Madrid: The Indian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna crashed out of the ATP Madrid Masters after losing their semi-final match to Robert Lindstedt of Sweden and Horia Tecau of Romania here. The seventh-seeded Indian duo fought hard before losing 4-6 6-1 7-10 in an hour and 16 minutes. After losing the first set 4-6, Bhupathi and Bopanna fought their way back into the match, clinching the second comfortably,...
02:15 PM, May 13, 2012
Madrid: Roger Federer will play for his third Madrid Open title with a chance to take over the No. 2 spot in the world ranking after cruising past Janko Tipsarevic 6-2, 6-3 in the tournament semi-finals on Saturday. The Swiss star and former No. 1 advanced to a finals matchup against Tomas Berdych, who edged Juan Martin del Potro 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6) in the other semi-final. A victory will...
08:42 AM, May 13, 2012
Madrid: Novak Djokovic joined Rafael Nadal in declaring he won't play again on the new blue-clay court at the Madrid Open after losing 7-6 (2), 6-3 to Janko Tipsarevic in an all-Serb quarterfinal on Friday. It was Tipsarevic's second win in five matches against Djokovic, who last lost at this stage in November at the Paris Masters. Nadal was beaten by Fernando Verdasco on Thursday. He later said he wouldn't...
08:39 AM, May 12, 2012
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