Post Tagged with: "Rafael Nadal"
-
-
Can Andy Murray win a Grand Slam?
Oh boy, he is was so close to winning it! And not once, but three times he got into the final of a Grand Slam tournament, but that’s not good enough to become immortal. In those three finals (2008 US Open, 2010 and 2011 Australian Open) it seemed that he [...] -
Will Federer win the Olympic Gold?
Roger Federer, the Swiss maestro has achieved everything that there is to achieve in tennis. Except for the Olympic singles gold medal.. Federer has won the doubles gold with Wawrinka at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, but the singles victory is still eluding him. He will have a chance to [...] -
Spain takes a 2-0 lead against Austria in the Davis Cup QF
In the absence of world no.2 Rafael Nadal, Spanish duo Nicolas Almagro and David Ferrer secured the first two points for the hosts Spain in their Davis Cup quarterfinal encounter in Marina d’Or against Austria. Almagro outclassed Jurgen Melzer as he defeated him in straight sets 6-2 6-2 6-4 and [...] -
Can Djokovic Achieve A Calendar Year Golden Slam In 2012?
Since Djokovic’s Australian open victory there has been a lot of media attention as to whether he can become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four major titles at the same time. The fact that Federer, and subsequently Nadal (who had a chance to do [...] -
Djokovic wins Miami 2012 title, beats Murray in final
Novak Djokovic defended his Miami Masters title as he beat his friend and world no.4 Andy Murray 6-1 7-6 (4) in Sunday’s final. Despite the scoreline, it was a very hard fought match that lasted 2 hours and 17 minutes and the Serbian world no.1 played his best tennis in [...] -
Murray into Miami final after Nadal withdraws
British no.1 Andy Murray will play for the title at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami after his opponent Rafael Nadal withdrew from their semifinal match. Nadal pulled out of the match due to a knee injury he picked up in the previous match, when he had to call for [...] -
Nadal beats Tsonga, sets up semifinal against Murray
No.2 seed Spaniard Rafael Nadal had to fight hard for his victory against the Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga as he beat him in three sets 6-2 5-7 6-4 and moved into the Miami Open semifinals. The match started well for Nadal, who broke Tsonga in the very first game despite being [...] -
Murray wins against Tipsarevic, books a place in the semis
No.4 seed Andy Murray booked his place in the Miami Masters semifinals as he beat the Serbian Janko Tipsarevic in quite windy conditions 4-6 6-3 6-4. The first set started with two breaks of serve and both players held their service games until the 5th game, when Murray struck again, [...] -
Is Federer – Nadal Rivalry the Best Ever?
Over the last decade, we may well have seen the biggest rivalry ever seen in tennis, that being the one between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Of course there were other great match-ups in the past, like McEnroe – Borg or Sampras – Agassi, but the one between the Swiss [...] -
Nadal reaches Miami quarterfinals, beats Nishikori
Second seed Rafael Nadal made his way into the Miami Masters quarterfinals as he defeated the 16th seed Kei Nishikori of Japan 6-4 6-4. The match lasted 2 hours and 10 minutes and it was Nishikori who broke his opponent at the beginning of the first set. Nadal upped his [...] -
Nadal wins in Miami, Isner loses against Mayer
Last year’s finalist Rafael Nadal put on a strong performance as he breezed into the last 16 of the Miami Masters, beating Radek Stepanek of Czech Republic 6-2 6-2. Nadal broke Stepanek twice in each set and the Czech couldn’t find any response to the Spaniard’s ruthless shot making. In [...] -
Nadal and Berdych into third round at the Sony Ericsson Open
World no.2 and last year’s finalist Rafael Nadal crushed Santiago Giraldo of Colombia in the second round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, beating him 6-2 6-0. Giraldo started the match with a lot of confidence, but from 2-2 and 30-0 in his favour, it was Nadal who stepped [...] -
Tipsarevic beats Nalbandian in Miami, Stepanek defeats Haas
The 9th seed Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia moved into the third round of the Miami Tennis Masters as he defeated the Argentine David Nalbandian 7-5 6-3. This was their second meeting within two weeks. Last week it was Nalbandian who beat the Serbian in three sets in round three of [...]
