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Defending champion Roger Federer cruises into last four of Hamburg Masters World No. 1 brushes past Fernando Verdasco of Spain with 6-3 6-3 victory Swiss star will next play either German Nicolas Kiefer or Italy's Andreas Seppi Third seed Novak Djokovic also into semifinals with straight sets win...
Rafael Nadal had no birthday gift for Andy Murray, beating the Briton in straight sets Thursday to join Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in the Hamburg Masters quarterfinals. Nadal won 6-3, 6-2 over Murray, who turned 21 on Thursday. Third-seeded Novak Djokovic also advanced, beating Ivo Karlovic...
Maria Sharapova will assume the No. 1 ranking in women's tennis as a result of Justine Henin's retirement. Henin, who announced her retirement on Wednesday at the age of 25, has asked to be removed from the rankings, the WTA Tour said yesterday. That means Sharapova will automatically become No....
Nadal hands out lesson to birthday boy Murray in Hamburg Rafael Nadal gave Andy Murray a tennis lesson on his 21st birthday as he earned a comfortable straight sets victory in the Hamburg Masters. Murray had nothing to celebrate as he turned 21 as Spaniard Nadal produced a dominant display to...
Top-ranked Roger Federer and No. 3 Novak Djokovic won easily Wednesday to reach the third of the Hamburg Masters. Federer eased past Jarkko Nieminen 6-1, 6-3 in a tournament he has won four times. Nadal survived a scare in the second set before overcoming Potito Starace 6-4, 7-6 (6). Nieminen had...
Hamburg - Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal rebounded from recent disappointment in Rome with wins - in contrasting style - in the second round of the Hamburg Masters on Wednesday. The Rome champion Novak Djokovic also advanced as he continued his assau...
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) -Top-ranked Roger Federer eased past Jarkko Nieminen 6-1, 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the third round of the Hamburg Masters, a tournament he has won four times. Nieminen had never won a set in eight previous matches against Federer and was the perfect opponent for the Swiss...
They don't complain when they're spending time on photo shoots and sponsorship assignments, raking in the money, so why should we feel sorry when the stars are asked to work a little harder on court? 'The amount of time spent endorsing products, filming adverts and media commitments should maybe...
ROME: Novak Djokovic is ready for a changing of the guard at the summit of tennis after establishing his clay-court credentials with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 title victory at the Rome Masters. The Sunday win over Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka hands the number three his third major title of 2009 after the...
A few thoughts on the weird week that was and the wacky one that will be: Yes, four big players took it on the chin last week at the Rome Masters and Italian Open, respectively, but each of those defeats meant something entirely different. Vincenzo Pinto/Getty Images Rafael Nadal, right, had...
