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Shanghai – semifinals

2nd semifinal: (3)Andy Murray d. (1)Roger Federer            6-4, 6-4                            [1:38 h] The second semifinal (played in night session) delivered much more suspense … Continue reading

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Shanghai – three rounds + QF’s

Quarterfinals The first quarterfinal between Thomas Berdych and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was in some sense an attempt to reply on a question “Who is the real No. 5”. The simplistic answer is: Berdych, because he won 6-3 7-6. Both players were highly … Continue reading

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40th Week

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Second leg of the Asian swing supposed to be a comfortable warm-up for Andy Murray [4] and Novak Djokovic [2] before Shanghai. Murray was unexpectedly beaten in Tokyo though, by a player he had demolished last month in New York – … Continue reading

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39th Week

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It happens rarely that a player wins a tournament being twice on verge of being eliminated. Richard Gasquet made two stunning comebacks in Bangkok en route to his seventh title: on both, second round and semifinal, he was two points … Continue reading

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38th Week

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The indoor season kicked off without notable names. The highest ranked player to participate in the Saint Petersburg tournament, Mikhail Youzhny is currently No. 29. There was a possibility for the first time in the Open era that none player … Continue reading

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US Open – final

(3)Andy Murray d. (2)Novak Djokovic      7-6(10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2            [4:54 h] Fifth straight US Open final held on Monday was the most magnificent revenge for the Australian Open loss to Djokovic, Murray … Continue reading

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US Open – semifinals

 2nd semifinal: Sunday (2)Novak Djokovic d. (4)David Ferrer         2-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2            [2:32 h] Although the wind wasn’t as strong as in the first semifinal, Djokovic performed poorly in first twenty … Continue reading

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US Open – quarterfinals

This year’s US Open was extremely predictable until quarterfinals. All highest seeded players advanced to the last eight, except Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, but attendance of former Top 10’er instead – Marin Cilic, who had won 24 out of 29 matches since … Continue reading

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US Open – round 4th

Bottom half of the draw (Wednesday) Due to rain the postponed fourth round matches were delayed almost two hours. Philipp Kohlschreiber [20] had overcome three tough rounds in the first week of the tournament, in contrary to Janko Tipsarevic [9], … Continue reading

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US Open – round 3rd

A favorite for the title in eyes of Mats Wilander and Goran Ivanisevic, Andy Murray faced one of his whipping-boys Feliciano Lopez on Louis Armstrong stadium. It was tough to predict that the Scot would get this victory with a … Continue reading

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