ATP Men's Tennis

Kevin Anderson rallies to advance in San Jose tennis

Published on 2012-02-14 04:37:36

Kevin Anderson rallies to advance in San Jose tennis Kevin Anderson beat Grigor Dimitrov 2-6, 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 in a first-round match at the ATP San Jose Open. Anderson hit his 14th and 15th aces of the match to push the third set into a tie-breaker, then won five of the final six points in the tie-breaker to claim the victory after two hours and 27 minutes. Anderson will next face either Dudi Sela or Matthew Ebden. Tobias Kamke defeated Izak Van Der Merwe 6-3, 6-3 in Monday's only other first

Federer still wants to be the one and only, going after top spot in ranking

Published on 2012-02-14 04:24:23

Federer still wants to be the one and only, going after top spot in ranking Roger Federer is playing at the 2012 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam this week and he made it very clear that he is after Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. The Swiss maestro wants the number 1 on the ATP World tour no matter what. "I think I do [still] have the pressures of a World No. 1," said Federer. "That never really changes with all the success I’ve had. I have the same attention; there’s just di

SAP Open Tuesday Order of Play February 14th 2012

Published on 2012-02-14 03:57:31

SAP Open Tuesday Order of Play February 14th 2012 SAP Open ATP World Tour 250 San Jose, U.S.A, 13-19 February 2012 SCHEDULE - TUESDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2012 STADIUM start 9:30 am [Q] D Kutrovsky (BUL) vs [Q] D Lajola (USA) G Muller (LUX) vs [Q] T Smyczek (USA) [WC] J Sock (USA) vs [Q] D Kudla (USA) [WC] S Johnson (USA) vs S Darcis (BEL) J Benneteau (FRA) / G Monfils (FRA) vs [2] S Lipsky (USA) / R Ram (USA) Not Before 7:00 PM [WC] R Ginepri (USA) vs X Malisse (BEL) [7] D Young (USA) vs M Russell

Nadal gets home in Dominican Republic

Published on 2012-02-14 03:54:21

Nadal gets home in Dominican Republic Rafael Nadal is to attend, on March 2nd to 4th, a ceremony to collect the keys to his multimillion dollar home located in the Residential Playa Nueva Romana, Dominican Republic. At the ceremony will also be Senior Executives in the Dominican Republic and the Owners of the project along with Nadal and a host of renowned personalities worldwide. On Sunday 4th March there will be a special tour around the Samana area, where Nadal and others will experience f

Photos: Rafa Nadal Sexy photo shoot with Bar for Sports Illustrated

Published on 2012-02-14 03:51:05

Photos: Rafa Nadal Sexy photo shoot with Bar for Sports Illustrated Rafael Nadal and Bar were photographed by Walter Iooss Jr. in Montreal, Quebec, Canada... For this amazing and sexy Sports Illustrated photo shoot.... I wonder what Xisca, Rafa's girlfriend, thinks about these pictures.... specially the ones that Bar is topless.... mmmmmmm.... Photos from Sports Illustrated

ATP Rankings February 13th 2012

Published on 2012-02-13 18:07:21

ATP Rankings February 13th 2012 Singles 1. Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 13,630 points. 2. Rafael Nadal, Spain, 10,435. 3. Roger Federer, Switzerland, 8,010. 4. Andy Murray, Britain, 7,150. 5. David Ferrer, Spain, 4,565. 6. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 4,375. 7. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, 3,815. 8. Mardy Fish, United States, 3,005. 9. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia, 2,770. 10. Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, 2,585. 11. Nicolas Almagro, Spain, 2,220. 12.

Rotterdam: Gasquet wins; Lopez and Dolgopolov beaten

Published on 2012-02-13 17:51:00

Rotterdam: Gasquet wins; Lopez and Dolgopolov beaten Richard Gasquet scored a 6-3, 1-6, 6-1 victory over Flavio Cipolla in the opening round at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. Paul-Henri Mathieu upset Feliciano Lopez 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 in over two hours and 51 minutes. Mathieu hit 10 aces and saved eight of nine break points, while Lopez struck 13 aces and won 72 per cent of his service points. "I almost cannot believe it," said Mathieu. "I panicked a bit at the beginning of the match, h

SAP Open 2012 Results Monday February 13th

Published on 2012-02-13 17:47:25

SAP Open 2012 Results Monday February 13th SAP Open ATP World Tour 250 San Jose, U.S.A, 13-19 February 2012 R32 T Kamke defeats I Van der Merwe 63 63 QRF D Lajola defeats Y Bhambri 64 64 QRF (8) T Smyczek defeats (2) R Berankis 63 42 QRF (4) D Kudla defeats B Strode 64 67(7) 64 QRF D Kutrovsky defeats L Gregorc 62 60 Doubles 13.02.2012 R16 S Querrey / J Sock defeats J Knowle / M Kohlmann 76(4) 36 10-5

Brasil Open Order of play Tuesday February 14th 2012

Published on 2012-02-13 17:46:29

Brasil Open Order of play Tuesday February 14th 2012 Brasil Open 2012 ATP World Tour 250 Sao Paulo, Brazil 13-19 February 2012 TUESDAY, 14 FEBRUARY, 2012 CENTRE COURT start 12:00 noon [Q] R Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) vs R Machado (POR) E Prodon (FRA) vs [5] C Berlocq (ARG) Not Before 5:00 PM A Montanes (ESP) / A Ramos (ESP) vs T Bellucci (BRA) / M Melo (BRA) Not Before 7:00 PM [WC] F Gonzalez (CHI) vs [Q] I Andreev (RUS) J Souza (BRA) vs V Hanescu (ROU) COURT 1 start 3:30 pm [WC] G Clezar (BRA

Brasil Open 2012 Results Monday February 13th

Published on 2012-02-13 17:45:35

Brasil Open 2012 Results Monday February 13th Brasil Open 2012 ATP World Tour 250 Sao Paulo, Brazil 13-19 February 2012 R32 F Volandri defeats (7) A Montanes 62 63 R32 J Marti defeats F Gil 62 64 QRF (1) J Chardy defeats F Bagnis 62 46 62 QRF (6) I Andreev defeats G Pella 55 QRF (8) R Ramirez Hidalgo defeats F Delbonis 64 76(3) QRF P Capdeville defeats (7) M Gonzalez 57 63 62 Doubles R16 (1) E Butorac / B Soares defeats C Berlocq / L Mayer 63 76(3)