Djokovic vs Nadal Paris Masters Semifinal Live

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Djokovic vs Nadal ATP Paris Masters Semifinal Live:

World No.2 Rafael Nadal after going through some tricky matches, now faces the Serbian Sensation or probably the toughest player left in the draw-Novak Djokovic.Nadal entered the semifinals with a 7-5,7-5 victory over local star & the Defending Champion Tsonga.Nadal was the runner up at Paris twice and is trying to reach his sixth ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final (3-2) of the year.

World No.3 Novak Djokovic is attempting to reach his ATP World Tour-best 10th final (4-5) of the season and his fifth title match.The other semifinal battle is between Gael Monfils of France & Radek Stepanek of Czech Republic.

HEAD TO HEADS :

(3) Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs (2) Rafael Nadal (ESP)

Nadal Leads 14-5.

06 Roland Garros (France) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 ret
07 ATP Masters Series Indian Wells Hard F Rafael Nadal 6-2 7-5
07 ATP Masters Series Miami (U.S.A.) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4
07 ATP Masters Series Rome (Italy) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-3
07 Roland Garros (France) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-4 6-2
07 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass SF Rafael Nadal 3-6 6-1 4-1 ret
07 ATP Masters Series Montreal Hard SF Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3
07 Tennis Masters Cup (China) Hard RR Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4
08 ATP Masters Series Indian Wells Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-2
08 ATP Masters Series Hamburg Clay SF Rafael Nadal 7-5 2-6 6-2
08 Roland Garros (France) Clay SF Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-2 7-6(3)
08 London / Queen's Club (Great Britain)Grass F Rafael Nadal 7-6(6)7-5
08 ATP Masters Series Cincinnati Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-1 7-5
08 Beijing Olympics (China) Hard SF Rafael Nadal 6-4 1-6 6-4
09 ESP vs. SRB WG 1st RD (Spain) Clay RR Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 6-1
09 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-3 2-6 6-1
09 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Clay F Rafael Nadal 7-6(2)6-2
09 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Clay SF Rafael Nadal 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(9)
09 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-4

Match Over

US Open Final Federer vs Potro Live

US Open Final Federer vs Potro Live:

World No.1 Roger Federer powered into his sixth consecutive US Open Final with a straight sets 7-6(3), 7-5, 7-5 victory over Serbian Novak Djokovic.It was Federer's 40th straight victory at Flushing meadows, both players had their chances, Djokovic has a 4-2 lead in the first set but failed to consolidate his break to allow Federer win the first set.Soon Federer raised his games & dominated rest of the match two close out in 3 tight sets.

He will next face Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro who raced into his maiden grandslam final with upset straight sets 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Rafael Nadal.The last time they played was at the semifinals of Roland Gaross where Del Potro had 2 sets to 1 lead but Federer fought back to win the match, prior to that in five encounters he had not even taken a set off Federer.

Head to Head:
Federer leads Del Potro 6-0 all time.

Match Over

Federer vs Djokovic US Open Semifinal Live

Federer vs Djokovic US Open Semifinal Live:

15 time grandslam Champion Roger Federer faces World No.4 Novak Djokovic for third straight year at the US Open in the semifinals.The World No.1 powered into his 22nd consecutive grandslam semifinal, two wins away from winning the US Open for the sixth consecutive time. The World No.1 entered US Open by completing a career grandslam & with an epic thrilling five set victory at centre court against Andy Roddick, regained his No.1 ranking back.Federer has been pushed to four sets only twice enroute to semifinal asnd is currently at his best.

Novak Djokovic is in his best form, has lost only 2 sets enroute to semifinal.In the quarterfinal who fought Fernado Verdasco to win the first set and after letting the Spaniard dominate him in the second set 6-1, Djokovic bounced back to win the next two.Djokovic comparatively poor results at the grnadlsma this year than in the past losing the QFs of Australian Open & Wimbledon and in the third round at Roland Gaross.

Head to Head:
Federer leads Djokovic 8-4 all time.

match over

Nadal vs Gonzalez US Open Quarterfinal Live

Nadal vs Gonzalez US Open Quarterfinal Live:

Six time grandslam Champion, Rafael Nadal's path to the semifinal was halted when the wind turned rain during the second set tiebreak against Chilean Fernando Gonzalez while leading 7-6(4), 6-6 (3-2) forcing the quarterfinal match to be postponed.

The Spaniard is bidding to win the only grandslam title that has eluded him so far,his best performance was the semifinals in 2008 in 6 attempts where he lost to Andy Murray, who made shock exit this year in the fourth round.

Match Over

Djokovic vs Verdasco US Open Quarterfinal Live

Djokovic vs Verdasco US Open Quarterfinal Live:

World No.4 Novak Djokovic advanced to the quarterfinals of 2009 US Open with a crushing win over Radek Stepanek where he will face hard hitting spaniard Fernando Verdasco who powered into his maiden quarterfinal with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 win over John Isner of USA.Isner who stunned Andy Roddick in a thrilling five setter in the third round, won the first set but failed to maintain the same momentum, With Isner's defeat it marks the first time where no American contender is left in the field.

Fernando Verdasco who rose to fame after reaching 2009 Australian Open Semifinal but losing eventually to the Champion Rafael Nadal in a five set thriller, is on his longest winning streak after capturing his first ATP World Tour hard-court title at Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven (d. Querrey).

Match Over

Federer vs Soderling US Open Quarterfinal Live

Federer vs Soderling US Open Quarterfinal Live:

After a tricky third round match, World No.1 & 5 time US Open Champion Roger Federer powered into the quarterfinals outplaying Spaniard Tommy Robredo in straight sets (7-5,6-2,6-2).In the opening set Robredo came up with some good game but Federer raised his game persistently as he struck 35 winners to just 18 unforced errors to wrap up the match in one hour and 48 minutes.

Federer will now meet Robin Soderling of Sweden, who continued his good run at grandslams.It will be their third meeting at the grandslams, the last time they met was at this year's Roland Gaross Final & the fourth round of Wimbledon.

Head to Head:
Federer leads 11-0 all time.

Match Over

Soderling vs Monaco ATP Bastad Final Live

Soderling vs Monaco ATP Bastad Final Live:
ATP Catella Swedish Open Live:

Roland Gaross Finalist Robin Soderling is bidding to capture his first ATP title of the season when he faces Argentine Juan Monaco.Monaco who has defeated top seed Verdasco & 3rd seed Robredo enroute to final is aiming for his fourth career ATP title.Soderling is trying to become the first Swedish to win at Bastad since Magnus Norman in 2000.

WHAT’S AT STAKE –
Winner: € 75,500 and 250 South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking points
Runner-up: € 39,700 and 150 South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking points

FINALS HISTORY –
Monaco: Appearing in his 8th ATP World Tour final…………He is 3-4 in finals
Soderling: Appearing in his 11th ATP World Tour level final…He is 3-7 in finals

FINAL HEAD TO HEADS –

Juan Monaco (ARG) vs (2) Robin Soderling (SWE) Soderling Leads 3-1

Match Over

Soderling vs Vinciguerra ATP Bastad Semifinal Live

Soderling vs Vinciguerra ATP Bastad Semifinal Live:

Roland Gaross Finalist Robin Soderling set up an all swedish battle with Andreas Vinciguerra in the semifinal of ATP Catella Swedish Open,Bastad.After Soderling's dream run into the finals of Roland Gaross he rose to No.12 on the ATP list while Vinciguerra is No.460 in the rankings.Both player are meeting each other for the first time.

Soderling FastFacts:
2009 Highlights:
F: Roland Gaross(l Federer); SF: Auckland (l Del Potro); QF: Brisbane (l Stepanek)
YTD W-L: 23-12
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 3
Date of Birth: August 14, 1984
South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking: 12

Vinciguerra FastFacts:
2009 Highlights:
YTD W-L: 4-4
Career Titles: 1
Date of Birth: February 19, 1981
South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking: 460

Match Over
Soderling Won

Federer vs Roddick Wimbledon Final Live

Federer vs Roddick Wimbledon Final Live:

Roger Federer powered into a record 20th consecutive grandslam final, where he will bid to capture a record breaking 15th grandslam title as he faces old rival Andy Roddick who entered his third Wimbledon Final outplaying Local star Andy Murray in tight 4 sets in the semifinal, in final of Wimbledon 2009.

Federer is just one win away from surpassing Pete Sampras's all time record of 14 grandslam titles, The Swiss Maestro who lost his Wimbledon crown last year to arch rival World No.1 Rafael Nadal will definitely try to retain his title this year.If Federer wins Wimbledon he would regain the No. 1 spot in the South African Airways 2009 ATP Rankings.

Former World No.1 Andy Roddick under the guidance of his new coach Larry Stefanki paved into his 5th grandslam final after almost 4 years.The American's lone grandslam victory comes long back in 2003 at the US Open since then he has played 3 grandslam finals, 2 at Wimbledon & one at US Open but only to lose to Federer each time.

But now the big serving A Rod has got another chance and wouldn't let it go way, as he seems to have improved a lot during the last couple of months & is a strong obstacle on Federer's way for a sixth Wimbledon title.

Federer has lost just a single set enroute to the final which clearly shows how dominant he is on grass while Roddick has gone through some tough matches losing six sets enroute to the final.

Head to Head:
Federer leads 18-2.

Match Over.
Federer Won.

Murray vs Roddick Wimbledon Semifinal Live

Murray vs Roddick Wimbledon Semifinal Live:

World No.3 Andy Murray clashes with 2 time Wimbledon Finalist Andy Roddick in the semifinal of Wimbledon 2009.Murray is bidding to become the first British male since Fred Perry in 1938 to triumph at Wimbledon. Murray made his first grandslam final at 2008 US Open lost to Federer & since then he has improved a lot,winning 4 ATP Masters's Series, made a quarterfinal appearance at Roland Gaross 09 & won the title at Queen's this year.

Former World No.1 Andy Roddick had to fire 43 aces to win a five set classic quarterfinal duel with Lleyton Hewitt to book a place in the semifinals.He is bidding to make his 5th grandslam final, having made 3 other finals(2 at Wimbledon,1 US Open) but lost to Federer each time.His lone grandslam title comes long back at the US Open in 2003 but the American No.1 seems to have improved his game further under the guidance of his new coach Larry Stefanki.

Head to Head:
Murray leads 6-2.

Match Over.
Roddick Won

Djokovic vs Haas Wimbledon Quarterfinal Live

Djokovic vs Haas Wimbledon Quarterfinal Live:

The 2009 Wimbledon Quarterfinal features great action which includes four former World No. 1s, and four of the top six seeds.World No.4 Novak Djokovic, a 2007 Wimbledon semifinalist faces German Tommy Haas who powered into his maiden Wimbledon Quarterfinal.

Haas at 31 years old is the oldest player in the quarterfinal draw but seems to be in great form coming out with a victory at ATP Halle(def.Djokovic) prior to Wimbledon & has defeated top 10 player enroute to quarterfinal.The German native also made fourth round appearance at this year's Roland Gaross losing to eventual champion Roger Federer after being two sets up.

Serbian Star Djokovic had been on a bad run for the last couple of months but now seems to have found some pace.Since losing the opening set in a tie-break to Julien Benneteau in the first round, he has not dropped a set in the next 12 sets.

The other quarterfinal matches are Roger Federer vs Ivo Karlovic, Hewitt vs Roddick, Murray vs Juan Carlos Ferrero.

Head to Head:
Djokovic leads 2-1

Match Over
Djokovic Won

Federer vs Soderling French Open Final Live

Federer vs Soderling French Open Final Live:

World No.2 Roger Federer is just a victory away from making history;The 14th grandslam title & maiden French Open Trophy!, when he faces the underdog Robin Soderling of Sweden in the final of French Open 2009.Federer is making his 19th grandslam final appearance and a victory would put it his name in to the history books as just the sixth man to win all 4 grandslam titles so far & this seems to be a more probable outcome as his arch rival Rafael Nadal is out of his away.

But his performance has been quite patchy over the last 2 weeks, as you could see him coming back from two set deficit against Tommy Haas, a struggling 5 set win over Del Potro in semifinal & has lost 6 sets on his way to the French Open final which is the most he has dropped so far in a grandslam.

Robin Soderling the darkhorse moved into his maiden grandslam final with thrilling 5 set victory over Fernando Gonzalez of Chile coming back from 1-4 deficit in the final set.The dethroner of World No.1 Rafael Nadal seems to be in great form & so the Swede native cannot be underestimated.

Head to Head:
Federer leads 9-0 all time & 2-0 on clay.

Match Over
Federer Won

Safina vs Kuznetsova Live-French Open Final

Safina vs Kuznetsova Live-French Open Final:

World No.1 Dinara Safina faces Russian compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final of French Open 2009.This is Safina's third grandslam final previously being runner-up at last year's French Open(lt.to Ivanovic) & this year's Australian Open(lt.to Serena).The No.7 seed & US Open winner(2004) seems to be in great form beating Serena Williams & Stosur enroute to final.

Head to Head:
This is will be 14 time the pair will be meeting each other.Kuznetsova leads 8-5 but its tied 4-4 on clay.

Match Over
Kuznetsova Won

Federer vs Del Potro French Open Semifinal Live

Federer vs Del Potro French Open Semifinal Live:

World No.2 Roger Federer is just 2 matches from clinching the coveted French Open Trophy & reach the magical figure of 14 grandslams, when he faces Argentine World No.5 Juan Martin Del Potro in the semifinals of the French Open 2009.Federer who has been tipped has the favourite after the shock exit of World No.1 Rafael Nadal, Djokovic & this semifinal will be a tougher task for the 3 time french open finalist as Del Potro seems to be in great form losing just one set enroute to semifinal by defeating home favourite Tsonga.

Head to Head:
Del Potro has never won Federer in 5 attempts, he has not even won a set.At this year's Australian Open Quarterfinal Federer crushed Del Potro 6-3, 6-0, 6-0.Federer leads 5-0 all time & 1-0 on clay.

Match Over
Federer Won

Federer vs Monfils French Open Quarterfinal Live

Federer vs Monfils French Open Quarterfinal Live:

World No.2 Roger Federer after his 5 set thriller victory over German Tommy Haas being 2 sets down now faces another stiff challenge from local star Gael Monfils in the quarterfinals of the French Open 2009.Federer has been having a patchy performance for the last one week at the French Open- he has lost 4 sets on his way to the quarterfinals exposing himself to be vulnerable as he rarely loses a set.But this time if he continues in the same way, victory at Roland Garros will again elude for the 13 time grandslam champion who has lost the past three French open finals against Nadal.

Head to Head:
Monfils has never beaten Federer before.They both met each other at last year's French Open Semifinal which Monfils lost in 4 sets.This time he will be out for revenge.
Federer leads 4-0 all time & 2-0 on clay.

Match Over
Federer Won.

Murray vs Gonzalez French Open Quarterfinal Live

Murray vs Gonzalez French Open Quarterfinal Live:

World No.3 Andy Murray of Britain reached the quarterfinals of the French Open for the first time with an impressive 7-5, 7-6(4), 6-1 victory over No. 13 seed Croatian Marin Cilic.He now faces a stiff challenge World No.12 Chilean Fernando Gonzalez who is in great form, yet to drop a set, as he dismissed Victor Hanescu of Romania 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 to reach quarterfinals of French Open for the third time.

Head to Head:
Its tied 1-1.

Match Over
Gonzalez Won.

Federer vs Haas French Open Fourth Round Live

Federer vs Haas French Open Fourth Round Live:

With the World No.1 & Four time defending Champion Rafael Nadal & Novak Djokovic having lost their encounters against Robin Soderling & Paul Kohlshrieber resp. definitely the only hot favourite player left to watch is 13 time grandslam champion & 3 time French Open finalist Roger Federer.He now faces Tommy Haas of Germany who has come out of long lay off who at one point was World No.2.Federer is chasing for the only title which has eluded him so far & the chances of that are more bright now as Nadal & Djokovic have bowed out.

Head to Head:
Both of them have met 10 times against each other with Federer leading 8-2 but none of the matches were played on clay.

Match Over
Federer Won

Federer vs Mathieu French Open Third Round Live

Federer vs Mathieu French Open Third Round Live:

World No.2 & 3 time french open finalist Roger Federer made a comeback victory after being 2 sets to 1 down against Jose Acasuso in the second round.Federer was 1-5 down in third set but suddenly twisted his game to wrap up the match 7-6(8), 5-7, 7-6(2), 6-2.He now faces the in-form No. 32 seed Paul-Henri Mathieu for a place in the fourth round after the Frenchman eased past Spaniard Pablo Andujar 6-2, 6-3, 6-4.

Federer, who has reached the semi-finals or better at the past 19 Grand Slam championships, captured his 58th tour-level title at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (d. Nadal) two weeks ago.He will be keen to not repeat his patchy performance as he did against Acasuso in the previous round & show the Frenchman the door.

Match Over
Federer Won

Nadal vs Daniel French Open First Round Live

Nadal vs Daniel French Open First Round Live:

World No.1 & Four time defending Roland Garros Champion Rafael Nadal will begin his title campaign against qualifier Marcos Daniel of Brazil.Nadal has an unbeaten streak of 28 matches at Roland Garros & has a remarkable 150-5 win-loss record since 2005 on clay.His is bidding to become the first man in open era to win French Open 5 times consecutively breaking Bjorn Borg's record of 4 consecutive titles.

Match Over
Nadal won.

Somdev Devvarman Fails To Qualify

Indian hope Somdev Devvarman failed to qualify for the Roland Garros/French Open main draw after he lost to Brazilian Marcos Daniel in clearly one sided match losing 0-6,6-1.The Indian star was not at all at his best as he could hold his serve only one & couldn't convert 5 break points which he got in the entire match & gave the match in just 58 minutes.The Brazilian outclassed Somdev scoring 30 winners to Somdev's nine & converting 5 of 8 break point oppurtunities.

Rafael Nadal Wins Australian Open 2009!

World No.1 Rafael Nadal put a hold to 13 time grandslam champion Roger Federer's run for a record equalling 14 grandslam titles by beating his arch rival 7-5, 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-3, 6-2 in another classic final.It is Nadal's third consecutive win against Federer in a grandslam final & he now holds grandslam title on all surfaces Clay,Grass & Hard.Federer burst into tears after he lost the final.

Watch the highlights below:-

Federer vs Nadal Australian Open Final Live

Federer vs Nadal Australian Open Final Live:

World No.1 Rafael Nadal stormed into his maiden hardcourt grandslam final at the Australian Open after surviving a record 5 set battle with spanish compatriot-The dark horse Fernando Verdasco in 5 hrs & 14 min, the longest in the Australian Open history to set up another classic Australian Open Final with arch-rival Roger Federer.It will be their first meeting since the epic Wimbledon Final in 2008 which witnessed Nadal snatching the crown from the 5-time defending Champion Federer.Nadal will be bidding for his first harcourt Grandslam title & his 6th grandslam overall.

Thirteen time grandslam Champion & World No.2 Roger Federer will be chasing for a record equalling 14 grandslam titles, held by legendary Pete Sampras.Federer who lost both the French Open & Wimbledon Final to Nadal last year is desperately trying to avenge his defeat.He lost in the Australian Open semifinal last year to eventual champion Novak Djokovic while he is suffering from mononucleosis but bounced back by winning the US Open(def.Andy Murray) the final grandslam of the season.Federer who has previously won the Australian Open in 2004, 2006 & 2007 is aiming for a fourth title at Melbourne from his 18th grandslam final.

Nadal & Federer have met each other 18 times with Nadal leading 12-6.Nadal also holds a 4-2 edge over Federer in grandslam finals & 10-4 in finals.

Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer
Sets Won: 37 | 25
Tiebreak Sets Won: 6 | 9

Match Wins By Surface:
Clay: 9 | 1
Hard: 2 | 3
Carpet: 0 | 0
Grass: 1 | 2
Synthetic Turf: 0 | 0

Match Over
Nadal Won.

Nadal vs Verdasco Australian Open Semifinal Live

Nadal vs Verdasco Australian Open Semifinal Live:

World No.1 Rafael Nadal defeated Frenchman Gilles Simon in straight sets to set up an all Spanish semifinal with Fernando Verdasco.Nadal is attempting to reach his eighth career grandslam final, his first on hardcourt.Nadal has not dropped a set enroute to semifinal is appearing in the Australian Open semifinal for the 2nd straight year, last year he surprisingly lost to Tsonga in straight sets.5 grandslam titles to his name(4 Roland Gaross & 1 Wimbledon), Nadal is desperately chasing for his maiden hardcourt grandslam title.

World No.15 Fernando Verdasco is making his first grandslam semifinal appearance after defeating two higher seeds, World No.4 Andy Murray in 5 sets in the fourth round & 2008 AO runner Tsonga in 4 sets in the QF.Verdasco made a name for himself by playing a major role in Spain's Davis Cup victory over Argentina in the finals, where he won both his rubber matches & in one of which he made a comeback victory after being 2 sets down.By making it to the semifinals of Australian Open, he will jump to No.9 spot & will jump to No.6 if he wins the title.

Both the lefties are meeting each other for the seventh time with Nadal leading 6-0.

Rafael Nadal | Fernando Verdasco
Sets Won: 13 | 1
Tiebreak Sets Won: 2 | 0

Match Wins By Surface:
Clay: 2 0
Hard: 3 0
Grass: 1 0

Match Over
Nadal won.

Federer vs Roddick Australian Open Semifinal Live

Federer vs Roddick Australian Open Semifinal Live:

13 time grandslam champion & World No.2 Roger Federer stormed into his 19th consecutive grandslam semifinal with a crushing 6-3, 6-0, 6-0 victory over ATP No.6 Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina to set up a clash with old rival & Former World No.1 Andy Roddick of USA.Federer is chasing for his 14th Grandslam title & equal Pete Sampras's all time record, he was a winner of Australian Open in 2004, 2006, 2007.Federer who struggled to win the fourth round against Tomas Berdych after being two sets down, regained his top form in the quarterfinal winning 83 points to Del Potro’s 36 and fired 38 winners to just nine unforced errors.

ATP No.9 Andy Roddick advanced to the semifinal of Australian Open for the fourth time after the defending Champion Novak Djokovic retired due to heat exhaution, while Roddick was leading 6-7(3),6-4,6-2,2-1.Roddick who has worked hard on his fitness & diet with his new coach Larry Stefanki, has had good results from the beginning of 2009 ATP season.Nearly six years since his sole grandslam title at the US Open in 2003, Roddick still believes he has time on his side.Since then he has reached two Wimbledon Finals & one US Open Final but only to be beaten by Federer each time.

In 2009 Australian Open Semifinal, both the former World No.1s clash each other for the 18th time.Federer leads 15-2 but Roddick has won the last meeting at ATP Miami Masters in 2008.

Match Over.
Federer won 6-2, 7-5, 7-5.

Federer vs Del Potro Australian Open Quarterfinal Live

Federer vs Del Potro Australian Open Quarterfinal Live:

World No.2 & 13 time grandslam champion Roger Federer set up a clash with rising Argentine star ATP No.9 Juan Martin Del Potro in the quarterfinal of Australian Open 2009.Federer narrowly escaped defeat against ATP No.21 Tomas Berdych, making a comeback victory after being 2 sets down in 3 hrs & 28 min.Del Potro stormed into his second career quarter-final, he also made it to the quarter-final of US Open 2008(lt.to Murray), after a 4 set win over Croatian Marin Cilic.

The pair's last meeting was at the quarter-finals of ATP Madrid Masters which Federer won 6-3,6-3.Head to Head they have met 3 times with Federer leading 3-0.

Match Over
Federer won 6-3, 6-0, 6-0.

Djokovic vs Roddick Australian Open Quarterfinal Live

Djokovic vs Roddick Australian Open Quarterfinal Live:

World No.3 & Defending Australian Open Novak Djokovic moved into the quarter-final with a tough 6-1,7-6(1),6-7(7),6-2 win over 2006 Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis, to set up a mouth watering clash with 3 time semifinalist Andy Roddick who eased into the quarter-final with an easy straight sets win over Tommy Robredo, he has lost only one set enroute to the quarter-final.

They both last met in the US Open 2008 quarterfinal which Djokovic won in 4 sets.Roddick being two sets down won the third set 6-3 & was serving for the 4th set at 5-4 but Djokovic broke back immediately and forced into a tiebreak which he won 7-5.They have met each other 3 times with Djokovic winning two of them.

Match Over.
Roddick won 6-7(3),6-4,6-2,2-1 after Djokovic retired.

Federer vs Berdych Australian Open Fourth Round Live

Federer vs Berdych Australian Open Fourth Round Live:

Three time Australian Open Champion Roger Federer plays ATP No.21 Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic in the fourth round of Australian Open 2009 after a straight sets win over Former World No.1 Marat Safin.Berdych, a winner 4 ATP titles reached the fourth of Australian Open with a over ATP No.13 Stanislas Wawrinka in 4 sets.He also reached 4th round of Australian Open last year, losing to Federer in straight sets,their last meeting was at fourth round of Beijing Olympics which Federer won 6-3, 7-6(4).

They have played against each other 8 times with Federer winning 7 of them,Berdych only win was in 2004 Athens Olympics in R32.Federer leads 7-1 all time & 2-1 on hard courts.

Match Over.
Federer won 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.

Federer vs Safin Australian Open Third Round Live

Federer vs Safin Australian Open Third Round Live:

3 time Australian Open Roger Federer & 2005 Australian Open Champion Marat Safin clash in third round of Australian Open 2009.Federer who is chasing for his 14th grandslam title and equal Pete Sampras's all time record beat Korolev of Russia 6-2,6-3,6-1 in the second round to set up a clash with the Former World No.1 Safin.

Safin's last win against Federer was in the 2005 Australian Open semifinal in a thrilling five setter 5-7 6-4 5-7 7-6(6) 9-7, he eventually went on to win the championship beating Hewitt in 4 sets in the final.But since that victory at the Rod Laver Arena, Safin has never won a single title.However he reached the semifinals of Wimbledon 2008 thereby losing to Federer in tight 3 sets.This was their last meeting.Safin was out for most of the season(i.e after Wimbledon 2008) due to injuries & is not in real form coming into AO 2009.

Federer has beat Safin in 2004 AO final in 3 sets & also holds a 9-2 winning record against him.

Match Over.
Federer won in straight sets

Murray vs Granollers Australian Open Second Round Live

Murray vs Granollers Australian Open Second Round Live:

World No.4 Andy Murray faces No.50 ranked Marcel Granollers of Spain in the second round of Australian Open 2009.Murray eased into the second round after his opponent retired, while Murray was leading 6-2,3-1.Murray who made his maiden grandslam final at the US Open last year(lost to Federer), has been in very good form since then, winning ATP Madrid Masters, ATP St.Petersburg last year including an Exbition Tournament at Dubai & ATP Doha this year beating Federer in SF & Nadal in the final and is definitely a joint favourtie coming to Australian Open 2009.

Match Over.
Murray Won.

Federer vs Korolev Australian Open Second Round Live

Federer vs Korolev Australian Open Second Round Live:

After 6-1, 7-6(4), 7-5 win over No.35 ranked Andreas Seppi, Federer meets Evgeny Korolev of Russia in the second round of the Australian Open 2009.Korolev had an easy outing defeating World No.1 Carlos Moya in straight sets in the first round.This the pairs first meeting.

Match Over.
Federer won.

Federer vs Seppi Australian Open First Round Live

Federer vs Seppi Australian Open First Round Live:

World No.2 Roger Federer begins his title campaign against World No.35 Andreas Seppi of Italy.Federer is chasing for his 4th Australian Open title & equal Pete Sampras' all time record of 14 grandslam titles.They have met each other 3 times with Federer winning all the three, their recent encounter being at 2009 ATP Doha in R16 which he won 6-3,6-3.

Match Over.
Federer won.

Australian Open 2009 Preview

After an year of twists & turns last season,where people witnessed Rafael Nadal snatching the Wimbledon Crown from Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic capturing his maiden grandslam at AO & Federer fighting back after being diagnosed with mononucleosis by winning his 13th Grandslam & 5th consecutive US Open title defeating Andy Murray in his maiden grandslam final---The 2009 Australian Open begins in Melbourne,Australia from Jan 19-Feb 1.

World No.1 Rafael Nadal who became the first left-hander to finish No. 1 since John McEnroe in 1984 leads the draw followed by Roger Federer,Djokovic & Andy Murray of Britain.Nadal who won his 4th consecutive Roland Gaross & his maiden Wimbledon title, an Olympic gold medal last season stands favourite, but only second to No.1 favourite Novak Djokovic, as he isn't so dominant on hard courts as he had made only semifinal appearance at Australian Open(2008) in 4 tries & US Open(2008) in 6 tries, & has only won 7 hard court titles in his career so far.

Though World No.2 Roger Federer bounced back from a bout of mononucleosis by winning US Open, he hadn't performed up to his level since then, he lost in the semifinals of ATP Madrid Masters to Murray, in the RR of Tennis Masters Cup to Simon & Murray where he was 4 time champ,in ATP Doha again to Murray in the semifinals & therefore the 13 time grandslam champion stands 3rd favourite behind Nadal.If Roger Federer wins AO he will equal the all time record of Pete Sampras's 14 grandslam titles.

World No.3 Novak Djokovic the defending champion stands the favourite, he made to semifinals of French Open,US Open last year & has also won 3 titles - 2 Masters Series & the most prestigious year ending circuit finale Tennis Masters Cup and is just 10 points shy of displacing Federer from the No.2 spot.

Behind the Big Three, is World No.4 Andy Murray of Britain who stormed in to his first grandslam final at the US Open 2008 defeating Nadal in the semifinals in 4 sets.He also won 2 ATP Masters series, an exhibition event this year defeating Federer & Nadal in SFs, Final resp. & again won at ATP Doha defeating Andy Roddick.His recent success on hard courts poses a real threat to the top three & is definitely a joint favourite.

This year's Australian Open also includes a few young players, last year's AO runner up Jo-Wilfired Tsonga who surprisingly defeated Nadal in straight sets in the SFs also won the ATP Paris Masters defeating Nalbandian & ATP Bangkok defeating Djokovic, Gilles Simon, Juan Martin Del Potro, who made to the top 10 last year are capable of creating a few upsets.

Live telecast & previews of all the matches of Australian Open 2009 will follow.
Have a look at AO 09 draw .

Federer vs Wawrinka Kooyong Final Live

AAMI Classic Kooyong Final Live:

World No.2 Roger Federer & his Olympic doubles compatriot Wawrinka will clash in the AAMI classic final at Kooyong,Australia.World No.16 Stanislas Wawrinka fought his way into the finals by defeating Fernando Gonzalez in tight 3 sets 7-6(7-3),6-7(1-7),6-4.

He meets Federer for the third time in his career with Federer leading 2-0.By the way, the also have chance to meet in the Australain Open Round of 16 if they win their the first 3 matches.

Match Over.
Federer won

Federer vs Verdasco Kooyong Classic Live

Kooyong Classic Live:

World No.2 & 3 time Australian Open Champion Roger Federer began his warm for Australian Open with a 6-2,6-3 win over Carlos Moya at the Kooyong Classic,Australia.Federer took less than an hour to beat the former World No.1 in eight man invitational event.

Federer who started the season with an exhibition tournament at Abu Dhabi & an ATP event at Dubai, where lost in the semifinal against Murray, will be chasing for his 14th grandslam title & equal Pete Sampras's record at the Australian Open which starts on Jan 19.

He next plays Fernando Verdasco of Spain who defeated Marin Cilic 6-2,7-5.The field is also includes Marcos Baghdatis, Marin Cilic, Stanislas Wawrinka,Fernando Gonzalez, Fernando Verdasco.

Match Over.
Federer Won in 3 sets.