(3)Roger Federer d. (6)Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-1, 7-6(3) (1:26 h) Roger Federer reminded his magic once again taking an advantage of the long season and tiredness of the main protagonists (Djokovic & Nadal). The Swiss played … Continue reading
The first semifinal disappointed, Tomas Berdych – as usual a day after a marathon – had visibly problems with his muscles and couldn’t threaten the in-form Roger Federer. The Swiss won 6-4, 6-3 in 80 minutes never facing a break … Continue reading
Novak Djokovic received a walkover in Paris at Roland Garros this year from Fabio Fognini, this time in Paris it was his turn. The Serb who questioned his participation in the tournament, after winning two matches concluded that his right … Continue reading
In a “battle for London”, Tomas Berdych eliminated Janko Tipsarevic 7-5, 6-4 coming back from *1:5 in the 1st and *2:4 in the 2nd set. Tipsarevic could qualify to London only by winning the tournament, anyway thanks to one win … Continue reading
It was a day of lopsided matches #. In the most interesting straight setter, Alexandr Dolgopolov [17], who did not win a set in his four previous matches, sent packing Philipp Kohlschreiber on court No. 1. The Ukrainian led 5:3* … Continue reading
Ten first round encounters were played on Monday, another six on Tuesday. The last year’s semifinalist Michael Llodra upset the home crowd wasting five set points (including a triple s.p. in the tie-break) against Feliciano Lopez. The Spaniard won 7-6(7), … Continue reading
Perhaps it’s my favorite ‘Masters 100’ event because of its specific structure. It’s the only tournament of the series with the 48-draw. It means there aren’t accidental players in the main draw, it’s the most selective ‘Masters 1000’ event with … Continue reading
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The 37th edition of the Swiss Indoors was featured by change of color of the court, from maroon to blue, and one of the biggest surprises of the season as Kei Nishikori stunned Novak Djokovic 2-6, 7-6, 6-0 in the … Continue reading
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Only 11 days left to the end of the regular season, thus I thought it’s a time to begin a recap of the year 2011 🙂 I want to do this in three parts, today “descriptive summary”, after Paris I … Continue reading
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Thomas Muster [1,078], the former No. 1 in the world, for the second time finished his career last week in Vienna. The 44-year-old Austrian retired for the first time at Roland Garros in 1999, where he achieved his biggest success getting the … Continue reading
