Roger Federer moved back to No.2 in the world after beating Tomas Berdych 3-6 7-5 7-5 on Sunday to win his third Madrid Masters. The Swiss will stand behind Novak Djokovic on the ATP list after winning the 74th title of his career.Federer went level with Rafael Nadal, who will slip to three in the world, on 20 career titles at the Masters 1000 l evel, with both men holding the record. The 30-year-old Federer was playing in his 104th ATP final and won his fourth title of the season.
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Dubai -- World No. 3 Roger Federer won his fifth Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title in the 20th edition of the ATP World Tour 500 hard-court tennis tournament. The Swiss defeated No. 4 Andy Murray 7-5, 6-4 in the final on Saturday evening.
The 30-year-old Federer has won the title five times in 10 years, having previously triumphed in 2003-2005 and 2007. He also finished runner-up in 2006 against Rafa Nadal, and lost to Novak Djokovic in last year’s final.
The Swiss Maestro Roger Federer has thanked all the Pakistanis supporters and he hopes to meet them in Pakistan soon. Roger Federer was talking to Altamash Jiva on Geo News.
Federer also said that if he would have played cricket he would have been a batsman. He also said that he has met with India’s Sachin Tendulkar and Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath but is yet to meet any Pakistani cricketer . Roger Federer who was beaten by Pakistan’s tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq in doubles match in 2009 was giving this interview to Geo News .
Melbourne, Australia : World No.1 Serbia's Novak Djokovic defied all odds to clinch his third Australian Open Title on Sunday.In a match full of excitement, thrill , joy, happiness, emotions ,drama and sensational tennis, Nole and Rafa both had equal chances to bag the title. But it was the Serbian who proved that he had nerves of steel and just merely managed to cross the finish line in what was the longest Grandslam Final of the Open Era.
The teams of both Djoko and Nadal supported their men throughout the epic five-setter and emotions were evident in their camps. Both the players pushed each other to their limits but ultimately, it was Novak who dragged himself past the finish line while Rafa succuessfully went through "SELF-DESTRUCTION".
MELBOURNE, Australia : The Spanish Matador and The Swiss Maestro were up against each other in the 1st Men's semi-final of the Australian Open 2012 on Thursday. The two undoubtedly greatest players of all time were facing each other in the semi-final stage of a Grandslam event after a period of nearly 7 years, the last time the duo squared off was in the semi-final of Roland Garros 2005 . In a match which was very eagerly awaited from the very day the draws were announced, Rafael Nadal came out victorious in a nerve wrecking four-set thriller . The Women's Finalists were also decided on Thursday with the former World No.1 Maria Sharapova and the No.1 spot-seeker Victoria Azarenka booking their places in the Open's finale.
Rafael Nadal succesfully denied Philipp Kohlschreiber's threat while the defending champion Roger Federer cruised past Nikolay Davydenko to get to the finish line in just under an hour. For More Details, Read Full Story :
Fresh from helping Spain win its fifth Davis Cup, Rafael Nadal said he will skip the event next year and focus on defending his gold medal at the London Olympics. Nadal, who took gold in Beijing in 2008, said the 2012 Davis Cup is out because of his busy schedule."It seems impossible to play with it being an Olympic year,'' Nadal said. "It's quite a few years running now that I'm the player with the most games played per season. It's going to be difficult. Thank God, Spain has a wealth of talented players that can fill in and play well.''The Olympic tennis competition will be on grass at the All England Club, the site of Nadal's two Wimbledon titles.
Nadal is unlikely to be the only player dropping out of the Davis Cup next year, with teammates David Ferrer, Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco all hinting they also may not be available. "I want to be in London next year so it looks difficult,'' said Ferrer, who came from behind to beat del Potro in a grueling five-setter on Friday. "It's not going to be easy to get us four together again.''
Rafael Nadal defeated Juan Martin del Potro 16 64 61 76 (0) at Seville's Olympic Stadium on Sunday to hand Spain their fifth Davis Cup. The classic contest lasted 4 hours 8 minutes.Nadal was completely dominated at the start of the match as del Potro raced out of the blocks and won seven straight games to take a set and a break lead, but the world No. 2 snatched a crucial game at the start of the second set that swung the momentum.
When Nadal broke again to win the second set it looked like he was on his way to a comfortable victory. He walked through the third set and went a break up at the start of the fourth, but then del Potro, lifted by the Argentine fans,staged a remarkable comeback. In an enthralling fourth set, which swung one way and then the other on more than a few occasions, del Potro served to take the match into a decider, only for Nadal to break back. |
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World No.2 Rafael Nadal and 5th seed David Ferrer intend to skip the Davis Cup to focus on the 2012 Olympics in England.
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