Post Tagged with: "Paolo Lorenzi"
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Tipsarevic and Muller reach Vienna semifinals
Janko Tipsarevic is through to the semi-finals of the Erste Bank Open 2012 in Vienna after his match with Aljaz Bedene was cut short. Tipsarevic had been leading 6-2 4-2 when Bedene was forced to retire with a left leg injury. The Slovenian fought admirably against a much better opponent but failed [...] -
Tipsarevic beats Gulbis, Haas defeats Levine to reach Vienna QFs
Janko Tipsarevic and Tommy Haas were amongst the winners today in Vienna, but there was little drama to shout about as five of the six matches on the day ended in straight sets. Tipsarevic defeated Ernests Gulbis 6-3 6-4 but it was an encounter that quite easily could have been a blowout. [...] -
Djokovic wins opening match at US Open 2012 with ease
Defending champion Novak Djokovic demolished Italy’s Paolo Lorenzi in the first round of the 2012 US Open, allowing him only two games on the way to a 6-1 6-0 6-1 victory. Lorenzi had a dream start into the match as he broke Djokovic’s serve in the opening game of the [...] -
Bjorn Phau Stunned by Qualifier in LA Farmers Classic
Seeded seventh, Bjorn Phau’s first round match-up against qualifier Ricardas Berankis should have been a foregone conclusion. Evidently the Vilnius-born player had other ideas, taking the first set to a tie-break and subsequently winning it. Berankis looks to have put the chronic groin injury that has dogged his season behind [...] -
Nadal advances into third round in Rome
Second seeded Rafael Nadal advanced into the third round of the Rome Tennis Masters after defeating German Florian Mayer 6-1 7-5. There aren’t too many players out there with a positive head to head record against the Spaniard, but Mayer was one of them before the match, having beaten Nadal [...] -
Ferrer defeats Verdasco in his opening match at Rome Masters
6th seed Spaniard David Ferrer won his opening match at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome as he defeated his countryman Fernando Verdasco 6-3 7-6 (3) and moved into the third round. Ferrer, who beat Verdasco in both of their previous matches this year (in Auckland semis and Acapulco final), dominated [...] -
Raonic out of Rome Masters, loses to Mayer
German Florian Mayer surprisingly beat Canadian Milos Raonic 7-6 (5) 6-4 in the first round of the Rome Tennis Masters that started today. This is a shock defeat for the Canadian, who seemed to be on top form recently, narrowly losing to Federer at this week’s Madrid Masters. Raonic struggled [...] -
Lopez beats Lorenzi, Berlocq also wins in Houston
No.3 seed Feliciano Lopez of Spain won his second round match against Italy’s Paolo Lorenzi 6-4 7-6 (4) and moved into the quarterfinals of the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships in Houston. Lorenzi started the match with a lot of confidence, taking a 4-1 lead, but world no.15 Lopez came [...] -
Sweeting and Russell through to round two in Houston
The defending champion Ryan Sweeting started the Houston Tennis Tournament with a 6-3 7-6 (6) win over the Brazilian qualifier Ricardo Mello. Sweeting, who won the Houston title last year with a final victory against Kei Nishikori of Japan, had to save two set points at 5-6 in the second [...]
