The Grandstand

Nadal wins marathon vs. Simon, Federer out of Rome

May 14, 2014 0

Rafael Nadal may not be at his dominant best during the current clay-court swing, but that was not the main reason why he was forced to contest the longest best-of-three match of the entire season on Wednesday night at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. […]

Play begins in Rome, top seeds prepare

May 13, 2014 0

Fabio Fognini crashes out of Rome at the hands of Lukas Rosol on the second day of action. Fellow seeds Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Grigor Dimitrov, and Mikhail Youzhny have better luck, while No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic begins his bid for the title on Tuesday. […]

Nadal goes back to back in Madrid via Nishikori retirement

May 11, 2014 0

Kei Nishikori was two games away from capturing the biggest title of his career before back and hip problems that plagued him throughout the tournament flared up and eventually forced him to retire from the Mutua Madrid Open final against Rafael Nadal on Sunday evening. Nadal had battled back for a 2-6, 6-4, 3-0 lead when Nishikori called it quits after one hour and 42 minutes. […]

Nadal, Ferrer take care of business in Madrid

May 8, 2014 0

Rafael Nadal rolls over Jakko Nieminen in straight sets on Thursday in Madrid. Nadal, who will face Tomas Berdych in the quarterfinals, is also joined in the last eight by David Ferrer. Ferrer advanced past John Isner.
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Players react on Twitter to Federer’s twins

May 7, 2014 1

Roger Federer and wife Mirka welcomed twins into the world for the second time on Tuesday. Reaction flooded in on Twitter following the births of boys Leo and Lenny.
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Nishikori, Thiem stay hot with Madrid victories

May 6, 2014 2

Kei Nishikori continues his winning ways with a straight-set victory over Ivan Dodig on Monday in Madrid. Nishikori is joined in the second round by an in-form Dominic Thiem, who took care of Dmitry Tursunov. […]

Nadal bows out of second straight clay court tournament

April 25, 2014 131

Rafael Nadal goes down to fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro in three sets during quarterfinal action in Barcelona on Friday. Almagro is joined in a surprising semifinal lineup by Kei Nishikori and Ernests Gulbis. […]

Nadal advances in Barcelona, Ferrer bows out to Gabashvili

April 23, 2014 0

Rafael Nadal survived a back-and-forth first set with fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos before prevailing 7-6(2), 6-4 in the second round of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell on Wednesday. Nadal served at 73 percent and converted all three of his break chance to advance in one hour and 56 minutes. […]

Nishikori, Thiem advance to Barcelona third round

April 22, 2014 4

Kei Nishikori battled into the third round of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Roberto Bautista Agut on Tuesday afternoon. Nishikori broke serve a whopping seven times in 13 games before advancing in one hour and 57 minutes. […]

Federer, Wawrinka advance to all-Swiss final in Monte-Carlo

April 19, 2014 0

Roger Federer gets past a hobbled Novak Djokovic in straight sets on Saturday in Monte-Carlo. Next up for Federer is the title match against fellow Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka, who took out David Ferrer. […]