Archive: dubai-duty-free-tennis-championships
I’ve been waiting all week long to write this story! No. 4 Andy Murray defeated No.1 Novak Djokovic in the Dubai World Tennis Championship semifinals, 6-2, 7-5 on Friday. Now take one second to let that sink in. Murray’s victory and Djokovic’s loss spells many outcomes for both men.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna are in the semifinals! They’ve faced some hard competition at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships but have proved themselves stiff competitors. During Wednesday’s opening round Bopanna and Bhupathi defeated Lukas Dlouhy and Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-4, 7-5.
Living legend Roger Federer defeated No. 34 Mikhail Youzhny on Thursday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. His Thursday win put him to a perfect 12-0 against Youzhny after beating him 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals. Federer is now in the semifinals rearing to kick some...
Novak Djokovic will be #1 whatever happens here, but he's doing a good job of adding insurance points. This should have been the toughest of the second round matches, but Roger Federer handled it easily, which is promising. The loss means that Feliciano Lopez will not rise above #15 -- although there isn't much chance that he will fall.
Women’s No.6 Agnieszka Radwanska made a big comeback on Saturday the 25th when she won the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. She defeated the unseeded No.19 player Julia Goerges, 7-5, 6-4. The Dubai title became Radwanska’s eighth WTA win, and her fifth Premier level title.
Get the latest Women’s results below as the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships continue in the United Arab Emirates:
It’s only February, but most of the top 10 women have already suffered injury. The Dubai Duty Free Championships lost Victoria Azarenka (ankle), Petra Kvitova (virus), Li Na (back) and Vera Zvonareva (hip) before they even played a match.
After all the withdrawals here, Caroline Wozniacki is suddenly the top seed in the draw. She can't improve on her #4 ranking this week, but at least she is making it less likely that she will go lower.
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