Tuesday 21st May 2013

Tennis

Novak Djokovic ends Nadal’s eight-year domination at Monte Carlo

Novak Djokovic ends Nadal’s eight-year domination at Monte Carlo

World Number 1 Novak Djokovic beat eight-time consecutive champion Rafael Nadal in straight sets to claim his first Monte Carlo Master 1000 title. The Serb was in unbelievable form and took the first set in 46 minutes with a comfortable 6-2 scoreline. Djokovic stormed into [Read More]

Djokovic looks to dethrone Nadal at Monte Carlo

Djokovic looks to dethrone Nadal at Monte Carlo

World number one Novak Djokovic will be looking to win his first Monte Carlo title, having lost the finals in 2009 and 2012 to Rafael Nadal. Djokovic, who had doubts at the start of the tournament regarding his fitness, needed less than an hour to crush the hopes of Fabio [Read More]

Murray and Nadal cruise in Monte Carlo as sluggish Djokovic survives scare

Murray and Nadal cruise in Monte Carlo as sluggish Djokovic survives scare

World number 2, Andy Murray beat Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France 6-1 6-4 to set up a mouth-watering clash against Stanislas Wawrinka. “He has played some great tennis this year and when his game is on he’s a tough player to beat,” said Murray on Swiss [Read More]

The King of Clay Nadal returns to Monte Carlo in a bid to win the title for ninth year in succession

The King of Clay Nadal returns to Monte Carlo in a bid to win the title for ninth year in succession

Rafa Nadal, the 11-times Grand Slam Champion has a remarkable record at the Monte Carlo Open having won it 8 times in a row whilst winning every single match he’s played there since 2004. The Spaniard has only dropped one set which came against Andy Murray in the 2011 [Read More]

Murray claims the Miami Masters after epic 3-set battle against Ferrer

Murray claims the Miami Masters after epic 3-set battle against Ferrer

Andy Murray is the new world number two as the Brit came through a touch match during which he had to save a match point to win his second Miami Masters title. The British number one was completely out of contention in the first set as Ferrer broke serve and edged ahead [Read More]

Murray favourite in Miami as Djokovic suffers a shock defeat

Murray favourite in Miami as Djokovic suffers a shock defeat

Andy Murray is the highest seed player remaining at the Sony Open Championships after world number one Djokovic’s  unorthodox 2-6 4-6 exit. The Serbian was outplayed by Tommy Haas of Germany who took less than an hour to clinch the opening set. The 15th seed, Haas played [Read More]

Comeback king Nadal victorious at Indian Wells against Del Potro

Comeback king Nadal victorious at Indian Wells against Del Potro

Rafael Nadal has won his 22nd ATP Masters title in California after an impressive performance against Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro. The Spaniard displayed competitive resilience to turn the match around and come back from a set and a break down to win his third title at [Read More]

Maria Sharapova beats Caroline Wozniacki to claim Indian Wells trophy

Maria Sharapova beats Caroline Wozniacki to claim Indian Wells trophy

The second seed Russian, Maria Sharapova, has won the BNP Paribas Open after a comfortable 6-2 6-2 victory in the final. The former world number 1 only needed 81 minutes to get her hands on the trophy for the second time in her career. Sharapova played some ruthless tennis [Read More]

Nadal wins Mexican Open title as he continues his remarkable comeback

Nadal wins Mexican Open title as he continues his remarkable comeback

Former world number 1 only took an hour to outplay fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-0, 6-2 to claim his second Mexican Open trophy. The 26-year old has been out of competitive action for over 7 seven months following his knee problems since Wimbledon. However, Nadal was [Read More]

Brazil Open: Nadal’s comeback starts with tournament victory

Brazil Open: Nadal’s comeback starts with tournament victory

Rafael Nadal returned to competitive action by winning the Brazil Open on Sunday. The Spaniard overcame David Nalbandian from Argentina in two sets (6-2 6-3). Nadal, playing only his second tournament following a seven month lay-off with a knee injury, made light work of [Read More]

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