Post Tagged with: "Novak Djokovic"
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Djokovic moves into 2012 Australian Open SF, beats Ferrer
World no.1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the last four at the 2012 Australian Open by defeating David Ferrer 6-4 7-6(4) 6-1. It was a very intense and tough match for both of the players, with some spectacular 35 shot rallies. The quality of the match was unbelievable in [...] -
Murray storms into Australian Open semis
British no.1 Andy Murray reserved his place in the 2012 Australian Open semifinals by defeating Japan’s Kei Nishihori 6-3 6-3 6-1. He will now play either Serbian Djokovic or Spain’s Ferrer in the SF. For Murray, this will be his third consecutive semifinal here. Despite his weaker serving today (only [...] -
Djokovic dismisses Hewitt to move into QF at the aussie open
World no.1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Lleyton Hewitt in four sets 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 and moved into the quarterfinal of the 2012 Australian Open at Melbourne Park. This was almost certainly the last ever performance of the former world no.1 Lleyton Hewitt on a big Grand Slam [...] -
Ferrer shows top form as he beats Gasguet
Fifth seed David Ferrer of Spain made his way into the 2012 Australian Open quarterfinals as he defeated the 17th seed Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-4, 6-1. Ferrer is on top form this year, having won the Auckland title just before the start of the Australian Open. He will now play [...] -
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 [...] -
Is the Djokovic Diet the secret to on-court success?
Although Novak Djokovic is the current men’s world number 1 player, this tennis phenomenon only really started to make his mark during the beginning of the tennis season in summer 2010. Until then the two top rankings were controlled by the two tennis superstars Federer and Nadal. But when Djokovic [...] -
Djokovic to finish 2011 season as world no.1
Novak Djokovic of Serbia will finish this year as no.1 for the first time in his career. Nadal’s defeat against Florian Mayer of Germany at the Shanghai Masters has secured the Serbian the top spot at the end of the year. He will be the 16th different player since 1973 [...] -
Nadal shock defeat in Shanghai
Top seed Rafael Nadal went out in the third round of the Shanghai Masters, losing to the German Florian Mayer 6-7 (5), 3-6. World no.23 Mayer was full of joy after outsing the Spaniard: “It’s a really nice feeling. He’s such a great competitor on court. Yeah, for sure it [...] -
Nadal says good bye to Queen’s for tax reasons
World no.2 Rafael Nadal, who won the Queen’s Club Championship in 2008, announced that he won’t be coming back next year because of tax reasons. He had to pull out of Queen’s only once in 2009 due to a knee injury. The Spaniard opted for the grasscourts in Halle in [...] -
Ferrer qualifies for Barclays ATP World Tour Finals
David Ferrer of Spain became the fifth player to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. He joins Djokovic, Nadal, Federer and Murray, who have already secured their final spots. The world no.5 won two titles this year – in Auckland and Acapulco. He also got to the Australian [...] -
Djokovic withdraws from Shanghai Masters
World number 1 Novak Djokovic had to withdraw from one of his favourite tournaments in Shanghai because of a back injury. There had been signs of a back problem in his US Open final match against Spain’s Nadal and he had to withdraw from the Davis Cup semifinal match against [...] -
Australian Open to have the highest prize money ever
Australian Open 2012 will witness the highest prize money ever paid out to the players in history of tennis. It will be a total of A$26 million (US$25 million) and both men’s and women’s champions will be awarded a record A$2.3 million (US$ 2.18 million) each. In comparison, this year’s [...] -
Defending champion Novak Djokovic withdraws from China Open
BEIJING (AP) -- Top-ranked Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the China Open because of a back injury.
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