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Novak Djokovic Canters to Victory in Wimbledon Opener
Following a nervous tie-break in the first round of this year’s French Open, world number one Novak Djokovic would have been forgiven for feeling a tad nervous at the prospect of a tricky first round draw against Juan Carlos Ferrero on Centre Court. But then that coveted world number one [...] -
Roddick wins Eastbourne title
Andy Roddick posted a superb victory over Italy’s Andreas Seppi in the final of the AEGON International in Eastbourne, beating him in straight sets 6-3 6-2. This is the 31st career title for the American and his first one over a more than a year. Five breaks of serve helped [...] -
Ferrer – Petzschner final in Hertogenbosch
Top seed Spaniard David Ferrer will meet German wild card holder Philipp Petzschner in the UNICEF Open final. After yesterday’s easy match, Ferrer was pushed to dig deeper today as he needed three sets to overcome Frenchman Benoit Paire, winning 7-6 (5) 3-6 6-1. For the Spaniard, this will be [...] -
Roddick to play Seppi in Eastbourne final
Yesterday’s rain delay meant that the quarterfinal and semifinal matches in Eastbourne had to be all played today. American Andy Roddick had to work hard for his semis spot as he beat Italy’s Fabio Fognini 6-3 3-6 7-5. The former world no.1 then went on to book his place in [...] -
Djokovic beats Murray at The Boodles Challenge
Although today’s rainy weather at Stoke Park was far off from Tuesday’s sunshine, the crowd did still get to enjoy the encounter between two great friends and top tennis players, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. In a match that was delayed for a couple of hours due to rain, world [...] -
Roddick and Kohlschreiber into quarters at Eastbourne
6th seed Andy Roddick moved into the third round of the Aegon International in Eastbourne after defeating Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-2 7-6 (6), setting up a quarterfinal encounter against Italy’s Fabio Fognini. The American struck in the fourth game of the match and managed to take Chardy’s serve once more [...] -
Second day at The Boodles Challenge – Results and Photos
We have experienced another wonderful day at The Boodles and saw some entertaining matches. First one on were Andy Murray and Janko Tipsarevic, with the Serb prevailing in three sets 6-7 6-4 10-6. The center court was jam packed as everyone was eager to get a good look at the [...] -
Wozniacki has belief in Wimbledon Win
Caroline Wozniacki has had a difficult year, dropping down from world number 1 to number 7 and having spent the last 10 months not winning a tournament. However, the Danish player is refusing to give up hope believing that she will win the Ladies Singles trophy at this year’s Wimbledon. [...] -
Baghdatis and Harrison through to second round at Eastbourne
Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis cruised through to the second round at Eastbourne after demolishing Spaniard Pablo Andujar 6-1 6-1. In a match that lasted only 49 minutes, Baghdatis managed to convert five out of eight break points and and will play the winner of the match between Belgian Steve Darcis and [...] -
Haas defeats Federer in Halle final
German wild card holder Tommy Haas won his second Gerry Weber Open title after defeating 16 time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer in Sunday’s final in Halle, winning 7-6 (5) 6-4. Federer, who beat Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny in yesterday’s semis, was seeking to win his 6th title at this Wimbledon [...] -
Cilic to face Nalbandian in Queen’s final
Marin Cilic booked his place in Sunday’s final of the AEGON Championships at the Queen’s Club after defeating 2010 champion Sam Querrey 6-3 3-6 6-3. The conditions were far from perfect, strong wind making life difficult for both players. The Croat, who struggled with the wind at the beginning of [...] -
Cilic and Nalbandian through to Queen’s SFs
6th seeded Marin Cilic moved into the semifinals of the AEGON Championships after his opponent Lu Yen-Hsun of Taiwan was forced to retire when trailing 6-4 2-0. Lu, who had just beaten Janko Tipsarevic a couple of hours before the match against Cilic, showed signs of fatigue and an unfortunate [...] -
Federer beats Raonic in a three set battle to reach SFs in Halle
Roger Federer battled his way through into the Gerry Weber Open semis after beating Canadian Milos Raonic 6-7 (4) 6-4 7-6 (3) in just under 2 hours. Both players showed off their very effective serves in set 1 and with no break point opportunities on either side, the set went [...]
