TENNIS NEWS FROM PARIS. THE COMPLETE LINEUP, UPDATES FROM RAFAEL NADAL TO ANDY MURRAY AND NOVAK DJOKOVIC, A REVIEW AND A LOOK FORWARD TO LONDON
TENNIS NEWS FROM PARIS. THE COMPLETE LINEUP, UPDATES FROM RAFAEL NADAL TO ANDY MURRAY AND NOVAK DJOKOVIC, A REVIEW AND A LOOK FORWARD TO LONDONepa05014274 Britiain's Andy Murray returns the ball to France's Richard Gasquet during their quarterfinal match at the BNP Paribas 2015 Masters tennis tournament in Paris, France, 06 November 2015. EPA/IAN LANGSDON |
Stellar Line-Up For Paris Quarter-Finals
The BNP Paribas Masters quarter-finals on Friday feature six of the top eight seeds, led by World No. 1 and reigning two-time champion Novak Djokovic. The Serb is joined by No. 2 Andy Murray, No. 4 Stan Wawrinka, No. 5 Tomas Berdych, No. 7 Rafael Nadal and No. 8 David Ferrer. The six also have qualified for the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, Nov. 15-22. The other quarter-finalists are No. 10 Richard Gasquet and No. 13 John Isner. Djokovic is a three-time winner overall in Bercy and Ferrer (2012) and Berdych (2005) are the other former champions remaining. In the first match on Court Central, Murray takes a 6-3 FedEx ATP Head2H record against Gasquet, winning the last three meetings (all from a set down). Murray is trying to reach his first semi-final in sixth quarter-final in Bercy while Gasquet is aiming for his first semi-final here since 2007. In the next match on, Ferrer brings a 5-1 advantage over Isner although the American’s lone win came here in the QF in 2011. Isner also has a Top 10 ranking on the line (see below). In the evening session, Djokovic looks for his 20th consecutive win (26-0 in sets) and 20th victory over Berdych, who is 2-19 vs. the Serb (0-16 on hard courts).In the final match, Wawrinka and Nadal square off for the third time this season (tied 1-1) and 16th overall meeting (Nadal leads 13-2, 8-1 on hard). Both players are trying to earn their first title in Bercy after lifting the trophy at Roland Garros in the past (Nadal nine times, Wawrinka in June).
TOP 10 AT STAKE: If Isner reaches the semi-finals, he will pass Tsonga and move to No. 10 in the Emirates ATP Rankings next week. So far Isner has moved from No. 13 to No. 11 by advancing to the quarter-finals. The 30-year-old American’s best year-end ranking is No. 14 in 2012-13. This will be the sixth consecutive year Isner finishes in the Top 20. The last American to finish in the Top 10 was No. 8 Mardy Fish in 2011.
MURRAY EYES 1st SEMI-FINAL: Murray is trying to reach his first tournament semi-final in his ninth appearance in Bercy. If Murray advances to the semi-finals on Friday, he will join Djokovic, Federer and Nadal as the only players to reach the semis or better at all nine ATP Masters 1000 tournaments during their career. Murray is appearing in his sixth quarter-final here, all in back-to-back years (2007-08, ’10-11, ’14-15).
DAY 5 FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – In Order of Play
COURT CENTRAL
[10] Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs [2] Andy Murray (GBR) Murray Leads 6-3
06 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Toronto Hard SF Richard Gasquet 6-2 7-5
07 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris Hard QF Richard Gasquet 6-3 0-6 6-4
08 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R16 Andy Murray 5-7 3-6 7-6(3) 6-2 6-4
10 Roland Garros (France)Clay R128 Andy Murray 4-6 6-7(5) 6-4 6-2 6-1
11 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R16 Andy Murray 7-6(3) 6-3 6-2
12 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Clay R16 Richard Gasquet 6-7(1) 6-3 6-2
12 Roland Garros (France)Clay R16 Andy Murray 1-6 6-4 6-1 6-2
13 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami Hard SF Andy Murray6-7(3) 6-1 6-2
15 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati Hard QF Andy Murray4-6 6-1 6-4
Gasquet 2015 FastFacts:
W (2): Montpellier (d Janowicz); Estoril (d Kyrgios); SF(3): Wimbledon (l Djokovic); Stockholm (l Sock); Basel(l
Nadal); QF(4): Doha (l Berdych); Dubai (l Federer); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Murray); US
Open (l Federer)
YTD W-L: 43-16 (27-11 on hard)
YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 12
Date of Birth: June 18, 1986
Emirates ATP Ranking: 9
BNP Paribas Masters W-L (Best Result): 11-7 (2007 Semi-finalist)
• No. 1 Frenchman opened on Wednesday with a 62 75 victory over top Argentine Leonardo Mayer and followed with a 76(3) 4-1 ret. Victory over No. 6 Kei Nishikori on Thursday. Trying to reach 2nd SF in Bercy, 1st since 2007 (l. to Nalbandian). Also QF in ’13 (l. to Nadal)
• He is looking to finish in Top 10 Emirates ATP Rankings for 3rd time in 4 years (No. 26 in ’14) • Coming off his 5th SF of season in Basel (l. to Nadal), second in as many weeks (Stockholm)
• Improved to 12-12 lifetime in ATP World Tour finals by winning titles at Montpellier (d. Janowicz) and Estoril (d. Kyrgios)
• Enjoyed 2nd Wimbledon SF run of career (also 2007) by winning QF over No. 4 Wawrinka 11-9 in 5th (l. to No. 1 Djokovic)
• Reached Roland Garros 4R (l. to Djokovic), matching best result in Paris (also 2011-13)
• Advanced to US Open QF (d. No. 6 Berdych, l. to No. 2 Federer) and Australian Open 3R (l. to Anderson)
• Owns 21-6 record against Frenchmen since 2010 US Open (6 straight wins)
• Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 events at Miami (back), Monte-Carlo (back) and Montreal (illness)
• Has a 28-84 career record vs. Top 10 opponents (4-10 this season)
Murray 2015 FastFacts:
W (4): Munich (d Kohlschreiber); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (d Nadal); London / Queen’s Club (d
Anderson); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Montreal (d Djokovic); F(2): Australian Open (l Djokovic); ATP
World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (l Djokovic); SF(5): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Djokovic);
Roland Garros (l Djokovic); Wimbledon (l Federer); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Federer); ATP
World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai (l Djokovic); QF(2): Rotterdam (l Simon); Dubai (l Coric)
YTD W-L: 66-11 (39-9 on hard)
YTD Titles: 4 / Career Titles: 35
Date of Birth: May 15, 1987
Emirates ATP Ranking: 3
BNP Paribas Masters W-L (Best Result): 15-8 (2007-08, ’10-11, ’14-15 Quarter-finalist)
• No. 1 Brit is appearing in his 6th QF in Bercy and looking to reach 1st SF. Opened on Wednesday with a 61 62 win in 59 minutes over Croat teenager Borna Coric (only lost 6 pts. on serve) and followed with 61 60 victory over No. 16 David Goffin in 53 minutes (only lost 8 pts. on serve). Only previous time he lost 4 games in back-to-back matches was in ’09 Miami (lost 1 game vs. Troicki in 4R, 3 games vs. Verdasco in QF)
• Has an 11-2 record in QF matches this season and has won his last 10 QFs since QF loss in Dubai in Feb.
• Has tied his career-best 66 match wins in 2009 when he finished No. 4 with a 66-11 record
• Owns winning record vs. Top 10 opponents this season (9-7) and throughout career (80-71). Has an 11-25 career record vs. World No. 1 opponents: 4-12 vs. Djokovic, 4-4 vs. Federer, 3-9 vs. Nadal
• Has won 4 titles on 3 surfaces since April: Munich (d. Kohlschreiber), ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (d. Nadal), London/Queen’s Club (d. Anderson) and ATP Masters 1000 Montréal (d. Djokovic). Has 4-2 record in finals
• Titles in Munich and Madrid were first of career on clay; Montréal title was 35th overall. Has 11 career ATP Masters 1000 titles (11-4 in finals) and 28-4 record in ATP Masters 1000 events this season
• Lost to Djokovic in Australian Open final, ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells SF, ATP Masters 1000 Miami final and Roland Garros SF before ending 8-match losing streak against Serb in Montréal final
• Also reached SFs at Wimbledon and ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Federer in both)
• Streak of 18 consecutive Grand Slam QFs ended at US Open (l. to Anderson in 4R)
• Led Great Britain to 1st Davis Cup final since 1978 with 8-0 record (2-0 vs. USA, 3-0 vs. FRA, 3-0 vs. AUS)
• Earned 500th singles win of career in ATP Masters 1000 Miami 4R (d. Anderson)
• Has a 57-0 match record this season after winning the 1st set
[8] David Ferrer (ESP) vs [13] John Isner (USA) Ferrer Leads 5-1
07 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R64 David Ferrer 7-6(3) 6-3
07 New Haven (U.S.A.)Hard R32 David Ferrer 6-7(2) 6-2 6-2
09 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 David Ferrer 6-3 3-6 6-2
11 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris (France)Hard QF John Isner 6-3 3-6 6-3
12 ESP vs.USA WG SF (Spain)Clay RR David Ferrer 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4 6-2
14 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R16 David Ferrer 6-4 6-4
Ferrer 2015 FastFacts
W (5): Doha (d. Berdych); Rio de Janeiro (d. Fognini); Acapulco (d. Nishikori); Kuala Lumpur (d. Lopez); Vienna (d. Johnson); SF (3): Barcelona (l. to Andujar); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Djokovic); Beijing (l. to Djokovic); QF (4): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Djokovic); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Nadal); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Nishikori); Roland Garros (l. to Murray)
YTD W-L: 54-12 (35-6 on hard)
YTD Titles: 5 / Career Titles: 26
Date of Birth: April 2, 1982
Emirates ATP Ranking: 8
BNP Paribas Masters W-L (Best Result): 20-9 (2012 Champion)
• No. 2 Spaniard and 2012 champion opened on Tuesday with a 62 62 win over Alexandr Dolgopolov and rallied over Grigor Dimitrov 67(4) 61 64 on Thursday, saving 8 of 9 break pts. to improve his decisive-set record to 14-1 this season
• Has won 5 ATP World Tour titles this season (2nd-most career), last title in Vienna on Oct. 25 (d. Johnson)
• Captured 4th ATP World Tour title of 2015 and 25th of career in 50th final at Kuala Lumpur (d. Lopez)
• Started season 19-1 with titles at Doha (d. No. 7 Berdych), Rio de Janeiro (d. Fognini) and Acapulco (d. No. 5 Nishikori), last two 500 level in back-to-back weeks
• Earned 50+ wins for 6th straight season and 7th time overall
• Reached Australian Open 4R (l. to No. 5 Nishikori), Roland Garros QF (d. No. 10 Cilic, l. to No. 3 Murray) and US Open 3R (l. to Chardy)
• In ATP Masters 1000 play, advanced to SF at Rome (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) and QFs at Miami (l. to No. 1 Djokovic), Monte-Carlo (l. to No. 5 Nadal) and Madrid (l. to No. 5 Nishikori)
• Missed Wimbledon and ATP Masters 1000 events at Montréal and Cincinnati with a right elbow injury (18-3 since returning). Absence from Wimbledon snapped streak of 50 straight Grand Slam main draw appearances
• Extended 12-match Davis Cup win streak by beating Nielsen and Torpegaard (ESP d. DEN 5-0 in Sept.)
Isner 2015 FastFacts:
W: Atlanta (d Baghdatis); F: Washington (l Nishikori); SF(2): ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (l Djokovic); Nice (l Thiem); QF(5): Memphis (l Querrey); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (l Berdych); London / Queen’s Club (l Troicki); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Montreal (l Chardy); Beijing (l Djokovic)
YTD W-L: 45-24 (31-15 on hard)
YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 10
Date of Birth: April 26, 1985
Emirates ATP Ranking: 13
BNP Paribas Masters W-L (Best Result): 8-6 (2011 Semi-finalist)
• No. 1 American opened with a 63 76(3) win over Bedene on Wednesday, firing 21 aces (lost 8 srv pts.) and followed with a 76(3) 36 76(5) victory over No. 3 seed/World No. 2 Federer, firing 27 aces and saving 5 of 6 break pts. (Federer saved all 6 break pts.he faced). Will break Top 10 if he reaches SFs
• Has tied his career-best 45 match wins (45-21 in 2012) and will finish in Top 20 Emirates ATP Rankings for sixth consecutive year
• Owns a 10-10 record in ATP World Tour finals after winning 3rd straight Atlanta title (d. Baghdatis) and finishing as Washington runner-up (l. to No. 5 Nishikori)
• Started 5-6 before defeating No. 6 Raonic and No. 5 Nishikori en route to ATP Masters 1000 Miami SF (l. to No. 1 Djokovic)
• Reached Wimbledon 3R (l. to Cilic 12-10 in 5th), matching best result at All England Club (also 2014)
• Other Grand Slam results: Australian Open 3R (l. to Muller), Roland Garros 2R (l. to Chardy) and US Open 4R (l. to No. 2 Federer)
• Fell to No. 111 Ward 15-13 in 5th and No. 5 Murray during Davis Cup 1R (GBR d. USA 3-2)
• Broke a 9-match losing streak vs. Top 10 opponents with win over Federer since defeating No. 5 Nishikori in Miami QF (3-11 this year, 17-44 overall). It was his 4th career Top 3 win (d. No. 1 Djokovic in ’12 Indian Wells, ’13 Cincinnati; No. 3 Federer in ’12 Davis Cup)
[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [5] Tomas Berdych (CZE) Djokovic Leads 19-2
08 Bangkok (Thailand)Hard SF Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-1
09 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-2
10 Wimbledon (Great Britain)Grass SF Tomas Berdych 6-3 7-6(9) 6-3
10 SRB vs. CZE WG SF (Serbia)Hard RR Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4
10 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-3
11 Australian Open (Australia)Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-1 7-6(5) 6-1
11 Dubai (U.A.E.)Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-7(5) 6-2 4-2 ret
11 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati Hard SF Novak Djokovic 7-5 ret
11 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Novak Djokovic 3-6 6-3 7-6(3)
12 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay SF Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-3 6-2
12 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4
12 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Novak Djokovic 6-2 7-6(6)
13 Australian Open (Australia)Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-1 4-6 6-1 6-4
13 Dubai (U.A.E.)Hard F Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3
13 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay QF Tomas Berdych 2-6 7-5 6-4
13 Wimbledon (Great Britain)Grass QF Novak Djokovic 7-6(5) 6-4 6-3
13 SRB vs.CZE DC Final (Serbia)Hard RR Novak Djokovic 6-4 7-6(5)6-2
14 Beijing (China)Hard F Novak Djokovic 6-0 6-2
14 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-2
15 Dubai (U.A.E.)Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-0 5-7 6-4
15 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay F Novak Djokovic 7-5 4-6 6-3
Djokovic 2015 FastFacts
W (9): Australian Open (d. Murray); ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d. Federer); ATP Masters 1000 Miami (d. Murray); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (d. Berdych); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (d. Federer); Wimbledon (d. Federer); US Open (d. Federer); Beijing (d. Nadal); ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (d. Tsonga); F (4): Dubai (l. to Federer); Roland Garros (l. to Wawrinka); ATP Masters 1000 Montréal (l. to Murray); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Federer); QF: Doha (l. to Karlovic)
YTD W-L: 75-5 (52-4 on hard)
YTD Titles: 9 / Career Titles: 57
Date of Birth: May 22, 1987
Emirates ATP Ranking: 1 (Career-High)
BNP Paribas Masters W-L (Best Result): 23-6 (2009, ’13-14 Champion)
• World No. 1 opened on Tuesday with a 75 63 win over Thomaz Bellucci and followed with a 63 75 victory over No. 14 Gilles Simon. Broke Frenchman 7 times but lost serve 5 times. Has won 19 matches and 26 sets in a row, including back-to-back titles at Beijing and ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai
• Looking to become 1st player to win six ATP Masters 1000 titles in a season (also won 5 in 2011)
• Clinched year-end No. 1 in Emirates ATP Rankings for 4th time in last 5 years (2011-12, ’14-15) and passed McEnroe on Nov. 2 for 5th all-time with 171 total weeks at No. 1
• Won 8th, 9th and 10th Grand Slam singles titles at Australian Open (d. Murray), Wimbledon (d. Federer) and US Open (d. Federer) respectively. Fell short of calendar Grand Slam in Roland Garros final (l. to Wawrinka)
• Became 1 of 3 players to play in all 4 major finals in a single year during Open Era (also Laver in 1969 and Federer in 2006, 2007 and 2009)
• Has reached career-high 13 straight finals since falling in Doha QF to start season (l. to Karlovic). Last player to reach 13+ consecutive finals was Federer (17 in 2005-06)
• Also captured titles at Indian Wells, Miami, Monte-Carlo and Rome, passing Federer for 2nd all-time with 25 ATP Masters 1000 championships (Nadal 27). Has a 36-2 record in ATP Masters 1000 play this season
• Became 1st men’s player to earn more than $16 million in prize money during a season
• More titles (29) than losses (25) on hard courts since 2011
• Earned 70+ victories in a season for 5th time in career
• Has posted W-L records of 65-1 in 1R-SF, 9-4 in finals and 1-0 in Davis Cup. Also 24-4 vs. Top 10
Berdych 2015 FastFacts
W(2): Shenzhen (d Garcia-Lopez); Stockholm (d Sock); F(3): Doha (l Ferrer); Rotterdam (l Wawrinka); ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l Djokovic); SF(4): Australian Open (l Murray); Dubai (l Djokovic); ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l Murray); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l Nadal); QF(5): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Federer); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l Federer); Halle (l Karlovic); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Dolgopolov); ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l Murray)
YTD W-L: 57-18 (40-12 on hard)
YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 12
Date of Birth: September 17, 1985
Emirates ATP Ranking: 5
BNP Paribas Masters W-L (Best Result): 25-9 (2005 Champion)
• No. 1 Czech opened on Wednesday with a 63 46 75 win over French qualifier Edouard Roger-Vasselin and followed with 63 64 victory over No. 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Appearing in 5th straight QF, 7th overall in Bercy
• Captured 1st 2 titles of 2015 in Oct. at Shenzhen (d. Garcia-Lopez) and repeated in Stockholm (d. Sock)
• Has reached QF or better at 15 of 21 events in 2015 and won 2 or more matches at 18 of 21
• Advanced to Australian Open SF (d. No. 3 Nadal, l. to No. 6 Murray), matching career-best finish at event
• Fell in 4R at Roland Garros (l. to Tsonga), Wimbledon (l. to Simon) and US Open (l. to Gasquet)
• Surpassed 50 wins for 5th consecutive season (career-high 61 in 2012)
• Has played in 49 straight majors — 4th among active streaks (Federer 64, F. Lopez 55, Verdasco 50)
• Achieved career-high Emirates ATP Ranking of No. 4 on May 18 and earned 500th career victory with 2R win over Bolelli at Dubai in late February
• Has a 47-105 career record vs. Top 10 opponents (3-10 this year)
[4] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs [7] Rafael Nadal (ESP) Nadal Leads 13-2
07 Australian Open (Australia)Hard R32 Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-2 6-2
07 Stuttgart (Germany)Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-4 7-5
07 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris (France)Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-3
09 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 7-6(2) 7-6(4)
10 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-1
10 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada (Canada)Hard R32 Rafael Nadal 7-6(12) 6-3
10 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai (China)Hard R32 Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4
12 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay QF Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-4
13 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-4
13 Roland Garros (France)Clay QF Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-3 6-1
13 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai (China)Hard QF Rafael Nadal 7-6(10) 6-1
13 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Rafael Nadal 7-6(5) 7-6(6)
14 Australian Open (Australia)Hard F Stan Wawrinka 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3
15 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay QF Stan Wawrinka 7-6(7) 6-2
15 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai (China)Hard QF Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-1
Wawrinka 2015 FastFacts
W (4): Chennai (d. Bedene); Rotterdam (d. Berdych); Roland Garros (d. Djokovic); Tokyo (d. Paire); SF (3): Australian Open (l. to Djokovic); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Federer); US Open (l. to Federer); QF (6): Marseille (l. to Stakhovsky); Geneva (l. to Delbonis); Wimbledon (l. to Gasquet); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Djokovic); Metz (w/o vs. Kohlschreiber); ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (l. to Nadal)
YTD W-L: 52-15 (34-9 on hard)
YTD Titles: 4 / Career Titles: 11
Date of Birth: March 28, 1985
Emirates ATP Ranking: 4
BNP Paribas Masters W-L (Best Result): 12-10 (2013, ‘15 Quarter-finalist)
• No. 2 Swiss opened on Tuesday with a 63 76(6) win over top Aussie Bernard Tomic and followed with a 64 75 victory over Viktor Troicki on Thursday to reach 2nd QF in 3 years
• The 30-year-old captured his 2nd Grand Slam title at Roland Garros to become oldest champion of event since Gomez in 1990 (d. No. 2 Federer in QF, No. 1 Djokovic in final)
• His 52 match wins is a career-best, surpassing last year’s previous high of 51
• Winner of 11 career titles, including Chennai (d. Bedene), Rotterdam (d. No. 7 Berdych) and Tokyo (d. Paire) in 2015. Owns 7-0 finals record in 2014-15
• In Australian Open title defense, reached SF in Melbourne (d. No. 5 Nishikori, l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 5 sets)
• Reached Wimbledon QF for 2nd straight year, matching career-best showing (l. to Gasquet in 5 sets)
• Advanced to US Open SF for 2nd time (also 2013), falling to countryman Federer
• Along with No. 1 Djokovic, 1 of only 2 players to reach QF or better at all 4 Grand Slams in 2015
• Has a career record of 41-75 vs. Top 10 opponents (6-5 this season)
Nadal 2015 FastFacts:
W(3): Buenos Aires (d Monaco); Stuttgart (d Troicki); Hamburg (d Fognini); F(3): ATP World Tour Masters
1000 Madrid (l Murray); Beijing (l Djokovic); Basel (l Federer); SF(3): Rio de Janeiro (l Fognini); ATP World
Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l Djokovic); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai (l Tsonga); QF (5):
Australian Open (l Berdych); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Raonic); ATP World Tour Masters
1000 Rome (l Wawrinka); Roland Garros (l Djokovic); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada (l Nishikori)
YTD W-L: 58-18 (27-10 on hard)
YTD Titles: 3 / Career Titles: 67
Date of Birth: June 3, 1986
Emirates ATP Ranking: 6
BNP Paribas Masters W-L (Best Result): 14-4 (2007 Runner-up)
• No. 1 Spaniard opened on Wednesday with a 62 62 win over Lukas Rosol (winning 23 of 25 1st srv pts.) and rallied over No. 11 Kevin Anderson 46 76(6) 62 (saving 1 MP). Appearing in 5th Bercy QF in as many visits, reaching final in 2007 (l. to Nalbandian) and SF in ’09 (l. to No. 3 Djokovic) and ’13 (l. to No. 3 Ferrer)
• He is coming off his sixth ATP World Tour final of season in Basel last Sunday (l. to Federer 63 57 63)
• Has 764 career match wins, which is 9th place on Open Era list, two ahead of Pete Sampras
• Has a 3-3 record in finals and captured titles at Buenos Aires (d. Monaco), Stuttgart (d. Troicki) and Hamburg (d. Fognini) while also reaching finals at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to No. 3 Murray) and Beijing (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). Has a 67-31 career record in ATP World Tour level finals (1-5 on indoor hard courts)
• Only player this year on ATP World Tour to win at least 25 matches on clay (26-6) and hard courts (27-10)
• Denied a 10th Roland Garros title by No. 1 Djokovic in QF, falling to 70-2 lifetime on Parisian clay
• Reached Australian Open QF (l. to No. 7 Berdych), Wimbledon 2R (l. to No. 102 Brown) and US Open 3R (l. to Fognini after leading 2 sets to 0)
• Earned 300th career ATP Masters 1000 win over No. 4 Wawrinka in Shanghai QF (l. to Tsonga in SF)
• Failed to win at least 1 Grand Slam title in a season for 1st time since 2004
• Yet to win an ATP Masters 1000 title in 2015 (1+ each year from 2005-2014)
• Extended Davis Cup singles win streak to 22 matches with win over Torpegaard of DEN in Sept.
( Courtesy of the ATP and Original Link – http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/djokovic-federer-nadal-murray-in-friday-paris-2015-action )
Topics: Andy Murray, Atp World Tour, Bercy, Bnp Paribas Masters, David Ferrer, John Isner, Novak Djokovic, Paris tennis, Rafael Nadal, Richard Gasquet, Sports, Stan Wawrinka, Tennis News, Tomas Berdych
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Tennis Canada announced on Wednesday that Eugenie Bouchard is the winner of the 2018 Excellence Awards in the Female Player of the Year and Singles Player of the Year categories.
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Time to get tickets to watch! Surly you have heard about The Largest Open Tennis Event in America!
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According to Uncle Toni, Rafael Nadal was supposed to be back at practice on either Dec. 4 or 5. Well, better late than never!
Conchita Martínez prepara la temporada 2019 de Karolina Pliskova en Tenerife
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