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The Southern California USTA Pro Futures rolled into the semifinal round today as they ousted the final 16 year-old from the tournament, … but not without a fight. And youth may yet be served…
Kei Nishikori is hoping to get off to a strong start in 2015. “I had great preparation in Florida this off-season,” he said at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp on Tuesday. “I think the first couple of tournaments of the year are very important [in order] for me to gain a little more confidence.
David Ferrer survived an ace onslaught from Ivo Karlovic to clinch a berth in his 47th tour-level final at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Friday. The fourth-seeded Spaniard overcame 30 aces and 67 winners for the victory in three tie-break sets, 6-7(2), 7-6(5), 7-6(4).
Roger Federer will take on Grigor Dimitrov in the semi-finals of the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp on Saturday, as he edges closer to becoming the third player in the Open Era (since 1968) to record 1,000 career match wins.
(UPDATED) Check out the latest update from the Shenzhen Open in China.
Roger Federer has been known to heat up as he progresses further and further into a tournament, and that has certainly been the case so far this week at the Brisbane International. After getting a first-round bye as the top seed, Federer trailed his opening match 6-4, 3-1 against John Millman before scrambling to a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in two hours and one minute.
Novak Djokovic has had better days at the office, and will undoubtedly have more in the very near future. Thursday at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open was not one of them. Djokovic was stunned in the singles quarterfinals by Ivo Karlovic 6-7(2), 7-6(6), 6-4 then lost his doubles semifinal with Filip Krajinovic to Rafael Nadal and Juan Monaco 7-6(3), 6-1.
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For a fleeting moment it felt like Roger Federer would suffer the same fate that had befallen Rafael Nadal in Doha: a first-match ouster. Instead, Federer fought back to beat John Millman 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in round two of the Brisbane International on Thursday.
In the first match of his 25th season on the ATP World Tour, Kastles captain Leander Paes picked up a 6-4, 6-4 win at the Chennai Open (Highlights). Paes is playing with the 99th men's doubles partner of his career, Raven Klaasen of the San Diego Aviators.
Pro tennis is back in the Southland this month. Thanks to the efforts of USC Trojans tennis coach, Peter Smith, we have two $15,000 USTA men's Futures events this week and next week. Today at the Marks Tennis Stadium on the USC campus you could actually see, side by side, two of the current "hopes" for the future of US Tennis.
Bernard Tomic is looking leaner and meaner--in the tennis sense, of course--at the beginning of this 2015 season. Combine the result of what appears to be a more determined work ethic with Tomic's favorite time of the year (the Australian summer) and you have a man who can do serious damage at this week's Brisbane International.
Novak Djokovic has already played four matches this week--two in singles and two in doubles at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open. Rafael Nadal, also in Doha, has already played three (one in singles and two in doubles). Roger Federer, on the other hand, has not yet taken the court at the Brisbane International.
Rafael Nadal has thrown grave doubts over his participation in the Australian Open after two humiliating performances that have demonstrated he is functioning well below 100% fitness with the year’s first Grand Slam tournament just 11 days away.
Novak Djokovic kicked off his 2015 campaign in fine form, taking care of fellow Serb Dusan Lajovic 6-2, 6-1 in round one of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Tuesday. Djokovic needed just 59 minutes to set up a meeting with Sergiy Stakhovsky.
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