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TOMAS BERDYCH WINS OPENER IN STOCKHOLM; JACK SOCK SETS GRIGOR DIMITROV CLASH thumbnail

TOMAS BERDYCH WINS OPENER IN STOCKHOLM; JACK SOCK SETS GRIGOR DIMITROV CLASH

Top seed Tomas Berdych opened his campaign for a second title at the If Stockholm Open with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Germany's Dustin Brown on Thursday. The 29-year-old Czech saved all three break points he faced during the 83-minute match, and claimed 78 per cent of service points.
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RICKY DIMON LOOKS @ MEN’S TENNIS TOUR NEWS FROM VIENNA, MOSCOW, AND STOCKHOLM: TOMIC OFF TO HOT START WITH MALISSE IN BOX WEARING THE COACHES HAT

With new coach Xavier Malisse guiding him at least through the end of this season, Bernard Tomic booked a spot in the If Stockholm Open quarterfinals by upsetting No. 3 seed Kevin Anderson on Wednesday. Tomic is joined in the last eight by Grigor Dimitrov and Fernando Verdasco, respective straight-set winners over Teymuraz Gabashvili and Jarkko Nieminen.
GENIE BOUCHARD AND MARIA SHARAPOVA ALREADY IN SINGAPORE GETTING READY FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS thumbnail

GENIE BOUCHARD AND MARIA SHARAPOVA ALREADY IN SINGAPORE GETTING READY FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Eugenie Bouchard and Maria Sharapova are among the early arrivals in Singapore as the inaugural edition of the WTA Championships gets underway next week in Asia.
ATP TENNIS TOUR FROM MOSCOW , STOCKHOLM & VIENNA , THE RACE TO LONDON REALLY HEATS UP thumbnail

ATP TENNIS TOUR FROM MOSCOW , STOCKHOLM & VIENNA , THE RACE TO LONDON REALLY HEATS UP

Croatian sixth seed Ivo Karlovic spent two and a half hours in defeating Argentine Federico Delbonis 6-7 (1-7), 7-6 (11-9), 7-6 (7-2). Karlovic finished with 29 aces. Serb Viktor Troicki, who served a ban which ended in July for delaying a post-match blood test by 24 hours in 2013, beat Victor Estrella Burgos 6-0, 6-3.
EPA PHOTO GALLERY OF GENIE BOUCHARD IN LINZ, AUSTRIA. ALEJANDRO’S PICKS thumbnail

EPA PHOTO GALLERY OF GENIE BOUCHARD IN LINZ, AUSTRIA. ALEJANDRO’S PICKS

Check out these EPA photos of Eugenie Bouchard at the ladies' tennis tournament in Linz, Austria.
ROGER FEDERER IS BETTERER ! THE  ” MAESTRO ” IS GOING TO BE NUMBER ONE AGAIN SOON thumbnail

ROGER FEDERER IS BETTERER ! THE ” MAESTRO ” IS GOING TO BE NUMBER ONE AGAIN SOON

Check out these EPA photos of Roger Federer during the Shanghai Rolex Masters.
Ricky Dimon – Andy Murray, Ferrer in action as 250-point week brings major London implications thumbnail

Ricky Dimon – Andy Murray, Ferrer in action as 250-point week brings major London implications

Andy Murray will have no walk in the park in the Vienna, at least if the draw has anything to do with it. The second-seeded Scot’s opener will likely come against Vasek Pospisil
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The Race to Singapore Continues / The Race For Number One Heats Up

This year, amazingly, the women's singles Race was settled at Beijing, and even the doubles Race was pretty well done despite the fact that twice as many teams were eligible as in recent years.
Novak Djokovic From Shanghai Rolex Masters: “Federer Is Playing As Good As Ever” thumbnail

Novak Djokovic From Shanghai Rolex Masters: “Federer Is Playing As Good As Ever”

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic had nothing but praise for rival Roger Federer following a 6-4, 6-4 defeat to the Swiss in the Shanghai Rolex Masters semi-finals on Saturday.
PHOTO GALLERY OF ROGER FEDERER AND HIS NEW AWESOME LOOKING WILSON TENNIS RACKET thumbnail

PHOTO GALLERY OF ROGER FEDERER AND HIS NEW AWESOME LOOKING WILSON TENNIS RACKET

Check out this gallery of Roger Federer and his new Wilson tennis racket.
RICKY DIMON CHECKS IN FROM SHANGHAI MEN’S TENNIS. ROGER FEDERER WINS AS DOES NOVAK DJOKOVIC thumbnail

RICKY DIMON CHECKS IN FROM SHANGHAI MEN’S TENNIS. ROGER FEDERER WINS AS DOES NOVAK DJOKOVIC

The Novak Djokovic vs. Roger Federer rivalry will add another chapter to its lore after the soon-to-be top two players in the world won their respective quarterfinal matches at the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Friday. Djokovic took care of David Ferrer 6-4, 6-2 to book his semifinal spot before Federer downed Julien Benneteau 7-6(4), 6-0.
EPA PHOTO GALLERY FROM SHANGHAI, ALEJANDRO’S PICKS thumbnail

EPA PHOTO GALLERY FROM SHANGHAI, ALEJANDRO’S PICKS

Click here to see the latest photos from the Shanghai Rolex Masters.
RAFAEL NADAL IS HOME OR ALMOST , BUT WILL HIS APPENDIX COOPERATE WITH HIM TO LET HIM FINISH THE YEAR NUMBER ONE ? thumbnail

RAFAEL NADAL IS HOME OR ALMOST , BUT WILL HIS APPENDIX COOPERATE WITH HIM TO LET HIM FINISH THE YEAR NUMBER ONE ?

Rafael Nadal headed back home from Shanghai to Majorca on a circuitous route via Moscow and Barcelona but before leaving China he insisted his world traveling wasn’t over for 2014. After suffering the onset of appendicitis at the Shanghai Rolex Masters but opting against immediate surgery, he was able to play against fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez.
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RICKY’S THURSDAY MATCH PICKS, DJOKOVIC AND FEDERER AIM FOR SHANGHAI QUARTERFINALS

Rafael Nadal and a whole host of other seeds are out, but the third-round schedule at the Shanghai Rolex Masters is still an intriguing one. A showdown between Andy Murray and David Ferrer is among the eight matches on Thursday, while Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are also aiming for spots in the quarterfinals.
RICKY UPDATES SHANGHAI TENNIS. A SICK RAFA LOSES TO LOPEZ & ROGER FEDERER IS BETTERER WINS ! ROGER STARED DOWN 5 MATCH POINTS ! thumbnail

RICKY UPDATES SHANGHAI TENNIS. A SICK RAFA LOSES TO LOPEZ & ROGER FEDERER IS BETTERER WINS ! ROGER STARED DOWN 5 MATCH POINTS !

Unsurprisingly, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer experienced very different fates at the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Wednesday. Struggling with appendicitis upon his return from three months away due to a wrist injury, Nadal lost his opening match in straight sets to fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez. Federer almost bowed out as well despite being a heavy favorite against Leonardo Mayer, but the Swiss saved five match points and survived in a third-set tiebreaker.

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