Ljubicic to meet Monfils in Montpellier
Ljubicic to meet Monfils in Montpellier
Croatia’s Ivan Ljubicic beat Spaniard Albert Montanes 6-3 7-6 (7-4) in the semi-finals of the ATP event to reach his sixth career final on French soil.
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Rafael Nadal vs Ivan Ljubicic Live Streaming – Rafael Nadal vs Ivan Ljubicic BNP Paribas Open 2010 match on Saturday, March 20, 2010.
Venue: Indian Wells Tennis Garden
Time: 11:00 A.M
Players Report:
Former World No.1 Rafeal Nadal will face Ivan Ljubicic in the BNP Paribas Open 2010 match on Saturday at Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
Nadal has won six Grand Slam singles titles, the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles, 15 ATP Masters Series tournaments and also was part of the Spain Davis Cup team that won the finals in 2004 and 2009.
Nadal was ranked World No. 1 from 18 August 2008 to 5 July 2009. Nadal was ranked World No. 2, behind Roger Federer for a record 160 weeks before earning the top spot.[4] In 2009, he became the first player to simultaneously hold Grand Slam titles on clay, grass and hardcourt. His success on clay has earned him the nickname “The King of Clay”.
In 2010 Australian Open, Nadal defeated Peter Luczak of Australia 7-6(0), 6-1, 6-4. In the second round, he beat Lukas Lacko 6-2, 6-2, 6-2. In the third round, he was tested by Philipp Kohlschreiber, finally beating him 6-4, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5. In the fourth round, he again, survived a testy scare situation to beat Ivo Karlovic of Croatia, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. In the quarter-finals, Nadal pulled out at 3-0 down in the third set against Andy Murray, having lost the first two sets 6-3, 7-6(2). At the end of this tournament, Nadal lost his World No. 2 ranking to Novak Djokovic; meanwhile, Andy Murray moved forward to World No. 3.
Ivan Ljubicic began with a third round finish at the Australian Open, and in the quarters of Dubai lost to Djokovic, eventual champion World No. 2 in three sets. He got revenge, beating Djokovic on route to a semifinal trip at the Indian Wells Masters, where he will battle Rafael Nadal.
Nadal was ranked World No. 1 from 18 August 2008 to 5 July 2009. Nadal was ranked World No. 2, behind Roger Federer for a record 160 weeks before earning the top spot.[4] In 2009, he became the first player to simultaneously hold Grand Slam titles on clay, grass and hardcourt. His success on clay has earned him the nickname “The King of Clay”.
In 2010 Australian Open, Nadal defeated Peter Luczak of Australia 7-6(0), 6-1, 6-4. In the second round, he beat Lukas Lacko 6-2, 6-2, 6-2. In the third round, he was tested by Philipp Kohlschreiber, finally beating him 6-4, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5. In the fourth round, he again, survived a testy scare situation to beat Ivo Karlovic of Croatia, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. In the quarter-finals, Nadal pulled out at 3-0 down in the third set against Andy Murray, having lost the first two sets 6-3, 7-6(2). At the end of this tournament, Nadal lost his World No. 2 ranking to Novak Djokovic; meanwhile, Andy Murray moved forward to World No. 3.
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Ivan Ljubicic vs Novak Djokovic Live Streaming -Ivan Ljubicic vs Novak Djokovic BNP Paribas Open 2010 match on Thursday, March 17, 2010.
Venue: Indian Wells Tennis Garden
Time: 11:00 A.M
Players Report:
Ivan Ljubicic will face World No.2 player Novak Djokovic in the BNP Paribas Open 2010 match on Thursday at Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
Novak Djokovic has won one Grand Slam singles title, the 2008 Australian Open. After beating World No. 1 and defending champion Roger Federer in the semi-finals, Djoković defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final, becoming the first player representing Serbia to win a Grand Slam singles title and the youngest player in the open era to have reached the semifinals of all four Grand Slam events.
At the 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships, he defeated Russian Mikhail Youzhny 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 to win his first tournament of the year. It is the first time Djokovic has defended a title, after winning it in 2009.
At the 2010 Davis Cup first round against Serbia vs. USA (on a clay surface), he helped his Serbian team reach the quarterfinals (clinching the penultimate tie at 3-1, but 3-2 including dead rubber matches). In his singles matches, he beat Sam Querrey in four sets, and John Isner in five sets.
Ivan Ljubicic will face World No.2 player Novak Djokovic in the BNP Paribas Open 2010 match on Thursday at Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
Novak Djokovic has won one Grand Slam singles title, the 2008 Australian Open. After beating World No. 1 and defending champion Roger Federer in the semi-finals, Djoković defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final, becoming the first player representing Serbia to win a Grand Slam singles title and the youngest player in the open era to have reached the semifinals of all four Grand Slam events.
At the 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships, he defeated Russian Mikhail Youzhny 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 to win his first tournament of the year. It is the first time Djokovic has defended a title, after winning it in 2009.
At the 2010 Davis Cup first round against Serbia vs. USA (on a clay surface), he helped his Serbian team reach the quarterfinals (clinching the penultimate tie at 3-1, but 3-2 including dead rubber matches). In his singles matches, he beat Sam Querrey in four sets, and John Isner in five sets.
Weekly net post: Satisfying wins for Jankovic, Ljubicic
Weekly net post: Satisfying wins for Jankovic, Ljubicic
Upsets and surprises ruled much of 11 days of play at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. In the end, the first of the USA’s back-to-back big events in March delivered two worthy champs, one capturing an important victory, the other a supremely satisfying one.
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Ivan Ljubicic wins the BNP Paribas Open 2010
www.youtube.com/bnpparibasopen – Ivan Ljubicic (Croatia) wins the BNP Paribas Open 2010 men’s singles championship after defeating Andy Roddick (USA) in the final in Indian Wells, California, on Sunday, March 21.
Ljubicic, Jankovic win BNP Paribas Open titles
Ljubicic, Jankovic win BNP Paribas Open titles
INDIAN WELLS — Two first-time champions were crowned at the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Ivan Ljubicic defeated Andy Roddick 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5), and Jelena Jankovic beat Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-4.
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Ivan Ljubicic holds off Andy Roddick to win BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells
Ivan Ljubicic holds off Andy Roddick to win BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells
Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia outlasted Andy Roddick 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) to win the BNP Paribas Open.
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Djokovic and Nadal qualified for Monte Carlo semis
Top seeded Rafael Nadal extended his winning line at the Monte Carlo Masters to 25 matches by defeating Ivan Ljubicic 6-3 6-3 on Friday in his second match of the day, to proceed one step away from a fifth straight final.
After crushing Nicolas Lapentti of Ecuador 6-3 6-0 in a rain late third round match, the four time French Open champion indicated few symbols of exhaustion in winning his 19th straight match on clay to reach the semifinals.
Nadal elaborated who only had time to play one game on Thursday, “I don’t keep in mind ever winning two singles matches in one day, only doubles. I didn’t have a lengthy match in the morning, so I was completely 100 per cent to play the second. That’s imperative.”
Nadal settled the match when Ljubicic attempted to finish a short rally with a backhand winner which went long. Though Nadal has not threw a set in Monte Carlo since downing Roger Federer in four sets in the 2006 final, he said he’s still adjusting to playing on his favorite surface again.
Nadal said, “Have to play some more inside, fewer faults, serve a little bit well, I think all expressions of the game I have to get better.”
The Spaniard has achieved the last four Monte Carlo titles, and has gone on to capture the French Open each time. His final defeat on clay was to Juan Carlos Ferrero in the second round of the Rome Masters in May last year. Nadal ahead plays the fourth seeded Andy Murray, who found his initial career semifinal on clay after crushing No.8 Nikolay Davydenko of Russia 7-6 6-4.
Also, third seeded Novak Djokovic qualified for the semifinals for the second successive year by defeating No.7 Fernando Verdasco of Spain 6-2 4-6 6-3 on Friday. Djokovic burst Verdasco, the Australian Open semi finalist, in the sixth game of the deciding set and closed out the match on serve.
Djokovic said, “I could have over the job in two sets, but then he came back, adding that serious rain from Thursday made for tricky situation on the clay. The courts were actually damp. Even today you could feel it. The balls were getting bald and really fast. It was tough to control.”
Djokovic, who qualified for the semifinals of the French Open last year, will meet No. 13 Stanislas Wawrinka in the last four after he punch German qualifier Andreas Beck 6-2 6-4.