Federer vs Murray US Open Final Live:
World No.2 Roger Federer advanced to the US Open Final for the fifth consecutive time with a 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 win over World No.3 Novak Djokovic in a rematch of last year's US Open Final.It was Federer's 17th grandslam final & 33rd consecutive match win at the US Open.If Federer wins US Open he will move closer to the record of Pete Sampras's 14 grandslam titles & will become the first player since Bill Tilden to win 5 consecutive US Open titles.
Andy Murray will rise to career high No.4 after reaching the Semifinals of US Open for the first time.It was his first career grandslam semifinal.Murray is leading 6-2,7-6(5),2-3 in the semifinal against World No.1 Nadal.Murray has nothing to lose but everything to gain if he wins he would reach his 1st career grandslam final & would give him a chance for his maiden grandslam title when he meets Federer.If Nadal makes a incredible fight back then it would be his 3rd consecutive grandslam final this season & he would become the first player since Rod Laver to win the last 3 majors in the same year.
Murray has lost all the previous 5 encounters against Nadal.Inconsiderate of the semifinal result you can watch the US Open Final Live below:
Telecast Over
Federer Won
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Monday, August 4, 2008
Beijing Olympics 2008-Tennis
Beijing 2008 Tennis Olympics: Preview
After the Epic Wimbledon final between Roger Federer & Rafael Nadal last month,which Nadal won eventually, it is time for the next prestigious event of the season to take place, The Beijing Olympics 2008!
The current Olympic Games programme comprises of 35 sports and nearly 400 events.The Tennis event of Beijing Olympics 2008 begins on August 10th & ends on 17th.With the 17 of the top 20 men & 18 of the top 20 women competing in the 2008 Tennis event of Beijing Olympics, it will witness the strongest field ever & will certainly be an event to be watched.World No.1s Roger Federer & Ana Ivanovic will lead the Men's & Women's field respectively.The no of competitors will be a maximum of 172.
But,The question is who will take home Olympic glory?Last time in the 2004 Olympics Athens Nicolas Massu of Chile won the Gold Medal,followed by Mardy Fish & Fernando Gonzalez in a field which consisted of the World's top two ranked players Roger Federer & Andy Roddick.Federer lost Tomas Berdych & Roddick to Gonzalez.
The Olympics games are very different, take a look at the results of the past five olympic tournaments & the chances of the World's top players winning a medal are less.Therefore the outcome in the Olympics is quite unpredictable.
Let's Hope, The 2008 Beijing Tennis Olympics will be an event full of fun, enthusiasm, suspense & excitement.
After the Epic Wimbledon final between Roger Federer & Rafael Nadal last month,which Nadal won eventually, it is time for the next prestigious event of the season to take place, The Beijing Olympics 2008!
The current Olympic Games programme comprises of 35 sports and nearly 400 events.The Tennis event of Beijing Olympics 2008 begins on August 10th & ends on 17th.With the 17 of the top 20 men & 18 of the top 20 women competing in the 2008 Tennis event of Beijing Olympics, it will witness the strongest field ever & will certainly be an event to be watched.World No.1s Roger Federer & Ana Ivanovic will lead the Men's & Women's field respectively.The no of competitors will be a maximum of 172.
But,The question is who will take home Olympic glory?Last time in the 2004 Olympics Athens Nicolas Massu of Chile won the Gold Medal,followed by Mardy Fish & Fernando Gonzalez in a field which consisted of the World's top two ranked players Roger Federer & Andy Roddick.Federer lost Tomas Berdych & Roddick to Gonzalez.
The Olympics games are very different, take a look at the results of the past five olympic tournaments & the chances of the World's top players winning a medal are less.Therefore the outcome in the Olympics is quite unpredictable.
Let's Hope, The 2008 Beijing Tennis Olympics will be an event full of fun, enthusiasm, suspense & excitement.
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Saturday, August 2, 2008
ATP Cincinnati Final Live-Novak Djokovic vs Andy Murray
Cincinnati ATP Final Live:
The countdown for the ATP Cincinnati Final is on! World No.3 Novak Djokovic will play British No.1 Andy Murray who defeated Ivo Karlovic 6-4, 6-4 in the ATP Cincinnati Semifinals.
Novak Djokovic ended Rafael Nadal's 32 match winning streak, who will be officially the new World No.1 in the South African ATP Raninkings on Aug 18th, with a 6-1,7-5 victory in the ATP Cincinnati Semifinals.The Sensational serb reached his fifth final of the season & is looking forward to sweep of all four North American hard court ATP Masters Series titles in this Sunday's final.
Andy Murray reached his first ATP Masters Series Final when he defeated Karlovic in the semis.Last week at the ATP Toronto, Murray defeated Djokovic in the quarterfinals but lost Nadal in the Semifinals.By reaching the final, Murray will improve his ranking from No.9 to a career high No.6 in next the ATP Rankings.
Djokovic may have lost to Murray in the ATP Toronto Quarterfinals, but he still leads the all time record against Murray 4-1 & definitely the Australian Open Champion is the favourite to win at Cincinnati.
Telecast Over
Murray Won
Friday, August 1, 2008
Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic ATP Cincinnati Semifinal Live
Nadal vs Djokovic Live:
ATP Cincinnati Semifinal Live:
World No.2 Rafael Nadal will replace Roger Federer as the new World No.1 in the next ATP Rankings after he defeated Nicolas Lapentti 7-6(3), 6-1 in the Cincinnati Quarterfinals.Rafael Nadal who had been at No.2 for 154 consecutive weeks(Since July 2005) became the third spanaird to become the World No.1, the other being Carlos Moya & Juan Carlos Ferrero.He will now face Novak Djokovic in the semifinals.
World No.3 Novak Djokovic defeated Ernest Gulbis 6-3, 6-4 in the ATP Cincinnati quarterfinals to reach his 6th ATP Masters Series semifinal of the season.Novak Djokovic has won three different North American ATP Masters Series events and is now just 2 matches away from completing the set in Cincinnati.He will certainly look forward to end his three match losing streak against in form Rafael Nadal.
Head to Head:
Nadal leads 9-3 all time.This year they have met 4 times with Nadal winning three & Djokovic only one.Djokovic's only win this year was at the Semfinals of India Wells.
Match Over
Djokovic Won
ATP Cincinnati Semifinal Live:
World No.2 Rafael Nadal will replace Roger Federer as the new World No.1 in the next ATP Rankings after he defeated Nicolas Lapentti 7-6(3), 6-1 in the Cincinnati Quarterfinals.Rafael Nadal who had been at No.2 for 154 consecutive weeks(Since July 2005) became the third spanaird to become the World No.1, the other being Carlos Moya & Juan Carlos Ferrero.He will now face Novak Djokovic in the semifinals.
World No.3 Novak Djokovic defeated Ernest Gulbis 6-3, 6-4 in the ATP Cincinnati quarterfinals to reach his 6th ATP Masters Series semifinal of the season.Novak Djokovic has won three different North American ATP Masters Series events and is now just 2 matches away from completing the set in Cincinnati.He will certainly look forward to end his three match losing streak against in form Rafael Nadal.
Head to Head:
Nadal leads 9-3 all time.This year they have met 4 times with Nadal winning three & Djokovic only one.Djokovic's only win this year was at the Semfinals of India Wells.
Match Over
Djokovic Won
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Watch Rafael Nadal vs Andy Murray ATP Toronto Semifinal Live
Nadal vs Murray Live:
ATP Toronto Semifinal Live:
Only four men remain in the hunt for the 2008 Rogers Cup singles title after Friday's Quarterfinal action.Frenchman Gilles Simon who stunned Federer in the 2nd round, continued his good form as he entered the semifinals with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Marin Cilic to set a clash with German Nicolas Kiefer, a former finalist in 1999 & 2004.
The second semifinal is not necessarily the one the fans had expected.British No.1 Andy Murray made an upset vicory over Defending Champion & World No.3 Djokovic to set up a semifinal clash with World No.2 Rafael Nadal.This semifinal will be a rematch of the 2008 Wimbledon Quarterfinal where Nadal beat Murray in straight sets.
Head to Head: Nadal leads 4-0 but Murray has proven he can challenge Nadal in the past he has pushed him to five sets at the 2007 Australian Open.
Match Over
Nadal Won
ATP Toronto Semifinal Live:
Only four men remain in the hunt for the 2008 Rogers Cup singles title after Friday's Quarterfinal action.Frenchman Gilles Simon who stunned Federer in the 2nd round, continued his good form as he entered the semifinals with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Marin Cilic to set a clash with German Nicolas Kiefer, a former finalist in 1999 & 2004.
The second semifinal is not necessarily the one the fans had expected.British No.1 Andy Murray made an upset vicory over Defending Champion & World No.3 Djokovic to set up a semifinal clash with World No.2 Rafael Nadal.This semifinal will be a rematch of the 2008 Wimbledon Quarterfinal where Nadal beat Murray in straight sets.
Head to Head: Nadal leads 4-0 but Murray has proven he can challenge Nadal in the past he has pushed him to five sets at the 2007 Australian Open.
Match Over
Nadal Won
Friday, July 25, 2008
Watch Rafael Nadal vs Richard Gasquet ATP Toronto Quarterfinal Live
Nadal vs Richard Gasquet Toronto Quarterfinal Live:
ATP Toronto Quarterfinal Live:
World No.2 Rafael Nadal eased into the quarterfinals of ATP Rogers Cup 2008 and kept his titles hopes alive when he defeated Igor Andreev 6-2,7-6(1) in third round.Nadal is chasing his 12th career ATP Masters Series title this week, and his second in Canada.He now faces World No.12 Richard Gasquet, a former Rogers Cup finalist in the quarterfinals, who defeated World No.5 David Ferrer 6-3,6-3.
Head To Head:
Nadal leads 4-0.Their last meeting was at the Tennis Masters Cup in 2007 which Nadal won 3-6 6-3 6-4 in third round.
Match Over
Nadal Won
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Rafael Nadal Wins Maiden Wimbledon Title
Wimbledon has a new Champ! Rafael Nadal ended Roger Federer's incredible five year reign at Wimbledon by winning the longest ever Wimbledon Final.Nadal defeated the five time Wimbledon Champion in a five set thriller match(6-4, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-7(8), 9-7) and became the first man since Bjorn Borg to win the French Open and Wimbledon back to back.Though Roger Federer made an incredible comeback after being two sets down, saved three Championship points, Rafael Nadal withstood the incredible fightback to claim his First Grass Court Grandslam Title.
The defeat ended Federer's hopes of surpassing Bjorn Borg's record of 5 wimbledon titles in a row and also put an end to his 65 match unbeaten streak.The Swiss Star who is still 2 Grandslams short of equalling Pete Sampras record of 14 Grandslam titles took defeat like a true champion.
When asked how did he feel about the final he said"I tried everything, Rafa is a deserving champion, he just played fantastic.It's the worst opponent on the best court. It's been a joy to play here again. It's a pity I couldn't win it but I'll be back next year"
Watch Wimbledon 2008 Final Highlights Below:
The defeat ended Federer's hopes of surpassing Bjorn Borg's record of 5 wimbledon titles in a row and also put an end to his 65 match unbeaten streak.The Swiss Star who is still 2 Grandslams short of equalling Pete Sampras record of 14 Grandslam titles took defeat like a true champion.
When asked how did he feel about the final he said"I tried everything, Rafa is a deserving champion, he just played fantastic.It's the worst opponent on the best court. It's been a joy to play here again. It's a pity I couldn't win it but I'll be back next year"
Watch Wimbledon 2008 Final Highlights Below:
Friday, July 4, 2008
Watch Venus Williams vs Serena Williams Wimbledon Final Live:
Venus vs Serena Final Live:
Wimbledon Final Live:
Four time Wimbledon Champion Venus Williams advanced into her seventh Wimbledon final in nine years when she beat Elena Dementieva of Russia 6-1, 7-6 in the semifinals.This year Venus seems to be in very good form, she has not even dropped a single set on her way to the finals.With seven grandslam titles in her kitty, she is considered the favourite to win Wimbledon 2008.
Serena Williams eased into her third Wimbledon final, her first in four years when she beat Chinese Wildcard entry Zheng Jie 6-2, 7-6 and will play her older sister Venus in the finals.The will be their seventh meeting in a grandslam final.They last met in the Grandslam final in 2003 which Serena won 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.Of their previous six meetings in grandslam finals Serena has won five of them & Venus just one.
Head to Head: Serena leads 8-7 all time and 2-1 on grass.Their previous meeting this year was at the semifinal of Bangalore Open which Serena won 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (4).
Match Over
Venus Won
Wimbledon Final Live:
Four time Wimbledon Champion Venus Williams advanced into her seventh Wimbledon final in nine years when she beat Elena Dementieva of Russia 6-1, 7-6 in the semifinals.This year Venus seems to be in very good form, she has not even dropped a single set on her way to the finals.With seven grandslam titles in her kitty, she is considered the favourite to win Wimbledon 2008.
Serena Williams eased into her third Wimbledon final, her first in four years when she beat Chinese Wildcard entry Zheng Jie 6-2, 7-6 and will play her older sister Venus in the finals.The will be their seventh meeting in a grandslam final.They last met in the Grandslam final in 2003 which Serena won 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.Of their previous six meetings in grandslam finals Serena has won five of them & Venus just one.
Head to Head: Serena leads 8-7 all time and 2-1 on grass.Their previous meeting this year was at the semifinal of Bangalore Open which Serena won 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (4).
Match Over
Venus Won
Watch Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal Wimbledon Men's Final Live
Federer vs Nadal Final Live:
Wimbledon Final Live:
World No.1 & Five time Wimbledon Champion Roger Federer eased in to his sixth consecutive Wimbledon Final when he beat Former World No.1 Marat Safin 6-3, 7-6, 6-4 in straight sets in the semifinal.He now faces World No.2 Rafael Nadal in the Wimbledon final consecutively for the third time.With already 12 grandslam titles to his name, he is chasing for his 13th Grandslam title and sixth at Wimbledon, which would break Tennis legend Bjorn Borg's record of five consecutive titles.
Federer will surely try to avenge his defeat which he faced at French Open Final last month, where he was demolished by Nadal 6-1, 6-3, 6-0.Roger Federer has been unbeatable at Wimbledon for the last 5 years, winning 102 sets and losing just eight, and 671 games to 394.This year he has not even lost a single set on his way to the finals and is surely the favourite to win Wimbledon 2008.
World No.2 Rafael Nadal reached his third consecutive Wimbledon final when he beat Rainer Schuettler of Germany 6-1, 7-6, 6-4 in the semifinals.The Four time French Open Champion lost both the finals against Federer at Wimbledon in their previous meetings.Last time Federer was stretched by Nadal for the first time to five sets, where he wasted four break points in the fifth set.
But this year Nadal has improved a lot and has been playing the best tennis at Wimbledon.He entered the semifinals with dominating 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 victory over British No.1 Andy Murray & now advanced to finals with straight sets victory over unseeded Schuettler.Nadal may have lost both the Wimbledon finals against Federer but he still leads the all time record against Federer, and definitely poses serious threat in the Wimbledon 2008 Final.
Head to Head:
Rafael Nadal leads 11-6 all time but on grass Roger Federer leads 2-0.Nadal has won all the matches in their 3 meetings this year but all of them were played on clay.
Follow the Live coverage of the exciting Wimbledon Final below:
Watch Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal Wimbledon Final Live
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Watch Rafael Nadal vs Rainer Schuettler Wimbledon Semifinal Live
Rafael Nadal vs Rainer Schuettler Live:
Wimbledon Semifinal Live:
Rainer Schuettler of Germany defeated Arnaud Clement of France in a five set thriller match which lasted for five hours & twelve minutes and was streched for 2 days due to rain, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6, 6-7, 8-6 in the quarterfinals to set up a semifinal clash with Rafael Nadal.Ranked at 94, Schuettler is Wimbledon's lowest-rated semi-finalist since Goran Ivanisevic.
World No.2 and twice Wimbledon Finalist Rafael Nadal defeated British No.1 Andy Murray in the quarterfinals to advance to the last four.The eagerly anticipated quarterfinal match turned out to be completely one sided when he beat him 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.
Head to Head: Nadal leads 3-1.Schuettler's victory was four years ago when Nadal was 18 years old.Nadal's last win was at the 2007 Chennai Open in R32.
Match Over
Nadal Won
Wimbledon Semifinal Live:
Rainer Schuettler of Germany defeated Arnaud Clement of France in a five set thriller match which lasted for five hours & twelve minutes and was streched for 2 days due to rain, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6, 6-7, 8-6 in the quarterfinals to set up a semifinal clash with Rafael Nadal.Ranked at 94, Schuettler is Wimbledon's lowest-rated semi-finalist since Goran Ivanisevic.
World No.2 and twice Wimbledon Finalist Rafael Nadal defeated British No.1 Andy Murray in the quarterfinals to advance to the last four.The eagerly anticipated quarterfinal match turned out to be completely one sided when he beat him 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.
Head to Head: Nadal leads 3-1.Schuettler's victory was four years ago when Nadal was 18 years old.Nadal's last win was at the 2007 Chennai Open in R32.
Match Over
Nadal Won
Roger Federer vs Marat Safin Wimbledon Semifinal Live
Roger Federer vs Marat Safin Live:
Wimbledon Semifinal Live:
World No.1 and Five Time Wimbledon Champion Roger Federer is just one step away from entering the finals.Federer has been unbeaten at Wimbledon for the last five years and has won Wimbledon five times in a row.He is chasing for his sixth consecutive title at Wimbledon which would break Tennis legend Bjorn Borg's record.
Former World No.1 Marat Safin entered the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time when he beat Felancio Lopez 3-6, 7-5, 7-6, 6-3.Wimbledon remained his only slam where he has never made it to the last four.This was the first time since last year he had been able to win three consecutive matches.He defeated World No.3 Djokovic 6-4, 7-6, 6-2 in the third round whic was the biggest upset of the tournament and then beat No.29 seed Andreas seppi followed by Wawrinka & Lopez.
Head to Head: Federer leads 7-2 all time and 2-0 on grass.Federer's last win against Safin was in 2007 Wimbledon in R32.Safin's last win was in the semifinal of Australian Open but that was 3 years ago.
Match Over
Federer Won
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Watch Venus Williams vs Elena Dementieva Wimbledon Semifinal Live
Venus Williams vs Elena Dementieva Live:
Wimbledon Semifinal Live:
Elena Dementieva has won a silver medal in the Sydney Olympics in 2004, she also finished runner up at Roland Garross and US open in the same year and the russian has been in the world top ten for about a decade.The hard working 26 year old entered the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time and is aiming for maiden Wimbledon Grandslam title.
Venus Williams the defending Champion and with six grandslam titles to her name is surely the favourite to win Wimbledon 2008.With no titles this year, she has not had the greatest start to 2008 but former World No.1 seems to be in good form and is very confident of winning her 5th Wimbledon title.
Head to Head William leads 5-2 but no matches were played on grass court.
Match Over
Venus Won
Wimbledon Semifinal Live:
Elena Dementieva has won a silver medal in the Sydney Olympics in 2004, she also finished runner up at Roland Garross and US open in the same year and the russian has been in the world top ten for about a decade.The hard working 26 year old entered the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time and is aiming for maiden Wimbledon Grandslam title.
Venus Williams the defending Champion and with six grandslam titles to her name is surely the favourite to win Wimbledon 2008.With no titles this year, she has not had the greatest start to 2008 but former World No.1 seems to be in good form and is very confident of winning her 5th Wimbledon title.
Head to Head William leads 5-2 but no matches were played on grass court.
Match Over
Venus Won
Watch Jie Zheng vs Serena Williams Wimbledon Semifinal Live
Serena vs Zheng Live:
Wimbledon Semifinal Live:
China's Jie Zheng became the first wildcard entry to reach the semifinal of Ladies Singles and the first chinese woman to reach the Semifinal of a grandslam when she defeated 18th seed Nicole Vaidisova 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 in the quarterfinals.She is ranked 133rd in the world and has beaten three seeded players already which includes top seed Ana Ivanovic & will face Serena Williams in the semifinals.
Two time Wimbledon Champion Serena Williams eased into the semifinals after a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Agnieszka Radwanska and kept hopes alive of an all William Wimbledon final.She will be aiming for her third Wimbledon Grandslam title.
Head to Head Serena leads 1-0 but it was played.......4 years ago at Wimbledon.Serena won the match 6-3, 6-1.
Match Over
Serena Won
Wimbledon Semifinal Live:
China's Jie Zheng became the first wildcard entry to reach the semifinal of Ladies Singles and the first chinese woman to reach the Semifinal of a grandslam when she defeated 18th seed Nicole Vaidisova 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 in the quarterfinals.She is ranked 133rd in the world and has beaten three seeded players already which includes top seed Ana Ivanovic & will face Serena Williams in the semifinals.
Two time Wimbledon Champion Serena Williams eased into the semifinals after a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Agnieszka Radwanska and kept hopes alive of an all William Wimbledon final.She will be aiming for her third Wimbledon Grandslam title.
Head to Head Serena leads 1-0 but it was played.......4 years ago at Wimbledon.Serena won the match 6-3, 6-1.
Match Over
Serena Won
Monday, June 30, 2008
Watch Rafael Nadal vs Andy Murray Wimbledon Quarterfinal Live
Rafael Nadal vs Andy Murray Live:
Wimbledon Quarterfinal Live:
World No.2 and two time Wimbledon runner up Rafael Nadal eased in to the quarterfinals when he beat Mikhail Youzhny in straight sets to meet Andy Murray in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.
British No.1 Andy Murray came back from the verge of exit when he beat Richard Gasquet of France 5-7, 3-6, 7-6, 6-2, 6-4 after being two sets down.This five set thriller match ignited the tournament and kept the british hopes of Wimbledon grandslam alive.
Head to Head:
Nadal lead 3-0 but no matches were played on grass court.
Match Over
Wimbledon Quarterfinal Live:
World No.2 and two time Wimbledon runner up Rafael Nadal eased in to the quarterfinals when he beat Mikhail Youzhny in straight sets to meet Andy Murray in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.
British No.1 Andy Murray came back from the verge of exit when he beat Richard Gasquet of France 5-7, 3-6, 7-6, 6-2, 6-4 after being two sets down.This five set thriller match ignited the tournament and kept the british hopes of Wimbledon grandslam alive.
Head to Head:
Nadal lead 3-0 but no matches were played on grass court.
Match Over
Watch Federer vs Mario Ancic Wimbledon Quarterfinal live
Federer vs Mario Ancic Live:
Wimbledon Quarterfinal Live:
World No.1 and 5 time Wimbledon Champion Roger Federer entered the quarterfinal of Wimbledon when he beat former Wimbledon Champion Hewiit in the fourth round to face Mario Ancic in the quarterfinals.
Mario Ancic who was out of form for a while came back from two sets down to beat Fernando Verdasco of Spain 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 13-11.
Head to Head:
Federer leads 5-1 but on grass its tied 1-1. Mario Ancic's only win was at the first round of Wimbledon.........long back in 2002.Federer beat Mario Ancic in the quarterfinal of Wimbedon 2006 in straight sets.
Match Over
Federer Won
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Wimbledon 2008 Preview
WIMBLEDON 2008 PREVIEW:
World No.1 and 5 time Wimbledon Champion Roger Federer will be aiming for a record sixth consecutive title at Wimbledon,one more than Tennis Legend Bjorn Borg.The amazing run by Federer at Wimbledon has taken him to the brink of history.Federer was last beaten on the grass courts of Wimbledon by Mario Ancic in the first round of 2002. Since then he has been undefeated here in 35 matches, winning 102 sets and losing just eight, and 671 games to 394.
After an incredible run last year no one would have ever imagined that Federer has to face more tough challengers this year.Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Mardy Fish, Andy Roddick & Radek Stepanek have all beaten the defending champion this year.Of all these challengers Nadal and Djokovic are considered as the greatest challengers.
Rafael Nadal may have beaten him in straight sets in the French Open but at Wimbledon, Federer has won the last two finals over Nadal.Even though after a disappointing start this year by Federer, he seems to be in good form at the grass court.Last week Federer won his 59th successive match on grass in the final at Halle, Germany.
Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal seems to be in great form on grass, this looks more threatening after his maiden grass court title at Artois beating Djokovic 7-6, 7-5 in the finals.
Novak Djokovic after winning the 2008 Australian Open has gained lot of confidence, where he defeated Federer in straight sets in the semifinals.And the confidence gained from that victory has sustained him through out the year.If Djokovic can build his game at Wimbledon to an even higher level then he would certainly be an extremely difficult opponent for Federer and Nadal.
He is a highly skilled player and poses a genuine threat on any court.
Head to Head:
Federer vs Nadal:Nadal leads 11-6 all time but on grass Federer leads 2-0.
Federer vs Djokovic:Federer leads 6-2 all time, no matches were played on grass.
Nadal vs Djokoic: Nadal leads 9-3 all time and on grass 2-0.
The 2008 Wimbledon seeding for Men's singles are as follows:
Roger Federer is the top seed, followed by Nadal & Djokovic.
Gentleman's Singles:
1. Roger FEDERER (SUI)
2. Rafael NADAL (ESP)
3. Novak DJOKOVIC (SRB)
4. Nikolay DAVYDENKO (RUS)
5. David FERRER (ESP)
6. Andy RODDICK (USA)
7. David NALBANDIAN (ARG)
8. Richard GASQUET (FRA)
9. James BLAKE (USA)
10. Marcos BAGHDATIS (CYP)
Watch Wimbledon 2007 Final Highlights below:
World No.1 and 5 time Wimbledon Champion Roger Federer will be aiming for a record sixth consecutive title at Wimbledon,one more than Tennis Legend Bjorn Borg.The amazing run by Federer at Wimbledon has taken him to the brink of history.Federer was last beaten on the grass courts of Wimbledon by Mario Ancic in the first round of 2002. Since then he has been undefeated here in 35 matches, winning 102 sets and losing just eight, and 671 games to 394.
After an incredible run last year no one would have ever imagined that Federer has to face more tough challengers this year.Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Mardy Fish, Andy Roddick & Radek Stepanek have all beaten the defending champion this year.Of all these challengers Nadal and Djokovic are considered as the greatest challengers.
Rafael Nadal may have beaten him in straight sets in the French Open but at Wimbledon, Federer has won the last two finals over Nadal.Even though after a disappointing start this year by Federer, he seems to be in good form at the grass court.Last week Federer won his 59th successive match on grass in the final at Halle, Germany.
Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal seems to be in great form on grass, this looks more threatening after his maiden grass court title at Artois beating Djokovic 7-6, 7-5 in the finals.
Novak Djokovic after winning the 2008 Australian Open has gained lot of confidence, where he defeated Federer in straight sets in the semifinals.And the confidence gained from that victory has sustained him through out the year.If Djokovic can build his game at Wimbledon to an even higher level then he would certainly be an extremely difficult opponent for Federer and Nadal.
He is a highly skilled player and poses a genuine threat on any court.
Head to Head:
Federer vs Nadal:Nadal leads 11-6 all time but on grass Federer leads 2-0.
Federer vs Djokovic:Federer leads 6-2 all time, no matches were played on grass.
Nadal vs Djokoic: Nadal leads 9-3 all time and on grass 2-0.
The 2008 Wimbledon seeding for Men's singles are as follows:
Roger Federer is the top seed, followed by Nadal & Djokovic.
Gentleman's Singles:
1. Roger FEDERER (SUI)
2. Rafael NADAL (ESP)
3. Novak DJOKOVIC (SRB)
4. Nikolay DAVYDENKO (RUS)
5. David FERRER (ESP)
6. Andy RODDICK (USA)
7. David NALBANDIAN (ARG)
8. Richard GASQUET (FRA)
9. James BLAKE (USA)
10. Marcos BAGHDATIS (CYP)
Watch Wimbledon 2007 Final Highlights below:
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Watch Nadal vs Djokovic Final Live-ATP Artois Championship
Artois Final Live:
World No.2 Rafael Nadal faces Australian Open Champion Novak Djokovic in the finals of the Artois Championship after an impressive 7-5, 6-4 victory over defending Champion Andy Roddick in the semifinals.Djokovic entered the finals after a 6-1, 6-0 crushing win over former Wimbledon finalist David Nalbandian.
The interesting thing is that both players have never a won a grass court title and with the Wimbledon a week to go, both the players will be chasing for their maiden grass court title.
Head to Head Nadal leads 8-3.Nadal last two wins wins were at the semifinal of Roland Garros(6-4, 6-2, 7-6(3)) and Hamburg(7-5, 2-6, 6-2) this year but both were on clay.Djokovic's only win this year was at India Wells(6-3, 6-2).Nadal's only win on grass court was in 2007 Wimbledon Semifinal after Djokovic withdrew(3-6, 6-1, 4-1 ret).
Match Over
Nadal Won
Watch Federer vs Philipp Kohlschreiber Final Live-ATP Gerry Weber Open
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World No. 1 Roger Federer again extended his grass court winning streak to 58 consecutive matches with a 6-1, 6-4 semifinal victory over Nicolas Kiefer at the Gerry Weber Open, Halle.He has improved his record 11-3 against Nicolas Kiefer.
Federer will be seeking his fifth title at Halle when he faces unseeded German Philipp Kohlschreiber in the finals, who defeated James Blake 6-3, 7-5 in the semifinals.Kohlschreiber is making his first ATP grass court final appearance at Halle.
Head to Head Federer leads 1-0.Their only previous meeting was 3 years ago in 2005 in the quaterfinals at Halle which Federer won 6-3, 6-4.
Match Over
Federer Won
World No. 1 Roger Federer again extended his grass court winning streak to 58 consecutive matches with a 6-1, 6-4 semifinal victory over Nicolas Kiefer at the Gerry Weber Open, Halle.He has improved his record 11-3 against Nicolas Kiefer.
Federer will be seeking his fifth title at Halle when he faces unseeded German Philipp Kohlschreiber in the finals, who defeated James Blake 6-3, 7-5 in the semifinals.Kohlschreiber is making his first ATP grass court final appearance at Halle.
Head to Head Federer leads 1-0.Their only previous meeting was 3 years ago in 2005 in the quaterfinals at Halle which Federer won 6-3, 6-4.
Match Over
Federer Won
Friday, June 13, 2008
Watch Federer vs Nicolas Keifer Semifinal Live- ATP Gerry Weber Open
World No. 1 and four-time champion Roger Federer extended his grass court winning streak to 57 matches when he defeated No. 5 seed Marcos Baghdatis 6-4, 6-4 to move into the semifinals at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle.He is now 6-0 lifetime against Baghdatis.
He now faces Nicolas Kiefer, the unseeded german in the semifinals.Federer has an 10-3 lifetime record against Keifer.
Match Over
Federer Won
Watch Djokovic vs David Nalbandian Semifinal Live-ATP Artois Championship
Australian Open Champion Novak Djokovic defeated Lleyton Hewitt 6-2, 6-2 in the quaterfinals of Artois Championship to face Nalbandian in the semifinals who overcame Richard Gasquet in a three set thriller.Due to this defeat Hewitt's bid for a record 5th title came to an end at the pre wimbledon warm up event.
Head to Head its 1-1.Djokovic's last win was at Montreal in 2007.Nalbandian's last win was at Madrid in 2007.
Match Over
Djokovic won
Watch Rafael Nadal vs Andy Roddick Semifinal Live-ATP Artois Championship
World No.2 Rafael Nadal defeated Iva Karlovic 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 7-6(4) in the ATP Atrois Championship Quaterfinals, who fired 35 aces, to face Roddick in the Semifinals.Andy Roddick the four time and the defending champion got a place in the semifinals with Andy Murray's withdrawal.
Head to Head its tied 2-2.Roddick's last win was at Dubai in 2008 and another at US Open in 2004. Nadal's last win was in 2007 at India Wells and another at 2004.
Match Over
Nadal Won
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Watch Nadal vs Federer Live --French Open Final
The three time French Open champion Rafael Nadal who faces Federer in the final has never looked so strong entering a french open final.Nadal is aiming for his 4th consecutive title at Roland Garros which would equal the record of Tennis great Bjorn Borg.Nadal has not even dropped a single set and has lost just 25 games-which is the fewest number done by a man, on his way to the finals.His Roland Garros record is 27-0 and he has now won 119 of his last 121 matches on clay.
Head to Head against Federer Nadal leads 10-6, and is 8-1 alltime on clay of which 3-0 were at the French Open.
The 12 time grandslam champion Roger Federer is chasing for his maiden French Open title.He has lost 3 sets and has been making some horrible unforced errors on his way to finals, however the World No.1 now seems more in control and he believes he has the game to beat Nadal.
The only victory for Federer was the last year's final at Hamburg Masters, which Nadal won this year against federer 7-5 6-7 6-3.
Watch the Championship Thriller match here
Head to Head against Federer Nadal leads 10-6, and is 8-1 alltime on clay of which 3-0 were at the French Open.
The 12 time grandslam champion Roger Federer is chasing for his maiden French Open title.He has lost 3 sets and has been making some horrible unforced errors on his way to finals, however the World No.1 now seems more in control and he believes he has the game to beat Nadal.
The only victory for Federer was the last year's final at Hamburg Masters, which Nadal won this year against federer 7-5 6-7 6-3.
Watch the Championship Thriller match here
Friday, June 6, 2008
Watch Ana Ivanovic vs Dinara Safina French Open Final Live
For the first time in three grand slam final appearances, Ana Ivanovic will be expected to win.Ivanovic's two previous grand slam finals were Roland Garros 2007 which she lost to Justin Henin 6-1, 6-2 and the Australian Open 2008 which she lost to Sharapova.She would be aiming for the maiden French Open title which is the perfect way to honour her future No.1 ranking which she will hold as of monday.
Ivanovic leads 2-1 head to head. She beat Safina at Montreal and Wimbledon in 2006.
Dinara Safina is the Unexpected Finalist.The No.14 seed was 1 set and 5-2 down against Sharapova in the fourth round and against Elena Dementieva in the quaterfinal but she came back from nowhere to beat Sharapova 6-7, 7-6(5), 6-2 and Dementieva 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-0.
The only match won by Safina was in Berlin in 2005 (6-1 6-4), 3 years ago, but it was on clay.
Match Over
Ana Ivanovic Won
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Watch Nadal vs Djokovic Roland Garros Semifinal Live
Rafael Nadal is looking to win his fourth straight French Open title, which has only been achieved in the past by the great Bjorn Borg.Nadal's current form is outstanding, of his last 115 clay matches, Nadal has won 113 and lost only 2.In this year's Roland Garros he not even lost a single set and he has only lost 25 games.
Nadal leads 7-3 in his head-to-head with Djokovic. In last year’s semi finals here at Roland Garros, he blew Djokovic away 7-5 6-4 6-2. On clay the record is even stonger : 4-0 to Nadal.
Novak Djokovic is the winner of the 2008 Australian Open & of the Masters Series at Indian Wells and Rome.He has been in very good form in the first part of 2008 season.If Novak Djokovic defeats Rafael Nadal in the semi final, he will become the new tennis World Number 2.
He is a serious contender and poses a genuine threat on any court.
Djokovic has won his opponent 3 times,each time outside on hard court and this time at Indian wells 6-3, 6-2.
Watch the decisive and interesting match live here
Watch Federer vs Gael Monfils French Open Semifinal Live
Federer is chasing something that he has never won so far – a French Open title. With twelve grand slam titles to his name, not one of those wins has been achieved at Roland Garros.After a terrible start this year claiming not even a single hard court title win, he seems to be in good form now.He has 20-3 record on clay this year.
Federer has only dropped two sets on his way to the semi-finals. If he continues to play as he has done, he should surely make it to the final. Federer holds a 3-0 record over Monfils, two victories of which have been achieved this year.
Monfils became the first frenchman in 7 years to reach the French Open semifinal when he defeated spanish fith seed David Ferrer 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.The former World Junior No.1 Monfil's previous best performances at a Grand Slam was to make the fourth round, which he did at the French Open in 2006.He has been playing very steady and consistent and if he continues his current form he has chance for the final.
Match Over
Federer Won
Federer has only dropped two sets on his way to the semi-finals. If he continues to play as he has done, he should surely make it to the final. Federer holds a 3-0 record over Monfils, two victories of which have been achieved this year.
Monfils became the first frenchman in 7 years to reach the French Open semifinal when he defeated spanish fith seed David Ferrer 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.The former World Junior No.1 Monfil's previous best performances at a Grand Slam was to make the fourth round, which he did at the French Open in 2006.He has been playing very steady and consistent and if he continues his current form he has chance for the final.
Match Over
Federer Won
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Watch Djokovic vs Gulbis--Quater Final live
Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic is playing big-serving teenager Ernests Gulbis in the quater finals.
Match Over
Djokovic Won
Match Over
Djokovic Won
Watch Nadal vs Almagro Live---French Open Quater Finals
Birthday boy Rafael Nadal meets in-form compatriot Nicolas Almagro for a place in the French Open semi-finals.
Match Over
Nadal Won
Match Over
Nadal Won
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Watch ATP Masters Hamburg Final Live
The countdown is on for the ATP Masters Series Hamburg Final.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will battle it out for the crown of the Hamburg Masters Series 2008. Federer eased past surprise semifinalist Andreas Seppi from Italy while Nadal survived a three hours long marathon match against Serb Novak Djokovic.
Roger Federer is looking forward to the showdown with Rafael Nadal tonight,he is eying for his 5th title while Rafael Nadal the King of Clay is also battling for his maiden title at Hamburg.
Match Over
Nadal Won
Sunday, May 11, 2008
ATP Masters Rome Final --Live
The countdown is on for the finals of the ATP Masters Rome--Novak Djokovic vs Wawrinka.
Novak Djokovic and Wawrinka are in to the finals after Andy Roddick and Radek Stepanek retired from the semifinal matches.Rodick pulled out with a back problem after falling 3-0 behind in the first set against Wawrinka.Stepanek stopped being 6-0, 1-0 behind due to a wrist injury.
Djokovic holds 3-2 career edge over Wawrinka.To know more....
Match Over
Djokovic Won
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Rafael Nadal Wins Barcelona Open
Nadal won the Barcelona Open by beating his fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 in the final, to become the first man to win the title 4 times consecutively.It was his 25th career title making it back to back tournament wins after the triumph at Monte Carlo.
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