1. Rafael Nadal v Roger Federer (Thursday) Roger Federer They were made to battle hard, but Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer both came through three set matches on Wednesday to set up a mouthwatering quarter-final clash in Indian Wells. Nadal was two points from defeat against Ernests Gulbis, but his winning instinct shone through at…
1. Rafael Nadal v Ernests Gulbis The most tempting of the 4th rounders is likely to be the match-up between Rafael Nadal and Ernests Gulbis. Nadal is making his return to hard court action this week and beat Ryan Harrison in his first match. He benefitted from a walkover by Leonardo Mayer in the third…
The mens Acapulco final between Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer was the top billing on Saturday’s order of play and it was Nadal who sent out a message to the rest of the tour with a 6-0 6-2 smashing of his fellow Spaniard. You have to feel sorry for Ferrer, who certainly lacks the belief…
Tonight will see the culmination of the tournament in Acapulco with the top seeds in both the mens and womens draw contesting the final… David Ferrer v Rafael Nadal David Ferrer Rafael Nadal has been making steady progress following his comeback from injury with a final appearance in Vina del Mar (l. to Zeballos in…
Just a quick note to acknowledge a stunning win for Horacio Zeballos and his first ever ATP title after a 6-7(2) 7-6(6) 6-4 victory over Rafael Nadal in the Vina del Mar final. I remember Zeballos having some good results a few years ago, but he has been very quiet since then so this was…
It was announced today that Wimbledon will be moved back by a week in 2015, therefore providing an extra week of grass court tennis! I think this is an excellent move because the grass court season has always been far too short and it allows players more times to get ready for the big one…
Lukas Rosol at Eastbourne Just a very quick post in response to Lukas Rosol‘s INCREDIBLE five set victory over Rafael Nadal in the second round of Wimbledon! An amazing performance from Rosol with fearless hitting and ace-after-ace to completely stun Nadal in that final set under the lights. There goes my mens champion 😉 This…
Rafael Nadal The French Open finally wrapped up this afternoon with Rafael Nadal claiming a 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5 victory over Novak Djokovic. One of them was to make history as a result of winning the title and it was Nadal who passed Bjorn Borg‘s six titles at Roland Garros in a rain delayed final. …
Where the womens draw has bseen a host of shock results, the mens has been very predictable with the final that most predicted. Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic both produced convincing straight set wins in the semi-finals to set up their fourth consecutive Grand Slam final against one another. Nadal completely swept past David Ferrer,…
Rafael Nadal v David Ferrer The two semi-finals are a repeat of the two we witnessed in Rome and rightly feature the four best players on the clay. David Ferrer will be feeling jubilant at having reached his first ever semi-final at Roland Garros following a 6-4 6-7 6-3 6-2 victory over Andy Murray. However…
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