Rafa Womps Roger, and Mixed Results

Written by: Staff on 24th January 2014

Rafa Womps Roger, and Mixed Results

epa04039269 Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates after defeating Roger Federer of Switzerland during their semifinal match of the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 24 January 2014. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA |

****** TODAY’S MEN’S NEWS ******

Australian Open

Singles – Semifinal: (1) Rafael Nadal def. (6) Roger Federer 7-6(7-4) 6-3 6-3

Until this round, Roger Federer had looked like his old self. In this match, he looked like his old self in another way: He couldn’t handle Rafael Nadal. Nadal’s hand was a mess; he had bandages on all his fingers and his palm. But his shots didn’t show any problems; he pushed Federer into an amazing fifty errors in three sets.

Nadal’s lead over Novak Djokovic is now up to some 3700 points. It will be more than 4000 points if he wins the title — and, of course, he has won Slams before, and opponent Stanislas Wawrinka has never even played a Slam final. In terms of history, it’s about as one-sided as a final can be.

Roger Federer defended his points, and certainly looked better here than he did for most of last year. But because both Wawrinka and Tomas Berdych added points, Federer will fall from #6 all the way to #8. He’s a very strong #8 — it will be a long time before he goes lower — but he is no longer the Swiss #1, and it may be hard for him to get that spot back. Let alone getting back to the Top Five.

Mixed Doubles – Semifinal: (6) Mirza/Tecau def. Gajdosova/Ebden 2-6 6-3 10-2

Mixed rankings say that both these teams should have been seeded — #5 and #8, respectively. No wonder it was close. It will be interesting to see if Horia Tecau, who won this title two years ago with Mattek-Sands but whose results at big events have otherwise been poor, can handle the pressure of the championship match.

Mixed Doubles – Semifinal: Mladenovic/Nestor def. J Zheng/Lipsky 6-3 6-1

Mladenovic/Nestor may be unseeded, but Mixed rankings would make them the #1 seeds. They have an extremely impressive record in the last year: a final at Roland Garros, the title at Wimbledon, and the semifinal at the U. S. Open. The seedings may not make them the favorites. History may say otherwise.

RANKINGS

Estimated ATP World Tour Rankings

As of January 24, 2014

Rank &

Prior…Player………..Points

1..(1) Nadal………….14330

2..(2) Djokovic……….10620

3..(5) Del Potro……….5370

4..(3) Ferrer………….5280

5..(8) Wawrinka………..4910

6..(4) Murray………….4720

7..(7) Berdych…………4540

8..(6) Federer…………4355

9..(9) Gasquet…………3050

10.(10) Tsonga………….2885

11.(11) Raonic………….2770

12.(12) Haas……………2435

13.(13) Isner…………..2320

14.(15) Youzhny…………2145

15.(16) Fognini…………2100

16.(18) Robredo…………1980

17.(14) Almagro…………1930

18.(17) Nishikori……….1915

19.(22) Dimitrov………..1810

20.(19) Simon…………..1700

21.(20) Janowicz………..1615

22.(21) Anderson………..1580

23.(24) Gulbis………….1443

24.(28) Paire…………..1380

25.(30) Pospisil………..1359

26.(27) Lopez…………..1355

27.(23) Kohlschreiber……1330

28.(26) Tursunov………..1314

29.(32) Monfils…………1245

30.(37) Mayer…………..1245

**DRAWS

Australian Open (Slam — Weeks of January 13-26)

…………………3R……………4R………….QF…………SF……..F

1 Nadal…………..(1)Nadal………Nadal……….Nadal………Nadal…..Nadal

25 Monfils………..(25)Monfils

24 Seppi………….Young

16 Nishikori………(16)Nishikori….Nishikori

11 Raonic…………(11)Raonic

22 Dimitrov……….(22)Dimitrov…..Dimitrov…….Dimitrov

27 Paire………….(27)Paire

5 Del Potro……….Bautista Agut….Bautista Agut

4 Murray………….(4)Murray……..Murray………Murray

26 Lopez………….(26)Lopez

[21 Kohlschreiber]…Robert(LL)…….Robert

13 Isner………….Klizan(LL)

10 Tsonga…………(10)Tsonga…….Tsonga

18 Simon………….(18)Simon

31 Verdasco……….Gabashvili

6 Federer…………(6)Federer…….Federer……..Federer….Federer

7 Berdych…………(7)Berdych…….Berdych……..Berdych….Berdych

32 Dodig………….Dzumhur

19 Anderson……….(19)Anderson…..Anderson

12 Haas…………..Roger-Vasselin

14 Youzhny………..F.Mayer……….Mayer

20 Janowicz……….(20)Janowicz

29 Chardy…………(29)Chardy

3 Ferrer………….(3)Ferrer……..Ferrer……..Ferrer

8 Wawrinka………..(8)Wawrinka……Wawrinka……Wawrinka….Wawrinka..Wawrinka

28 Pospisil……….(28)Pospisil

17 Robredo………..(17)Robredo……Robredo

9 Gasquet…………(9)Gasquet

15 Fognini………..(15)Fognini……Fognini

23 Gulbis…………Querrey

30 Tursunov……….Istomin

2 Djokovic………..(2)Djokovic……Djokovic…..Djokovic

STATUS OF SEEDS

1 Nadal

2 Djokovic………..lost QF (Wawrinka)

3 Ferrer………….lost QF (Berdych)

4 Murray………….lost QF (Federer)

5 Del Potro……….lost 2R (Bautista Agut)

6 Federer…………lost SF (Nadal)

7 Berdych…………lost SF (Wawrinka)

8 Wawrinka

9 Gasquet…………lost 3R (Robredo)

10 Tsonga…………lost 4R (Federer)

11 Raonic…………lost 3R (Dimitrov)

12 Haas…………..lost 1R (Garcia-Lopez)

13 Isner………….lost 1R (Klizan)

14 Youzhny………..lost 2R (Mayer)

15 Fognini………..lost 4R (Djokovic)

16 Nishikori………lost 4R (Nadal)

17 Robredo………..lost 4R (Stanislas)

18 Simon………….lost 3R (Tsonga)

19 Anderson……….lost 4R (Berdych)

20 Janowicz……….lost 3R (F. Mayer)

21 Kohlschreiber…..WITHDREW

22 Dimitrov……….lost QF (Nadal)

23 Gulbis…………lost 2R (Querrey)

24 Seppi………….lost 2R (Young)

25 Monfils………..lost 3R (Nadal)

26 Lopez………….lost 3R (Murray)

27 Paire………….lost 3R (Bautista Agut)

28 Pospisil……….WITHDREW from 3R

29 Chardy…………lost 3R (Ferrer)

30 Tursunov……….lost 2R (Istomin)

31 Verdasco……….lost 2R (Gabashvili)

32 Dodig………….lost 2R (Dzumhur)

******** SCORES ********

FRIDAY

Australian Open

Singles – Semifinal

(1) Rafael Nadal def. (6) Roger Federer 7-6(7-4) 6-3 6-3

Mixed Doubles – Semifinal

(6) Mirza/Tecau def. Gajdosova/Ebden 2-6 6-3 10-2

Mladenovic/Nestor def. J Zheng/Lipsky 6-3 6-1

Boys’ Doubles – Final

(5) Miedler/Mousley def. (3) Halys/Tatiot 6-4 6-3

Topics: 10sballs, Australian Open, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Sports, Stanislas Wawrinka, Tennis, Tennis News

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