Post Tagged with: "Rafael Nadal"
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Lopez/Nadal beat Isner/Querrey and claim Indian Wells title
Marc Lopez and Rafael Nadal won their second title at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells as they beat John Isner and Sam Querrey in the final with a scoreline 6-2 7-6 (3). Two breaks of serve in the Spaniards favour were enough to take the first set 6-2. [...] -
Federer wins Indian Wells 2012 title, beats Isner in the final
Roger Federer won his 4th BNP Paribas Open title as he defeated John Isner of America in the final, beating him 7-6 (7) 6-3 in front of a pumped up crowd at Indian Wells. The Swiss had a positive 2-1 head to head record against Isner going into this final, [...] -
Federer beats Nadal in Indian Wells, plays some amazing tennis
Roger Federer defeated his biggest opponent Rafael Nadal and moves into the BNP Paribas Open final. Federer played some amazing tennis and this was probably of his best ever performances against Nadal as he took the match in straight sets 6-3 6-4. The conditions were far from perfect. After a [...] -
Isner beats Djokovic in a thriller, plays for title in Indian Wells
Novak Djokovic surprisingly loses his match against the American John Isner in the semifinal of the Indian Wells Masters. Isner beat the Serbian in three tough sets 7-6 (7) 3-6 7-6 (5). Djokovic broke Isner to love and went 2-1 up in the first set. Both players held their service [...] -
Will Federer become world no.1 again?
Roger Federer is for many tennis fans and experts the greatest tennis player of all times. Not only has he won 16 Grand Slam titles, but he’s managed to win them on all surfaces (hard court, clay and grass), and has won every Grand Slam title at least once. He [...] -
Nadal battles past Nalbandian, plays Federer in semis
Rafael Nadal moved into the semis of the Indian Wells Masters as he defeated David Nalbandian 4-6 7-5 6-4. There were no breaks in the first set until the 10th game, when Nalbandian struck and broke Nadal to take the lead in the match. The Spaniard wasn’t hitting the ball [...] -
Federer beats Del Potro and cruises into Indian Wells semis
Roger Federer reached the semifinals at the Indian Wells Tennis Masters as he defeated Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in straight sets 6-3 6-2. The first set started with a 11 minute long service game from Federer. The Swiss held the game and broke the Argentine in the very [...] -
Lopez/Nadal into Indian Wells final
Marc Lopez and Rafael Nadal cruised into the Indian Wells Masters final as they crushed the no.6 seed Polish duo Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski 6-2 6-0. The Spanish pair will play the winner of the match between John Isner/Sam Querrey and Max Mirnyi/Daniel Nestor. Lopez/Nadal only needed 52 minutes [...] -
Nadal through to Indian Wells quarterfinals, Nalbandian beats Tsonga
Rafael Nadal joins world no.1 Djokovic in the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells with a 6-3 6-2 win over the Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov. Nadal got off to a good start, broke his opponent once and with only 3 unforced errors took the first set 6-3. Dolgopolov [...] -
Federer overcomes Raonic, Nadal dismisses Granollers
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal both won their matches at the Indian Wells Tennis Masters and secured themselves a place in the last 16. Federer had to fight a lot harder for his victory as he defeated the talented Canadian Milos Raonic in three sets 6-7 (4) 6-2 6-4. There [...] -
Nadal through to next round at the BNP Paribas Open
Second seed Rafael Nadal of Spain beat the Argentine Leonardo Mayer in straight sets 6-1 6-3 at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. The match lasted only 1h 15 min and Nadal looked in great shape. He didn’t allow Mayer a lot in set one, breaking him twice to [...] -
Federer and Nadal now with over 10m facebook fans
The 16 time Grand Slam champion and former world no.1 Roger Federer of Switzerland was the first tennis athlete to surpass the 10 million facebook fans. He broke this magic number during the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Right behind the Swiss is Rafael Nadal, who can also claim 10 [...] -
Can Djokovic win all four Grand Slams this year?
It has only been done once in Open Era – in 1969, Rod Laver won all four Grand Slam tournaments (Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open) in one year. No one managed to achieve it since then. Novak Djokovic, the world no.1 started this season with a big win [...]
