Post Tagged with: "Roger Federer"
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Federer beats Tsonga and wins the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals
Roger Federer became the most successful player in season-end championships as he beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to take the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals crown. He beat the Frenchman 6-3 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 and celebrated the 70th carrer title. This was also his 100th tour final and he was extremely delighted [...] -
Federer beats Ferrer and will play for ATP World Tour finals title
Roger Federer reached the final at the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London, as he beat Spain’s David Ferrer 7-5 6-3 in an hour and 25 minutes. He will play the 100th final of his career and will have the chance to win the 70th title [...] -
US Open looks into permanent Monday finish
The US Open could become the first Grand Slam tournament with a permanent finish on Monday. At the moment it is the only major tournament where the players don’t have a day off between the semifinal and the final matches. They are played on two consecutive days, Saturday and Sunday. The [...] -
Haas wins opener at Stockholm Open
Tommy Haas of Germany won his first round match at the Stockholm Open as he defeated Somdev Devvarman 7-6 (4), 6-4. Also through is Philipp Petzschner after he eliminated Lukasz Kubot of Poland 6-2, 7-5. First seed in Stockholm is Gael Monfils of France and the second seed is the [...] -
Murray wins Shanghai Masters 2011, beats Ferrer in final
Defending champion Andy Murray managed to repeat last year’s performance as he defeated David Ferrer of Spain in the Shanghai Masters final with a scoreline 7-5, 6-4. This was the third title for the British no.1 in the last three weeks and he will now overtake Swiss Federer in the [...] -
Murray to play Ferrer for Shanghai title
World nr.4 Andy Murray will play Spain’s David Ferrer in the Shanghai Masters final on Sunday. British no.1 Murray played some superb tennis to beat Kei Nishikori of Japan in straight sets 6-3, 6-0. Murray’s serve and return worked perfectly well as he only lost six points on serve in [...] -
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 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 [...] -
Murray storms to victory against Nadal in Tokyo final
British no.1 Andy Murray played an amazing final at the Japan Open, defeating world no.2 Rafael Nadal 3-6, 6-2, 6-0. He lost 13 of his previous 17 meetings with Nadal and they last time the met in this year’s US Open semifinal. The world no.4 Murray played a stunning third [...] -
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 [...] -
Rafael Nadal considered career in golf after 2005 injury
World no.2 and 2011 Frech Open champion Rafael Nadal contemplated switching sports and moving into golf after doctors had discovered a ‘rare foot injury’ back in 2005 that forced him to pull out of several tournaments. The Spaniard revealed this in his autobiography. As he mentioned, his coach and uncle Toni [...]
