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It's not easy being a tournament owner or director. Power broker and Madrid tournament owner Ion Tiriac found that out last week when Djokovic and Nadal rode him relentlessly because of the slippery conditions
Toni Nadal has joined Novak Djokovic in attacking the ATP for allowing the experimental switch of surfaces.
Novak Djokovic has charged that former ATP boss Adam Helfant orchestrated the undercover switch to blue clay in Madrid
Roger Federer will make a late call on his participation in next week's Rome Masters as the Swiss makes a run at a return to the ATP No. 2 ranking.
Irate Rafael Nadal has vowed never to play Madrid again the blue clay courts he detests remain in place
Okay so maybe it isn't an uproar, but many ATP and WTA players are extremely unhappy with the new surface chosen for this year's Mutua Madrid Open.
The Swiss ace's name now officially gracing a street in Halle, Germany, venue for one of his frequent repeat success stories in tennis.
No. 1 Novak Djokovic has joined Rafael Nadal in condemning the unpublished 2011 ATP decision to allow a blue clay experiment for this week's Madrid Masters.
Rafael Nadal rides a 10-match winning streak into the Mutua Madrid Open, following his triumphs in Monte-Carlo and Barcelona, and will look to reclaim this ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title after losing to Novak Djokovic in the 2011 final. Roger Federer, who won this event in its first year on clay three years ago.
World No. 1 and defending champion Novak Djokovicheadlines the fourth ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament of the season that features a new blue clay surface. Djokovic is joined by second-ranked Rafael Nadal (2005, 2010 champion) and third-ranked Roger Federer (2006, 2009 champion).
Roger Federer is my role model because he has set a good example for me on how to play tennis and on how to succeed in my personal life.
World No. 2 Rafael Nadal captured the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell trophy for the seventh time on Sunday as he defeated fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 7-6(1), 7-5 in the final. He was contesting his 69th tour-level final and won his 48th title.
Talk about a tall order for David Ferrer: He has to face Rafael Nadal in a final
Rafael Nadal set a repeat of the 2011 final with David Ferrer at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell after dismissing Fernando Verdasco 6-0, 6-4
Rafael Nadal continues to play like a player with not just one but maybe seven or eight healthy knees.
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