Nadal reaches third-round in Rome; Murray, Tsonga and Nishikori ousted

Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Rome, Italy

Second-round results:

Jerzy Janowicz defeats (8) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4, 7-6(5); Marcel Granollers defeats (3) Andy Murray 6-3, 6-7(5) ret.; (5) Rafael Nadal defeats Fabio Fognini 6-1, 6-3; Gilles Simon defeats Mikhail Youzhny 7-5, 6-3; Jeremy Chardy defeats (16) Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-1; Ernests Gulbis defeats Viktor Troicki 6-1, 6-1; Philipp Kohlschreiber defeats Albert Ramos 6-4, 6-1; Alexandr Dolgopolov defeats (15) S Wawrinka W/O; (4) David Ferrer defeats Fernando Verdasco 5-7 7-5, 6-3; Benoit Paire defeats Julien Benneteau 6-7(3), 6-4, 7-6(4).

Podcast: Previewing the 2013 Rome Masters

In this week’s show, Nima Naderi and Parsa Samii are back in action with a preview of the Rome Masters from Italy.

With a lot to cover this week, we begin with a review of the Madrid Masters, which was won by Rafa Nadal. Can Nadal keep up his winning ways in Rome? Does Djokovic have the confidence to get back in the winner’s circle? How will Murray and Federer fair after poor performances in Madrid? We also discuss Wawrinka’s new found form, Raonic’s split from Galo Blanco and Dimitrov’s flashy game.

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Nadal to face Andujar in Madrid Masters semifinals; Murray ousted by Berdych

Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid, Spain

Quarterfinal results:

(6) Tomas Berdych defeats (3) Andy Murray 7-6(3), 6-4; (15) Stanislas Wawrinka defeats (7) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-2, 6-7(9), 6-4; Pablo Andujar defeats (14) Kei Nishikori 6-3, 7-5; (5) Rafael Nadal defeats (4) David Ferrer 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-0.

Djokovic, Nadal reach Monte Carlo quarterfinals; Murray, Berdych defeated

Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Monte-Carlo, Monaco

Third-round results:

(3) Rafael Nadal defeats (16) Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-2, 6-4; (1) Novak Djokovic defeats (14) Juan Monaco 4-6, 6-2, 6-2; (13) Stanislas Wawrinka defeats (2) Andy Murray 6-1, 6-2; (6) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeats Jurgen Melzer 6-3, 6-0; Grigor Dimitrov defeats Florian Mayer 6-2, 6-4; (7) Richard Gasquet defeats (9) Marin Cilic 7-5, 6-4; Fabio Fognini defeats (4) Tomas Berdych 6-4, 6-2.

Nadal begins Monte Carlo title defense in style; Djokovic, Murray prevail

Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Monte-Carlo, Monaco

Second-round results:

(3) Rafael Nadal defeats Marinko Matosevic 6-1, 6-2; (4) Tomas Berdych defeats Marcel Granollers 7-5, 6-4; (2) Andy Murray defeats Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-1, 6-4; (1) Novak Djokovic defeats Mikhail Youzhny 4-6, 6-1, 6-4; Jurgen Melzer defeats (10) Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 6-2; Fabio Fognini defeats Albert Ramos 6-3, 7-5; Jarkko Nieminen defeats (12) Milos Raonic 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(3); (9) Marin Cilic defeats Kevin Anderson 6-2, 6-3; (13) Stanislas Wawrinka defeats Albert Montanes 6-1, 6-1; Florian Mayer defeats Roberto Bautista Agut 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.

Murray saves match point to capture Sony Open over Ferrer

Sony Open Tennis

No. 2 seed Andy Murray needed two hours and 45 minutes to defeat No. 3 seed David Ferrer and capture the Sony Open in Key Biscayne, Florida on Sunday. Saving a match point and 5-6 in the third set, Murray roared back to clinch the tiebreaker and the match, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(1).

Winning his second title in Miami, Murray will move up to No. 2 in the world on Monday. Ferrer, who lost in the first-round of the Palm Springs event at the beginning of March, fell to 2-4 in finals this year. The Spaniard will turn 32 early next week.

Murray to face Ferrer for Sony Open title

SONY OPEN TENNIS, Miami, U.S.A.

Semifinal results:

(2) Andy Murray defeats (8) Richard Gasquet 6-7(3), 6-1, 6-2; (3) David Ferrer defeats (15) Tommy Haas 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Murray to face Gasquet in Miami Masters semifinals

SONY OPEN TENNIS, Miami, U.S.A.

Quarterfinal results:

(2) Andy Murray defeats (9) Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-3; (8) Richard Gasquet defeats (4) Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-3.

Murray, Ferrer and Berdych reach Sony Open quarterfinals; Djokovic ousted by Haas

Sony Open Tennis, Miami, U.S.A.

Fourth-round results:

(15) Tommy Haas defeats (1) Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-4; (2) Andy Murray defeats (16) Andreas Seppi 6-2, 6-4; (3) David Ferrer defeats (13) Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-2; Jurgen Melzer defeats Albert Ramos 2-6, 6-3, 6-3; (4) Tomas Berdych defeats (17) Sam Querrey 6-1, 6-1; (8) Richard Gasquet defeats (10) Nicolas Almagro 6-7(3), 7-5, 7-6(3); (9) Marin Cilic defeats (6) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-5, 7-6(4).

Murray, Tsonga march into Miami fourth-round; Raonic withdraws

Sony Open Tennis, Miami, U.S.A.

Third-round results:

(2) Andy Murray defeats (29) Grigor Dimitrov 7-6(3), 6-3; (6) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeats Jarkko Nieminen 6-3, 6-3; (8) Richard Gasquet defeats (28) Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-4; (17) Sam Querrey defeats (14) Milos Raonic W/O (strep throat); (10) Nicolas Almagro defeats David Goffin 6-3, 6-4; (16) Andreas Seppi defeats Thomaz Bellucci 7-5, 4-6, 6-2.

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