Two days after ending Lleyton Hewitt’s Wimbledon career in a dramatic five-setter, Jarkko Nieminen played his final match at the All-England Club. The 33-year-old Finn faced Novak Djokovic and got off to a strong start before eventually bowing out 6-4, 6-2, 6-3. […]
Roger Federer cruised through his opening match at Wimbledon on Tuesday, destroying Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 in a mere one hour and seven minutes. Federer struck six aces without double-faulting, did not face a single break point, and finished with 26 winners compared to only 12 unforced errors. […]
It would have been fitting for Lleyton Hewitt’s final match at Wimbledon to come on Centre Court against Novak Djokovic. But perhaps it is almost as fitting for the Aussie’s finale to have come in five-set battle against another well-respected competitor. […]
Marcos Baghdatis, 30, trounced 18-year-old Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-3 during third-round action at the AEGON Open on Thursday. Baghdatis, who has always been dangerous on the green stuff, won 93 percent of his first-serve points and did not get broken a single time. […]
Marcel Granollers led Gilles Simon 6-4, 5-3 and had triple match point on his own serve but could not seal the deal during second-round action at the AEGON Open on Tuesday. Instead it was Simon who stormed back for a 4-6, 7-6(3), 7-6(0) victory. […]
The beginning of qualification rounds at the All-England Club was highlighted by a brother vs. brother showdown between Jurgen Melzer and Gerald Melzer. It was Jurgen who got the job done in straight sets. […]
Roger Federer and Andy Murray kicked off their grass=court seasons in style and picked up plenty of momentum in advance of Wimbledon by winning respective titles in Halle and at Queen’s Club on Sunday. […]
Once 0-3 in the head-to-head series, Kevin Anderson beat Stan Wawrinka for the fourth consecutive time on Wednesday at the AEGON Championships. Neither man could break serve a single time, but it was Anderson who got the best of two tiebreakers for a 7-6(4), 7-6(11) victory. […]
Two days after winning the Stuttgart title for just his second winner’s trophy of the season, Rafael Nadal saw his relative hot streak stopped in the first round of the AEGON Championships on Tuesday afternoon. Nadal led by a break in the third set but ultimately fell to Alexandr Dolgopolov. […]
Roger Federer made a great escape in the first round of the Gerry Weber Open on Monday, outlasting Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6(8), 3-6, 7-6(5). Federer fired 15 aces and needed two hours and 11 minutes to keep his title defense alive. […]
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