Del Potro vs Davydenko ATP World Tour Final Live

Del Potro vs Davydenko Live:
ATP World Tour Final Live:

Juan Martin Del Potro set up a showdown with Nikolay Davydenko, who made an upset victory over Roger Federer yesterday in the Barclays ATP World Tour Final.Del Potro came back from 2-4 deficit in the third set to defeat Robin Soderling 6-7(1), 6-3, 7-6(3).The 2009 US Open Champion Del Potro is the first Argentine to reach the title match since David Nalbandian lifted the trophy in 2005.

In the final he will face Davydenko who recorded a stunning 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 victory over World No.1 Roger Federer to move into the finals, previously being beaten by the champion 12 times.Davydenko who was a runner up (lt.Djokovic) at the ATP World Tour Finals last year, gets another chance to win the title.He holds a 2-1 record against Argentine Del Potro.

Match Over
Davydenko Won.

Djokovic vs Monfils Paris Masters Final Live

BNP Paribas Masters Final Live:
Djokovic vs Monfils ATP Paris Masters Final Live:

World No.3 Novak Djokovic will face hometown favourite Gael Monfils in the finals of BNP Paribas Masters Final,Paris-who is chasing for his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title.In form Djokovic advanced to his fifth ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final of the year with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Nadal. Last week he captured the Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel trophy with a three sets win over Roger Federer.

World No.16 Gael Monfils entered his maiden ATP Masters 1000 final, if he wins he will jump to No.10 and will become the fourth French winner in tournament history.

WHAT’S AT STAKE –

Winner: € 450,000 and 1,000 South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking points
Runner-up: € 212,500 and 600 South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking points

FINALS HISTORY –
Monfils: Appearing in his 9th ATP World Tour final… He is 2-6 in finals (1-1 in 2009). Appearing in his 1st ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final
Djokovic: Appearing in his 27th ATP World Tour level final… He is 15-11 in finals (4-5 in 2009)... Appearing in his 11th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final... He is 4-6 in finals (0-4 in 2009)

SUNDAY CHAMPIONSHIP HEAD-TO-HEADS –

(15) Gael Monfils (FRA) vs. (3) Novak Djokovic (SRB)

Djokovic Leads 3-0

05 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R128 Novak Djokovic 7-5 4-6 7-6(5) 0-6 7-5
06 Roland Garros (France) Clay R16 Novak Djokovic 7-6(5) 7-6(5) 6-3
08 Beijing Olympics (China) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-1 6-4
Other Meetings:
04 Italy F4 (Bergamo) Clay QF Gael Monfils 6-4 6-7(5) 6-2

Match Over.

Nadal vs Potro US Open Semifinal Live

Nadal vs Potro US Open Semifinal Live:

Six time grandslam champion Rafael Nadal advanced to semifinals of 2009 US Open for the second straight year dismissing Chilean Fernando Gonzalez 7-6(4), 7-6(2), 6-0 in the quarterfinals.The rain interrupted the match on Friday and it was postponed to Saturday while Nadal leading 7-6(4) ,6-6(2) on Gonzalez's serve.The World No.3 wasted little time on saturday and wrapped up the match in 34 minutes.

Nadal, 23, is now just two wins away from becoming the seventh man in history to complete a career Grand Slam. He has four Roland Gaross titles and one title each at Wimbledon and the Australian Open.He will next face Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro who poered into his maiden US Open Semifinal.

Head to Head:
Nadal leads Del Potro 4-2 where the two losses for Nadal comes this year.

Match Over
Potro Won.

Federer vs Robredo US Open Fourth Round Live

Federer vs Robredo US Open Fourth Round Live:

World No.1 Roger Federer shrugged off a sloppy start against Lleyton Hewitt in the third round of US Open to move into the fourth round.Former World No.1 Hewitt who had been off court due to injuries was attempting to stop his 13 match losing streak against the Swiss Maestro.He won the first set but Federer fought back to win the match 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.

Federer who's bidding for sixth straight US Open title will next face Tommy Robredo of Spain meanwhile Local star and World No.5 Andy Roddick made a shock exit losing in tough 5 sets against John Isner of USA.

Match Over

Federer vs Britton US Open First Round Live

Federer vs Britton US Open First Round Live:
US Open Preview:

The countdown for the season's final grandslam-US Open 2009, is over.The field stars five time US Open Champion & World No.1 Roger Federer followed by six time grandslam winner Rafael Nadal, Murray, Djokovic & 4 other grandslam title holders.

Federer will be bidding to become the first man since Bill Tilden in 1920 to win six consecutive US Open titles.Federer completed his career grandslam with a victory at Roland Garros, regained his No.1 ranking from arch-nemesis Nadal with a 15 grandslam crown at Wimbledon.
Nadal seeded No.3, who skipped Wimbledon due to knee tendonitis, is bidding to win the only grandslam that has eluded him.

World No.5 Andy Roddick- the much improved player, will open his campaign against Bjorn Phau of Germany.The American No.1 who played an incredible five setter at this year's Wimbledon Final, stretching 14-16 in the fifth set poses a major threat at this year's US Open 2009.Roddick can face a possible rematch with Roger Federer in the semifinals before potentially meeting Djokovic in the Quarterfinals.

Match Over
Federer Won.

Chardy vs Hanescu ATP Stuttgart Final Live

Chardy vs Hanescu ATP Stuttgart Final Live:

Frenchman Jeremy Chardy is aiming for his maiden ATP World Tour title when he faces Victor Hanescu in the final of ATP Mercedes Cup,Stuttgart.The Last Frenchman to win at Stuttgart was Henri Leconte in 1984.

WHAT’S AT STAKE –

Winner: € 71,700 and 250 South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking points
Runner-up: € 37,700 and 150 South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking points

FINALS HISTORY –
Chardy: Appearing in his 2nd ATP World Tour final…………He is 0-1 in finals
Hanescu: Appearing in his 3rd ATP World Tour final………….He is 1-1 in finals

HEAD TO HEADS :-

Jeremy Chardy (FRA) vs (4) Victor Hanescu (ROU) Tied 1-1

Telecast over

Wimbledon Final Live Federer vs Roddick

Wimbledon Final Live:
Federer vs Roddick Live:

Five Time Wimbledon Champ Roger Federer clashes with Andy Roddick in Wimbledon Final 2009.Federer will get his name into the history books if he wins a record 15th grandslam title.Federer lost his Wimbledon title to Nadal last year in a 5 set epic final which many claim as the best final they have ever seen.

If Federer wins Wimbledon he will also regain his No.1 ranking but Former World No.1 Andy Roddick, the much improved player seems to be a major obstacle.This is their 3rd final at Wimbledon, previously lost to Federer in 2004 & 2005.Roddick his chasing for his 2nd grandslam but the chances seem to be very less, looking at statistics Roddick has lost 18 matches from their 20 encounters!

Federer has lost only a set on his way to the final while Roddick has dropped six & has played 8 tight sets of tie break.Anyway the match will be full of excitement & suspense........

Match Over
Federer Won

Federer vs Haas Wimbledon Semifinal Live

Federer vs Haas Wimbledon Semifinal Live:

World No.2 Roger Federer faces the oldest man in the draw, Tommy Haas in the semifinals of Wimbledon 2009.The dark horse powered into his maiden Wimbledon semifinal at the age of 31 upsetting No.4 seed Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals & some higher seeded players enroute.

Haas whose career had been interrupted by series of injuries, entered this year's Wimbledon with a 4th round appearance at Roland Gaross losing to Federer after being 2 sets up & with a victory at ATP Halle 09 (def.Djokovic).

Five time Wimbledon Champion Roger Federer is just 2 wins away from creating history with a record 15th grandslam title.The Swiss maestro has lost just one set on his way to semifinals & has a 7-2 record (excluding 2 walkovers) over German Tommy Haas.

Match Over
Federer Won.

Federer vs Karlovic Wimbledon Quarterfinal Live

Federer vs Karlovic Wimbledon Quarterfinal Live:

World No.2 Roger Federer fired 23 aces to pack off inform Swede Soderling in fourth round of Wimbledon 2009 thereby setting up a clash with Croatian giant Ivo Karlovic who powered into his maiden quarterfinal in a grandslam with a four set victory over Fernando Verdasco.

Federer hit 34 winners and committed just eight unforced errors in a 6-4, 7-6(5), 7-6(5) win in one hour and 59 minutes. For the eighth time at Wimbledon, Federer hit more than 20 aces in a match.
No.22 seed Karlovic hit 35 aces to wrap up the match, he has hit a total 137 aces in four matches.

Head to Head:
Federer leads 8-1

Match Over.
Federer Won.

Federer vs Soderling Wimbledon Fourth Round Live

Federer vs Soderling Wimbledon Fourth Round Live:

Five time Wimbledon Champion Roger Federer sets up a French Open Final rematch with Robin Soderling of Sweden in the fourth round of Wimbledon 2009.Roger Federer is bidding for his 15th major title after winning French Open 2 weeks ago, the swiss maestro seems to be good form losing just a set enroute to final.Robin Soderling in his best form of his career having made his maiden grandslam final at Roland Gaross, defeating World No.1 Rafael Nadal & other top 10 players enroute.

Head to Head:
They have met each other 10 times with Federer winning all of them.

Match Over
Federer Won

Federer vs Kohlschreiber Wimbledon Third Round Live

Federer vs Kohlschreiber Wimbledon Third Round Live:

5 time Wimbledon Champion Roger Federer after two easy straight set victories faces German Philipp Kohlschreiber in the third round of Wimbledon 2009.The recently crowned French Open Champ is on his quest for his 6th Wimbledon title after losing in last year's epic Wimbledon Final against Rafael Nadal, who withdrew this year due to knee tendonitis.

Match Over
Federer Won

Roddick vs Blake ATP AEGON Semifinal Live

Roddick vs Blake ATP AEGON Semifinal Live:
ATP Queen's Semifinal Live:

World No.6 Andy Roddick overcame a very tight encounter against Croatian giant Ivo Karlovic in a match featuring 50 aces & no service breaks.Karlovic fired 26 aces & set a new record of 106 aces in a week breaking his own previous record of 96.The five time former champion at Queen's will next face compatriot James Blake who defeated Mikhail Youzhny 7-6(5), 6-3 in the AEGON Championship's semifinal.

Match Over
Blake Won

French Open Final Federer vs Soderling Live

French Open Final Federer vs Soderling Live:

Thirteen time grandslam champion & 3 time French Open finalist Roger Federer is just one match away from a mark into the history when he takes on No.23 seed Robin Soderling of Sweden in final of French Open 2009, as he would be the sixth man to win all the four grandslam titles since Andre Agassi in 1999 & also achieve his long cherished dream of equalling Pete Sampras's all time record of 14 grandslam titles.

Federer is making his 19th appearance in a grandslam final with a 13-5 record(all the five loses coming from Nadal) which equals Ivan Lendl's all time record (8-11) in finals.After the shock exit of the four time French Open Champion Rafael Nadal the way seems to be more smooth but he has shown himself to be quite vulnerable losing six sets enroute to finals the highest he has dropped on his way to a grandslam final.Federer is on incredible record run of 20 grandslam semi-finals or better over the past five years & has not lost to a player outside the Top 5. He is has an amazing 111-0 win-loss record against players ranked outside the Top 5 and 15-8 against Top 5 opponents.

Robin Soderling of Sweden is in his maiden grandslam final & is attempting to become the fourth Swede to capture the Roland Garros title since Sven Davidson (1957) Bjorn Borg (1974-75, '78-81) and Mats Wilander (1982, '85, '88).He stunned the tennis world when he dethroned the King of Clay in 4 sets in the fourth round & also defeated higher seeded players like Davydenko, Gonzalez enroute to final.Soderling will move to a new career-high ranking of No. 12 by reaching the final and If he wins the title, he will break into the Top 10.

Head to Head:
Soderling has never beaten Federer so far in nine matches, he has only won a single set from the Swiss maestro.Federer leads 9-0 all time & 2-0 on clay.

Match Over
Federer won

French Open Semifinal Soderling vs Gonzalez Live

French Open Semifinal Soderling vs Gonzalez Live:

World No.25 Robin Soderling of Sweden, the conqueror of Nadal made his best grandslam performance by making it to the semifinals defeating Nikolay Davydenko.He now faces World No.12 Chilean Fernando Gonzalez in the semifinal of the French Open 2009.Fernando Gonzalez is bidding to make his 2nd grandslam final appearance he previoulsy made it to the finals of Australian Open 2007 & Soderling will be keen to continue his dream run.

Head to Head:
Gonzalez leads 4-3 all time & 2-0 on clay.

Match Over
Soderling Won.

Nadal vs Soderling French Open Fourth Round Live

Nadal vs Soderling Live:
French Open Fourth Round Live:

World No.1 Rafael Nadal after a crushing victory over Lleyton Hewitt now faces a strong Swedish challenge No.23 seed Robin Soderling.Nadal is bidding to win the French Open for the fifth consecutive time which would put his name into the history books as the only man to achieve such a feat.On the otherhand this is the first appearance of the Swede in the Round of 16 of a grandslam, he made a surprise victory over David Ferrer in the third round.His highest ranking is ATP No.15 which had achieved in Feb 2009.

Head to Head:
Both have met each other thrice with Nadal winning all the three.
Nadal leads 2-0 on clay.

Match Over
Soderling Won.

Nadal vs Hewitt French Open Third Round Live

Nadal vs Hewitt French Open Third Round Live:

World No.1 & Four Time Defending French Open Champion Rafael Nadal faces former World No.1 Lleyton Hewitt of Australia in the third round of Roland Garros 2009.Nadal had been unbeatable on clay since 2005 with just 5 losses on clay court matches esp at the French Open with a 28 match winning streak and another title at Roland Garros would see him surpassing Bjorn Borg's record of 4 consecutive titles.
Though Hewitt is not such a good clay court player-a 2 time grandslam winner cannot be underestimated.Hewitt is coming out from a hip surgery & is looking forward to better his previous results where he has made it to the quarterfinals twice (2001, 2004).

Their all time Head to Head is tied at 4-4 & Nadal leads 3-0 on clay.

Match Over
Nadal Won.

Federer vs Nadal ATP Madrid Masters Final Live

Federer vs Nadal ATP Madrid Masters Final Live:

World No.1 Rafael Nadal scored a thrilling win over World No.3 Novak Djokovic saving three match points and sealing a 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(9) victory after 4 hrs 3 min of combat.It is the longest best of 3 set match in the open era since 1968.Nadal who has a impressive record of 25-1 in clay court finals is looking forward to become the first man to win all the 3 claycourt titles in the same year.Nadal will now face arch rival World No.2 Roger Federer in the finals of Mutua Madrilena Madrid Masters, it will be their first meeting since the Australian Open Final.

Roger Federer defeated Del Potro 6-3,6-4 in the semifinals thereby by making his first final since the Australian Open Final, Del Potro had knocked out the Defending Champion Andy Murray in the quarter finals.

Federer vs Nadal Rivalry:

They both have met each other 19 times & 15 of them in ATP World Tour & Grandslam finals making them second behind the all time leaders Ivan Lendl and McEnroe who have met 20 times in championship matches.Nadal has a 13-6 all time lead over Federer & 9-1 on clay.

Match Over
Federer Won.

Nadal vs Djokovic ATP Masters Rome Final Live

Nadal vs Djokovic ATP Masters Rome Final Live:

ATP World No.1 Rafael Nadal will clash with World No.3 Novak Djokovic for the 17th time in finals of ATP Masters Rome, Italy.Nadal dissmissed of Chilean Fernando Gonzalez 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals & extended his clay court winning streak to 29-0, Djokovic is the only player to take set off Nadal on clay this year in 15 matches.He is bidding for his fourth title of the season after having won Australian Open, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Monte-Carlo, he is also a 3 time winner at Rome Masters.

Novak Djokovic fought back after being a set and a break down to seal the match with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over World No.2 Roger Federer who committed to many errors after the rain break.Djokovic has got an opportunity to defend his title, he must win the final against Nadal otherwise Murray will take over him as the new World No.3 on May 11, which he has been maintaining since 9th July 2007.

Head to Head:
Nadal & Djokovic have met 16 times before with Nadal leading 12-4 all time & 7-0 on clay.

Match Over
Nadal Won.

ATP Indian Wells Final Nadal vs Murray Live

ATP Indian Wells Final Nadal vs Murray Live:

World No.1 Rafael Nadal dismissed Andy Roddick 6-4, 7-6(4) to move into the finals, who overthrew defending champion Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals.He now faces British No.1 Andy Murray for the second straight time in a final, after they previously met at ATP Rotterdam Final which went in Murray's favour.

World No.4 Andy Murray(pictured) got the better of the four time ATP Tour World Champion Roger Federer for the fourth straight time & increased his career record 6-2 over him.With an impressive win-loss record of 20-1 this season, he is looking forward to win his first ATP 1000 title of the year.

Match Over.
Nadal Won.

Federer vs Verdasco ATP Indian Wells Quarterfinal Live

Federer vs Verdasco ATP Indian Wells Quarterfinal Live:

World No.2 Roger Federer will face rising star & hard hitter Fernando Verdasco of Spain in the quarterfinals of ATP Indian Wells after a tricky match against Fernando Gonzalez.Verdasco who reached his first ATP quarterfinal at a hardcourt 1000 Masters Tournament will look to snap a two match losing streak against Federer.

Match Over
Federer Won

Chelsea vs Manchester City EPL Soccer Live

Chelsea vs Manchester City EPL Soccer/Football Live:

The Blues after their impressive Champion's League run which saw them advance to the quarterfinals following a 2-2 draw with Juventus face Manchester City in the English Premier League(EPL) on Sunday.Chelsea, currently third on the table behind Liverpool who stunned Man U yesterday with a 4-1 victory are looking to close their seven point gap.The return of Robinho from injury will boost the hopes for a win for Manchester City against Chelsea while Drogba's return of form has given more faith to Chelsea.

Match Over.

Djokovic vs Ferrer ATP Dubai Final Live

Djokovic vs Ferrer ATP Dubai Final Live:

World No.3 Novak Djokovic reached his first ATP final by defeating ATP No.8 Gilles Simon of France 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 to set up a clash with ATP No.14 David Ferrer who outplayed Richard Gasquet 6-2,6-2 saving all the 6 break points he faced & converting four of nine opportunities.Djokovic was just getting accustomed to his new raquet which he changed prior to Australian Open 2009 where he made it to the quarterfinals(l.Andy Roddick with heat-related illness), he also made semifinal appearances at Sydney (l. to Nieminen) and Marseille (l. to Tsonga).

WHAT’S AT STAKE –
Winner: $383,000 and 500 South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking points
Runner-up: $180,000 and 300 South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking points

HEAD TO HEAD

(1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs (4) David Ferrer (ESP) Series Tied 3-3
04 Bucharest (Romania) Clay R16 David Ferrer 4-6 6-4 6-4
07 ATP Masters Series Indian Wells Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4
07 ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo Clay R16 David Ferrer 7-5 6-4
07 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 6-3
07 Tennis Masters Cup (China) Hard RR David Ferrer 6-4 6-4
08 Australian Open (Australia) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-0 6-3 7-5

Match Over
Djokovic Won

Nadal vs Murray ATP Rotterdam Final Live

Nadal vs Murray ATP Rotterdam Final Live:

World No.1 Rafael Nadal will face World No.4 Andy Murray of Britain for the first time in a final of ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, Rotterdam, after a 6-4, 6-4 semifinal victory over Gael Monfils.Nadal had been stretched to 3 sets in the past three rounds while Murray has lost just one set enroute to finals, he had an easy outing against Mario Ancic in the semifinal sealing a 6-1, 6-2 victory in just 61 minutes.

But Nadal who recently won his sixth grandlsam at the Australian Open(def.Federer) leads 5-1 all time against Murray.

WHAT’S AT STAKE –
Winner: € 277,000 and 500 South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking points
Runner-up: € 125,000 and 300 South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking points

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH-UPS

HEAD-TO-HEAD
(1) Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs (2) Andy Murray (GBR) Nadal Leads 5-1
07 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-7(3) 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-1
07 ATP Masters Series Madrid (Spain)Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 7-6(5) 6-4
08 ATP Masters Series Hamburg Clay R16 Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-2
08 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass QF Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-2 6-4
08 ATP Masters Series Toronto Hard SF Rafael Nadal 7-6(2) 6-3
08 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard SF Andy Murray 6-2 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4

Match Over.Murray won

Nadal vs Monfils ATP Rotterdam Semifinal Live

Nadal vs Monfils ATP Rotterdam Semifinal Live:

World No.1 Rafael Nadal withstood a good fight from ATP No.13 Jo Wilfried Tsonga who fired 26 aces in a close fought three set battle in the quarterfinals of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam.Nadal who recently won his sixth grandslam title at the Australian Open will now face ATP No.12 Gael Monfils of France in the semifinals, who defeated French compatriot Julien Bennetea.

Match Over
Nadal Won

Serena vs Safina Australian Open Final Live

Serena vs Safina Australian Open Final Live:

World No.2 & 9 time grandslam champion Serena Williams set up a clash with Russian Dinara Safina in the Australian Open Final 2009 after defeating in form World No.4 Elena Dementieva 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinal.She has previously won the Australian Open in odd years i.e in 2003, 2005 & 2007, it happened to be a coincidence but that's a fact & therefore she is the hot favourite to win her fourth consecutive odd year Australian Open Championship.

World No.3 Dinara Safina is making her second grandslam final appearance since the French Open final in 2008(lt.Ana Ivanovic), after defeating World No.7 & in form Vera Zvonareva in the semifinal.But Safina has improved a lot after her loss at the French open finals making semifinal appearances or better at three of four grandslams & also played eight finals winning four of them, she has also become more strong mentally.

The Winner of the Australian Open final will also see one of the women taking over the World No.1 ranking, if Serena wins it would be return to the top after her US Open final victory in 2008 but for Dinara Safina it would be historic.

Head to Head:
Serena & Safina have met 6 times each other with Serena leading 5-1.Safina's only win was in the quarterfinal of WTA Berlin in 2008 but that was played on clay.Serena has won her last 2 meetings, the most recent being at the WTA Tour Championships.

Match Over
Serena Won

Tsonga vs Verdasco Australian Open Quarterfinal Live

Tsonga vs Verdasco Australian Open Quarterfinal Live:

World No.7 & last year's AO runner-up Jo Wilfried Tsonga fought off James Blake of USA in straight sets to enter the quarterfinal of Australian Open 2009.He plays Fernando Verdasco of Spain who shocked World No.4 Andy Murray in tough 5 sets, being 2 sets to 1 down.Tsonga rose to fame after he surprisingly made to finals of Australian Open 2008 defeating Rafael Nadal in straight sets in the semifinals, eventually losing to Novak Djokovic in 4 sets.He made it to top ten by winning the ATP Paris Masters(def. Nalbandian) thereby qualified for the year ending Tennis Masters Cup.

World No.15 Fernando Verdasco stunned the 4th seed Andy Murray in 5 set thriller, who was a pre tournament favourite & thereby entered his first grandslam quarter-final.Verdasco played a major role in Spain's Davis Cup victory over Argentina in the finals, winning both the rubber matches thereby securing a 3-1 victory.In one of the matches he made a comeback victory after being 2 sets down.He is currently performing well on all surfaces.

Tsonga & Verdasco have never played each other, but the match will be exciting & interesting to watch.

Match Over
Verdasco Won

Nadal vs Simon Australian Open Quarterfinal Live

Nadal vs Simon Australian Open Quarterfinal Live:

World No.1 Rafael Nadal stormed into the quarterfinals after a straight sets win over Chilean Fernando Gonzalez to set up a clash with rising star Gilles Simon in the Australian Open 2009.Nadal who made to semifinals of Australian Open last year, surprisingly lost to Jo Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets, who is playing in the other quarter-final match against Fernando Verdasco.Nadal who has not even lost a single set enroute to quarter-final is chasing for his maiden Hardcourt grandslam title.

World No.8 Gilles Simon of France moved in to his first grandslam quarter-final while leading 2 sets to 1, after his compatriot Gael Monfils retired due to wrist injury.He has been performing well from the last half of 2008 season, winning 3 ATP titles, was a finalist at ATP Madrid Masters(lt. to Murray) thereby qualified for Tennis Masters Cup in the which he reached the semifinals(lt. to Djokovic).

Nadal & Simon have met each other 3 times with Nadal leading 2-1.Their recent encounter was at ATP Madrid Masters 2008 Semifinal which Simon won in 3 sets.

Broadcast Over
Nadal Won

Nadal vs Gonzalez Australian Open Fourth Round Live

Nadal vs Gonzalez Australian Open Fourth Round Live:

World No.1 Rafael Nadal set up a fourth round clash with No.13 seed Fernando Gonzalez of Chile after a win over Tommy Haas of Germany.Nadal looked unstoppable in the last 3 rounds winning all of them in straight sets.He lost unexpectedly in the semifinal last year to Tsonga in straight sets, he has only made only semifinal appearance in 4 tries & is chasing for 6th grandslam title of his career.

ATP No.14 Fernando Gonzalez cruised into the fourth round after a five set win over No.24 seed Richard Gasquet being 2 sets down & 12-10 in the fifth set.He was a runner-up at the 2007 Australian Open losing to Federer in straight sets, defeating Rafael Nadal & Tommy Haas enroute to the finals.

Nadal leads 4-3 in their all time Head to Head meetings.But Nadal has won the last 3 matches, the most recent being at 2008 Beijing Olympics in straight sets.

Broadcast Over
Nadal Won.