Roger Federer Wins 16th Major!

World No.1 Roger Federer won his 4th Australian Open Trophy exhibiting a brilliant perfomance defeating World No.4 Andy Murray in straight sets 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(11) after 2 hours and 41 minutes.Federer was contesting his 22nd grandslam final & Murray his second ,the previous being at the 2008 US Open Final, which also he lost in straight sets to Federer.Federer dominated the first set closing it out in 43 min though Murray couldn't take advantage of the 3 break point opportunities in the fifth game.

In the Second set Federer came out with great serves didn't even face a single break point and finally won the set 6-4.In the third set Murray showed on his best perfomances ever, he showed great fighting spirit finally breaking Federer's serve in the fifth game to take a 4-2 lead & was serving for the set at 5-3, but it did not last long as the Swiss Master immediately broke back and levelled it 5-5.

A thrilling tie break in third set was a pure test of nerve for both players, Murray started great with 2-0 lead but Federer immediately levelled it.Many thought the match will be pushed to four sets but it didn't happen as Murray couldn't capitalize on his 5 set point opportunites, as Federer said after winning the match "I think it would have been very interesting obviously to see how he would have handled it (a fourth set) coming off such a high of winning the third set,", reflecting on Murray's chances to win the fourth set. "Then still I think it was very physical, so it would have been very taxing on his body and my body just to see how we would have both sort of pulled up after that third set. Unfortunately, it didn't happen for him. But it was played at a very high intensity, I think, from start to finish.".

The Scot then saved two Championship Points under pressure but Federer continued to show his brilliance with strong first serves and finally came out as the winner.A very dejected Andy Murray said after the match" I can cry like Roger but it's a shame I can't play like him."

Australian Open Final Federer vs Murray Live

Australian Open Final Federer vs Murray Live:

The long awaited showdown is finally on-The 2010 Australian Open Final, Melbourne! 15 time grandslam champion Roger Federer clashes with his young rival Andy Murray of Britain.This will be their second meeting in a grandslam final.Federer advanced to his 22nd grandslam final easily dismissing Frenchman Tsonga in straight sets.When asked, "What does he think about the final against Murray?" he said "Now that he didn't win the first one, I think it doesn't help for the second one around," he said. "Plus he's playing, you know, me. I don't feel the pressure's really on me having to do it again, because I did it before. I think he really needs it more than I do".

Though Federer & Murray respect each other,Murray has been getting irritated by such remarks as he points out that though he has a positive record against Federer, he is of that opinion "I just need to figure this kid out !?" as he doesn't consider him as his rival around to beat him at the grandslams.But I strongly feel , though Federer isn't that dominate as how he was 5 or 6 years ago esp. in three set matches, he hasn't been on a 30 or 40 match streak wins as he used to before, certainly there has been a gradual decline but he has been incredibly consistent at the grandslams or at the five set matches.He has made his 23rd consecutive grandslam semifinal, he is in his 22nd grandslam final chasing for his 4th Australian Open Trophy, So despite Murray's 6-4 record against Federer & his confidence boost, I would go with Federer as my choice in the final.

Federer and Murray have played 2 finals, with Federer winning both the times, one at the 2008 US Open Final where he thrashed Murray in straight sets & at the 2005 ATP Bangkok Final.But Murray claims that he is more prepared, mentally more tough & mature than ever before, the Britain No.1 has dropped only 1 set enroute to final whereas the Russians Davydenko & Andreev had been able to push Federer to four sets in the previous rounds.But The Big Question is Will the World No.4 Andy Murray will be able to end the 74 year old title drought as the first British man since Fred Perry in 1936 to win a grandslam?

Match Over.

Murray vs Cilic Live Australian Open Semifinal

Murray vs Cilic Live Australian Open Semifinal:

World No.4 Andy Murray advanced to semifinal when his Spaniard opponent Rafael Nadal  withdrew due to knee injury while Murray leading 6-3, 7-6(2), 3-0 in 2010 Australian Open,Melbourne.Murray has now reached the semifinals or better at 3 of 4 grandslams(except Roland Garros), he will now face Croatian Marin Cilic who outclassed Andy Roddick in a 5 set thriller.Cilic is in his maiden grandslam semifinal, previously he made it to the quarterfinal of US Open 2009 defeating Andy Murray.He comes into the Australian Open in great form having succesfully defended his title at ATP Chennai Open.

Head to Head:

Murray leads 3-1.

Match Over

Djokovic vs Tsonga Live Australian Open Quarterfinal

Djokovic vs Tsonga Live Australian Open Quarterfinal:

World No.3 Novak Djokovic advanced to quarterfinal of the 2010 Australian Open with a straight set victory over Lukas Kubot thereby setting up a rematch with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who outclassed Spaniard Nicolas Almargro in 5 sets.Tsonga rose to fame after making it to the finals of Australian Open 2008, defeating World No.2 Rafael Nadal in straight sets in the semifinals but eventually lost to Novak Djokovic in the final in 4 sets.A title at the ATP Paris Masters in the same year plunged him into the top 10 & he has maintained in the top since then.If Djokovic wins at Melbourne he will become the new World No.1, provided Federer fails to reach the semifinal.


Match Over



Head to Head:
Tsonga leads 4-2 but the Djokovic has won the last match in March 2009 at the ATP Sony Ericsson Open.

Federer vs Davydenko Live Australian Open Quarterfinal

Federer vs Davydenko Live Australian Open Quarterfinal:

World No.1 Roger Federer sets up a clash with Russian Nikolay Davydenko in the quarterfinal of the 2010 Australian Open.After a shaky first round match, Federer faces the highly improved player Davydenko who powered into the quarterfinal with five set victory over Fernando Verdasco.The Russian showed tremendous form enroute to quarterfinal & has bageled his opponent once till the 3rd round, winning all of them in straight sets.In the fourth round Davydenko was 2 set up against Verdasco but the Spaniard showed great resistance and leveled the match but Davydenko prevailed winning the fifth set 6-3.

Prior to Australian Open, Davydenko had notched up titles at the ATP World Tor Finals 2009, defeating Djokovic,Federer,Del Potro enroute & at ATP Doha 2010 defeating Federer again and Nadal in the final.Roger Federer is chasing four his 4th Australian Open trophy, the champ has dropped only a set enroute to quarterfinal.

Head to Head:

Federer leads 12-2.

Match Over

Nadal vs Murray Live Australian Open Quarterfinal

Nadal vs Murray Live Australian Open Quarterfinal:

Defending Champion Rafael Nadal defeated Croatian Ivo Karlovic to set up a mouthwatering clash with Britain No.1 Andy Murray in the quarterfinal of 2010 Australian Open.Nadal withstood 28 aces & 55 winners to Nadal's 35 from the tall Croatian but made 42 unforced errors to Nadal's 15.World No.2 Rafael Nadal finally wrapped up the match 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.Murray one of the favourites for the title is in great, haven't dropped a set enroute to quarterfinal.Murray has his first victory over Nadal at 2008 US Open Semifinal in 4 sets, he holds a 2-7 record against Nadal.

Match Over

Australian Open Quarterfinal Roddick vs Cilic Live

Australian Open Quarterfinal Roddick vs Cilic Live:

Former World No.1 Andy Roddick battled past 2007 Australian Open runner-up Chilean Fernando Gonzalez in the fourth round of the Australian Open 2010 thereby making to the quarterfinal.Roddick withstood 83 winners including service from Gonzalez & prevailed in a thrilling 5 (6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2) setter after being 2 sets to one down.

Roddick will now face Croatian Marin Cilic who advanced to his 2nd grandslam quarterfinal with a 5 set victory over 2009 US Open Champion Del Potro.Roddick who won a lone grandslam title way back in 2003 at the US Open is looking for his 5th semifinal appearance at the Australian Open, last year he lost Federer.Roddick holds a 1-1 record against Marin Cilic.

Match Over

Federer vs Hewitt Australian Open Fourth Round Live

Federer vs Hewitt Australian Open Fourth Round Live:

Roger Federer vs Lleyton Hewitt is another anticipated clash which begins today in the fourth round of the 2010 Australian Open.Federer after a few shaky results in the previous rounds is looking to come out with his best form when he faces the the former World No.1 & twice grandslam winner Lleyton Hewitt.Federer is chasing for his fourth Australian Open Trophy having failed the last 2 years.Hewitt missed the almost the whole of 2009 due to injuries has regained his game back.Federer and Hewitt have payed 23 times against each other! with Federer winning 16 of them and Hewitt 7.

Match Over

Hewitt vs Baghdatis Australian Open Third Round Live

Hewitt vs Baghdatis Australian Open Third Round Live:

The countdown for the match between Lleyton Hewitt & Marcos Baghdatis is finally on! The hotly anticipated match by the media will take place today in the third round of the 2010 Australian Open.Its quite surprising that the players having met only thrice have a huge fan base awaiting for a such a clash.Former World No.1 Hewitt who was inactive for the last couple of months hampered by injuries, has regained his form back, the former finalist at the Australian Open & a two time grandslam winner is looking to better his performance.

Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis also a former finalist at the Australian Open(lt.Federer in 2006)  looks in great shape,Baghdatis entered the Australian Open with a title at Sydney defeated Hewitt enroute and seems to be in his best form so far.He came back from 2 sets down against David Ferrer in the second round thereby setting a clash with Hewitt.The winner of this match will face 15 time grandslam champion Roger Federer in the fourth round.

Head to Head:

Baghdatis Leads 2-1

Match Over

Federer vs Hanescu Australian Open Second Round Live

Federer vs Hanescu Australian Open Second Round Live:

15 time grandslam champion Roger Federer after a shaky first round, opens his second round match against Victor Hanescu of Romania at the Australian Open 2010.Federer wasn't so dominant as he used to be in the first round against Igor Andreev losing the first set 4-6 and was on the brink of going 2 sets to 1 down but prevailed 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-2), 6-0.Federer will be hoping to better his perfomance against Hanescu, with whom he hols a 3-0 record, and gain more confidence for the tough matches to come by.

Match Over

Nadal vs Lacko Australian Open Second Round Live

Nadal vs Lacko Australian Open Second Round Live:

World No.2 & Defending Australian Open Champion Rafael Nadal faces Lukas Lacko of Slovakia in the second round of 2010 Australian Open.He will be trying to win his ninth consecutive match, well short of his Grand Slam best – 31 in a row at Roland Garros from 2005 to 2009.

Match Over

Federer vs Andreev Australian Open First Round Live

Federer vs Andreev Australian Open First Round Live:
World No.1 Roger Federer begins his campaign against Russian Igor Andreev.Federer who burst into tears after his loss at the last year's Australian Open final to Nadal in a thrilling five set, will chase for his fourth Australian Open title, previously being winner in 2004, 2006,2007.Federer holds a 2-0 record against Igor Andreev.

Match Over

Nadal vs Luczak Australian Open First Round Live:

Australian Open Preview:
Nadal vs Luczak Australian Open First Round Live:

The 2010 season has begun with all the eyes of the tennis world on the Australian Open with World No.2 Rafael Nadal defending the title he won last year(def.Federer). Lot of things have changed since the last year's Australian Open which saw Nadal doing one better than Roger Federer than what a he did at Wimbledon Final 2008.

Following that victory, it was full of twist and turns for most of the top players not just Rafael Nadal, who then surprisingly lost in the fourth round at Roland Gaross against Robin Soderling giving him his first defeat in 5 years at red clay.He subsequently withdrew from Wimbledon, missed two months due to knee tendonitis and then slumped the rest of the season, the Spaniard has yet to win a title since he won has last title in May 09 and has beaten only a single top ten player since then.

Meanwhile Roger Federer regained his form back won his first Roland Gaross title defeating first time finalist Robin Soderling and then 6th Wimbledon Crown defeating the much improved Andy Roddick in a thrilling five setter stretching 16-14 in the fifth set, thereby surpassing Pete Sampras's all time record of 14 grandslam titles, when many thought whether Federer’s best was behind him?.The Champ also became a father of 2 twin daughters.Going into the US Open eying for the 6th consecutive title, but it was halted by yet another surprise by Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro in a thrilling 5 setter in the US Open Final.

Russian Nikolay Davydenko seems to have improved his game a lot winning the ATP Shanghai Masters 1000 , ATP World Tour Finals and ATP Doha defeating top player viz Roger Federer,Rafael Nadal,Del Potro etc enroute and thereby definitley poses a threat at 2010 Australian Open.

Looking into the 2010 Australian Open Draw World No.1 & 15 time Grandslam Champion Roger Federer faces daunting task with contenders Davydenko who is on a nine matche winning streak,Fernando Verdasco who lost a Rafael Nadal at Australian Open semifinal last year in a five setter, three former World No.1s Moya, Hewitt, Ferrero and former Austrlian Open runner-up Marcos Bagdhatis in the top quarter whereas Nadal faces Qualifier Peter Luczak in the first round of the Australian Open.All the matches of 2010 Australian Open will be broadcasted live on this blog.

Match Over
Nadal Won.

Nadal vs Davydenko ATP Doha Final Live

Nadal vs Davydenko ATP Doha Final Live:
ATP Qatar Open Final Live:

World No.2 Rafael Nadal powered into the final of ATP Qatar Open,Doha with a crushing 6-1,6-3 victory over Viktor Troicki.Nadal who slumped last year after his Australian Open victory over Roger Federer due to injuries, is chasing for his first title of the season.World No.6 Nikolay Davydenko made it to the ATP Doha Final for the first time with a stunning 6-4, 6-4 victory over World No.1 Roger Federer.Davydenko seems to be in great form having won the ATP World Tour Final last season defeating top players viz, Federer, Nadal, Del Potro enroute, and is looking forward for another stunning display in the final.

Head to Head:

(3) Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) vs (2) Rafael Nadal (ESP) Tied 4-4

Sets Won: 9-8
Tiebreak Sets Won: 3-1
Wins By Surface:
Clay: 0-3
Hard: 4-1

Match Over

Nadal vs Troicki ATP Doha Semifinal Live

Nadal vs Troicki ATP Doha Semifinal Live:

World No.2 Rafael Nadal made it to the semifinal of ATP Qatar Open,Doha after his opponent Steve Darcis retired due to back injury, while leading 6-2, 2-0.He stays oncourse with a possible final showdown with arch-rival Roger Federer.Nadal seems to be in great form not losing a set enroute to semifinal, he next faces Viktor Troicki, who beat Lukasz Kubot 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(1) in a match featuring 10 breaks of serve.

Head to Head:
Nadal leads 2-0.

Match Over
Nadal Won.

Federer vs Davydenko ATP Doha Semifinal Live

Federer vs Davydenko ATP Doha Semifinal Live:
ATP Qatar Open Live:

World No.1 Roger Federer had to dig hard to defeat Ernest Gulbis, before prevailing 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in the quarterfinal of ATP Qatar Open, Doha.The Latvian gave a stern challenge in the second set, winnin it; but didn'r serve out his best in the third set thereby losing the match.Federer now faces Russian Nikolay Davydenko in the semifinal, to whom he lost at the ATP World Tour Final 2009.World No.6 Nikolay Davydenko withstood 17 aces from Ivo Karlovic in a match where neither had a service break, to wrap up the match 7-6(4), 7-6(7).

Head to Head:
Federer leads 12-1.

Match Over
Davydenko Won.

Nadal vs Darcis ATP Doha Quarterfinal Live

Nadal vs Darcis ATP Doha Quarterfinal Live:
ATP Qatar Live:

World No.2 Rafael Nadal, the defending Australian Open Champion made a quick work of his Italian opponent Potito Starace, dismissing him 6-2, 6-2 in 72 min.Nadal is looking to book his first semifinal berth previously being beaten in the quarterfinals in 05(lt.Ljubicic) & 06(lt.Monfils).He next faces Belgian Qualifier Steve Darcis in the quarterfinals of ATP Qatar,Doha.

Match Over
Nadal Won.

Federer vs Gulbis ATP Doha Quarterfinal Live

Federer vs Gulbis ATP Doha Quarterfinal Live:
ATP Qatar Open Live:

World No.1 Roger Federer eased past Korolev with a 6-2, 6-4 victory in the second round of ATP Qatar Open, Doha.Federer is looking to reclaim his title at Doha previously being a winner in 2005 (d.Ljubicic) & 2006 (d. Monfils).Federer will next face Latvian Ernest Gulbis in the quarterfinal, who came past Andreas Seppi of Italy(6-4, 7-5).This is the pair's first meeting.

Match Over
Federer Won.

Nadal vs Starace ATP Doha Second Round Live

Nadal vs Starace ATP Doha Second Round Live:
ATP Qatar Open Live:

World No.2 Rafael Nadal begin his 2010 ATP campaign with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Simon Bolleli in the first round of ATP Qatar Open, Doha.The Spanish champ whose game was down in the second half of 2009 season due to injuries, has revived himself strong this season.The defending Australian Open Champ next faces World No.62 Potito Starace of Italy in the second round of ATP Qatar Open.

Head to Head:
Nadal leads 5-0

Match Over
Nadal Won.

Federer vs Korolev ATP Qatar Second Round Live

Federer vs Korolev ATP Qatar Open Live:
ATP Doha Live:

World No.1 Roger Federer opened his ATP season with an easy victory 6-1, 6-2 over Christophus Rochus of Belgium at the ATP Qatar Open, Doha.Federer hit 12 aces and converted 4 of 13 break point opportunities and wrapped up the match.He will next face World No.53 Russian Evgeny Korolev in the second round of ATP Qatar Open, Doha.

Head to Head:
Federer leads 2-0.

Match Over
Federer Won

Nadal vs Soderling Capitala World Tennis Final Live

Nadal vs Soderling Capitala World Tennis Championship Final Live:

World No.2 Rafael Nadal moved into the final of the Capitala World Tennis Championship, Abu Dhabi with 7-6, 6-3 win over David Ferrer in an all Spanish semifinal.Nadal who missed the second half of the season due to injuries has not won a title since May 09, is chasing for his first title of the year 2010.

Robin Soderling of Sweden powered into the final upsetting World No.1 Roger Federer.Soderling who lost to Federer in the last 12 attempts, this time showed good fighting spirit coming back from a set and break down to seal the match 6-7(8), 7-6(1), 6-2.Soderling now faces Nadal in the final to whom he handed a first defeat at Roland Garros last year,thus making it to the final but lost to the eventual champion Roger Federer.

Match Over
Nadal Won.

Nadal vs Ferrer Capitala Tennis Championship Live

Capitala World Tennis Championship Live:
Nadal vs Ferrer Live:

World No.2 Rafael Nadal will face spanish compatriot David Ferrer in the semifinal of Capitala World Tennis Championship,an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi.Ferrer enter the semifinals with 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 victory over ATP World Tour Champion Nikolay Davydenko.The other semifinal match is between World No.1 Roger Federer and Robin Soderling.

Match Over
Nadal Won.