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