Post Tagged with: "juan monaco"
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Cilic wins The Boodles Challenge
Marin Cilic became the champion of The Boodles Challenge 2012 at Stoke Park after defeating Argentine Juan Monaco 4-6 6-3 10-1 (Champion’s tiebreak). The final day of this magnificient event attracted many tennis fans and the Stevegteam didn’t want to miss the show either. This year’s event was a huge [...] -
Friday at The Boodles Challenge
The Stevegteam was once again in full force at The Boodles Challenge today, enjoying every moment of it. Luckily the rain avoided Stoke Park and despite an occasional chilly breeze, all three matches could be finished without any interruptions. In the first match of the day, American John Isner defeated [...] -
Nadal and Murray advance into Roland Garros QFs
Defending champion Rafael Nadal completely destroyed his opponent Juan Monaco of Argentina, winning 6-2 6-0 6-0 in just 1 hour and 46 minutes. Monaco, who ousted Raonic in the previous round, took a 2-1 lead in the first set. But that was as far as he could get on this [...] -
Bday boy Nadal through to last 16 in Paris, plays Monaco next
World no.2 Rafael Nadal moved one step closer to his title defence after beating Argentine qualifier Eduardo Schwank 6-1 6-3 6-4 and booking a place in the last 16 of the 2012 Roland Garros championships. Nadal, who is yet to drop a set on the red dirt this year (not [...] -
Suffering Murray beats Nieminen and advances to third round in Paris
Andy Murray came back from the brink to defeat Jarkko Nieminen of Finland, winning 1-6 6-4 6-1 6-2 and moving into the third round of the 2012 Roland Garros. From the very beginning of the match, the Brit’ back problems seem to have returned and stopped him from moving around [...] -
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 [...] -
Despite Surgery, Mardy Fish still has the Heart of a True Professional
Although we were all informed that the current top-ranking American player Mardy Fish withdrew from the French Open with fatigue, it turns out that his reasons for withdrawing were a lot more serious than that. Fish was actually suffering with a form of arrhythmia – a condition which causes irregular [...] -
Djokovic overcomes battling Monaco in Rome
Novak Djokovic battled his way into the quarterfinal of the Rome Tennis Masters after he came back from a set down against Argentine Juan Monaco, winning 4-6 6-2 6-3. The Serbian was going into the match with a 5-0 head to head record against Monaco, having won their last encounter [...] -
Federer wins opening match in Rome
Roger Federer is through to round 3 at the International BNL d’Italia in Rome after beating Argentine Carlos Berlocq 6-3 6-4. The Swiss, who won last week’s Madrid Masters, struck early in the first set, breaking the Argentine to love to take a 2-0 lead. Berlocq had a double chance [...] -
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 [...] -
Monaco retires in Monte Carlo, Andujar advances to round 2
The 11th seed Juan Monaco was forced to retire against the Dutch Robin Haase in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters at 5-7 6-0 3-2 in the Argentine’s favour. Monaco, winner of last week’s tournament in Houston, suffered an ankle injury during a rally in the third set [...] -
Monaco wins Houston title, beats Isner in final
Juan Monaco of Argentina won the fifth career title of his career claiming the US Clay Court Championship trophy in Houston. Monaco beat world American world no.10 John Isner in three sets 6-2 3-6 6-3 and improved his this year’s clay court record to 11-2. The Argentine won this year’s [...] -
Isner against Monaco in Houston final
World no.16 Juan Monaco of Argentina became the first player to book a place in the US Men’s Clay Court Championship Final in Houston. Monaco beat American qualifier Michael Russell in three sets 5-7 6-1 6-4 and will play his 13th ATP final. The first set was decided in the [...]
