He will surely be the hot favourite again this year, he is the king of clay after all, only Robin Soderling has beaten him at Roland GarrosLorenzo wrote:Nadal Lost.
I wonder if he can win rolland garros again.
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KEY BISCAYNE, Florida (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic defeated Britain's Andy Murray 6-1 7-6 to win the Sony Ericsson Open for the second consecutive year on Sunday.
Djokovic's victory was his third at Miami and avenged his 2009 loss to Murray here at Crandon Park.
"I thought I played a great match from the start to the end," Djokovic, who did not drop a set throughout the tournament, said during an on-court interview.
"But with such a quality player you really never know, that's why he's right at the top. He always comes back even if you feel that you have control of the match so I am really happy to close it out in straight sets."
The Serb got a grip on the match, breaking in a long and compelling fourth game when Murray twice made unforced errors on his backhand on game point.
The Scot responded positively and had break point on the next service game from Djokovic but his opponent turned on the power to hold.
Murray's backhand let him down again in the next game and two shots into the net allowed the Serb to break and serve out to take the set comfortably.
The second set was tighter but Murray had to work much harder to hold his serves and failed to get a break point against the confident 24-year-old.
Djokovic ran out 7-4 winner in the tie-break to follow up his Australian Open title with hiss second win of the year.
http://news.yahoo.com/radwanska-downs-s ... --spt.html
Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska captured her maiden Miami women's title Saturday, denying world number two Maria Sharapova a shot at her first victory in four finals appearances.
Radwanska earned her ninth career WTA Tour title and second victory of 2012 with a 7-5, 6-4 dismantling of the mistake-prone Sharapova.
The 23-year-old from Krakow won earlier this year in Dubai, but this marked the biggest win of her career as she competed in Miami at a new career high ranking of fourth in the world.
"I got a lot of good wins this year against top players," said Radwanska.
"I was trying from the beginning to focus on my serve, put my first serve in and go for it. I think I did a really good job today and the serve was the key."
Radwanska becomes just the second multiple title winner on the WTA Tour this season, behind world number one Victoria Azarenka, as she clinched the Miami crown without dropping a set in six matches.
Radwanska clearly won the matchup of her savvy all-court game against Sharapova's power display.
"I thought she played extremely well, was very consistent, got that extra ball back and I made that extra mistake," Sharapova said.
"She didn't give me many errors. When I had my chances at break point, I didn't take them. When she had them, she did."
Radwanska finished with one ace and hit just six winners against Sharapova but limited her unforced errors to 10 in the one hour, 44 minute centre court match played in sweltering temperatures.
Radwanska broke in the final game of both sets jumping out to big leads both times.
She clinched the title on the first of two championship points when Sharapova hammered a backhand long.
Sharapova held serve in the first set to get to 5-5 but then her game started to unravel.
Radwanska broke in the 12th game to win the first set in 57 minutes. Sharapova made 26 unforced errors in the first set compared to just eight for the Pole.
Radwanska, who improved to 26-4 in 2012, beat Sharapova for just the second time in nine career meetings, but this was the first time they had met in two years.
The only other time she had beaten the Russian was at the 2007 US Open.
"I lost against her a few times before," Radwanska said. "Today was a very tight match. I was just better for couple of points each set."
Saturday's loss leaves the 24-year-old Sharapova still chasing her first win in Miami, the first professional tournament she would watch each year as a youngster.
Her family would make the annual four-hour trek by car to Miami from the international tennis school she was attending at the time.
"It feels tough now because it's only 30 minutes after you lose, so not the easiest thing in the world," said Sharapova, who also lost in the final of her last tournament in Indian Wells.
"These last two tournaments are the toughest just because they're so close together and playing six matches in an event. I would have loved to be the winner, but that is just the way it goes."
ATP Rankings
Rank, Name & Nationality Points Week Change Tourn Played
1 Djokovic, Novak (SRB) 12,670 0 19
2 Nadal, Rafael (ESP) 9,935 0 20
3 Federer, Roger (SUI) 9,035 0 20
4 Murray, Andy (GBR) 8,040 0 19
5 Ferrer, David (ESP) 4,700 0 23
6 Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried (FRA) 4,670 0 25
7 Berdych, Tomas (CZE) 3,725 0 23
8 Tipsarevic, Janko (SRB) 2,820 1 27
9 Fish, Mardy (USA) 2,730 -1 23
10 Del Potro, Juan Martin (ARG) 2,660 1 22
WTA Rankings
1 1 Azarenka, Victoria 31/07/89 BLR 8980 21
2 2 Sharapova, Maria 19/04/87 RUS 7930 15
3 3 Kvitova, Petra 08/03/90 CZE 7095 18
4 4 Radwanska, Agnieszka 06/03/89 POL 6710 22
5 5 Stosur, Samantha 30/03/84 AUS 5825 22
6 6 Wozniacki, Caroline 11/07/90 DEN 5720 22
7 7 Bartoli, Marion 02/10/84 FRA 5020 28
8 8 Li, Na 26/02/82 CHN 4880 18
9 9 Zvonareva, Vera 07/09/84 RUS 3895 21
10 11 Williams, Serena 26/09/81 USA 3830 14
KEY BISCAYNE, Florida (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic defeated Britain's Andy Murray 6-1 7-6 to win the Sony Ericsson Open for the second consecutive year on Sunday.
Djokovic's victory was his third at Miami and avenged his 2009 loss to Murray here at Crandon Park.
"I thought I played a great match from the start to the end," Djokovic, who did not drop a set throughout the tournament, said during an on-court interview.
"But with such a quality player you really never know, that's why he's right at the top. He always comes back even if you feel that you have control of the match so I am really happy to close it out in straight sets."
The Serb got a grip on the match, breaking in a long and compelling fourth game when Murray twice made unforced errors on his backhand on game point.
The Scot responded positively and had break point on the next service game from Djokovic but his opponent turned on the power to hold.
Murray's backhand let him down again in the next game and two shots into the net allowed the Serb to break and serve out to take the set comfortably.
The second set was tighter but Murray had to work much harder to hold his serves and failed to get a break point against the confident 24-year-old.
Djokovic ran out 7-4 winner in the tie-break to follow up his Australian Open title with hiss second win of the year.
http://news.yahoo.com/radwanska-downs-s ... --spt.html
Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska captured her maiden Miami women's title Saturday, denying world number two Maria Sharapova a shot at her first victory in four finals appearances.
Radwanska earned her ninth career WTA Tour title and second victory of 2012 with a 7-5, 6-4 dismantling of the mistake-prone Sharapova.
The 23-year-old from Krakow won earlier this year in Dubai, but this marked the biggest win of her career as she competed in Miami at a new career high ranking of fourth in the world.
"I got a lot of good wins this year against top players," said Radwanska.
"I was trying from the beginning to focus on my serve, put my first serve in and go for it. I think I did a really good job today and the serve was the key."
Radwanska becomes just the second multiple title winner on the WTA Tour this season, behind world number one Victoria Azarenka, as she clinched the Miami crown without dropping a set in six matches.
Radwanska clearly won the matchup of her savvy all-court game against Sharapova's power display.
"I thought she played extremely well, was very consistent, got that extra ball back and I made that extra mistake," Sharapova said.
"She didn't give me many errors. When I had my chances at break point, I didn't take them. When she had them, she did."
Radwanska finished with one ace and hit just six winners against Sharapova but limited her unforced errors to 10 in the one hour, 44 minute centre court match played in sweltering temperatures.
Radwanska broke in the final game of both sets jumping out to big leads both times.
She clinched the title on the first of two championship points when Sharapova hammered a backhand long.
Sharapova held serve in the first set to get to 5-5 but then her game started to unravel.
Radwanska broke in the 12th game to win the first set in 57 minutes. Sharapova made 26 unforced errors in the first set compared to just eight for the Pole.
Radwanska, who improved to 26-4 in 2012, beat Sharapova for just the second time in nine career meetings, but this was the first time they had met in two years.
The only other time she had beaten the Russian was at the 2007 US Open.
"I lost against her a few times before," Radwanska said. "Today was a very tight match. I was just better for couple of points each set."
Saturday's loss leaves the 24-year-old Sharapova still chasing her first win in Miami, the first professional tournament she would watch each year as a youngster.
Her family would make the annual four-hour trek by car to Miami from the international tennis school she was attending at the time.
"It feels tough now because it's only 30 minutes after you lose, so not the easiest thing in the world," said Sharapova, who also lost in the final of her last tournament in Indian Wells.
"These last two tournaments are the toughest just because they're so close together and playing six matches in an event. I would have loved to be the winner, but that is just the way it goes."
ATP Rankings
Rank, Name & Nationality Points Week Change Tourn Played
1 Djokovic, Novak (SRB) 12,670 0 19
2 Nadal, Rafael (ESP) 9,935 0 20
3 Federer, Roger (SUI) 9,035 0 20
4 Murray, Andy (GBR) 8,040 0 19
5 Ferrer, David (ESP) 4,700 0 23
6 Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried (FRA) 4,670 0 25
7 Berdych, Tomas (CZE) 3,725 0 23
8 Tipsarevic, Janko (SRB) 2,820 1 27
9 Fish, Mardy (USA) 2,730 -1 23
10 Del Potro, Juan Martin (ARG) 2,660 1 22
WTA Rankings
1 1 Azarenka, Victoria 31/07/89 BLR 8980 21
2 2 Sharapova, Maria 19/04/87 RUS 7930 15
3 3 Kvitova, Petra 08/03/90 CZE 7095 18
4 4 Radwanska, Agnieszka 06/03/89 POL 6710 22
5 5 Stosur, Samantha 30/03/84 AUS 5825 22
6 6 Wozniacki, Caroline 11/07/90 DEN 5720 22
7 7 Bartoli, Marion 02/10/84 FRA 5020 28
8 8 Li, Na 26/02/82 CHN 4880 18
9 9 Zvonareva, Vera 07/09/84 RUS 3895 21
10 11 Williams, Serena 26/09/81 USA 3830 14
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by Formusic » Sun Apr 15, 2012 3:15 pm
It deserves to get quoted then, before you delete itserbia95riri wrote:LOL at Djokovic and Bye...yeah, it will be bye for that player, whoever he isRaFanatic wrote:The draw for Monte Carlo is out!
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by RaFanatic » Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:47 pm
serbia95riri wrote:LOL at Djokovic and Bye...yeah, it will be bye for that player, whoever he isRaFanatic wrote:The draw for Monte Carlo is out!
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Svaka moja slabost je sigurno prolazna/Ne mrzi ljude, treba ljubav da im das.
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by Formusic » Sat Apr 21, 2012 6:31 am
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MONACO -- Novak Djokovic dropped serve four times before beating Robin Haase 6-4, 6-2 to reach the Monte Carlo Masters semifinals on Friday, saying he had thought about pulling out of the event following his grandfather's death.
Playing the day after his grandfather died, the top-ranked Djokovic looked distracted at times against Haase. He missed a first chance to serve out for the match at 5-1 before breaking the unseeded Dutchman for the seventh time to seal victory.
Bodo: Djokovic fights through grief
The win kept Djokovic on course for a final against seven-time defending champion Rafael Nadal, who overcame a slight blip in the first set before beating Stanislas Wawrinka 7-5, 6-4 for his 40th straight win at Monte Carlo.
Fourth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was upset 7-5, 6-4 by ninth-seeded Gilles Simon in an all-French match.
Djokovic had considered withdrawing before his third-round match on Thursday, which came only a few hours after he'd received the bad news.
"Yeah, I did. But I'm a professional and life goes on," he said. "I know that I cannot change anything now. Obviously, it's what life gives you and takes (from) you. It's a normal circle of life. I was very close to him, so it was a big loss for me.
"Anytime is the wrong time to receive that news. Today was a bit better, but still a lot of emotional ups and downs throughout the match. I got to the semifinals, which is big result for me under the circumstances."
Because of his tennis commitments, Djokovic will be unable to make the funeral back home in Serbia.
"No, it's not possible. It's a very sensitive thing to talk about really," he said. "Every religion has a different way of proceeding, the funerals, life itself."
Djokovic lost a total of 16 points on his usually rock-solid first serve, and his play was sometimes erratic.
"It's tough to be able to play tennis after the way I felt and the way I still feel," Djokovic said. "I remember him as a great man, and I know he's been supporting me and still from the heavens now."
Djokovic next plays sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych, who took advantage of a wayward performance from Andy Murray to win 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-3.
"He's a threat to anybody on any surface. Big groundstrokes, powerful serve," said Djokovic, who is 8-1 overall against Berdych but has never played him on clay. "He knows what it feels like to play on the big stage. He had a great match against Andy today."
Nadal followed Djokovic on to the court, broke Wawrinka immediately and then opened up a 3-1 lead.
The six-time French Open champion looked in control at 40-15 in the eighth game, but some uncustomary unforced errors gave Wawrinka a chance and he broke back for 4-4.
Wawrinka briefly led at 5-4 when he fought back again from 40-15 down and held with a strong second serve. Nadal won the next three games to win the set. He set up match point with a pass down the line and closed it out with an ace.
Tennis great Bjorn Borg watched Nadal's victory, then said on television that he considered the Spaniard the greatest player ever on clay.
"Let's wait (until) I finish my career," Nadal said. "My uncle always told me that when Bjorn goes on court, everybody feels that he's unbeatable. I don't know how to explain but I don't have this feeling."
The Swede won six French Opens among his 11 Grand Slam titles. Nadal has won 10 major titles.
Murray had no excuses for losing, having not even completed a set in getting past Julien Benneteau while Berdych was taken to three sets by Kei Nishikori.
"He played very, very well today," Murray said. "Every time I lose a match, I get asked, 'What did you do wrong?' Sometimes the guy plays well."
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MONACO -- Novak Djokovic dropped serve four times before beating Robin Haase 6-4, 6-2 to reach the Monte Carlo Masters semifinals on Friday, saying he had thought about pulling out of the event following his grandfather's death.
Playing the day after his grandfather died, the top-ranked Djokovic looked distracted at times against Haase. He missed a first chance to serve out for the match at 5-1 before breaking the unseeded Dutchman for the seventh time to seal victory.
Bodo: Djokovic fights through grief
The win kept Djokovic on course for a final against seven-time defending champion Rafael Nadal, who overcame a slight blip in the first set before beating Stanislas Wawrinka 7-5, 6-4 for his 40th straight win at Monte Carlo.
Fourth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was upset 7-5, 6-4 by ninth-seeded Gilles Simon in an all-French match.
Djokovic had considered withdrawing before his third-round match on Thursday, which came only a few hours after he'd received the bad news.
"Yeah, I did. But I'm a professional and life goes on," he said. "I know that I cannot change anything now. Obviously, it's what life gives you and takes (from) you. It's a normal circle of life. I was very close to him, so it was a big loss for me.
"Anytime is the wrong time to receive that news. Today was a bit better, but still a lot of emotional ups and downs throughout the match. I got to the semifinals, which is big result for me under the circumstances."
Because of his tennis commitments, Djokovic will be unable to make the funeral back home in Serbia.
"No, it's not possible. It's a very sensitive thing to talk about really," he said. "Every religion has a different way of proceeding, the funerals, life itself."
Djokovic lost a total of 16 points on his usually rock-solid first serve, and his play was sometimes erratic.
"It's tough to be able to play tennis after the way I felt and the way I still feel," Djokovic said. "I remember him as a great man, and I know he's been supporting me and still from the heavens now."
Djokovic next plays sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych, who took advantage of a wayward performance from Andy Murray to win 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-3.
"He's a threat to anybody on any surface. Big groundstrokes, powerful serve," said Djokovic, who is 8-1 overall against Berdych but has never played him on clay. "He knows what it feels like to play on the big stage. He had a great match against Andy today."
Nadal followed Djokovic on to the court, broke Wawrinka immediately and then opened up a 3-1 lead.
The six-time French Open champion looked in control at 40-15 in the eighth game, but some uncustomary unforced errors gave Wawrinka a chance and he broke back for 4-4.
Wawrinka briefly led at 5-4 when he fought back again from 40-15 down and held with a strong second serve. Nadal won the next three games to win the set. He set up match point with a pass down the line and closed it out with an ace.
Tennis great Bjorn Borg watched Nadal's victory, then said on television that he considered the Spaniard the greatest player ever on clay.
"Let's wait (until) I finish my career," Nadal said. "My uncle always told me that when Bjorn goes on court, everybody feels that he's unbeatable. I don't know how to explain but I don't have this feeling."
The Swede won six French Opens among his 11 Grand Slam titles. Nadal has won 10 major titles.
Murray had no excuses for losing, having not even completed a set in getting past Julien Benneteau while Berdych was taken to three sets by Kei Nishikori.
"He played very, very well today," Murray said. "Every time I lose a match, I get asked, 'What did you do wrong?' Sometimes the guy plays well."
Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press
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by Formusic » Mon Apr 23, 2012 3:13 pm
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/04/2 ... 5M20120422
(Reuters) - Rafa Nadal blazed to an eighth consecutive Monte Carlo Masters title as he ended a seven-match losing streak against Novak Djokovic with an emphatic 6-3 6-1 victory on Sunday.
The Spaniard wrapped up a disappointingly one-sided contest with an ace after 78 minutes to win his first title since last year's French Open and send put down an ominous marker for the rest of the claycourt season.
On a windy and sunny afternoon by the Mediterranean, the world number two became the first player ever to win a tournament eight times in a row as he clinched his 47th ATP Tour title, including 20 Masters events.
"It's my favourite tournament in the world," Nadal said on centre court after Monaco's Prince Albert handed him the trophy.
"You make me feel incredible feelings."
Nadal took the title without dropping a set for the fourth time, having also achieved that feat in 2007, 2008 and 2010.
His record at the glamorous Monte Carlo Country Club now stands at 44-1 -- his only loss coming against Argentina's Guillermo Coria in 2003 when he was playing the event for the first time as a 16-year-old.
Nadal was playing his first tournament since he had to pull out of the Miami Masters semi-final last month because of a knee injury and his level of performance got better and better as the week progressed.
World number one Djokovic, who beat Nadal in an epic Australian Open final at the start of the year and who dominated the Spaniard last year, winning six finals in a row against him, including on clay in Madrid and Rome, played a poor match.
"I'm sorry about my performance today," the Monaco-based Serb, whose grandfather died during the tournament, said in French on the court. "Congratulations to Rafa, he deserves to win. Me, I'll be back next year."
Djokovic, who calls Nadal the "king of claycourt" despite twice getting the better of him on the red dust last year, struggled to mount a challenge as he made 25 unforced errors compared to 10 from his opponent.
Nadal broke serve for the first time in the third game of the first set and denied Djokovic any chances to break back as he closed out the opening set.
The Mallorcan upped the pace in the second and Djokovic could not live with him.
A Djokovic backhand floated long to gift Nadal a break in the second game and although Djokovic did break while trailing 4-0 it was only delaying the inevitable.
(Gregory Blachier; Editing by Martyn Herman)
(Reuters) - Rafa Nadal blazed to an eighth consecutive Monte Carlo Masters title as he ended a seven-match losing streak against Novak Djokovic with an emphatic 6-3 6-1 victory on Sunday.
The Spaniard wrapped up a disappointingly one-sided contest with an ace after 78 minutes to win his first title since last year's French Open and send put down an ominous marker for the rest of the claycourt season.
On a windy and sunny afternoon by the Mediterranean, the world number two became the first player ever to win a tournament eight times in a row as he clinched his 47th ATP Tour title, including 20 Masters events.
"It's my favourite tournament in the world," Nadal said on centre court after Monaco's Prince Albert handed him the trophy.
"You make me feel incredible feelings."
Nadal took the title without dropping a set for the fourth time, having also achieved that feat in 2007, 2008 and 2010.
His record at the glamorous Monte Carlo Country Club now stands at 44-1 -- his only loss coming against Argentina's Guillermo Coria in 2003 when he was playing the event for the first time as a 16-year-old.
Nadal was playing his first tournament since he had to pull out of the Miami Masters semi-final last month because of a knee injury and his level of performance got better and better as the week progressed.
World number one Djokovic, who beat Nadal in an epic Australian Open final at the start of the year and who dominated the Spaniard last year, winning six finals in a row against him, including on clay in Madrid and Rome, played a poor match.
"I'm sorry about my performance today," the Monaco-based Serb, whose grandfather died during the tournament, said in French on the court. "Congratulations to Rafa, he deserves to win. Me, I'll be back next year."
Djokovic, who calls Nadal the "king of claycourt" despite twice getting the better of him on the red dust last year, struggled to mount a challenge as he made 25 unforced errors compared to 10 from his opponent.
Nadal broke serve for the first time in the third game of the first set and denied Djokovic any chances to break back as he closed out the opening set.
The Mallorcan upped the pace in the second and Djokovic could not live with him.
A Djokovic backhand floated long to gift Nadal a break in the second game and although Djokovic did break while trailing 4-0 it was only delaying the inevitable.
(Gregory Blachier; Editing by Martyn Herman)
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by RaFanatic » Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:51 pm
About a damn time 
Djokovic disappointed me so much
He couldn't go to his grandpa's funeral and he was SOOOO connected with him. That is just horrible if you ask me
Djokovic disappointed me so much
He couldn't go to his grandpa's funeral and he was SOOOO connected with him. That is just horrible if you ask me Svaka moja slabost je sigurno prolazna/Ne mrzi ljude, treba ljubav da im das.
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by Formusic » Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:37 pm
As of April 23, 2012
Atp Rankings
Rank, Name & Nationality Points Week Change Tourn Played
1 Djokovic, Novak (SRB) 13,270 0 20
2 Nadal, Rafael (ESP) 9,715 0 19
3 Federer, Roger (SUI) 8,880 0 19
4 Murray, Andy (GBR) 7,860 0 19
5 Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried (FRA) 4,830 0 25
6 Ferrer, David (ESP) 4,160 0 22
7 Berdych, Tomas (CZE) 4,080 0 23
8 Tipsarevic, Janko (SRB) 2,820 0 27
9 Fish, Mardy (USA) 2,725 1 23
10 Del Potro, Juan Martin (ARG) 2,700 1 22
11 Isner, John (USA) 2,620 -2 26
12 Simon, Gilles (FRA) 2,320 3 27
13 Almagro, Nicolas (ESP) 2,175 -1 28
14 Monfils, Gael (FRA) 2,075 -1 22
15 Monaco, Juan (ARG) 2,015 -1 25
16 Lopez, Feliciano (ESP) 1,855 0 27
17 Nishikori, Kei (JPN) 1,670 0 23
18 Gasquet, Richard (FRA) 1,595 0 20
19 Dolgopolov, Alexandr (UKR) 1,565 2 29
20 Verdasco, Fernando (ESP) 1,565 -1 25
WTA Rankings
Curr Prev Name DOB Nation Rank pts Tours
1 1 Azarenka, Victoria 31/07/89 BLR 8980 19
2 2 Sharapova, Maria 19/04/87 RUS 7930 16
3 3 Kvitova, Petra 08/03/90 CZE 7095 18
4 4 Radwanska, Agnieszka 06/03/89 POL 6630 21
5 5 Stosur, Samantha 30/03/84 AUS 5825 21
6 6 Wozniacki, Caroline 11/07/90 DEN 5330 21
7 7 Bartoli, Marion 02/10/84 FRA 5020 27
8 8 Li, Na 26/02/82 CHN 4880 17
9 9 Williams, Serena 26/09/81 USA 4300 15
10 10 Zvonareva, Vera 07/09/84 RUS 3895 21
11 12 Schiavone, Francesca 23/06/80 ITA 3380 22
12 11 Petkovic, Andrea 09/09/87 GER 3291 16
13 13 Lisicki, Sabine 22/09/89 GER 3201 20
14 14 Kerber, Angelique 18/01/88 GER 3035 20
15 15 Ivanovic, Ana 06/11/87 SRB 2785 22
16 17 Cibulkova, Dominika 06/05/89 SVK 2715 22
17 18 Jankovic, Jelena 28/02/85 SRB 2500 23
18 19 Vinci, Roberta 18/02/83 ITA 2470 26
19 20 Hantuchova, Daniela 23/04/83 SVK 2450 25
20 21 Kirilenko, Maria 25/01/87 RUS 2410 23
Atp Rankings
Rank, Name & Nationality Points Week Change Tourn Played
1 Djokovic, Novak (SRB) 13,270 0 20
2 Nadal, Rafael (ESP) 9,715 0 19
3 Federer, Roger (SUI) 8,880 0 19
4 Murray, Andy (GBR) 7,860 0 19
5 Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried (FRA) 4,830 0 25
6 Ferrer, David (ESP) 4,160 0 22
7 Berdych, Tomas (CZE) 4,080 0 23
8 Tipsarevic, Janko (SRB) 2,820 0 27
9 Fish, Mardy (USA) 2,725 1 23
10 Del Potro, Juan Martin (ARG) 2,700 1 22
11 Isner, John (USA) 2,620 -2 26
12 Simon, Gilles (FRA) 2,320 3 27
13 Almagro, Nicolas (ESP) 2,175 -1 28
14 Monfils, Gael (FRA) 2,075 -1 22
15 Monaco, Juan (ARG) 2,015 -1 25
16 Lopez, Feliciano (ESP) 1,855 0 27
17 Nishikori, Kei (JPN) 1,670 0 23
18 Gasquet, Richard (FRA) 1,595 0 20
19 Dolgopolov, Alexandr (UKR) 1,565 2 29
20 Verdasco, Fernando (ESP) 1,565 -1 25
WTA Rankings
Curr Prev Name DOB Nation Rank pts Tours
1 1 Azarenka, Victoria 31/07/89 BLR 8980 19
2 2 Sharapova, Maria 19/04/87 RUS 7930 16
3 3 Kvitova, Petra 08/03/90 CZE 7095 18
4 4 Radwanska, Agnieszka 06/03/89 POL 6630 21
5 5 Stosur, Samantha 30/03/84 AUS 5825 21
6 6 Wozniacki, Caroline 11/07/90 DEN 5330 21
7 7 Bartoli, Marion 02/10/84 FRA 5020 27
8 8 Li, Na 26/02/82 CHN 4880 17
9 9 Williams, Serena 26/09/81 USA 4300 15
10 10 Zvonareva, Vera 07/09/84 RUS 3895 21
11 12 Schiavone, Francesca 23/06/80 ITA 3380 22
12 11 Petkovic, Andrea 09/09/87 GER 3291 16
13 13 Lisicki, Sabine 22/09/89 GER 3201 20
14 14 Kerber, Angelique 18/01/88 GER 3035 20
15 15 Ivanovic, Ana 06/11/87 SRB 2785 22
16 17 Cibulkova, Dominika 06/05/89 SVK 2715 22
17 18 Jankovic, Jelena 28/02/85 SRB 2500 23
18 19 Vinci, Roberta 18/02/83 ITA 2470 26
19 20 Hantuchova, Daniela 23/04/83 SVK 2450 25
20 21 Kirilenko, Maria 25/01/87 RUS 2410 23
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by Formusic » Mon May 14, 2012 4:39 pm
I didn t know that Madrid was a master 1000 !! 
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/18051201
Serena Williams beats Victoria Azarenka to win Madrid Open
Serena Williams served notice she will be a real threat at the French Open by hammering world number one Victoria Azarenka to win the Madrid Open.
It was Williams' first appearance in Europe this season and she dominated the Belarusian, winning 6-1 6-3.
It took the American just over an hour to win the match and confirm she is in top form ahead of Roland Garros, which starts on 27 May.
Williams extended her winning streak to 13 matches with her 41st WTA title.
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“Women are way tougher than men. That's why we have the babies, you guys could never handle kids”
Serena Williams
And the 30-year-old winner of 13 Grand Slam titles took her head-to-head record against the world number one to 7-1.
Azarenka's only victory came in the Miami final in 2009 but she got nowhere near the American on Sunday, with Williams superior in every department.
The American will rise to number six in the new world rankings.
"My whole thing is just to play consistent and that is what I have been doing the past couple of weeks," she said. "I belong on a tennis court and that's where I feel amazing."
Williams added: "I don't play to be number two, I don't think Victoria plays to be number two. We all play to be the best."
Azarenka admitted that she has plenty to work on despite having won her first Grand Slam earlier this year in Australia and reached the top of the rankings.
"She was just so much better than me today," said Azarenka. "I do need to return a bit better and definitely improve my serve, which today was just a disaster.
"These kinds of matches make you realise you have to take a moment and look at what you can do better."
Williams also had some forthright views when asked about criticism from Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal over the apparently slippery blue clay courts in Madrid.
"Women are way tougher than men," she said. "That's why we have the babies, you guys could never handle kids.
"We ladies don't complain we just do our best. On the WTA we are real performers, we are not about going out there and being weenies."
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/18051673
Roger Federer beats Tomas Berdych to win Madrid Open
Roger Federer returned to number two in the world with victory over Tomas Berdych in the Madrid Open final.
The Swiss battled to a 3-6 7-5 7-5 on the new new blue clay courts and moves above Rafael Nadal in the rankings.
"It was a tough tournament and a brutal draw," said Federer, who joins Nadal on 20 victories at the elite Masters Series level. "Tomas played very well.
Continue reading the main story
“It's no secret for any player out there that you'd rather be number one than number two”
Roger Federer
"I'm sure we will see each other many more times and they will be quality matches like this one."
Before Madrid, Federer had not played for six weeks since losing to Andy Roddick in Miami and he had lost twice this year to Berdych.
The Czech player dominated the first set of Sunday's final with 14 winners and just two unforced errors, but Federer broke twice in the second and took it when Berdych double-faulted on set point.
Two more double faults from Berdych looked to have handed Federer a match-winning lead at 5-3, but the 16-times Grand Slam champion faltered when serving for the match.
It was a brief stay of execution for the sixth seed, however, as he fell 0-40 down in game 12 and, despite saving three championship points, finally succumbed with a forehand into the net.
The 30-year-old Federer has now won four tournaments in 2012 and, with world number one Novak Djokovic defending a huge number of ranking points in the coming months, the Swiss could potentially regain the number one spot with a Grand Slam victory.
Should he get back to the top of the rankings for the first time since May 2010, Federer would equal, and almost certainly go on to break, Pete Sampras's record of 286 weeks as number one.
"Back then I was just trying to stay world number one and I never really looked at Pete's record that much," said Federer, who received a framed Men In Black suit from actor Will Smith at the presentation ceremony in Madrid.
"I guess I could have chased it a few years ago, just really trying to beat that record. It's no secret for any player out there that you'd rather be number one than number two.
"But I look at the long term - maybe if I wasn't good enough to break that record then maybe I never will be."
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As of May 14, 2012
WTA Rankings
Curr Prev Name DOB Nation Rank pts Tours
1 1 Azarenka, Victoria 31/07/89 BLR 9020 19
2 2 Sharapova, Maria 19/04/87 RUS 7610 16
3 3 Radwanska, Agnieszka 06/03/89 POL 7080 21
4 4 Kvitova, Petra 08/03/90 CZE 6250 18
5 5 Stosur, Samantha 30/03/84 AUS 5435 21
6 9 Williams, Serena 26/09/81 USA 5300 15
7 7 Bartoli, Marion 02/10/84 FRA 4945 26
8 6 Wozniacki, Caroline 11/07/90 DEN 4936 21
9 8 Li, Na 26/02/82 CHN 4405 17
10 10 Zvonareva, Vera 07/09/84 RUS 3640 22
ATP Rankings
Rank, Name & Nationality Points Week Change Tourn Played
1 Djokovic, Novak (SRB) 11,200 0 18
2 Federer, Roger (SUI) 9,430 1 18
3 Nadal, Rafael (ESP) 9,105 -1 19
4 Murray, Andy (GBR) 7,500 0 19
5 Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried (FRA) 4,930 0 24
6 Ferrer, David (ESP) 4,460 0 22
7 Berdych, Tomas (CZE) 4,410 0 22
8 Tipsarevic, Janko (SRB) 3,090 0 28
9 Del Potro, Juan Martin (ARG) 2,970 2 22
10 Isner, John (USA) 2,725 0 24
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/18051201
Serena Williams beats Victoria Azarenka to win Madrid Open
Serena Williams served notice she will be a real threat at the French Open by hammering world number one Victoria Azarenka to win the Madrid Open.
It was Williams' first appearance in Europe this season and she dominated the Belarusian, winning 6-1 6-3.
It took the American just over an hour to win the match and confirm she is in top form ahead of Roland Garros, which starts on 27 May.
Williams extended her winning streak to 13 matches with her 41st WTA title.
Continue reading the main story
“Women are way tougher than men. That's why we have the babies, you guys could never handle kids”
Serena Williams
And the 30-year-old winner of 13 Grand Slam titles took her head-to-head record against the world number one to 7-1.
Azarenka's only victory came in the Miami final in 2009 but she got nowhere near the American on Sunday, with Williams superior in every department.
The American will rise to number six in the new world rankings.
"My whole thing is just to play consistent and that is what I have been doing the past couple of weeks," she said. "I belong on a tennis court and that's where I feel amazing."
Williams added: "I don't play to be number two, I don't think Victoria plays to be number two. We all play to be the best."
Azarenka admitted that she has plenty to work on despite having won her first Grand Slam earlier this year in Australia and reached the top of the rankings.
"She was just so much better than me today," said Azarenka. "I do need to return a bit better and definitely improve my serve, which today was just a disaster.
"These kinds of matches make you realise you have to take a moment and look at what you can do better."
Williams also had some forthright views when asked about criticism from Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal over the apparently slippery blue clay courts in Madrid.
"Women are way tougher than men," she said. "That's why we have the babies, you guys could never handle kids.
"We ladies don't complain we just do our best. On the WTA we are real performers, we are not about going out there and being weenies."
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/18051673
Roger Federer beats Tomas Berdych to win Madrid Open
Roger Federer returned to number two in the world with victory over Tomas Berdych in the Madrid Open final.
The Swiss battled to a 3-6 7-5 7-5 on the new new blue clay courts and moves above Rafael Nadal in the rankings.
"It was a tough tournament and a brutal draw," said Federer, who joins Nadal on 20 victories at the elite Masters Series level. "Tomas played very well.
Continue reading the main story
“It's no secret for any player out there that you'd rather be number one than number two”
Roger Federer
"I'm sure we will see each other many more times and they will be quality matches like this one."
Before Madrid, Federer had not played for six weeks since losing to Andy Roddick in Miami and he had lost twice this year to Berdych.
The Czech player dominated the first set of Sunday's final with 14 winners and just two unforced errors, but Federer broke twice in the second and took it when Berdych double-faulted on set point.
Two more double faults from Berdych looked to have handed Federer a match-winning lead at 5-3, but the 16-times Grand Slam champion faltered when serving for the match.
It was a brief stay of execution for the sixth seed, however, as he fell 0-40 down in game 12 and, despite saving three championship points, finally succumbed with a forehand into the net.
The 30-year-old Federer has now won four tournaments in 2012 and, with world number one Novak Djokovic defending a huge number of ranking points in the coming months, the Swiss could potentially regain the number one spot with a Grand Slam victory.
Should he get back to the top of the rankings for the first time since May 2010, Federer would equal, and almost certainly go on to break, Pete Sampras's record of 286 weeks as number one.
"Back then I was just trying to stay world number one and I never really looked at Pete's record that much," said Federer, who received a framed Men In Black suit from actor Will Smith at the presentation ceremony in Madrid.
"I guess I could have chased it a few years ago, just really trying to beat that record. It's no secret for any player out there that you'd rather be number one than number two.
"But I look at the long term - maybe if I wasn't good enough to break that record then maybe I never will be."
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As of May 14, 2012
WTA Rankings
Curr Prev Name DOB Nation Rank pts Tours
1 1 Azarenka, Victoria 31/07/89 BLR 9020 19
2 2 Sharapova, Maria 19/04/87 RUS 7610 16
3 3 Radwanska, Agnieszka 06/03/89 POL 7080 21
4 4 Kvitova, Petra 08/03/90 CZE 6250 18
5 5 Stosur, Samantha 30/03/84 AUS 5435 21
6 9 Williams, Serena 26/09/81 USA 5300 15
7 7 Bartoli, Marion 02/10/84 FRA 4945 26
8 6 Wozniacki, Caroline 11/07/90 DEN 4936 21
9 8 Li, Na 26/02/82 CHN 4405 17
10 10 Zvonareva, Vera 07/09/84 RUS 3640 22
ATP Rankings
Rank, Name & Nationality Points Week Change Tourn Played
1 Djokovic, Novak (SRB) 11,200 0 18
2 Federer, Roger (SUI) 9,430 1 18
3 Nadal, Rafael (ESP) 9,105 -1 19
4 Murray, Andy (GBR) 7,500 0 19
5 Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried (FRA) 4,930 0 24
6 Ferrer, David (ESP) 4,460 0 22
7 Berdych, Tomas (CZE) 4,410 0 22
8 Tipsarevic, Janko (SRB) 3,090 0 28
9 Del Potro, Juan Martin (ARG) 2,970 2 22
10 Isner, John (USA) 2,725 0 24
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/ma ... alian-open
Maria Sharapova fights back to overcome Li Na in Italian Open final
Maria Sharapova retained the Italian Open title on Sunday with a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 victory over Li Na in a match dominated by wild swings of momentum and interrupted twice by rain.
The Chinese appeared to be on course for victory as she stormed into a 6-4, 4-0 lead but 24 unforced errors from the French Open champion allowed Sharapova to take the next six games and the set.
Sharapova then seemed certain to cruise to victory when it began to drizzle. The Russian took a 4-1 lead in the third but Li fought back to win four successive games to take a 5-4 lead.
Both held their serves the rest of the way and the match went into a tie?break. After waiting in the changing rooms for two hours because of the rain, the decider was over in five minutes as Li hit into the tramlines, handing Sharapova victory in 2hr 52min.
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A magnificent Rafael Nadal struck a significant psychological blow going into next week's French Open when he beat the world No1, Novak Djokovic, 7-5, 6-3 to win his sixth Rome Masters title on Monday. Djokovic will now head to Paris in search of a fourth consecutive grand slam title but Nadal will move back above Roger Federer into the world No2 spot and the six-times French Open champion will defend his title with his confidence high and his tail up.
It was the Spaniard's third clay-court title of the year, his 49th career title and his second win over Djokovic in a final in the space of a month. But while his victory in the Monte Carlo Masters came against an opponent who was still grieving from the loss of his grandfather, Monday's triumph, against a determined Djokovic, will have given him even more belief that he can once again triumph in Paris.
Twenty hours after they were due to start, the rain of Sunday was replaced by sunshine at the Foro Italico and right from the start it was Nadal who looked the calmer, the more focused, and more in control of his emotions. Twelve months ago, Djokovic left Nadal stunned with a brilliant performance to take his title but on Monday though, time and time again he set up chances, but was unable to drive them home.
Nadal's defence, as ever, was incredible but he also served well and when he got the opportunities, he hit deep to open the court and then fired his forehand into the corners to leave Djokovic chasing shadows. Having broken to lead 2-1 in the opener, he was immediately broken back and the first set was nip and tuck until 5-4 when Djokovic lost his composure.
Having hit the sideline with a forehand, the Serb thought he was about to go up set point, but the linesman called it wide, only for the umpire to overrule and the point was replayed. The injustice seemed to get to Djokovic and after Nadal then held serve, the world No1 played a sloppy game to go 6-5 down, before letting his frustration out on his racket as he mangled it on the net post.
When Nadal held serve to take the set, Djokovic knew he was in trouble because going into the match, Nadal's record on clay, when winning the first set, was 199-2. The Spaniard broke in the first game of the second set and then saved two game points to extend his advantage to 3-1.
Trying to get back into the match, the Serb began to attack more but Nadal's resolve held firm. The Spaniard hit a brilliant backhand topspin lob to go 5-3 in front and then clinched victory when Djokovic double-faulted.
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As of May 21, 2012
Rank, Name & Nationality Points Week Change Tourn Played
1 Djokovic, Novak (SRB) 11,800 0 19
2 Nadal, Rafael (ESP) 10,060 1 20
3 Federer, Roger (SUI) 9,790 -1 19
4 Murray, Andy (GBR) 7,500 0 20
5 Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried (FRA) 4,965 0 25
6 Ferrer, David (ESP) 4,640 0 22
7 Berdych, Tomas (CZE) 4,500 0 22
8 Tipsarevic, Janko (SRB) 3,010 0 28
9 Del Potro, Juan Martin (ARG) 2,910 0 23
10 Fish, Mardy (USA) 2,625 1 22
Curr Prev Name DOB Nation Rank pts Tours
1 1 Azarenka, Victoria 31/07/89 BLR 9020 20
2 2 Sharapova, Maria 19/04/87 RUS 8390 17
3 3 Radwanska, Agnieszka 06/03/89 POL 7080 22
4 4 Kvitova, Petra 08/03/90 CZE 6275 19
5 6 Williams, Serena 26/09/81 USA 5695 16
6 5 Stosur, Samantha 30/03/84 AUS 5440 22
7 9 Li, Na 26/02/82 CHN 4965 18
8 7 Bartoli, Marion 02/10/84 FRA 4870 26
9 8 Wozniacki, Caroline 11/07/90 DEN 4586 21
10 11 Kerber, Angelique 18/01/88 GER 3560 21
Maria Sharapova fights back to overcome Li Na in Italian Open final
Maria Sharapova retained the Italian Open title on Sunday with a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 victory over Li Na in a match dominated by wild swings of momentum and interrupted twice by rain.
The Chinese appeared to be on course for victory as she stormed into a 6-4, 4-0 lead but 24 unforced errors from the French Open champion allowed Sharapova to take the next six games and the set.
Sharapova then seemed certain to cruise to victory when it began to drizzle. The Russian took a 4-1 lead in the third but Li fought back to win four successive games to take a 5-4 lead.
Both held their serves the rest of the way and the match went into a tie?break. After waiting in the changing rooms for two hours because of the rain, the decider was over in five minutes as Li hit into the tramlines, handing Sharapova victory in 2hr 52min.
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A magnificent Rafael Nadal struck a significant psychological blow going into next week's French Open when he beat the world No1, Novak Djokovic, 7-5, 6-3 to win his sixth Rome Masters title on Monday. Djokovic will now head to Paris in search of a fourth consecutive grand slam title but Nadal will move back above Roger Federer into the world No2 spot and the six-times French Open champion will defend his title with his confidence high and his tail up.
It was the Spaniard's third clay-court title of the year, his 49th career title and his second win over Djokovic in a final in the space of a month. But while his victory in the Monte Carlo Masters came against an opponent who was still grieving from the loss of his grandfather, Monday's triumph, against a determined Djokovic, will have given him even more belief that he can once again triumph in Paris.
Twenty hours after they were due to start, the rain of Sunday was replaced by sunshine at the Foro Italico and right from the start it was Nadal who looked the calmer, the more focused, and more in control of his emotions. Twelve months ago, Djokovic left Nadal stunned with a brilliant performance to take his title but on Monday though, time and time again he set up chances, but was unable to drive them home.
Nadal's defence, as ever, was incredible but he also served well and when he got the opportunities, he hit deep to open the court and then fired his forehand into the corners to leave Djokovic chasing shadows. Having broken to lead 2-1 in the opener, he was immediately broken back and the first set was nip and tuck until 5-4 when Djokovic lost his composure.
Having hit the sideline with a forehand, the Serb thought he was about to go up set point, but the linesman called it wide, only for the umpire to overrule and the point was replayed. The injustice seemed to get to Djokovic and after Nadal then held serve, the world No1 played a sloppy game to go 6-5 down, before letting his frustration out on his racket as he mangled it on the net post.
When Nadal held serve to take the set, Djokovic knew he was in trouble because going into the match, Nadal's record on clay, when winning the first set, was 199-2. The Spaniard broke in the first game of the second set and then saved two game points to extend his advantage to 3-1.
Trying to get back into the match, the Serb began to attack more but Nadal's resolve held firm. The Spaniard hit a brilliant backhand topspin lob to go 5-3 in front and then clinched victory when Djokovic double-faulted.
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As of May 21, 2012
Rank, Name & Nationality Points Week Change Tourn Played
1 Djokovic, Novak (SRB) 11,800 0 19
2 Nadal, Rafael (ESP) 10,060 1 20
3 Federer, Roger (SUI) 9,790 -1 19
4 Murray, Andy (GBR) 7,500 0 20
5 Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried (FRA) 4,965 0 25
6 Ferrer, David (ESP) 4,640 0 22
7 Berdych, Tomas (CZE) 4,500 0 22
8 Tipsarevic, Janko (SRB) 3,010 0 28
9 Del Potro, Juan Martin (ARG) 2,910 0 23
10 Fish, Mardy (USA) 2,625 1 22
Curr Prev Name DOB Nation Rank pts Tours
1 1 Azarenka, Victoria 31/07/89 BLR 9020 20
2 2 Sharapova, Maria 19/04/87 RUS 8390 17
3 3 Radwanska, Agnieszka 06/03/89 POL 7080 22
4 4 Kvitova, Petra 08/03/90 CZE 6275 19
5 6 Williams, Serena 26/09/81 USA 5695 16
6 5 Stosur, Samantha 30/03/84 AUS 5440 22
7 9 Li, Na 26/02/82 CHN 4965 18
8 7 Bartoli, Marion 02/10/84 FRA 4870 26
9 8 Wozniacki, Caroline 11/07/90 DEN 4586 21
10 11 Kerber, Angelique 18/01/88 GER 3560 21
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by MichielMC » Thu May 24, 2012 12:54 am
The draw on the female side this year are open for this years french open. I see Serena, sharapova or azarenka taking the trophee. But it could be someone surprising I guess, they are not the best on gravel in theory. But they are playing very well at the moment.
What I hope: Sharapova. I wish Clijsters was in condition... It's her last year and she has been hurt almost throughout the whole season. Well grass... But I don't see her wining there. I know she doesn't like gravel, but considering the current state of women tennis she would have been one of the favorites.
On the men's side I see Nadal, federer or djokovic taking the trophee. As usual lol.
What I hope: Djokovic. I just can't stand Nadal at all. Sorry for the fans!
What I hope: Sharapova. I wish Clijsters was in condition... It's her last year and she has been hurt almost throughout the whole season. Well grass... But I don't see her wining there. I know she doesn't like gravel, but considering the current state of women tennis she would have been one of the favorites.
On the men's side I see Nadal, federer or djokovic taking the trophee. As usual lol.
What I hope: Djokovic. I just can't stand Nadal at all. Sorry for the fans!
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by Formusic » Mon May 28, 2012 3:58 pm
I got these results from a french website.
Dominika Cibulkova (SLQ) bat Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 6-2 6-1
Nadia Petrova (RUS) bat Iveta Benesova (RTC) 6-3 6-3
Lauren Davis (USA) bat Mona Barthel (ALL) 6-1 6-1
Vania King (USA) bat Galina Vosgoboeva (KAZ) 6-4 6-2
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) bat Alberta Brianti (ITA) 6-7[6] 6-4 6-2
Jelena Jankovic (SER) bat Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (AUT) 1-6 6-1 7-5
Jung Yan Chan (TPE) bat Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR)6-1 7-6
Olga Govortsova (BLR) bat Romina Oprandi 6-4 6-1 (ITA)
Na Li (CHI) bat Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 6-2, 6-1
Jie Zheng (CHI) bat Alizé Cornet (FRA) 6-4, 6-4
Sesil Karatantcheva (KAZ) bat Timea Babo (HON) 6-1, 6-0
Christina McHale (USA) bat Kiki Bertens (HOL) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Petra Cetkovska (RTC) bat Simona Halep (ROU) 6-1, 6-3
Petra Martic (CRO) bat Michaella Krajicek (HOL) 6-2, 7-5
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) bat Laura Robson (GBR) 6-2, 6-1
Chanelle Scheepers (AFS) bat Laura Pous Tio (ESP) 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) bat Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) 6-3, 6-0
Martin Klizan (SLQ) bat Frank Dancevic (CAN) 4-0 (ab.)
Florent Serra (FRA/Q) bat Feliciano Lopez (ESP/15) 5-0 (ab.)
Aandreas Seppi (ITA/22) bat Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 6-3 7-6 7-5
Roger Federer (SUI/3) bat Tobias Kamke (ALL) 6-2, 7-5, 6-3
John Isner (USA/10) bat Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRE/Q) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
Marcel Granollers (ESP/20) bat Joao Sousa (POR) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Adrian ungur (ROU) bat David Nalbandian (ARG) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 7-5
Kevin Anderson (AFS/31) bat Rui Machado (POR) 7-6(2), 6-7(6), 4-6, 6-1, 11-9
Blaz Kavcic (SLO) bat Lleyton Hewitt (AUS/WC) 7-6(2), 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3
Malek Jaziri (TUN) bat Philipp Petzschner (ALL) 6-3, 7-5, 7-6(7)
Jesse Levine (USA/Q) bat Bejamin Becker (ALL) 7-5, 6-2, 6-4
Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) bat Ernest Gulbis (LET) 6-4, 7-6(4), 5-7, 2-6, 6-4
Horacio Zeballos (ARG/Q) bat Eric Prodon (FRA/WC) 6-7(8), 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
Lukasz Kubot (POL) bat Karol Beck (SLQ) 7-5, 6-2, 7-5
Dominika Cibulkova (SLQ) bat Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 6-2 6-1
Nadia Petrova (RUS) bat Iveta Benesova (RTC) 6-3 6-3
Lauren Davis (USA) bat Mona Barthel (ALL) 6-1 6-1
Vania King (USA) bat Galina Vosgoboeva (KAZ) 6-4 6-2
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) bat Alberta Brianti (ITA) 6-7[6] 6-4 6-2
Jelena Jankovic (SER) bat Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (AUT) 1-6 6-1 7-5
Jung Yan Chan (TPE) bat Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR)6-1 7-6
Olga Govortsova (BLR) bat Romina Oprandi 6-4 6-1 (ITA)
Na Li (CHI) bat Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 6-2, 6-1
Jie Zheng (CHI) bat Alizé Cornet (FRA) 6-4, 6-4
Sesil Karatantcheva (KAZ) bat Timea Babo (HON) 6-1, 6-0
Christina McHale (USA) bat Kiki Bertens (HOL) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Petra Cetkovska (RTC) bat Simona Halep (ROU) 6-1, 6-3
Petra Martic (CRO) bat Michaella Krajicek (HOL) 6-2, 7-5
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) bat Laura Robson (GBR) 6-2, 6-1
Chanelle Scheepers (AFS) bat Laura Pous Tio (ESP) 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) bat Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) 6-3, 6-0
Martin Klizan (SLQ) bat Frank Dancevic (CAN) 4-0 (ab.)
Florent Serra (FRA/Q) bat Feliciano Lopez (ESP/15) 5-0 (ab.)
Aandreas Seppi (ITA/22) bat Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 6-3 7-6 7-5
Roger Federer (SUI/3) bat Tobias Kamke (ALL) 6-2, 7-5, 6-3
John Isner (USA/10) bat Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRE/Q) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
Marcel Granollers (ESP/20) bat Joao Sousa (POR) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Adrian ungur (ROU) bat David Nalbandian (ARG) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 7-5
Kevin Anderson (AFS/31) bat Rui Machado (POR) 7-6(2), 6-7(6), 4-6, 6-1, 11-9
Blaz Kavcic (SLO) bat Lleyton Hewitt (AUS/WC) 7-6(2), 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3
Malek Jaziri (TUN) bat Philipp Petzschner (ALL) 6-3, 7-5, 7-6(7)
Jesse Levine (USA/Q) bat Bejamin Becker (ALL) 7-5, 6-2, 6-4
Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) bat Ernest Gulbis (LET) 6-4, 7-6(4), 5-7, 2-6, 6-4
Horacio Zeballos (ARG/Q) bat Eric Prodon (FRA/WC) 6-7(8), 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
Lukasz Kubot (POL) bat Karol Beck (SLQ) 7-5, 6-2, 7-5
What if we choose to exist in a reality of our own making, does that render us insane, and if so, isn't that better than a life of despair?
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Formusic - Manager
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by Formusic » Tue May 29, 2012 4:18 pm
Francesca Schiavone (ITA/14) bat Kimiko Date-Krumm 6-3 6-1
Petra Kvitova (CZE/4) bat Ashleigh Barty 6-1 6-2
Maria Sharapova (RUS/2) bat Alexandra Cadantu (ROU) 6-0 6-0
Ayumi Morita (JPN) bat Polona Hercog (POL) 3-6 6-4 6-3
Heather Watson (GBR) bat Elena Vesnina (RUS) 6-2 6-4
Julia Goerges (GER/25) bat Lucie Hradecka (CZE) 7-6(1) 6-4
Klara Zakopalova (CZE) bat Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 6-2 6-1
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) bat Greta Arn (HON) 6-4 6-4
Urszula Radwanska (POL) bat Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 6-4 6-3
Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) bat Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 3-6 6-0 6-3
Arantxa Rus (NED) bat Jamie Hampton (USA) 6-4 4-3 ab.
Lourdes Domínguez Lino (ESP) bat Marina Erakovic (NZL) 7-5 7-5
Melinda Czink (HUN) bat Anne Keothavong (GBR) 6-1 6-2
David Ferrer (ESP/6) bat Lukas Lacko (SVK) 6-3 6-4 6-1
Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) bat Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR/16) 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(4) 3-6 6-3
Florian Mayer (GER/32) bat Daniel Gimeno Traver (ESP) 6-4 6-2 6-3
Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) bat Go Soeda (JPN) 6-1 6-4 6-4
Janko Tipsarevic (SER/8) bat Sam Querrey (USA) 2-6 6-4 7-6(3) 6-3
Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) bat Donald Young (USA) 7-6(3) 6-1 6-1
Eduardo Schwank (ARG) bat Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 6-4 6-0 6-3
Richard Gasquet (FRA) bat Jurgen Zopp (EST) 6-3 6-4 7-6(4)
Julien Benneteau (FRA/29) bat Mischa Zverev (GER) 6-2 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4
Benoit Paire (FRA) bat Albert Ramos (ESP) 7-6(3) 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3
Tommy Haas (GER) bat Filipo Volandri (ITA) 6-3 0-6 6-4 6-4
Jérémy Chardy (FRA) bat Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) 6-4 6-1 6-7(3) 3-6 11-9
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) bat Igor Andreev (RUS) 3-6 6-2 6-1 ab.
"bat" is "beat" i suppose
Petra Kvitova (CZE/4) bat Ashleigh Barty 6-1 6-2
Maria Sharapova (RUS/2) bat Alexandra Cadantu (ROU) 6-0 6-0
Ayumi Morita (JPN) bat Polona Hercog (POL) 3-6 6-4 6-3
Heather Watson (GBR) bat Elena Vesnina (RUS) 6-2 6-4
Julia Goerges (GER/25) bat Lucie Hradecka (CZE) 7-6(1) 6-4
Klara Zakopalova (CZE) bat Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 6-2 6-1
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) bat Greta Arn (HON) 6-4 6-4
Urszula Radwanska (POL) bat Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 6-4 6-3
Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) bat Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 3-6 6-0 6-3
Arantxa Rus (NED) bat Jamie Hampton (USA) 6-4 4-3 ab.
Lourdes Domínguez Lino (ESP) bat Marina Erakovic (NZL) 7-5 7-5
Melinda Czink (HUN) bat Anne Keothavong (GBR) 6-1 6-2
David Ferrer (ESP/6) bat Lukas Lacko (SVK) 6-3 6-4 6-1
Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) bat Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR/16) 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(4) 3-6 6-3
Florian Mayer (GER/32) bat Daniel Gimeno Traver (ESP) 6-4 6-2 6-3
Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) bat Go Soeda (JPN) 6-1 6-4 6-4
Janko Tipsarevic (SER/8) bat Sam Querrey (USA) 2-6 6-4 7-6(3) 6-3
Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) bat Donald Young (USA) 7-6(3) 6-1 6-1
Eduardo Schwank (ARG) bat Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 6-4 6-0 6-3
Richard Gasquet (FRA) bat Jurgen Zopp (EST) 6-3 6-4 7-6(4)
Julien Benneteau (FRA/29) bat Mischa Zverev (GER) 6-2 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4
Benoit Paire (FRA) bat Albert Ramos (ESP) 7-6(3) 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3
Tommy Haas (GER) bat Filipo Volandri (ITA) 6-3 0-6 6-4 6-4
Jérémy Chardy (FRA) bat Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) 6-4 6-1 6-7(3) 3-6 11-9
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) bat Igor Andreev (RUS) 3-6 6-2 6-1 ab.
"bat" is "beat" i suppose
What if we choose to exist in a reality of our own making, does that render us insane, and if so, isn't that better than a life of despair?
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Formusic - Manager
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