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US Open semi-final: Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer
Sep 12th
US Open semi-final: World No.1 Novak Djokovic beats swiss star Roger Federer by saving two match points and got to win semi-finals in New York.
Federer had won two sets before Djokovic roared back to win 6-7, (7-9), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5. Federer seemed in complete charge when he broke Djokovic at love to go up 5-3 in the final set. Federer went up 40-15 with double match point
Djokovic, the Australian Open and Wimbledon champion, has now taken his 2011 record to 63 wins against just two defeats, and stands one win from a fourth Grand Slam title.
“It was definitely the biggest win of this year, one of the biggest wins of the career, under the circumstances,” the BBC quoted Djokovic, as saying. More >
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Australian Open 2011: Roger Federer out of the race!
Jan 28th
Australian Open 2011: This time we are not going to see Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal’s fight in final. Roger Federer lost his semifinals to Novak Djokovic. And the world’s No.1 Nadal has already left with injury.
The Swiss was beaten 7-6 (7/3) 7-5 6-4 by Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of the Australian Open. “It’s not the end in any way. It’s a start for many other tournaments after this,” Federer said.
Expectations are that the possible final showdown on Sunday will be between Djokovic and Andy Murray. Swiss press described Federer as “bankrupt on court” against Djokovic, powerless to stop the imperious Serb from eliminating the four-time More >
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Rafael Nadal’s Shocking exit from Australian Open!
Jan 27th
Rafael Nadal left Australian open 2011 after sustaining a shattering hamstring injury early in his quarter-final. He lost to fellow Spanish player David Ferrer. Ferrer is to face Murray in the second semi-final on Friday night.
Nadal injured his left hamstring in the second game of his quarterfinal against David Ferrer and went down 6-4, 6-2, 6-3. After taking a medical timeout on the changeover down 2-1, Nadal returned to the court with his left thigh bandaged and had a hard time sprinting side to side or getting a good push off his leg. While he may have been able to take out a less fleet or less accomplished foe in a similar condition, it was an impossible task against his friend and Davis Cup teammate Ferrer, who is nearly as fast and is relentless from inside the baseline. More >
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Australian Open 2011: Paes and Bhupathi in Finals!
Jan 27th
Australian Open 2011: Ace Indian pair Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi are raced into Australian open finals. They are just a step away to win the title for the first time.
The seed 3 players Paes and Bhupati defeated the second-seeded pair of Daniel Nestor of Cananda and Max Mirnyi of Belarus 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 to make it to the final of the Australian Open.
Now the Indian duo will play top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States in the final, the Bryan brothers having got the better of the combination of Eric Butorac (US) and John-Julien Rojer (Curacao) 6-3, 6-2 in the first semi-final. More >
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