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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 [...] -
Mirnyi-Nestor against Llodra-Zimonjic in Shanghai final
The Canadian-Belarussian pair Daniel Nestor and Max Mirnyi reached the Shanghai Masters final after they defeated the Indians Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi 6-1, 6-4 in the semis. The Indians were not able to convert any break points and although the second set was a lot tighter than the first, [...] -
Kvitova and Jankovic to play in Linz semis
Top seed Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic dismissed Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia 6-2, 6-2 to reach the semifinals at the Generali Ladies Linz tennis tournament. The Wimbledon champion dominated throughout the whole match and will play Serbian Jelena Jankovic in the semifinals. Former world no.1 Jankovic battled her way to [...] -
Koellerer will fight lifetime ban
The Austrian tennis player Daniel Koellerer is planning to appeal his lifetime ban for match-fixing next month. Koellerer, ranked 55th in October 2009, will go to the highest court in world sports to challenge the decision made by TIU (Tennis Integrity Unit). Another Serbian player David Savic received a lifetime [...] -
Bhupathi-Paes qualify for Barclays ATP World Tour Finals
The world no.1 pair Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes secured themselves a place at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London as they moved into the Shanghai Masters SFs. The Indian duo defeated Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil and Ivan Dodig of Croatia 6-3, 6-4. -
Murray through to Shanghai semis
Defending champion Andy Murray eased through to the semifinals at the Shanghai Masters as he overpowered Matthew Ebden of Australia 6-3, 6-2. The british no.1 player took control of the match straight from the beginning and never felt the heat as he outplayed the 124th ranked Australian Ebden. Murray opponent [...] -
Ferrer and Nishikori reach Shanghai semifinals
Spain’s David Ferrer eliminated the American Andy Roddick to reach the semifinals at the Shanghai Rolex Masters. The Spaniard came back from a set down to seal the match 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (2). There were no breaks of serve in the first set and Roddick managed to maintain his cool [...] -
Fyrstenberg/Matkowski beat the Bryan Brothers in Shanghai
The Poles Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski upset the world no.1 duo Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, beating them 3-6, 6-4, 12-10 in the quarterfinal of the Shanghai Masters. In the first set, the Bryan Brothers started to play their usual aggressive style that got them the first set. However, the Poles [...] -
Czechs with Kvitova against Russia in Fed Cup final
Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will be Czech no.1 player in the Fed Cup final against Russia, that will take place next month in Russia. Czech captain Petr Pala nomination also includes Lucie Safarova, Lucie Hradecka and Kveta Peschke. For them this will be the first final since 1988, when Czech [...] -
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 [...] -
Stosur and Bartoli into Japan Open QFs
US Open champion Samantha Stosur of Australia reached the quarterfinals of the Japan Open, defeating Misaki Doi of Japan 6-2, 6-4. She will now play seventh seed Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa for a place in the semis. Marion Bartoli of Italy beat the American Vania King 6-1, 6-2 to [...] -
Nadal shock defeat in Shanghai
Top seed Rafael Nadal went out in the third round of the Shanghai Masters, losing to the German Florian Mayer 6-7 (5), 3-6. World no.23 Mayer was full of joy after outsing the Spaniard: “It’s a really nice feeling. He’s such a great competitor on court. Yeah, for sure it [...] -
Murray beats Wawrinka and moves into Shanghai QF
British no.1 and defending champion Andy Murray eliminated Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 and got through to the quarterfinal at the Shanghai Masters. This match was the first for Murray at the Shanghai tournament this year as he had a bye in round one and was handed a [...]
