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Novak Djokovic returned to his dominant best to win his third consecutive Australian Open title, denying Andy Murray a second major championship with a 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-2 victory Sunday night at Rod Laver Arena. The top-ranked Djokovic … read more »
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Andy Murray has beaten Roger Federer for the first time in a Grand Slam event to advance to the Australian Open final against top-ranked Novak Djokovic. Murray, who became the first British man to win a major … read more »
With the exit of the World no.1 Roger Federer in the quarterfinals, the US Open draw had been converging towards an inevitable showdown between the two remaining heavyweights in the field, the 2nd seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic and … read more »
NEW YORK — Back at the site of her greatest victory, Samantha Stosur looked like a champion again, not the player who has often struggled this year. The Australian began the defense of her U.S. Open title Monday with a … read more »
Novak Djokovic has reached the final of the Cincinnati Open thanks to a straight-sets victory over Juan Martin del Potro. The match was a repeat of the recent bronze medal contest at the London Olympics which Del Potro won. However, … read more »
Novak Djokovic won his second straight Rogers Cup title and third overall with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Richard Gasquet of France on Sunday night. It’s the top-seeded Serbian’s first title since winning the ATP Masters stop in Miami four … read more »
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Tagged ATP World Tour Masters 1000, IndepthAfrica, Marcel Granollers, Novak Djokovic, Olympic, Rexall Centre, Richard Gasquet, Roger Federer, Rogers Cup
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Rafael Nadal, who won men’s singles at the Beijing Games in 2008, withdrew from the coming London Games on Thursday because of knee tendinitis, which was aggravated in his surprisingly early exit at Wimbledon. The pageantry and magnitude of defending … read more »
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For the second year in a row at Wimbledon, Roger Federer went to five sets against a Frenchman but this time there would be no slip-ups. “My God, it was brutal,” said the normally stress-free Swiss after 204 minutes of … read more »
Two-time winner Rafael Nadal and defending women’s champion Petra Kvitova start their Wimbledon campaigns on Tuesday while veterans Andy Roddick and Lleyton Hewitt ride an emotional wave of support. Nadal, fresh from his record-breaking seventh French Open title, tackles Brazil’s … read more »
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Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams suffered her worst All England Club defeat in 15 years on Monday, but top seeds Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova and Roger Federer powered into the second round. Williams lost 6-1, 6-3 to 79th-ranked Russian … read more »
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Kim Clijsters, playing her final Wimbledon before retirement, reached the second round on Monday with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Serbian 18th seed Jelena Jankovic. Clijsters, unseeded this year, will face Andrea Hlavackova of the Czech Republic for a place … read more »
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This doesn’t happen on the women’s side. But on the men’s, the biggest burning question is answered in the first two minutes of a Grand Slam draw ceremony: Federer and Djokovic? Same half? Nearly every time, this has been the … read more »
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Tagged David Ferrer, David Nalbandian, federer wimbledon 2012, IndepthAfrica, Janko Tipsarević, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Juan Martín del Potro, nadal wimbledon 2012, Novak Djokovic, Stanislas Wawrinka, Tommy Haas, wimbledon 2012 dates, wimbledon 2012 jobs, wimbledon 2012 olympics, wimbledon 2012 packages, wimbledon 2012 public ballot, wimbledon 2012 schedule, wimbledon 2012 tickets, wimbledon 2012 tv schedule, wimbledon qualifying 2012, wimbledon tennis 2012
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Rafa Nadal stood just one step away from winning a record seventh French Open title by taking the opening two sets of Sunday’s final against Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-3. The Spaniard raced into a 3-0 lead in the opening set … read more »
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will go head-to-head for the 26th time in the French Open tennis semi-finals tomorrow and both agreed the outcome lay in the lap of the gods. At one stage in Tuesday’s quarter-finals at Roland Garros … read more »
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16-time Grand Slam champion and his rival Novak Djokovic are having day-off at the 2012 French Open tournament on Thursday, where both the players has entered into the semi finals. World No. 3 Roger Federer has thrashed 2009 US Open … read more »
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Novak Djokovic has survived his biggest challenge of the French Open so far by beating home crowd favourite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-1 5-7 5-7 7-6 at Roland Garros. Djokovic proved his world number one status in the opening set of the … read more »
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Good morning and welcome to IndepthAfrica’s ‘s live coverage of day seven of the French Open at Roland Garros. (Please refresh this page for the latest updates) Francesca Schiavone vs. Varvara Lepchenko 12.54: Meanwhile, Na has broken back against McHale … read more »
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Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Tomas Berdych and Juan Martin Del Potro all advanced to the fourth round on a good day for the top seeds at the French Open today. Giles Simon (no.11) and Fernando Verdasco (no.14) both … read more »
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Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer both began their French Open campaigns with straight-sets victories to book their placed in the second round, reports the BBC. World number one Djokovic took his time to grind down Italian Potito Starace with a … read more »
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The current US Open, Australian Open and Wimbledon champion, Novak Djokovic opens his campaign to become the first player since Rod Laver to hold all four Grand Slam titles against unfancied Italian veteran Potito Starace on Court Philippe Chatrier on … read more »
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The world No. 1 has three daunting challenges facing him on the tawny clay of Roland Garros. The first of them is a familiar one: Rafael Nadal. The second demands that he walk in the footsteps of Nadal and his … read more »
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ROME — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic edged Roger Federer on Saturday to set up another meeting with rival Rafael Nadal in the Italian Open final. The defending champion at the Foro Italico, Djokovic beat Federer 6-2, 7-6 (4). Five-time winner Nadal … read more »
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In a match of contrasts, Nadal took nearly an hour and a half to win the opener, before blowing Ferrer into the weeds in a 40-minute second set. Sixth-seed Ferrer started the match more strongly, hitting the ball crisply on … read more »
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Rudi Skacel scored twice as Hearts beat their Edinburgh rivals 5-1 to lift the Scottish Cup in on Saturday, extending Hibernian’s losing run in the competition to 110 years. In the first final between the two sides since 1896, favourites … read more »
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Greatest players in tennis history Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal hold places in the list of the world’s most powerful celebrities in Forbes’ Magazine 2012. New World No. 1 Federer stands at No. 31 spot, followed by his best rival … read more »
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Roger Federer finished strong to defeat Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 in a meeting of former World No. 1 players on Thursday night at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Ferrero had extended the match after breaking for a 6-5 lead … read more »
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NOVAK Djokovic staged a 4-6 6-2 6-3 comeback over Argentine Juan Monaco to earn a place in the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters. Sign up for your free 2 month trial With gusts of wind making life a challenge on … read more »
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Novak Djokovic’s frustration with the controversial blue clay at the Madrid Masters reached new heights after the world number one was beaten 7-6 6-3 by fellow Serb Janko Tipsarevic in the quarter-finals on Friday. Djokovic and world number two Rafa … read more »
STOCKHOLM – Norway got a leg up in the quest for what’ll likely be the Stockholm group’s final playoff berth, defeating Latvia 3-0 in Saturday’s early game. Goalie Lars Haugen posted the shutout and Jonas Holøs scored the eventual winner … read more »
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Defending champion Novak Djokovic advanced to the fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami showing no mercy to his good friend and fellow Serb Viktor Troicki in their last 32 match last night. The world No1, who had … read more »
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