Post Tagged with: "Stanislas Wawrinka"
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Wawrinka and Stepanek into second round in Rome
Stanislas Warinka of Switzerland started his campaign at the Rome Tennis Masters with a 6-1 4-6 7-5 win over the Dutch qualifier Robin Haase and moved into the second round. With this win, Wawrinka improved his head to head record against Haase to 5-0, having also beaten him in this [...] -
Djokovic books a place in Madrid quarters
Defending champion Novak Djokovic overcame Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland to book a place in the last 8 of the Mutua Madrid Open, winning in straight sets 7-6 (5) 6-4. Djokovic, who was amongst the players complaining about the new blue clay used for this year’s tournament, had to fight hard [...] -
Cilic beats Isner in Madrid, sets up a clash against Ferrer
Croatian Marin Cilic overcame the big serving 8th seed American John Isner in two narrow sets 7-6 (4) 7-6 (3) and booked a place in the third round of the Madrid Tennis Masters. Neither of the players managed to break each other’s serve throughout the whole match. Cilic was the [...] -
Melzer eliminates Lopez in the 1st round of the Madrid Open
Austrian Jurgen Melzer overcame 13th seed Feliciano Lopez of Spain in the first round of the Mutua Madrid Open, beating him 3-6 7-6 (6) 6-4. There were two breaks of serve on each side throughout the whole match that lasted 2 hours and 10 minutes. Melzer’s head to head record [...] -
Raonic defeats Nalbandian in Madrid, plays Federer next
Canadian Milos Raonic set up a second round match against Roger Federer at the Mutua Madrid Open after defeating Argentine David Nalbandian 6-4 6-4. Raonic never really looked under pressure throughout the match. He broke Nalbandian in his opening service game and comfortably served out the first set. The crucial [...] -
Del Potro captures Estoril title, defeats Gasquet in final
Top seed Juan Martin del Potro defended his title in Estoril after beating the no.2 seed Richard Gasquet 6-4 6-2 in today’s final. The Argentine played some brilliant tennis and didn’t give Gasquet a single chance to break him as he stormed to clinch the 11th title of his career. [...] -
Del Potro to face Gasquet in Estoril final
Defending champion and no.1 seed Juan Martin del Potro won his Saturday semifinal match in Estoril as he beat Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 7-6 (2) 6-4. One break of serve was sufficient for the Argentine to wrap up the match and give himself a chance to repeat his last year’s Estoril [...] -
Del Potro beats Montanes, sets up Wawrinka SF in Estoril
Top seed Juan Martin Del Potro booked his place in the Estoril Open semifinals after beating former champion Albert Montanes of Spain in two easy sets 6-2 6-2. Defending champion del Potro, who hasn’t played a competitive match for the last 5 weeks, managed to break his opponent 6 times [...] -
Simon upsets Tsonga in Monte Carlo, plays Nadal next
Gilles Simon beat his French compatriot and no.4 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-5 6-4 and moved into the Monte Carlo Masters semifinals. Tonga got off to a very slow start, dropping his serve twice to allow Simon a quick 3-0 lead. He managed to get those breaks back and level the [...] -
Nadal beats Wawrinka and moves into Monte Carlo semis
Defending champion Rafael Nadal of Spain won his 40th consecutive match at the Monte Carlo Tennis Masters as he defeated the Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 7-5 6-4 and booked his place in Saturday’s semis. Nadal, who lifted this trophy on 7 previous occasions, started the first set with a quick break. [...] -
Nadal destroys Kukushkin at the Monte Carlo Masters
World no.2 Rafael Nadal destroyed Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan 6-1 6-1 and moved into the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters quarterfinals. As the rain interrupted today’s day play, Nadal was forced to play his match under floodlights. It didn’t seem to bother him as he crushed his opponent and set up [...] -
Nadal beats Nieminen at Monte Carlo Masters
In a re-match of their 2011 Monte Carlo Masters encounter, no.2 seed and defending champion Rafael Nadal beat Jarkko Nieminen of Finland 6-4 6-3 and moved into the third round. An early break for Nadal in the very first game of the match secured him the first set. Nadal, watched [...] -
Monaco retires in Monte Carlo, Andujar advances to round 2
The 11th seed Juan Monaco was forced to retire against the Dutch Robin Haase in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters at 5-7 6-0 3-2 in the Argentine’s favour. Monaco, winner of last week’s tournament in Houston, suffered an ankle injury during a rally in the third set [...]
