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Djokovic survives 4 matchpoints to beat Tsonga at Roland Garros, plays Federer in SFs
Novak Djokovic came back from the brink to defeat Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, saving four matchpoints on his way to an epic 6-1 5-7 5-7 7-6 (6) 6-1 victory in the quarterfinals of this year’s French Open. With this win, the Serbian set up a semifinal encounter against his big rival [...] -
Federer battles back to beat Del Potro and moves into French Open SFs
Roger Federer came back from two sets down to defeat the Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, winning 3-6 6-7 (4) 6-2 6-0 6-3 and bookig his place in the semifinals of the 2012 Roland Garros. Delpo managed to break Federer’s serve twice to take a 4-1 lead in the first [...] -
Del Potro victorious against Berdych in Paris, plays Federer in QFs
Argentine Juan Martin del Potro only needed one more set to win against Tomas Berdych in a match that started yesterday, but got suspended because of darkness. Del Potro managed to wrap it up today and eliminated the no.7 seed Czech, winning 7-6 (6) 1-6 6-3 7-5. The last meeting [...] -
Djokovic avoids huge upset as he beats Seppi and moves into Paris QFs
World no.1 Novak Djokovic avoided a big upset after coming back from two sets down to beat Italian Andreas Seppi 4-6 6-7 (5) 6-3 7-5 6-3 and moving into the quarterfinals of the 2012 French Open. The Serbian took a 3-0 lead at the beginning of the match, just before [...] -
Federer beats battling Goffin for a place in the QFs at Roland Garros
Roger Federer had to work hard for his quarterfinal slot at the 2012 French Open as the Belgian lucky loser David Goffin took him to four sets, the Swiss winning 5-7 7-5 6-2 6-4. World no.109 Goffin was playing his first ever Grand Slam, but he showed no signs of [...] -
Bday boy Nadal through to last 16 in Paris, plays Monaco next
World no.2 Rafael Nadal moved one step closer to his title defence after beating Argentine qualifier Eduardo Schwank 6-1 6-3 6-4 and booking a place in the last 16 of the 2012 Roland Garros championships. Nadal, who is yet to drop a set on the red dirt this year (not [...] -
Murray and Ferrer put on a strong performance, move into last 16 in Paris
Andy Murray’s back seemed to have got a lot better as he put on a solid performance on his way to a 6-3 6-4 6-4 victory over Colombian Santiago Giraldo, moving into the last 16 of the French Open. Murray was in control of the match all the way through, [...] -
Federer into last 16 in Paris after beating Mahut, Delpo also through
Roger Federer booked his place in the last 16 of this year’s French Open after overcoming Frenchman Nicolas Mahut 6-3 4-6 6-2 7-5. The Swiss former world no.1 dominated of the first set and in front of a jam packed Philippe Chartier stadium, he broke Mahut in the sixth game [...] -
Berdych fights back against Anderson, Tsonga cruises in Paris
No.7 seed Tomas Berdych was pushed to the limit by the South African Kevin Anderson in the third round on the French Open, finally prevailing 6-4 3-6 6-7 (4) 6-4 6-4 in 3 hours and 52 minutes. These two players have met twice before today’s encounter, Berdych winning on both [...] -
Mathieu beats Isner in a record breaking match at Roland Garros
Frenchman wild card holder Paul-Henri Mathieu and 10th seed American John Isner set a French Open record of most games played after the Frenchman defeated Isner in a 5 hours and 41 minutes battle, winning 6-7 (2) 6-4 6-4 3-6 18-16 and moving into the third round of the 2012 [...] -
2012 French Open Second Round Recap
Gilles Simon[11] def. Brian Baker 6-4, 6-1, 6-7(4), 1-6, 6-0 – Baker had a great comeback after being two sets down, but it wasn’t enough against the well experiences Frenchman Simon, who got the Paris crowd on their feet after the last point of the match. The Brian Baker saga [...] -
Nadal demolishes Istomin, Tsonga also through to round 3 at Roland Garros
Defending champion Rafael Nadal booked his place in the third round fo this year’s French Open after destroying Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 6-2 6-2 6-0. The Spaniard looks to be as strong as ever and it will be very tough for anyone to stop him on his way to a [...] -
Federer beats Ungur and sets superb Grand Slam record
16 time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer set another unbelievable record after beating Romanian Adrian Ungur 6-3 6-2 6-7 (6) 6-3 and booking a place in the third round of the 2012 Roland Garros. The Swiss surpassed Jimmy Connors’ record of 233 Grand Slam match wins and he will surely [...]
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