco of Spain, who was runner-up at the 2010 Monte Carlo Rolex Masters, survived a scare as he battled back to beat Olivier Rochus of Belgium 4-6 6-2 7-5. The Belgian started the match with two quick breaks to take a 3-0 lead. Despite Verdasco reclaiming one of the [...]
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