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Raonic out of Rome Masters, loses to Mayer
German Florian Mayer surprisingly beat Canadian Milos Raonic 7-6 (5) 6-4 in the first round of the Rome Tennis Masters that started today. This is a shock defeat for the Canadian, who seemed to be on top form recently, narrowly losing to Federer at this week’s Madrid Masters. Raonic struggled [...] -
Federer wins Madrid Open title, beats Berdych in final
Roger Federer won the Madrid Open title after beating Tomas Berdych 3-6 7-5 7-5 in Sunday’s final and matched Nadal’s record of 20 Master titles. With this win, the Swiss will move to the second spot in the rankings and overtake Nadal, who will drop to no.3. Federer is the [...] -
Federer reaches Madrid Open final, beats Tipsarevic
Former world no.1 and 16 time Grand Slam Champion Roger Federer set up a Madrid Open final encounter against Czech Berdych after defeating Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 6-2 6-3 in today’s semifinal. The Swiss maestro played some flawless tennis in the first set, he managed to win every point after [...] -
Berdych defeats Del Potro and advances into Madrid Open final
Tomas Berdych became the first finalist of the Mutua Madrid Open after he overcame Argentine Juan Martin del Potro in today’s semifinal, winning 7-6 (5) 7-6 (6) in 2 hours and 20 minutes. Del Potro was going into the match with a 3-1 head to head record against Berdych, destroying [...] -
Federer beats Ferrer, books his place in Madrid SFs
Two times Madrid Open champion Roger Federer booked his place in the Saturday’s semifinal after beating Spaniard David Ferrer in two sets 6-4 6-4. Federer had the mental edge going into the match, having won the previous 12 meetings against Ferrer. It was only hard to imagine a different outcome [...] -
Defending champion Djokovic loses against Tipsarevic in Madrid
World no.1 Novak Djokovic won’t be able to defend his Mutua Madrid Open title this year after losing to his countryman Janko Tipsarevic in straight set 7-6 (2) 6-3 in today’s quarterfinal. Djokovic seemed to be a lot more confident on his serve in the first set. It was Tipsarevic [...] -
Berdych on top form, outclasses Verdasco to reach Madrid SFs
6th seed Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic is on the run at this year’s Madrid Open. He outclassed the Spaniard Fernando Verdasco in today’s quarterfinal, only allowing him three games on his way to a 6-1 6-2 victory. Berdych cruised through the first set, breaking Verdasco in the 4th game [...] -
Del Potro becomes first semifinalist in Madrid
Argentine Juan Martin del Potro became the first player to reach the semifinals of the Mutua Madrid Open after eliminating Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3 6-4 in just under 1 hour and 30 minutes. The fast blue clay at this year’s tournament suits both player’s games and alth0ugh Delpo was being [...] -
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 [...] -
Federer wins against Gasquet, moves into the QFs in Madrid
The Swiss maestro Roger Federer eased into the quarterfinals of the Madrin Open with a 6-3 6-2 victory over France’s Richard Gasquet. Federer was tested yesterday by Canadian Milos Raonic, who took him to three sets, only losing in the tiebreak of the decider. Today’s match proved to be a [...] -
Nadal out of Madrid, loses to Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco came back from a brink of defeat to beat world no.2 Rafael Nadal and moved into the Mutua Madrid Masters quarterfinals, winning 6-3 3-6 7-5. This was his first ever win against Nadal, and having lost the previous 13 meetings against the no.2 seed Spaniard, he was going [...] -
Berdych trashes Monfils, Dolgopolov beats Tsonga in Madrid
6th seeded Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic wasted little time on his way to a 6-1 6-1 victory over the no.12 seed Frenchman Gael Monfils, cruising into the quarterfinals of the Mutua Madrid Open. The Czech took control of the match from the very beginning with an early break and [...] -
Federer beats Raonic in a thriller at the Madrid Masters
Roger Federer had to dig deep to overcome Canadian super talent Milos Raonic and book his place in the third round of the Madrid Masters. The no.3 seed Swiss defeated the Canadian in three thrilling sets, winning 4-6 7-5 7-6 (4) in 2 hours and 13 minutes. It was always [...]
