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Murrayâs task is clear; a straight sets win will secure his progress. However if he drops a set or loses then things become complicated and depending on the result of Roger Federerâs match with Juan Martin Del Potro later in the day, any two of those three players could progress.
Verdasco may already be out after three set losses to Federer and Del Potro but he will be looking to finish the tournament in style before he moves on to the Davis Cup final in a week and halfâs time. Having shattered Murrayâs dreams of his first grand slam title at the Australian Open earlier this year, Verdasco knows he can beat the Scot on a big occasion.
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However, Murray has a very comprehensive record against Verdasco, seven wins and just the one loss. He handed out a 6-1, 6-2 drubbing to the Spaniard in the Miami quarter-finals this year and beat him in three sets in Valencia on his comeback a few weeks ago.
Murray may have won that title in Valencia but he has been nowhere near his best form since he returned to the tour. He has been guilty of playing too passively especially this week. He let Federer back into their match on Tuesday and nearly did the same with Del Potro. When he played Verdasco in Valencia, the Spaniard could well have won that match if his forehand hadnât been quite so wayward.
âI’ve had letdowns in a lot of matches,” Murray said. “I’ve let guys back in the match straight away, early in the second set. And that’s something I was doing really, really well when I was playing a lot, at the beginning of the year. When I was getting ahead, I was not giving guys chances to come back into the matches. That’s something that, these last few tournaments of the year, I’ve not done so well.”
Australian Open – Nadal, Federer, Roddick and Verdasco Reach Semis
I guess the player whom I really did not expect to go this far is Spain’s Fernando Verdasco. The quarterfinal matches produced some unexpected results. But what matters is the looming showdown between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in the finals. Will fate allow them to follow the script that every tennis fan is wishing for? Let us wait and see.
Andy Roddick was the first one to reach the semis when he actually beat defending champion Novak Djokovic who retired with a tennis match result of 7-6 (3), 6-4, 6-2, 2-1. It was a bitter way to end the defense of his title for Djokovic who clearly suffered under the extremely hot weather. Compounding Djokovic’s woes was the fact that he played in a night match previously against Marco Baghdatis and the game finished at 2:20 am. He clearly had difficulty moving by the fourth set before he threw in the towel and retired. Roddick was a good sport though, as he held his emotions under check and didn’t seem to gloat once Djokovic made his decision. To Roddick’s credit, he seems to be playing better tennis than before, his progress to the quarterfinals was overshadowed by the hype surrounding Nadal and Federer. WIth his powerful serves and better all around game, I guess Djokovic didn’t really had a chance against Roddick to fight back.
Federer beat Juan Martin del Potro in the evening match in a rather convincing fashion, 6-3, 6-0, 6-0. After his previous match were in he almost got eliminated, Federer came back and didn’t really gave del Potro any chances to win a point. It was Federer’s most devastating win, as he seemed to be sending out a message to everyone that he isn’t done yet and is still aiming to break Pete Sampras’ record of most Grand Slam Men’s Singles titles won. The win reminded supporters of the Federer of years back, when in a zone, is so difficult to beat. His victory sets him up with a very interesting semi-final against an old rival in Roddick. Next to a Nadal-Federer match, a Federer-Roddick match will sure prove to be a treat for the fans of tennis who have not seen the two men play against each other in a major tournament since a Wimbledon final years back.
Verdasco proved to be this year’s giant killer as he eliminated Andy Murray in the fourth round then followed it up with a victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France under a closed roof of Rod Laver Arena. The score was 7-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Right from the start of the match, Verdasco appeared to be the more energetic and spritely player. He copied a page from Nadal’s repertoire of shots as he tried to hit game winners into the corners of the court. Tsonga looked like a different player as he struggled to place his first serves in.
Nadal faced Gilles Simon of France in the evening and the Frenchman was the only player who has provided the top ranked Spaniard some scary moments as he battled Nadal in the second and third sets before losing 6-2, 7-5, 7-5. Simon actually forced the game to Nadal, dictating the flow of the game and the pace that threw Nadal off his comfort zone. Simon made Nadal produce 24 unforced errors and only 29 winners. Too bad that Simon was error prone himself as he had 41 but did produced 42 winners to keep the match close.
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Peri Witny is an author of Sports News.
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Punto para Verdasco
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Verdasco y Söderling protagonizan un partido por los aires
Fernando Verdasco y Robin Söderling han querido presentar la edición número 58 del Abierto de Barcelona de una manera muy peculiar. Los dos deportistas han subido hasta una amplia terraza del nuevo hotel W de Barcelona, debidamente habilitada, para jugar un partido de tenis.
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Fernando Verdasco campeon Barcelona 2010
www.batennis.com Fernando Verdasco derrota por 63 46 y 63 a Robin Soderling para comsagrarse campeón en el Barcelona open Bancsabadell Conde de Godó 2010.
Rafael Nadal Beats Verdasco In Monte Carlo Finals
CLAY COURT King Rafael Nadal defeated his friend and country mate Fernando Verdasco in straight sets 6-0, 6-1 in the finals
of Monte Carlo Championship. The match ended after one hour 25 minutes with lots of power hitting from both the players.
After losing the match against his dear friend, Verdasco said “When he plays like that,” “no one can beat him.” And the
statement is pretty true because on the clay court he plays like god that no one can stand among his backhands and forehands.
After winning the Monte Carlo trophy Nadal seemed pleased and he will he will be heading to his next test, in Barcelona but
playing at the Madrid is looking pretty difficult as no commitment yet from and Rome is also in the line-up.
But the most awaited Rolland Garros as his country will be starting in a month which will be the most crucial title for
Nadal as he has a record of winning this title consecutively.
However, Nadal was not playing well if we look at his previous records, Rafa has not able to win a title since last 11 months
but this win at Monte Carlo must have boosted his winning confident and will help him to win further tournaments.
He was not able to perform previously because of his knee injury and sore abdominals, and played poorly in the Australian
Open, coming to life briefly in losing to Andy Murray but he had bounce in his feet for Monte Carlo.
Rafael Nadal will be facing many big names in between his title like Federer, Djokovic, Murray, Verdasco, Ferrer, Ferrero,
Del Potro, Soderling, Berdych and Nalbandian.
So let’s see what the powerful, never say die attitude Rafa do to win further title as the journey is still hard and many
obstacles will be there for him. Let’s hope Nadal performs to his potential in the coming tournaments and win many titles.
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Djokovic to meet Verdasco in Rome quarters
Djokovic to meet Verdasco in Rome quarters
Novak Djokovic will play Fernando Verdasco in the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters after both players won in straight sets Thursday.
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Fernando Verdasco vs Novak Djokovic Live Streaming – Fernando Verdasco vs Novak Djokovic Internazionali BNL d’Italia 2010 match on Friday, April 30, 2010.
Venue: Rome, Italy.
Time: 01:00 P.M
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Fernando Verdasco will meet Novak Djokovic in the Internazionali BNL d’Italia 2010 match on Friday.
World No. 2 Novak Djokovic and in-form Spaniard Fernando Verdasco will clash in a blockbuster quarter-final at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia after both recorded straight-sets wins on Thursday at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 clay-court tennis tournament in Rome.
World No. 2 Novak Djokovic and Spanish star Fernando Verdasco are ready for big fight in the quarter-finals of Internazionali BNL d’Italia 2010. On Thursday, Novak Djokovic and Fernando Verdasco have won in straight-sets.
Seeded No.2 Novak Djokovic took 87 minutes to eliminate Thomaz Bellucci 6-4, 6-4 in the first Center Court match. Novak Djokovic has reached final in the past two years, triumphing over Stanislas Wawrinka to lift the trophy in 2008 before finishing runner-up to Rafael Nadal last year.
Novak Djokovic won Barclays Dubai Tennis Championship in February. Novak Djokovic takes a 5-3 record into the clash with Fernando Verdasco. Fernando Verdasco won 11 out of 12 matches, including a run to his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final in Monte-Carlo and winning his second ATP World Tour title of the season at last week’s Barcelona Open BancSabadell.
World No. 2 Novak Djokovic and Spanish star Fernando Verdasco are ready for big fight in the quarter-finals of Internazionali BNL d’Italia 2010. On Thursday, Novak Djokovic and Fernando Verdasco have won in straight-sets.
Seeded No.2 Novak Djokovic took 87 minutes to eliminate Thomaz Bellucci 6-4, 6-4 in the first Center Court match. Novak Djokovic has reached final in the past two years, triumphing over Stanislas Wawrinka to lift the trophy in 2008 before finishing runner-up to Rafael Nadal last year.
Feliciano Lopez vs Robin Soderling Verdasco Live Streaming, Watch Feliciano Lopez vs Robin Soderling Verdasco Live Streaming
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Feliciano Lopez vs Robin Soderling Live Streaming – Feliciano Lopez vs Robin Soderling Barcelona open Bancsabadell atlantico 2010 match on Thursday, April 22, 2010.
Venue: Barcelona, Spain.
Time: 10:30 A.M
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Feliciano Lopez will meet Robin Soderling in the Barcelona open Banco Sabadell atlantico 2010 match on Thursday at Barcelona.
Robin Soderling is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is ranked No.8 in the ATP rankings as of April 2010. Söderling is the first and only tennis player to defeat Rafael Nadal in the French Open. Though he would go on to lose in the final to Roger Federer, he completed the strongest performance in a Grand Slam event of his career. Currently he is the only Swede in the top 100 in the ATP rankings.
Robin Soderling entered as Seeded 5th in the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open, and after receiving a bye in the first round, Söderling beat Peter Luczak, 7-6 (7-5), 6-0. He faced Philipp Petzschner in the third round and won comfortably 6-1, 6-2. He faced 9th seed Fernando Gonzalez in the fourth round, defeating him in an unpredictable match 6-0, 6-7(3), 6-2. He went on to advance to his second straight ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final, after beating Mikhail Youzhny 6-1, 6-4 in the QF’s. However, plagued by a stiff right knee, Söderling was once again eliminated in the semis, this time by Tomas Berdych 2-6, 2-6.
After good results in the U.S, Robin returned to Europe for the clay court season but had to pull out of 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters due to an overstrained knee. He will get his clay court season under way at the 2010 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell.
Robin Soderling entered as Seeded 5th in the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open, and after receiving a bye in the first round, Söderling beat Peter Luczak, 7-6 (7-5), 6-0. He faced Philipp Petzschner in the third round and won comfortably 6-1, 6-2. He faced 9th seed Fernando Gonzalez in the fourth round, defeating him in an unpredictable match 6-0, 6-7(3), 6-2. He went on to advance to his second straight ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final, after beating Mikhail Youzhny 6-1, 6-4 in the QF’s. However, plagued by a stiff right knee, Söderling was once again eliminated in the semis, this time by Tomas Berdych 2-6, 2-6.
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Barcelona 2010 Sunday Verdasco Interview
An interview with Fernando Verdasco immediately after his three-set victory over Robin Soderling in the final of the Barcelona Open BancSabadell Sunday. <a href=" www.tennistv.comtarget="_blank">Watch Live Matches</a>. Video courtesy of <a href=" www.tennistv.com target="_blank">Tennis TV</a>, copyright ATP Media.
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Ernests Gulbis vs Fernando Verdasco Live Streaming -Ernests Gulbis vs Fernando Verdasco Barcelona open Bancsabadell atlantico 2010 match on Friday, April 23, 2010.
Venue: Barcelona, Spain.
Time: 10:30 A.M
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Ernests Gulbis will meet Fernando Verdasco in the Barcelona open Bancsabadell atlantico 2010 match on Friday.
Gulbis claimed wins in the first two rounds of the Australian Open precursor tournament, the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, defeating 6th seeded Spaniard Albert Montañés 6-2, 7-5, and subsequently Italian Andreas Seppi 6-4, 7-5. Gulbis progressed on to the third round, where he was defeated in a tight match against world number 1 Roger Federer 2-6, 6-4, 4-6. At the 2010 Australian Open itself, Gulbis was ousted in the first round by 30th Seed Argentine Juan Monaco in straight sets.
In February, Gulbis reached his second career semifinal at an ATP 500 event, the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis, Tennessee. In the second round he defeated No. 3 seed Radek Stepanek, facing two, consecutive Czech players as he ousted No. 5 seed Tomas Berdych in the third round in a tight, three set match. He lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Sam Querrey.
At the end of February he then competed in the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, an outdoor hard court tournament, where he won his maiden ATP tour title. In the final, he faced 6′11″ Croatian and No. 2 seed Ivo Karlovic, winning convincingly with a score line of 6-2, 6-3. With this victory, his ranking rose back into the top 50.
Gulbis’ next tournament was the 2010 BNP Paribas Open, an ATP 1000 Tier tournament. Gulbis defeated swiss player Marco Chiudinelli in the first round, but succumbed to No. 5 seed Nikolay Davydenko 6-4, 6-4 in the second round, who was playing with a broken wrist. Ernests missed the Sony Ericsson Open and reappeared in Monte Carlo. He again beat Chiudinelli and then lost to Stanislas Wawrinka.
VERDASCO UPSETS DJOKOVIC TO REACH FINAL
VERDASCO UPSETS DJOKOVIC TO REACH FINAL
Verdasco – dumped out top seed Djokovic. A solid performance from Fernando Verdasco saw him dispatch top seed Novak Djokovic and set up an all-Spanish final against Rafael Nadal at the Monte Carlo Masters.
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(Bnp Paribas Open) Fernando Verdasco Vs Thomaz Bellucci.
This is a video from the early round match with Verdasco and Bellucci. These are the first 4 points of the match at Bnp on 3/14/09. Verdasco ended up winning the match (7-5) (6-1). Enjoy!!!
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.
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Competitors yet afraid of Federer
Roger Federer can have misplaced his position at the top of the rankings but he stays a tremendously formidable adversary, his rivals said.
The Swiss star has not succeeded to win a tournament in this year and smashed a racquet in an out of character outburst in Miami.
The world number one Rafeal Nadal said, “He’s completed a Grand Slam final and two Master Series semis.”
And on the other hand world number two Djokovic said, “He gained it all for four years and now he loses and misses a few he’s not in crisis”.
I did detect it strange that he cracked his racquet at Miami, he who always keeps peaceful. But these things occur when you are disturbed on the court,” added the Serbian.
Federer, 27, has won 13 Grand Slam occasions but only one, last year’s US Open, out of the last six. Nadal exchanged Federer at the top of the rankings last August, and the Swiss player has never defeated him at a Grand Slam event outside of SW19.
The usually reserved Federer burst into tears after losing to Nadal in the Australian Open final in February, giving the critics with advance ammunition that the Swiss player’s game was in refuse. France’s Gilles Simon has crushed Federer on each of the two events they have met, but the Frenchman was similarly admiring as Nadal and Djokovic. “For me, on a good day, he still is the excellent player in the world,” he said.
Breaking ranks, Fernando Verdasco of Spain proposed Federer was struggling psychologically with having to accept he was no more as prevalent as he had once been.
Two years before he was winning and gaining everything. Now, since the start of the year, he has been crushed by Nadal, Djokovic and Andy Murray. Psychologically it is not easy to manage. Federer is due to start his clay court season in Monte Carlo against Italian Andreas Seppi on Wednesday.