The Guardian (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
• Nadal beats champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in last eight • Verdasco seals final spot in London tournament this month Rafael Nadal ended the Paris Masters run of the defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarter-finals to help his fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco book his spot at the ATP World Tour Finals. Tsonga needed to retain his title to deny Verdasco a place at the eight-man...
Trading Tennis (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Second-seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal was forced to draw upon all his experience to beat Spanish compatriot Nicolas Almagro 3-6, 7-6(2), 7-5 Wednesday at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. Nadal saved five match points at 5-6 in the second set and recovered from a 3-5 deficit in the deciding set, to clinch victory in three hours and 15 minutes. Nadal's stunning victory - and Roger Federer's shock opening-round...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
• World No1 loses to Frenchman Julien Benneteau 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 • Murray beats American James Blake 6-3, 6-7, 7-6 Roger Federer, after savouring one of his greatest career moments in the French capital five months ago when he won his first French Open title at Roland Garros, thereby becoming only the sixth player to win all four majors, suffered an opening match defeat in the Paris Indoor...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
PARIS — Top-ranked Roger Federer lost to Julien Benneteau of France 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters on Wednesday, continuing his miserable run at the indoor event. The 15-time Grand Slam champion has never been further than the quarterfinals in seven appearances. "He played incredible at the end. Julien went out and got the victory," said Federer, who refused...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Without the sun on his back and proper light in his eyes, Rafael Nadal is not the same player. November is simply not his kind of month.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
You would hardly have guessed they were the world's two best players. Roger Federer lost his opening match in the Paris Masters here last night to Julien Benneteau, the world No 49, while Rafael Nadal had to save five match points before overcoming Nicolas Almagro, who had failed to win a set in four previous encounters with his fellow Spaniard.
IOL (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Rafael Nadal saved five match points before overcoming Nicolas Almagro in a thrilling all-Spanish battle at the Paris Masters.
IOL (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Rafael Nadal survived five match points against Nicolas Almagro to reach the ATP Paris Masters third round with a gritty win.
ATP Mens Tennis (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Valencia Open: Andy Murray scores first round win Andy Murray defeated Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-3, 6-1 toreach the second round of the Valencia Open. This was Murray's first tennis match on the ATP Tour since the U.S. Open. He won 22 of 26 first-serve points and broke Gimeno-Traver five times. In the next round Andy Murray will meet Leonardo Mayer, who defeated Igor Andreev 6-3, 6-3. In other results...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Nov 3 (Reuters) - Valencia Open men's singles first round results from Spain on Tuesday (prefix denotes seeding, * denotes new result). * 7-Tommy Robredo (Spain) beat Christophe Rochus (Belgium) 6-0 5-7 6-3 1-Andy Murray (Britain) beat Daniel Gimeno-Traver (Spain) 6-3 6-1 Pablo Cuevas (Uruguay) beat Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain) 2-6 7-6(4) 6-3 8-David Ferrer (Spain) beat Nicolas Almagro (Spain) 7-5 6-7(3)...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Defending champion David Ferrer won his opening match at the Valencia Open on Tuesday, beating Nicolas Almagro 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-2 in the first round.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Defending champion David Ferrer won his opening match at the Valencia Open on Tuesday, beating Nicolas Almagro 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-2 in the first round. The eighth-seeded Spaniard broke Almagro six times on the hard court. Almagro won the tournament in Valencia twice when it was played on clay. French players Gilles Simon and Gael Monfils also advanced.
ATP Mens Tennis (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Cilic and Kohlschreiber reach semifinals in Vienna Marin Cilic beat Feliciano Lopez 6-1, 6-4 and made it into the semifinals of the BA Tennis Trophy where he will play against Philipp Kohlschreiber, who defeated Nicolas Almagro 7-5, 6-4. Cilic managed an early break when Lopez fell behind the baseline on break point in the second game. Feli needed treatment on his left knee and looked hampered for...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Oct 30 (Reuters) - Vienna Open men's singles quarter-final results from Austria on Friday (prefix denotes seeding, * new result) * 7-Juergen Melzer (Austria) beat 2-Radek Stepanek (Czech Republic) 6-2 6-2 1-Marin Cilic (Croatia) beat 6-Feliciano Lopez (Spain) 6-1 6-4 4-Philipp Kohlschreiber (Germany) beat 5-Nicolas Almagro (Spain) 7-5 6-4
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
Philipp Kohlschreiber and Nicolas Almagro reached the quarterfinals of the BA Trophy on Wednesday.
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