After five hours of play, the Argentine couple Schwank-Nalbandian beat Cilic and Karlovicof Croatia 3-6, 7-6, 6-3, 6-7 and 8-6. The home team could advance to the semifinals if they win one of the singles tomorrow.
Finally, Juan Martin Del Potro could not withstand the power of No. 3 in the world, Roger Federer. The Swiss achieved the victory at Indian Wells for 6-3 and 6-2.
The French tennis player showed resistance only in the first set, where the Argentine had to work to win it. In the second set, Tsonga showed his skinny side and Delpo could reach easily the semifinals of the ATP 500 Dubai. His next opponent: Roger Federer.
The next round of Argentina in the Davis Cup will be against Croatia, team that had beaten Japan in the first round for 3-2. Argentina meanwhile has defeated Germany for 3-0.
In the first set, Del Potro beat Nadal and won 6-1. In the second, and with a break, the Spanish prevailed for 6-4. Argentina needs to force the point to go to the fifth.
In a tough match that lasted about four hours and a half, Juan Martin Del Potro was defeated by Ferrer for 6-2, 6-7, 3-6, 6-4 and 6-3. Delpo lost the first set, but managed to recover in the second and third. However, he could not settle in the fourth and in the fifth he felt the weight of fatigue and the Spanish public, who never stopped encouraging their idol.
The French Tsonga defeated Berdych in the other semifinal for 6-3, 7-5. Thus he became the rival of Roger Federer, who came after beating Ferrer. At 2 pm hours of Argentina they will clash for the third time, but this time will be for the Masters Cup of London, a tournament that brings together the top eight of the year.
Today, the Swiss Roger Federer defeated David Ferrer 7-5, 6-3 and will play the final of the Masters Cup in London against the winner between Tsonga and Berdych.
Today, Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in an exciting semifinal. The Serb lost the first two sets, then won the third and the fourth, and after being twice with Match Point against in the fifth, he did not give up and defeated the Swiss for 6-7, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 and 7-5.
The Argentine tennis player David Nalbandian said that he’ll not participate in the Davis Cup with Argentina, due to an injury he suffered in the right adductor. His replacement will be Eduardo Schwank.
Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro beat Russian tennis player Mikhail Youzhny and advanced to the second round of the 1000 Madrid Masters.
Rafael Nadal, World number one tennis player, consolidated his big moment and confirmed his supremacy on clay. In the Conde de Godo tournament in Barcelona, he won the final against his compatriot David Ferrer 6-2, 6-4.
Novak Djokovic won 4-6, 6-3 and 7-6 in a match that lasted over three hours against the Spanish Rafael Nadal. The Serb extended his streak to 24 straight victories and won his fourth title so far this year.
In just 76 minutes, the Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro won against the Swedish Soderling for 6-3 and 6-2 and is now in the third round of the Masters 1000 of Miami.
Novak Djokovic, world number two in the ranking after his victory against Federer yesterday, beat Nadal, in the final at Indian Wells for 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Rafael Nadal, the number one in tennis, beat Juan Martin del Potro 6-4, 6-4 in the first Masters tournament of the season at Indian Wells. The match lasted an hour and 51 minutes.
Juan Martin Del Potro was too much for Lleyton Hewitt, beating him 6-2, 6-3, and reaching ATP 250 San Jose semifinals.
January 13, 2011 Next weekend, tennis players will held an exhibition for those affected by flooding in Australia. Among the star players will be present, the Spanish Rafael Nadal and the Swiss Roger Federer. On the eve of the Australian Open on Monday, Federer and Nadal will be accompanied by Novak Djokovic, Kim Clijsters and [...]
Today, the Swiss tennis player Roger Federer beat the Russian Nikolay Davydenko 6-3, 6-4 in the finals of Doha. The competition was the prelude to the first Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open, which will include the participation and the return to the courts of the Argentine Juan Martin del Potro.
The London Masters Series will have the final that everyone expected and wanted, Federer against Nadal. Federer beat Djokovic today, while the Spanish defeated Murray.
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