Nadal following Federer’s lead with rest before Wimbledon

June 19, 2017 100

Rafael Nadal decided to give himself at least some rest in advance of the season’s third Grand Slam. On the heels of playing 25 clay-court matches this spring, and finishing second best in only one of those 25, the Spaniard decided to skip this week’s grass-court event at Queen’s Club. […]

Murray, Wawrinka, Tsonga part of stacked draw at Queen’s Club

June 18, 2017 51

The French Open title once again eluded Andy Murray, but he has to be feeling relieved about the state of his game heading into more favorable part of the season for him: grass. Now Murray moves to the green stuff, and nowhere has he been more dominant throughout his career than at Queen’s Club. […]

Federer, Thiem headline Halle field

June 18, 2017 6

Roger Federer has a chance to rebound at the Gerry Weber Open, where mistakes have been few and far between throughout his illustrious career. The current world No. 5 is 54-6 lifetime at the event and he had won 15 matches in a row before falling to Alexander Zverev in last year’s semis.

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Federer’s first grass match ends in upset loss to Haas

June 14, 2017 30

Although Tommy Haas’ retirement may be a matter of weeks away, he showed on Wednesday at the Mercedes Cup that he still has plenty left in the tank if he wants to keep going. The 39-year-old stunned No. 1 seed and 18-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer in three sets. […]

Nadal decimates Wawrinka for La Decima at Roland Garros

June 11, 2017 349

Rafael Nadal completed a perfect run to this 10th French Open title and first since 2014 when he won his seventh straight-set match of the fortnight, erasing Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 on Sunday afternoon. Nadal triumphed after only two hours and fives minutes of play.
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Wawrinka, Nadal battle into French Open title match

June 9, 2017 4

Rafael Nadal and Stan Wawrinka are set to go head-to-head for the Coupe des Mousquetairs after they picked up respective semifinal wins on Friday. Wawrinka outlasted Andy Murray 6-7(6), 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(3), 6-1, while Nadal cruised past Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-4, 6-0. […]

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