Recent Madrid winner Roger Federer got his Rome campaign off to a flying start on Wednesday, defeating Argentine Carlos Berlocq 6-3, 6-4. In a match that lasted one hour and 10 minutes, Federer struck two aces and won 82 percent of his first serve points. Never winning the title in Rome despite
No. 4 seed Andy Murray was made to work on his 25th birthday at the Rome Masters in Italy on Tuesday, defeating David Nalbandian 6-1, 4-6, 7-5. After breezing through the first set, Murray found his former top 5 opponent in great form throughout a tight second set. Trailing by a break of serve at 3-1 in the third set, Murray elevated his backhand return and movement to defeat the Argentine in two hours and 38 minutes.
In this week's PodCast, Nima and Parsa are back in action with a tournament review of the Madrid Masters and a preview of the Roma Masters in Spain. Will Roger Federer carry his form as new world No. 2 in Roma? After an early loss in Madrid, Rafael Nadal returns to the red clay in Italy in search of his sixth title. Nadal will look to fend off the likes of defending champ Djokovic, Federer and Scot Andy Murray.
No. 3 seed Roger Federer overcame the loss of the first set on Sunday at the Madrid Open to capture his 20th Masters 1000 title over Tomas Berdych. Defeating the Czech player 3-6, 7-5, 7-5, Federer equalled Rafael Nadal's mark of 20 Masters titles and will overtake the Spaniard for the No. 2 ranking on Monday.
It's hard to believe that the clay court season is almost over, isn't it? We're very nearly on the doorsteps of the year's second major in France and how many of us can actually say that we've got a little red or even blue clay on our socks?
by: Nima Naderi It’s hard to believe that the clay court season is almost over, isn’t it? We’re very nearly on the doorsteps of the year’s second major... [Read more]
by: Rob York The growing world tennis literature has left a lot professional authors playing the role of unsung hero. An obvious case of this is J.R. Moehringer, an accomplished... [Read more]
Rafael Nadal and his uncle Toni demo the latest Play & Connect racquet from Babolat. This technology is sure to change the game. There’s a cool track to compliment the... [Read more]
Beginning the summer swing for Nike Tennis, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will showcase their latest apparel and footwear at the Madrid Masters in Spain and the Roma Masters in... [Read more]
as of May 17, 2012
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