Saturday, May 30, 2009

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.



Thursday, May 28, 2009

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.



Saturday, May 16, 2009

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.


Sunday, May 3, 2009

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.