Post Tagged with: "tennis news"
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Murray – Dolgopolov final in Brisbane
Andy Murray played some superb tennis to defeat Australia’s Bernard Tomic in the Brisbane International semifinal, beating him 6-3 6-2. The 19 year old Tomic didn’t stand a chance against a solid Murray, who could rely on his serve as well as on his ground strokes. Murray will play Alexandr [...] -
Raonic vs. Tipsarevic in the Chennai Open Final
The Canadian Milos Raonic reached the third final of his career by beating Nicolas Almagro of Spain 6-4 6-4 at the Chennai Open. Raonic, by many considered one of the most talented player on tour, will try to win his second career title in Sunday’s final, where he will meet [...] -
Czech Republic wins Hopman Cup
Czech Republic captured the Hopman Cup title as they beat France in the Final. Both Kvitova and Berdych played some superb tennis throughout the week, winning all their singles matches. In the final, Kvitova proved to be a bit too much for Bartoli, beating her 7-5 6-1. In the men’s [...] -
Monfils stuns Nadal in Doha, plays Tsonga in final
Gael Monfils upset Rafael Nadal in the Qatar Open semifinal and set up an all french final against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who moved into the final after Switzerland’s Federer retired due to a back injury. Monfils beat Nadal surprisingly easily in straight sets 6-3 6-4. The frenchman had only beaten Nadal [...] -
Czech Republic vs. France in Hopman Cup Final
Czech duo Petra Kvitova and Tomas Berdych will play in the Hopman Cup Final against France. The reigning Wimbledon champion defeated world no.1 Caroline Wozniacki in three hard fought sets 7-6 (4) 3-6 6-4 before Berdych clinched the top spot in their group with a 6-1 6-3 win over Frederik [...] -
Federer withdraws from Qatar Open due to back injury
World no.3 Roger Federer withdrew from his semifinal match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Qatar Open due to a back injury. Defending champion Federer said: “I’ve just been trying to manage the situation really. Back spasms happen and sometimes you can contain them with massage and painkillers,” “I don’t want [...] -
Murray overpoweres Baghdatis in Brisbane quarterfinals
British no.1 Andy Murray reached the Brisbane International semifinals as he dismissed Marcos Baghdatis from Cyprus in two easy sets 6-2 6-2. Murray got off to a quick start as he took a 4-0 lead in the first set, eventually closing it out 6-2. There were no breaks in the [...] -
Federer and Nadal into Qatar semifinals
Defending champion Roger Federer booked his spot in the Qatar Open semis as he beat Italian Andreas Seppi 6-3 5-7 6-4. World no.2 Rafael Nadal joins Federer in the last 4 after a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Russian Mikhail Youzhny. Federer will now play Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and it will [...] -
Lendl to become Murray’s coach
Eight times Grand Slam Champion Ivan Lendl will become Andy Murray’s new full-time coach. Murray is still looking for a Grand Slam title and he will hope that the co-operation with Lendl will bring some positive results. Lendl lost his first four Grand Slam finals, before winning eight and become [...] -
Spain beats Argentina to win Davis Cup
Spain won their fifth Davis Cup title as they beat Argentina in the Final, played in Seville. Rafael Nadal secured Spain the deciding point as he defeated Juan Martin del Potro 1-6 6-4 6-1 7-6 (0) and the 3-1 lead in total meant victory for the Spaniards. “Today is one [...] -
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 [...] -
Mirnyi/Nestor win ATP World Tour Finals title
The Belarussian-Canadian pair Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor celebrated their victory at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals as they defeated Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski 7-5, 6-3 in Sunday’s final. Mirnyi/Nestor were a break down in the first set, but managed to turn it around. There was only one [...] -
Nalbandian,Dimitrov,Nieminen advance into Stockholm QFs
David Nalbandian of Argentina cruised into the Stockholm Open quarterfinals as he only dropped two games to beat Ivan Dodig of Croatia 6-1, 6-1. He will now play James Blake, who ousted second seed Del Potro of Argentina. In other second round matches, Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria defeated fourth seed [...]
