1. David Ferrer v Kei Nishikori David Ferrer The two highest seeds in this section have comfortably made it to the 4th round and for one of David Ferrer and Kei Nishikori, a great shot at making the semi-finals awaits. Ferrer defeated Fabio Fognini in the third round, 6-1 7-5, meanwhile Nishikori lost just one…
David Ferrer 1. David Ferrer v Kei Nishikori The most intriguing of the 4th round matches on day 7 will pit the dogged and consistent Spaniard, David Ferrer against one of the emerging talents on the ATP tour, Kei Nishikori. Both players have sailed through to the 4th round, losing just one set in their…
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Jo-Wilfried Tsonga suffered a surprising 4th round loss to the rising Japanese talent, Kei Nishikori, 2-6 6-2 6-1 3-6 6-3. Nishikori demonstrated his fighting spirit to come back from a convincing first set loss and his fitness as he battled through another five set match and in the soaring heat. I have only…
There was much less drama on the men’s side of the draw compared to yesterday as David Ferrer and Kei Nishikori were both pushed hard, but survived on day 4. Ferrer managed to fend off Ryan Sweeting in a 6-7 6-2 3-6 6-2 6-3 victory. The big factor in the stats was that Ferrer was…
The first half of the 2nd round men’s matches concluded on Thursday as more seeds tumbled out. The highest one to fall was Nikolay Davydenko losing in straight sets, 6-3 6-4 6-2 to Richard Gasquet. Gasquet’s talent has never been questioned however it is his mentality that has been his main issue. He now has…
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