Post Tagged with: "Novak Djokovic"
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Nadal – Djokovic 2012 Roland Garros Final To Be Finished On Monday
The 2012 French Open final between the 6 time champion Rafael Nadal and the world no.1 Novak Djokovic will have to be finished on Monday due to consistent rain in Paris. Nadal is leading 6-4 6-3 2-6 1-2 with the Serb on serve. This will be the first time since [...] -
Djokovic blasts Federer out of Roland Garros, sets up Nadal final
Novak Djokovic sets up a 2012 Roland Garros clash against the defending champion Rafael Nadal. The Serb demolished the former world no.1 Roger Federer in straight sets, winning 6-4 7-5 6-3. Set 1: Federer comes out strong to go a break up but he is immediately pegged back by the [...] -
Nadal reaches Roland Garros final with convincing victory over Ferrer
Defending champion Rafael Nadal became the first finalist at the 2012 French Open with a straigh forward win over fellow Spaniard David Ferrer. Having pushed Nadal extremely close in Barcelona two weeks ago, many people were expecting a close contest, but the world no.2 was dominant from the start, winning [...] -
Djokovic vs. Federer 2012 Roland Garros SF match preview
Novak Djokovic (1) versus Roger Federer (3) The dominance currently exerted by the top three players in men’s tennis can have the unfortunate side effect of making any given tournament’s draw look lop sided. At Roland Garros, the world number three Roger Federer will take on Novak Djokovic in the [...] -
Djokovic survives 4 matchpoints to beat Tsonga at Roland Garros, plays Federer in SFs
Novak Djokovic came back from the brink to defeat Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, saving four matchpoints on his way to an epic 6-1 5-7 5-7 7-6 (6) 6-1 victory in the quarterfinals of this year’s French Open. With this win, the Serbian set up a semifinal encounter against his big rival [...] -
Federer battles back to beat Del Potro and moves into French Open SFs
Roger Federer came back from two sets down to defeat the Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, winning 3-6 6-7 (4) 6-2 6-0 6-3 and bookig his place in the semifinals of the 2012 Roland Garros. Delpo managed to break Federer’s serve twice to take a 4-1 lead in the first [...] -
Djokovic avoids huge upset as he beats Seppi and moves into Paris QFs
World no.1 Novak Djokovic avoided a big upset after coming back from two sets down to beat Italian Andreas Seppi 4-6 6-7 (5) 6-3 7-5 6-3 and moving into the quarterfinals of the 2012 French Open. The Serbian took a 3-0 lead at the beginning of the match, just before [...] -
Djokovic advances to third round at Roland Garros
Novak Djokovic beat Slovenian Blaz Kavcic 6-0 6-4 6-4 to make it to the third round at the 2012 French Open. The Serbian world no.1 began in great fashion, taking the first set in just 23 minutes and not allowing his opponent a single game. But world no.99 Kavcic started [...] -
Djokovic cruises into second round in Paris, Berdych also through
World no.1 Novak Djokovic, who would love to capture the Golden Slam this year, made a good start at this year’s French Open, overcoming Italy’s Potito Starace 7-6 (3) 6-3 6-1 and moving into the second round. Although Djokovic didn’t face a break point throughout the match, he couldn’t convert [...] -
Can Nadal Claim A Seventh French Open Title With His Three Top Rivals Hot On His Heels?
With day two of the French Open already getting underway the bookies have once more claimed Rafael Nadal as the favourite to win the Roland Garros crown for the seventh time. Nadal proves to be unbeatable on clay: the Spaniard defeated the Serbian world number one Djokovic 7-5, 6-3 in [...] -
2012 Roland Garros Draw Analysis
Novak Djokovic won his third consecutive major at the Australian Open in January but has since seen his lead in the rankings reduced with both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal gaining ground. While both former number ones have moved into striking distance, they will have to break Djokovic’s stranglehold at [...] -
Breaking Down the 2012 French Open Draw
Top Half Of the Top Draw Projected 4th round: Novak Djokovic vs. Fernando Verdasco. Projected 4th round: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. Gilles Simon. Both men have experienced an up and down year, so this will be a chance for either of them to capitalize on some success. Plus, it will be [...] -
Novak Djokovic to bring Fast Fashion on Court
In a move that would be more suited to the sartorially-savvy Venus sisters, or even Mr Cool himself – the Swiss maestro Federer, the current world number 1 Novak Djokovic has teamed up with Japanese clothing giant Uniqlo to become its Global Brand Ambassador. (For other tennis clothing, check out [...]
