Roger Federer has been defeated by Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic in the semi final of Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Friday. Berdych won the match by 3-6, 7-6(8), 6-4. This was the 17th clash between these two players. Out of the previous 16 matches, Berdych had won 10, while, Federer had won 6. …
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TSONGA NETS WIN
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has defeated Fabio Fognini of Italy in the third round of the Australian Open. Tsonga won the match in the straight sets by 7-5, 6-4, 6-4. With this win, Tsonga has secured a berth in the final 16. Tsonga was struggling a bit at the start and he made quite a few unforced …
FRANCE LOSE OUT
France has been defeated by South Africa by 2-1 in the Hopman Cup. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga decided to withdraw from the final mixed doubles match because of the groin Injury and thus, the victory of the South African team was secured. However, this was a dead rubber match as neither of the two teams had the …
FERRER JUST TOO STRONG
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has been defeated by David Ferrer of Spain in a match of BNP Paribas Masters 2012. Ferrer won the match in the straight sets by 6-2, 7-5. With this victory, Ferrer has cemented his place in the final 4. This was the third encounter between these two players and Ferrer defeated Tsonga for …
TSONGA THROUGH IN CHINA
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has defeated Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan in the first round of the China Open. Tsonga won the match by 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(3). It was a very close game and went all the way down to the wire. But, Tsonga kept himself composed towards the end of the match and managed to reach the …
ISNER BEATS TSONGA
John Isner has defeated the French superstar Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semi final of the Winston Salem Open. That was a thrilling encounter and went on for 2 hours and 12 minutes. Isner won the match by 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(3). Isner had won the Winston Salem Open in 2011 as well and the way he …
FISH DEFEATS LOPEZ
Mardy Fish has defeated Feliciano Lopez of Spain in the first round of the Western and Southern Open at Cincinnati. Fish, who has been given the 10th seed in the competition, has won the match in the straight sets by 6-2, 6-3. He took just 82 minutes to knock Lopez out of the competition. This …
QUERREY KNOCKS OUT NISHIKORI
Kei Nishikori has been defeated in the second round of the Rogers cup by Sam Querrey of USA. Querrey won the match in the straight sets by 6-2, 6-3. Nishikori, who is the highest ranked Asian player in the official rankings of WTA, was shocked by the young American player. Nishikori had played well in …
Federer should Call Time on his Career
With Roger Federer winning his 7th title at Wimbledon at the age of 30 years, the catcalls and comments about his age and his ability to perform at the same top level that he did for so many years might have stopped temporarily, but tennis is known to become extremely difficult as soon as one …
Murray’s Year?
Is this his year? Could it be Murray’s turn to finally hold the Wimbledon trophy high above his head? It is about time and with Nadal making a shock exit in the second round, Britain are filled with optimism and hope that it will be their favourite Scotsman who will take the title. His quarter …