Tag: ATP tennis
Tennis: Djokovic wins Abu Dhabi’s season opener
Novak Djokovic got his season off to a perfect start by defeating Nicolas Almagro 6-7 (4/7), 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday…
Tennis: Upsets in Paris Masters
Towering Polish qualifier Jerzy Janowicz upset Andy Murray 5-7, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 on Thursday to complete the early exit of…
Another record matched, Federer set for del Potro
By defeating Frenchman Paul Henri Mathieu in one of the semi finals of the Swiss Indoor Open today,Roger Federer has…
Federer in the spotlight in tennis-mad Basel
BASEL, Switzerland (AFP) – Roger Federer will claim the bulk of the spotlight when the ATP Swiss Indoors begins on…
Djokovic overpowers Murray in Shanghai Masters thriller
Novak Djokovic avenged his US Open defeat to beat Andy Murray Sunday, saving five match points against the defending champion…
Federer beats Wawrinka to retain number one
Tennis world number one, Roger Federer survived a huge scare Thursday to reach the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals and guarantee a…
Djokovic wins third China Open crown
World number two Novak Djokovic overcame Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France in straight sets on Sunday in Beijing to win the…
Cincinnati Masters: Federer books final with Djokovic
Roger Federer, tennis world number one will play Novak Djokovic, the man he dethroned after Wimbledon in the finals of…
Murray booted out of Cincinnati Masters
Olympic champion Andy Murray was sent crashing out of the Cincinnati Masters on Thursday, going down to a shock 6-4,…
Tennis: Monaco wins Hamburg, Bellucci Gstaad
Argentine Juan Monaco defeated home hope Tommy Haas 7-5, 6-4 to claim his third title of the season in the…
Tennis: Haas faces Monaco in Hamburg
Home favourite Tommy Haas will face Juan Monaco in Sunday’s final of the Hamburg claycourt event after ousting Croatian fourth…
Tennis: Isner wins at Newport, Cilic at Umag
John Isner fired 16 aces in a 7-6 (7/1), 6-4 victory over Australian Lleyton Hewitt on Sunday to win the…
Tennis: Nalbadian awaits bigger sanctions
David Nalbandian issued a second apology for his sensational disqualification from Queen’s Club as the fiery Argentine faced a possible…
Bad boy Nalbandian pays dearly at Queen’s final
Argentina’s David Nalbandian was sensationally disqualified from the Queen’s Club final on Sunday for angrily kicking an advertising board at…
It’s Federer, Haas at Halle final
Five-time champion Roger Federer will face “mystified” German Tommy Haas in the final of the ATP grasscourt tournament after the…
Nadal knocked out, Federer struggles at Halle
Newly-crowned French Open champion Rafael Nadal’s start to the grasscourt season at Halle, Germany was cut short when the top…
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History man Nadal wins 7th French title
Rafael Nadal clinched a record seventh French Open title on Monday, defeating world number one Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3, 2-6,…
French Open: Djokovic survives Seppi scare
Top seed Novak Djokovic staged an epic French Open fourth round recovery to defeat Italy’s Andreas Seppi 4-6, 6-7 (5/7),…
Djokovic, Federer bid for French title
World number one Novak Djokovic kicks off his bid for an historic Grand Slam on Monday when he tackles Italian…
Roland Garros: Andy Roddick exits early
America’s Andy Roddick, plagued by injury in recent times, has crashed out of the French open championship, losing in four…
Nadal Overpowers Djokovic to win Rome Masters
Rafael Nadal won his sixth Rome Masters title in a rain-postponed final against Novak Djokovic in Rome on Monday, defeating…
Djokovic beats Federer for Nadal rematch
World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic swept past Roger Federer on Saturday to set up a Rome Masters…
In Rome, Federer books a date with Djokovic
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will clash for the 25th time in Saturday’s Rome Masters semi-finals while Rafael Nadal also…
Federer, Williams Sisters advance in Rome
Roger Federer’s last minute decision to compete at the Rome Masters was rewarded immediately as he coasted to a 6-3,…
Tennis: Mardy Fish slips out of top 10
America’s Mardy Fish, missing in action in the Mutua Madrid Open, has fallen out of the top ten tennis players…
Federer battles past Berdych for Number 2
Roger Federer put his best fighting tennis on display to produce a 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 victory over Tomas Berdych on…
Fuming Djokovic Bows to fellow Serb
World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic was knocked out of the Madrid Masters on Friday, losing 7-6 (7/2),…
Nadal falls in Madrid, Serena Williams survives
Rafael Nadal went down in frustration as the second seed lost his first match of the season on clay, with…
Murray upset in Barcelona
Canadian Milos Raonic handed second seed Andy Murray a clay-court humiliation on Friday as the big-hitting youngster hammered the Scot…
Federer Tames Murray, Wins 5th Dubai Title
Swiss tennis maestro, Roger Federer claimed his fifth Dubai Open title on Saturday with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Andy…