TENNIS NEWS FROM SWITZERLAND – GRIGOR DIMITROV WINS HIS SINGLES, RAFAEL NADAL WINS HIS DOUBLES

Written by: Staff on 28th October 2015

TENNIS NEWS FROM SWITZERLAND - GRIGOR DIMITROV WINS HIS SINGLES, RAFAEL NADAL WINS HIS DOUBLES

epa04998719 Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov returns a ball to Ukraine's Sergiy Stakhovsky during their first round match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, 26 October 2015. EPA/GEORGIOS KEFALAS |

Grigor Dimitrov was only minutes removed from a 6-4, 6-4 win over Sergiy Stakhovsky, but the Bulgarian baseliner was already anticipating his next encounter at the Swiss Indoors Basel.

And who could blame him. After all, the 24-year-old had just booked a second-round encounter with 27-time ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titlist Rafael Nadal, a seemingly indomitable force against whom he’s 0-6 in FedEx ATP Head2Head match-ups.

“I’m already looking forward to tomorrow’s match,” said Dimitrov. “The excitement is building up.”

Dimitrov never faced a break point his his win over Stakhovsky on Tuesday, winning 25 first-serve points to go along with five aces.

( Courtesy of the ATP and Original Link – http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/dimitrov-nadal-showdown-on-tap )

Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez Off To Winning Start

Spain’s Rafael Nadal reacts during his first round match against Czech Republic’s Lukas Rosol at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, 26 October 2015. EPA/GEORGIOS KEFALAS

Teaming up for the first time since reaching the quarter-finals of the Aegon Championships in London in June, Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez scored a 6-1, 4-6, 10-5 win over the first-time pairing of Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki at the Swiss Indoors Basel.

Nadal/Lopez converted three of four break points in the one-hour and nine-minute contest, winning 68 percent (26 of 38) of their first-serve points.

Nadal has won four of his nine ATP World Tour doubles titles with his fellow Spaniard. They will next face Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau, 7-6(4), 7-6(2) winners over Leonardo Mayer/Andreas Seppi.

Also advancing on the doubles court in Basel were Dominic Inglot/Robert Lindstedt (d. Robin Haase/SergiyStakhovsky 6-1, 6-4).

( Courtesy of the ATP and Original Link – http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/nadal-lopez-off-to-winning-start-in-basel )

Topics: Atp World Tour, Borna Coric, Doubles tennis, GRIGOR DIMITROV, Marc Lopez, Men's tennis, Rafael Nadal, Sergiy Stakhovsky, Sports, Swiss Indoors Basel, Tennis, Viktor Troicki

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October 28, 2015 at 9:50 am

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