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Rafael Nadal and Fernando Verdasco won their opening match at the Miami Open on Thursday evening, beating Simone Bolelli and Andreas Seppi 6-3, 6-4.
Fifth seed Phiipp Kohlschreiber made a strong start at the Inaugural Garanti Koza Sofia Open,beating Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 6-2 on Tuesday in the first round.
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.
They say good things come to those who wait.
Will it be tennis fans, who have to sit around for an extra week this year before Wimbledon begins?
Andy Murray began his quest for a spot in his first ATP World Tour clay-court final on Thursday.
If Juan Martin Del Potro had been in the business of moral victories on Tuesday, who could have blamed him? After all, he had not played in more than 10 months due to wrist surgery. Simply playing a tennis match was a monumental occasion for the affable Argentine.
Third-round action begins on Friday at Wimbledon with the side of the draw featuring Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray but suddenly lacking David Ferrer. Among those also in action are Grigor Dimitrov, Alexandr Dolgopolov, Tomas Berdych, and Marin Cilic.
Third seed Tommy Robredo led a trio of Spaniard to opening win, with the veteran starting with a defeat of compatriot Pablo Carreno 6-4, 6-4. Pablo Andujar followed suit over Argentine 2013 quarter-finalist Federico Delbonis 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 while fifth seed Marcel Granollers won his first clay match of the season, beating Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia 7-5, 3-6, 6-2.
Roger Federer is reaping the benefits of both newly appointed part-time celebrity coach Stefan Edberg’s encouragement to play more attacking tennis and the bigger, more powerful Wilson racket he will now probably use for the remainder of his career.
Rarely, since the introduction of 32 seeds in Grand Slam events 13 years ago has the draw thrown up a confrontation with as much spice as Rafael Nadal’s Australian Open first round clash with home favorite Bernard Tomic.
2. Steve Darcis d. Rafael Nadal 7-6(4), 7-6(8), 6-4, Wimbledon 1st RD
Roger Federer went through most of his storied career without suffering serious injuries. He hasn't spent this entire 2013 season stretched out on the trainer’s table, but his back, which has been sore in the past, has been giving him problems.
This is only my second day on the grass. I was a little bit sick after the French Open so I took seven days off. In terms of ball hitting and serving and volleying, I’m feeling quite confident.
Sixth seed Fabio Fognini beat fellow Italian Marco Cecchinato 1-6, 6-1, 6-2 while Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu won his first ATP match of the season
There can be little doubt several meetings over the course of the last year between Brook and Roger Federer contributed to pay-rise
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