Archive: stanislas-wawrinka
Two Spaniards swept to home wins on opening day, with Marcel Granollers beating slumping Serb and former top 10 player Janko Tipsarevic 1-2 when Tipsarevic retired injured after just a few minutes on court.
Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka’s new rivalry to become Switzerland’s top ranked players take centre stage at this week’s Swiss Indoors event in Basel, with the battle to qualify for the remaining places at the upcoming Barclays ATP World Tour Finals adding extra spice.
Maria Sharapova's months-long shoulder injury absence from the WTA is starting to take on a life of its own - at least in Bulgaria, the home country of boyfriend Grigor Dimitrov.
Richard Gasquet, we have good news and bad news for you.
The good news is, of course, that he won the title here. It's the tenth title of his career, and his third of 2013. That matches the best previous year of his career, in 2006.
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Czech fifth seed Lucie Safarova began her week with a win over China's Peng Shuai 7-5, 6-4 while Serb Bojana Jovanovski, seeded eighth, beat former French Open winner Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 6-3.
Roger Federer had decided the time had come to split with coach Paul Annacone before he even set foot onto the plane taking him to China for his latest disappointment in the Shanghai Rolex Masters.
Juan Martin del Potro couldn't do much in the first set; Djokovic was running him all over the place. But the Argentine's power started to tell as he built a 3-0 lead.
Roger Federer will attempt to rescue his season and qualify for the World Tour Finals in next month without longtime coach Paul Annacone at his side after the Swiss on Sunday announced his split from the American.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga dramatically improved his London chances here, but this means he still remains a little off the pace. Still, he has assured that he will have a chance to qualify at Paris.
This was pretty long, too (more than an hour and three-quarters), but the bottom line is, Rafael Nadal isn't giving Novak Djokovic any help at all in the contest for the year-end #1.
Gael Monfils did it again. He showed his brilliance on the court of a combination of his athleticism and true tennis talent and shotmaking. He needed it all.
Roger Federer fans rejoice ! Things are looking up for Rogi as the year is winding down. The mighty Federer still has plenty of "tred on his tires " . He's in super shape and he is ready to clinch his spot in the final Eight.
Novak Djokovic needed to have treatment on his right foot in the second set of this, but it obviously didn't bother him much! That's good news for those who want a contest for the year-end #1...
Grigor Dimitrov has all but completed a life-swap after moving his residence across the Atlantic and taking on Roger Rasheed as a temporary quick-fix for his tennis.
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