Archive for February, 2012

Bernard Tomic: Getting Stronger Each Year

ATPWorldTour.com caught up with Bernard Tomic at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships to discuss the physical challenges in competing on the ATP World Tour and his memorable comeback win over Fernando Verdasco in the first round of the Australian Open this past January. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Almagro, Verdasco To Meet In Acapulco QFs

Two-time champion Nicolas Almagro worked hard for a place in the Abierto Mexicano Telcel quarter-finals, prevailing against 99th-ranked Frenchman Benoit Paire 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 after two hours and 15 minutes on Wednesday in Acapulco. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Isner, Gulbis Advance To Delray Beach QFs

Former Delray Beach champion Ernests Gulbis reached the quarter-finals at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships by defeating Belgian Steve Darcis 6-7(6), 6-1, 6-3 Wednesday afternoon. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Four Former Champions Headline Houston Field

Four former winners of the US Men’s Clay Court Championship headline the initial acceptance list for the 2012 tournament that will be played April 9-15 at River Oaks Country Club.

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Murray reaches Dubai last eight

British number one Andy Murray overcomes Swiss qualifier Marco Chiudinelli in round two of the Dubai Championships.

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Murray reaches Dubai last eight

Federer Beats Lopez, Youzhny Next; Tsonga-Del Potro Set

Four-time former champion and second seed Roger Federer dropped 12 points on his serve and struck 12 aces past two-time runner-up Feliciano Lopez of Spain for a 7-5, 6-3 victory on Wednesday night at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Llodra/Zimonjic Lead Seeds Into Dubai QFs

Top seeds Michael Llodra and Nenad Zimonjic required just 48 minutes to beat Marsel Ilhan and Malek Jaziri 6-1, 6-3 on Wednesday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Djokovic To Meet Tipsarevic In Dubai QFs; Murray, Berdych On Song

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will meet fellow Serbian Janko Tipsarevic in the quarter-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Thursday. Tipsarevic beat his friend in the round robin stages of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in November 2011

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Wednesday Briefing – Dubai, Acapulco, Delray Beach

Media notes for the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco and the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Wednesday Briefing – Dubai, Acapulco, Delray Beach

Ferrer Opens Acapulco Title Defence; Wawrinka Edges Ferrero

Top seed David Ferrer opened his bid for a third straight Abierto Mexicano Telcel title Tuesday night with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Mexican Santiago Gonzalez, who was playing his final singles tournament on the ATP World Tour. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Ferrer Opens Acapulco Title Defence; Wawrinka Edges Ferrero

Murray struggles past qualifier

British number one Andy Murray overcomes German Michael Berrer 6-3 4-6 6-4 in round one of the Dubai Championships.

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Kohlschreiber, Former Champion Gulbis Advance To Second Round

Fifth seed Philipp Kohlschreiber fired 13 aces past Olivier Rochus of Belgium for a 6-1, 6-4 win on Tuesday at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Erlich-Ram Reach Dubai Second Round

Israelis Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram won 74 per cent of their service points to beat Americans Scott Lipsky and Rajeev Ram 6-3, 7-5 in 74 minutes on Tuesday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Keothavong exits Malaysian Open

Britain’s Anne Keothavong loses in the first round of the Malaysian Open in straight sets to qualifier Hsieh Su-wei.

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Keothavong exits Malaysian Open

Britain’s Anne Keothavong loses in the first round of the Malaysian Open in straight sets to qualifier Hsieh Su-wei.

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Federer Beats Llodra, Plays Lopez Next; Berdych, Del Potro Win Openers

Four-time former champion Roger Federer defeated last week’s Open 13 finalist Michael Llodra of France 6-0, 7-6(6) on Tuesday night at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Federer Beats Llodra, Plays Lopez Next; Berdych, Del Potro Win Openers

Murray Battles Past Berrer; Tsonga Outclasses Baghdatis For Second Round Berth

Third seed Andy Murray battled past German qualifier Michael Berrer 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 on Tuesday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Players Honour Shanghai, Dubai & Bastad As 2011 Tournaments Of The Year

The ATP announced the 2011 ATP World Tour Tournament Award winners on Tuesday, with the Shanghai Rolex Masters, the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, and the SkiStar Swedish Open all maintaining their status as the most favoured tournaments on the ATP World Tour in their respective tournament categories, as voted by ATP players.

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Players Honour Shanghai, Dubai & Bastad As 2011 Tournaments Of The Year

Players Honour Shanghai, Dubai & Bastad As 2011 Tournaments Of The Year

The ATP announced the 2011 ATP World Tour Tournament Award winners on Tuesday, with the Shanghai Rolex Masters, the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, and the SkiStar Swedish Open all maintaining their status as the most favoured tournaments on the ATP World Tour in their respective tournament categories, as voted by ATP players. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Tuesday Briefing – Dubai, Acapulco, Delray Beach

Media notes for the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco and the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Tuesday Briefing – Dubai, Acapulco, Delray Beach

Media notes for the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco and the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Djokovic junior feeling pressure

Marko Djokovic, younger brother of Novak, admits it is tough following in the world number one’s footsteps.

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Cermak/Polasek Begin Acapulco Title Bid

Top seeds Frantisek Cermak and Filip Polasek opened with a 6-3, 7-6(4) win over the Mexican-Colombian wild card pairing of Daniel Garza and Santiago Giraldo on Monday at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Mayer Wins On Acapulco Debut

Fifth seed Florian Mayer of Germany advanced to the second round of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Argentine qualifier Facundo Bagnis on Monday in Acapulco. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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All Hands On Deck In Acapulco

Gilles Simon, Juan Monaco and Santiago Gonzalez visited the Mexican Navy School Boat “Cuauhtémoc” in the Acapulco Bay on opening Monday of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel.

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Sweeting Dismisses Young In Delray Beach

Ryan Sweeting needed just 52 minutes to defeat fellow American Donald Young 6-1, 6-1 on Monday at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Fish Wins On Dubai Debut

World No. 8 Mardy Fish made his Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships debut with a 6-1, 6-1 dismissal of Andreas Beck on Monday at the ATP World Tour 500 hard-court tennis tournament. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Berdych, Stepanek To Compete For Czech Republic In Dusseldorf

World No. 7 Tomas Berdych will compete for the Czech Republic at the Power Horse World Team Cup at the Rochusclub in Dusseldorf from 20-26 May. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Weekly Snapshot: Djokovic, Federer Take Flight In Dubai

In this latest Weekly Snapshot, we look at the week ahead in Dubai, Acapulco, and Delray Beach, and past week in review at Memphis, Marseille and Buenos Aires.

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Murray returns to action in Dubai

British number one Andy Murray will make his return to action at the Dubai Tennis Championships this week.

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Melzer Tops In-Form Raonic To Win Memphis Title

Austrian Jurgen Melzer capped off a stellar week at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships, relegating fourth-seeded Canadian Milos Raonic to runner-up status for a second straight year at this ATP World Tour 500 tournament with a 7-5, 7-6(4) victory Sunday. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Ferrer Halts Almagro To Win Buenos Aires Title

World No. 5 David Ferrer halted Nicolas Almagro’s 10-match win streak, overcoming the defending Buenos Aires champion 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 to win the Copa Claro title on Sunday. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Federer Eyeing Return To No. 1

World No. 3 Roger Federer believes the No.

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Djokovic: ‘I Play My Best Tennis In Dubai’

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is in action this week for the first time since winning his fifth Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. Defending his Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships crown, Djokovic is confident he can replicate the success he’s had in previous years at the event, which has seen him win the past three trophies.

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Del Potro Defeats Llodra To Lift Marseille Trophy

No. 4 seed Juan Martin del Potro captured his first title of the season at the Open 13 Sunday, dismissing Michael Llodra 6-4, 6-2 in Marseille to lift his 10th career ATP World Tour trophy.

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Mahut/Roger-Vasselin Capture Marseille Crown

Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin lifted their second team trophy of the season in Marseille Sunday, rallying to defeat Dustin Brown and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3-6, 6-3, 10-6 in the Open 13 final. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Federer, Djokovic Mark Dubai’s 20th Anniversary In Iconic Shoot

On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, history repeated itself as tennis ace Roger Federer enjoyed the view from the helipad at the Burj Al Arab once again. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Sunday Briefing – Memphis, Marseille, Buenos Aires

Media notes for the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis, the Open 13 in Marseille and the Copa Claro in Buenos Aires. [[More Tennis News on ATPWorldTour.com]]

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Sunday Briefing – Memphis, Marseille, Buenos Aires

Fleming & Hutchins lose in semis

British duo Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins are beaten in the semi-final of the Memphis International.

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Almagro Beats Wawrinka In Buenos Aires SFs

World No. 11, and defending champion, Nicolas Almagro returned to the Copa Claro final on Saturday in Buenos Aires, defeating Stanislas Wawrinka 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in two hours and 22 minutes

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