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Simon overcomes Tipsarevic, plays Gasquet in Bangkok final
The Bangkok audience is going to witness an all-French final between Gilles Simon and Richard Gasquet at the 2012 Thailand Open. Fourth-seeded Simon will play for his second title of the season after taking out top seed Janko Tipsarevic. The Frenchman started the match brightly with seizing a break straight [...] -
Nieminen beats Raonic, Gasquet ousts Tomic in Thailand Open 2012 QFs
Finn Jarkko Nieminen upset 3rd seeded Milos Raonic of Canada in today’s Thailand Open 2012 quarterfinals, overcoming him in straight sets 6-3 7-6 (3). In the first ever meetings between the two players, Nieminen broke Raonic once on his way to take the first set in 36 minutes. After both [...] -
Tipsarevic and Nieminen through to Thailand Open quarterfinals
A single break in each set was enough for Janko Tipsarevic to move into the quarterfinals of Bangkok, seeing off a spirited Hiroki Moriya 6-4 6-4. Tipsarevic was dominant on serve throughout the match, serving three aces and dropping just three points on his first serve, not facing a single break point. [...] -
Verdasco survives scare, Nieminen and Troicki progress at the Thailand Open
Fernando Verdasco bounced back from losing the first set to avoid a surprise defeat against Tatsuma Ito in the first round of the 2012 Thailand Open, winning 3-6 6-0 6-2. One of a number of Japanese players in the draw, Ito was thought to have the toughest draw of them all [...] -
Isner and Dolgopolov reach last 16 in New York
Favorites Alexandr Dolgopolov, John Isner, and Stanislas Wawrinka have dropped an occasional set, but survived second round of 2012 US Open. Former World No. 8 Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis was matched-up against fourteenth seed Ukrainian Dolgopolov on Court 17. The encounter was marked by high level of inconsistency as we could [...] -
Andy Murray keeps British hopes for Olympic Gold alive at Wimbledon
Andy Murray of Team GB made light work of his second round match this afternoon under the roof on centre court at Wimbledon, when he easily dispatched Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen in two easy sets, 6-2 6-4, in exactly one hour and a minute. The Scot hit six aces, played some [...] -
Olympics: Murray Marches on, Rain Delays Play
Under the cover of the centre court roof, 3rd seed and hometown favorite Andy Murray marched past his second round opponent Jarkko Nieminen of Finland. Representing Great Britain, Murray was impressive in his first round appearance against Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka, winning that match in straight sets. He showed much of [...] -
Murray defeats Ito in opening match in Paris
Britain’s Andy Murray overcame Tatsuma Ito of Japan in the first round of the 2012 Roland Garros, beating him in straight sets 6-1 7-5 6-0 after 1 hour and 35 minutes. Murray got off to a superb start, taking the first set in just 25 minutes. After he broke Ito [...] -
Top Finnish Tennis Pro opens Training Academy for Junior Players
The Finnish number 1 player Jarkko Nieminen announced that he would be setting up a tennis academy for junior players this summer. Bearing his own name, the Jarkko Nieminen Tennis Academy will be located mainly in the Tali Tennis Centre in Helsinki, and admittance will initially be made to the [...] -
Del Potro survives scare, beats Llodra in Rome
Argentine Juan Martin del Potro overcame a first round scare at the International BNL d’Italia Masters in Rome as he needed three sets on his way to victory over Frenchman Michael Llodra, winning 7-5 3-6 6-4. 10th seed Del Potro, who has been playing some high quality clay court tennis [...] -
Murray cruises into Barcelona Open quarters, plays Raonic next
Andy Murray cruised into the last 8 of the Barcelona Open after he overpowered Colombian Santiago Giraldo 6-1 6-2. Two breaks of serve for Murray secured him the first set. He took Giraldo’s serve at the beginning of set 2, but the Colombian broke back to level the score at [...] -
Ferrer, Lopez advance at Barcelona Open
3rd seed David Ferrer of Spain didn’t waste too much time on his way to victory over the Serbian wild card holder Filip Krajinovic as he dismissed him 6-0 6-3. Ferrer will now play his countryman Albert Montanes, who defeated Australian Bernard Tomic 6-0 5-7 7-5. Feliciano Lopez joined Ferrer [...] -
Raonic, Nieminen win opening matches in Barcelona
11th seed Canadian Milos Raonic won his first round match of the Barcelona Tennis Open as he defeated Alejandro Falla of Colombia 6-4 7-6 (3). Raonic will meet the winner of the match between Igor Andreev and Diego Junqueira in round 2. Also through to the second round is Jarkko [...]
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