Results for May 30, 2009

Saturday, 30 May, 2009

Singles - Third Round
[2] R Federer (SUI) d [32] P Mathieu (FRA) 46 61 64 64 
[29] P Kohlschreiber (GER) d [4] N Djokovic (SRB) 64 64 64
[5] J del Potro (ARG) d [25] I Andreev (RUS) 64 75 64
[6] A Roddick (USA) d M Gicquel (FRA) 61 64 64
[9] J Tsonga (FRA) d C Rochus (BEL) 62 62 62
[11] G Monfils (FRA) d [24] J Melzer (AUT) 62 46 63 61
[16] T Robredo (ESP) d M Gonzalez (ARG) 46 75 61 60

T Haas (GER) d J Chardy (FRA) 75 63 46 64

Doubles - Third Round
[3] L Dlouhy (CZE) / L Paes (IND) d J Benneteau (FRA) / N Mahut (FRA) 76(4) 63
[5] B Soares (BRA) / K Ullyett (ZIM) d J Levinsky (CZE) / I Zelenay (SVK) 36 64 76(6)
I Kunitsyn (RUS) / D Tursunov (RUS) d [8] P Cuevas (URU) / L Horna (PER) 76(4) 64
W Moodie (RSA) / D Norman (BEL) d S Aspelin (SWE) / P Hanley (AUS) 36 63 75

Doubles - Second Round
[1] D Nestor (CAN) / N Zimonjic (SRB) d L Friedl (CZE) / D Skoch (CZE) 64 62
[2] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) d A Pavel (ROU) / H Tecau (ROU) 61 64
[4] M Bhupathi (IND) / M Knowles (BAH) d J Brunstrom (SWE) / J Rojer (AHO) 75 67(4) 76(3)
[14] R De Voest (RSA) / A Fisher (AUS) d D Vemic (SRB) / M Zverev (GER) 63 76(6)
J Acasuso (ARG) / F Gonzalez (CHI) d G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) / S Roitman (ARG) 61 63
C Kas (GER) / R Wassen (NED) d D Ferrer (ESP) / D Gimeno-Traver (ESP) W/O (Ferrer - fatigue) 

Federer continues run; Djokovic shocked

Roger Federer showed his crafty skills with ease today as he defeated one of the French hopefuls Paul-Henri Mathieu. The Swiss man looked rusty in the first set and lost it 64 but then elevated his game by giving Mathieu a hard time and finally taking the match with a score of 46 61 64 64. He will now face former world number 2 Tommy Haas, who is the oldest player left in the draw.

Meanwhile, Philipp Kohlschreiber posted the biggest win of his career over world number 4, Novak Djokovic. Kohlschreiber won 5 out of 10 break points and was broken twice in the encounter which took 2 hours and 21 minutes to complete. Djokovic showed no signs of desire and looked flat as he was sent home by the 29th seed with a score of 64 64 64.

Other winners include Andy Roddick, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Juan Martin del Potro.

Results for May 29, 2009

Friday, 29 May, 2009

Singles - Third Round
[1] R Nadal (ESP) d L Hewitt (AUS) 61 63 61
[3] A Murray (GBR) d J Tipsarevic (SRB) 76(3) 63 ret. (hip)
[30] V Hanescu (ROU) d [7] G Simon (FRA) 64 64 62
[8] F Verdasco (ESP) d [31] N Almagro (ESP) 62 76(4) 76(8)
[10] N Davydenko (RUS) d [17] S Wawrinka (SUI) 63 46 63 62
[12] F Gonzalez (CHI) d [WC] J Ouanna (FRA) 75 63 75
[13] M Cilic (CRO) d [18] R Stepanek (CZE) 61 76(4) 63
[23] R Soderling (SWE) d [14] D Ferrer (ESP) 67(5) 75 62 76(5)

Singles - Second Round
[4] N Djokovic (SRB) d S Stakhovsky (UKR) 63 64 61
[29] P Kohlschreiber (GER) d J Ferrero (ESP) 64 26 64 67(3) 63

Doubles - Second Round
[3] L Dlouhy (CZE) / L Paes (IND) d J Cerretani (USA) / S Stakhovsky (UKR) 46 63 62
[5] B Soares (BRA) / K Ullyett (ZIM) d S Bolelli (ITA) / A Seppi (ITA) 63 61
M Lopez (ESP) / T Robredo (ESP) d [6] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) 64 46 64
[8] P Cuevas (URU) / L Horna (PER) d J Knowle (AUT) / J Melzer (AUT) 63 64
M Kohlmann (GER) / A Waske (GER) d [9] L Kubot (POL) / O Marach (AUT) 76(4) 76(5)
S Aspelin (SWE) / P Hanley (AUS) d [12] F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK) 76(5) 63
J Levinsky (CZE) / I Zelenay (SVK) d M Granollers (ESP) / S Ventura (ESP) 63 62
J Benneteau (FRA) / N Mahut (FRA) d [15] T Parrott (USA) / F Polasek (SVK) 62 64
W Moodie (RSA) / D Norman (BEL) d J Hernych (CZE) / C Rochus (BEL) 64 64
I Kunitsyn (RUS) / D Tursunov (RUS) d F Fognini (ITA) / T Gabashvili (RUS) 62 63

Doubles - First Round
[4] M Bhupathi (IND) / M Knowles (BAH) d J Ouanna (FRA) / J Tsonga (FRA) 63 62

Nadal closes in on fifth consecutive French Open

Rafael Nadal showed his great form once again on his home turf in Paris with another smooth win. The Spaniard played against former Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt, and totally nailed him with a 61 63 61 score. He is now into the last 16 at the French Open 2009 and will next play against Robin Soderling who blew David Ferrer away in an epic battle.

Novak Djokovic got to finish his match from yesterday in a favorable way, and Andy Murray won his match with Janko Tipsarevic having to retire with a hip injury. The main upset for today though was Gilles Simon losing to 30th seeded Victor Hanescu with a simple score of 64 64 62 which was quite a disappointment to the French crowd.

Results for May 28, 2009

Thursday, 28 May, 2009

Singles - Second Round
[2] R Federer (SUI) d J Acasuso (ARG) 76(8) 57 76(2) 62
[5] J del Potro (ARG) d V Troicki (SRB) 63 75 60
[6] A Roddick (USA) d I Minar (CZE) 62 62 76(2)
[9] J Tsonga (FRA) d J Monaco (ARG) 75 26 61 76(8)
[10] N Davydenko (RUS) d D Junqueira (ARG) 46 63 60 62
[16] T Robredo (ESP) d D Gimeno-Traver (ESP) 64 64 63
[24] J Melzer (AUT) d G Rufin (FRA) 62 75 64
[25] I Andreev (RUS) d M Vassallo Arguello (ARG) 16 75 57 63 64
[32] P Mathieu (FRA) d P Andujar (ESP) 62 63 64
J Chardy (FRA) d S Bolelli (ITA) 62 63 46 46 61
C Rochus (BEL) d A Clement (FRA) 61 75 46 63
T Haas (GER) d L Mayer (ARG) 63 76(2) 36 46 63
M Gonzalez (ARG) d A Seppi (ITA) 76(8) 63 63
M Gicquel (FRA) d A Beck (GER) 64 67(6) 76(3) 75
[11]G Monfils (FRA) d V Crivoi (ROU) 64 63 63
[4] N Djokovic (SRB) vs S Stakhovsky (UKR) 63 64 - to finish Friday
[29] P Kohlschreiber (GER) vs J Ferrero (ESP) 64 26 64 67(3) - to finish Friday

Doubles - First Round
[1] D Nestor (CAN) / N Zimonjic (SRB) d L Arnold Ker (ARG) / H Zeballos (ARG) 63 64
[2] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) d R Ginepri (USA) / R Kendrick (USA) 75 64
[9] L Kubot (POL) / O Marach (AUT) d M Montcourt (FRA) / E Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 64 46 62
J Levinsky (CZE) / I Zelenay (SVK) d [11] J Coetzee (RSA) / J Kerr (AUS) 16 64 61
[14] R de Voest (RSA) / A Fisher (AUS) d Y-H Lu (TPE) / F Moser (GER) 62 62
F Fognini (ITA) / T Gabashvili (RUS) d P Pala (CZE) / R Stepanek (CZE) 67(3) 62 64
M Granollers (ESP) / S Ventura (ESP) d P Petzschner (GER) / A Peya (AUT) 61 76(2)
L Friedl (CZE) / D Skoch (CZE) d J Murray (GBR) / P Vizner (CZE) 63 62
S Aspelin (SWE) / P Hanley (AUS) d F Lopez (ESP) / F Verdasco (ESP) 64 64
M Kohlmann (GER) / A Waske (GER) d E Butorac (USA) / S Lipsky (USA) 64 62
J Brunstrom (SWE) / J-J Rojer (AHO) d I Andreev (RUS) / E Korolev (RUS) 61 61
D Ferrer (ESP) / D Gimeno-Traver (ESP) d I Karlovic (CRO) / L Zovko (CRO) 62 75
S Bolelli (ITA) / A Seppi (ITA) d S Grosjean (FRA) / N Lapentti (ECU) 64 76(8)
J Ouanna (FRA) / J Tsonga (FRA) vs [4] M Bhupathi (IND) / M Knowles (BAH)
C-J Chuang (TPE) / C Kas (GER) vs S-W Hsieh (TPE) / A Fisher (AUS)

Federer edges past Acasuso

Roger Federer had a mind blowing experience today as he escaped into the last 32 at the French Open '09. Though Federer won today, the score was as close as ever playing against Argentine Jose Acasuso. The score was 76(8) 57 76(2) 62, and Federer definitely showed that he can withstand a mental battle. All other seeds such as Juan Martin del Potro, Andy Roddick and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga also won with reasonably better scores. 

Novak Djokovic and Philipp Kohlschreiber could not finish their matches for today, so will continue tomorrow.

Results for May 26, 2009

Tuesday, 26 May, 2009

Singles - First Round
[4] N Djokovic (SRB) N Lapentti (ECU) 63 31 ret.
[5] J Del Potro (ARG) d M Llodra (FRA) 63 63 61
[9] J Tsonga (FRA) d J Benneteau (FRA) 64 36 63 64
[11] G Monfils (FRA) d B Reynolds (USA) 62 63 61
[Q] L Mayer (ARG) d [15] J Blake (USA) 76(6) 75 62
[16] T Robredo (ESP) d [WC] A Mannarino (FRA) 62 61 62
M Gonzalez (ARG) d [22] M Fish (USA) 63 16 64 76(4)
M Gicquel (FRA) d [27] R Schuettler (GER) 60 60 64
[29] P Kohlschreiber (GER) d [WC] B Tomic (AUS) 61 62 62
[Q] V Crivoi (ROU) d [Q] S Greul (GER) 61 76(1) 62
A Beck (GER) d I Navarro (ESP) 76(9) 64 61
V Troicki (SRB) d [Q] L Kubot (POL) 36 63 64 67(4) 63
D Gimeno-Traver (ESP) d E Korolev (RUS) 64 ret.
[Q] S Stakhovsky (UKR) d B Dabul (ARG) 46 75 76(2) 63
J Monaco (ARG) d M Baghdatis (CYP) 63 62 64
A Seppi (ITA) d G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 63 63 61
J Ferrero (ESP) d I Ljubicic (CRO) 26 64 64 36 63
T Haas (GER) d A Pavel (ROU) 61 64 64
[21] D Tursunov (RUS) vs A Clement (FRA) 36 63 - to finish Wednesday
C Rochus (BEL) vs F Santoro (FRA) 63 61 36 53 - to finish Wednesday

Djokovic and del Potro move on; Blake loses

Fourth seeded Novak Djokovic was on his way to the second round, leading 63 31 when his opponent, Nicolas Lapentti retired from the match. Not such a good finish for Djokovic, but he is still in the second round. Juan Martin del Potro also won with a confident score of 63 63 61, this time winning against Michael Llodra. 

The main upset of today was James Blake being beaten by qualifier Leonardo Mayer of Argentina in straight sets with a score of 76(6) 75 62. Another American which left the french Open 2009 today was Mardy Fish who was defeated by Maximo Gonzalez (another Argentine).

Results for May 21, 2009

ARAG World Team Championships

Thursday, 21 May, 2009

Singles Round Robin Matches
R Soderling (SWE) d R Schuettler (GER) 60 60
S Querrey (USA) d G Simon (FRA) 75 63
J Tsonga (FRA) d R Ginepri (USA) 36 62 64
J Del Potro (ARG) d I Andreev (RUS) 63 76(3)
A Seppi (ITA) d V Troicki (SRB) 61 64

Doubles Round Robin Matches
M Fish (USA) / S Querrey (USA) d J Chardy (FRA) / G Simon (FRA) 26 64 10-7

RED GROUP
France, Germany, USA, Sweden

BLUE GROUP
Argentina, Russia, Italy, Serbia

Austrian Open

Thursday, 21 May 2009

Singles - Quarter-finals
[7] M Youzhny (RUS) d [2] J Melzer (AUT) 64 64
G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d [3] V Hanescu (ROU) 62 62
O Hernandez (ESP) d [Q] J Chela (ARG) 64 64
[LL] J Benneteau (FRA) d [WC] D Koellerer (AUT) 62 67(5) 60

Doubles - Quarter-finals
[2] M Melo (BRA) / A Sa (BRA) d S Aspelin (SWE) / P Hanley (AUS) 63 64

Nadal books place in year-end finale

Top ranked Rafael Nadal of Spain is the first person to be booked into the year ending championships in London this year.

The Spaniard had a great year so far, by winning the Australian Open and taking 3 Masters shields in Indian Wells, Monte Carlo and Rome. Though Nadal has been beaten by Roger Federer in last week's Madrid Masters, he is very happy that he has officially qualified for the finale which is going to feature the top 8 men on the tour.

The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals are scheduled to begin on 22nd November at the O2 Arena in London, UK.

Results for May 18, 2009

ARAG World Team Championships

Monday, 18 May, 2009

Singles Round Robin Matches
P Kohlschreiber (GER) d R Ginepri (USA) 67(5) 76(4) 60
V Troicki (SRB) d M Gonzalez (ARG) 64 61

Doubles Round Robin Matches
S Bolelli (ITA) / A Seppi (ITA) d E Korolev (RUS) / S Vovk (RUS) 67(4) 63 10-4
R Lindstedt (SWE) / R Soderling (SWE) d J Chardy (FRA) / J Tsonga (FRA) 62 36 10-7
N Kiefer (GER) / M Zverev (GER) d M Fish (USA) / S Querrey (USA) 46 64 10-1
N Zimonjic (SRB) / V Troicki (SRB) d J Del Potro (ARG) / J Monaco (ARG) 46 76(4) 10-8

RED GROUP
France, Germany, USA, Sweden

BLUE GROUP
Argentina, Russia, Italy, Serbia

Austrian Open

Monday, 18 May, 2009

Singles - First Round
[3] V Hanescu (ROU) d [Q] N Lapentti (ECU) 67(6) 63 75
[7] M Youzhny (RUS) d D Gimeno-Traver (ESP) 62 76(7)
M Granollers (ESP) d T Gabashvili (RUS) 76(11) 63
N Massu (CHI) d [Q] R Vik (CZE) 64 62
[WC] A Beck (GER) d J Hernych (CZE) 57 63 75
[WC] D Koellerer (AUT) d T Bellucci (BRA) 64 64
A Calleri (ARG) d Y Lu (TPE) 36 75 01 ret. (illness)

Doubles - First Round
M Gicquel (FRA) / C Rochus (BEL) vs [2] M Melo (BRA) / A Sa (BRA) 
[4] F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK) d J Cerretani (USA) / D Vemic (SRB) 63 36 10-2

Hanescu and Youzhny roll; ARAG starts

Third seeded Viktor Hanescu beat qualifier Nicolas Lapentti in a eye-popping display in the Austrian Open which finished with a score of 67(6) 63 75. Mikhail Youzhny also triumphed with a score of 62 76(7).

While at the ARAG Championships, Philippe Kohlschreiber got Germany to 2-1 by beating Robby Ginepri with a tough score of 67(5) 76(4) 60 to beat the USA. 

That's it for today!

Federer breaks Nadal streak

Roger Federer ended his title drought in style today as he triumphed over long-time rival Rafael Nadal. The Swiss has won his first title this year and his first title since October 2008 in Basel. Federed broke Nadal's run of 33 consecutive wins, to record his second win over the Spaniard in 11 attempts. The score was 64 64 and gives Federer a little bit of confidence going into the French Open which begins on May 25.

Well done Roger, lets hope you can win the French Open this year!

Results for May 15, 2009

Friday, 15 May, 2009

Singles - Quarter-finals
[1] R Nadal (ESP) d [7] F Verdasco (ESP) 64 75 
[2] R Federer (SUI) d [6] A Roddick (USA) 75 67(5) 61
[3] N Djokovic (SRB) d [WC] I Ljubicic (CRO) 64 64
[5] J Del Potro (ARG) d [4] A Murray (GBR) 76(4) 63

Doubles - Quarter-finals
[2] D Nestor (CAN) / N Zimonjic (SRB) d M Granollers (ESP) / T Robredo (ESP) 46 63 10-8
[5] B Soares (BRA) / K Ullyett (ZIM) d F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK) 75 62
S Aspelin (SWE) / W Moodie (RSA) d N Djokovic (SRB) / D Vemic (SRB) 46 63 11-9

Nadal to face Djokovic; Del Potro crashes Murray's party

Rafael Nadal will once again face new rival Novak Djokovic after he posted 64 75 win over Fernando Verdasco. Verdasco was up 3-0, 30-0 in the second set, but Nadal turned on his mojo to down him once again.

Djokovic had a victory over wildcard and former world number three Ivan Ljubicic who had a superb journey to the quarters after beating ninth seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and eighth seeded Gilles Simon. Federer also triumphed over Andy Roddick. 

While the main story of the day is Juan Martin del Potro crashing Andy Murray's birthday party by beating the Scot in two sets of 76(4) 63. Last year, Murray also lost on his birthday :(

Results for May 14, 2009

Thursday, 14 May, 2009

Singles - Third Round
[1] R Nadal (ESP) d P Kohlschreiber (GER) W/O (left leg)
[2] R Federer (SUI) d [14] J Blake (USA) 62 64
[3] N Djokovic (SRB) d A Seppi (ITA) 64 64
[4] A Murray (GBR) d [16] T Robredo (ESP) 75 61
[5] J Del Potro (ARG) d [11] S Wawrinka (SUI) 46 64 64
[6] A Roddick (USA) d [10] N Davydenko (RUS) W/O (left leg)
[7] F Verdasco (ESP) d [WC] J Monaco (ARG) 75 62
[WC] I Ljubicic (CRO) d [8] G Simon (FRA) 36 64 63

Doubles - Quarter-finals
J Del Potro (ARG) / M Fish (USA) d S Huss (AUS) / R Hutchins (GBR) 67(9) 62 10-4

Doubles - Second Round
[2] D Nestor (CAN) / N Zimonjic (SRB) d [WC] M Lopez (ESP) / R Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) 63 67(7) 10-6
N Djokovic (SRB) / D Vemic (SRB) d [8] M Melo (BRA) / A Sa (BRA) 62 76(9)
[5] B Soares (BRA) / K Ullyett (ZIM) d A Fisher (AUS) / T Parrott (USA) 75 46 12-10

Top 7 into quarters

Rafael Nadal,, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic all made it with confident scores to the quarterfinals at the Madrid Masters today with confident wins. Though Rafa Nadal and Andy Roddick didn't have to play at all because both of their opponents(Davydenko, Kohlschreiber) had an injured left leg. But 8th seeded Gilles Simon could not beat Ivan Ljubibic, and tasted defeat in a three-setter.

Other winners include Andy Murray and Juan Martin del Potro.

Results for May 13, 2009

Wednesday, 13 May, 2009

Singles - Second Round
[1] R Nadal (ESP) d J Melzer (AUT) 63 61
[3] N Djokovic (SRB) d [WC] O Hernandez (ESP) 63 63 
[5] J Del Potro (ARG) d T Berdych (CZE) 62 41 ret. (left leg)
[6] A Roddick (USA) d [Q] T Haas (GER) 16 76(9) 64
[8] G Simon (FRA) d [Q] F Fognini (ITA) 63 62
[10] N Davydenko (RUS) d F Serra (FRA) 75 63
[11] S Wawrinka (SUI) d J Chardy (FRA) 64 75
[WC] J Monaco (ARG) d [12] D Ferrer (ESP) 64 64
P Kohlschreiber (GER) d [13] M Cilic (CRO) 61 67(5) 76(2)
[14] J Blake (USA) d I Karlovic (CRO) 67(4) 64 76(4)
A Seppi (ITA) d S Querrey (USA) 63 46 64

Doubles - Second Round
S Aspelin (SWE) / W Moodie (RSA) d [1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) 67(4) 61 11-9 
F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK) d [3] O Hernandez (ESP) / A Montanes (ESP) 63 62
S Huss (AUS) / R Hutchins (GBR) d [4] M Bhupathi (IND) / M Knowles (BAH) 64 75
J Del Potro (ARG) / M Fish (USA) d [6] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) 63 64
M Granollers (ESP) / T Robredo (ESP) d [7] M Mirnyi (BLR) / A Ram (ISR) 57 62 14-12

Doubles - First Round
A Fisher (AUS) / T Parrott (USA) d S Bolelli (ITA) / A Seppi (ITA) 46 63 14-12
N Djokovic (SRB) / D Vemic (SRB) d J Coetzee (RSA) / J Kerr (AUS) 76(4) 63

Results for May 11, 2009

Monday, 11 May, 2009

Singles - First Round
[9] J Tsonga (FRA) d M Safin (RUS) 64 75
[11] S Wawrinka (SUI) d [Q] M Crugnola (ITA) 62 60
[12] D Ferrer (ESP) d [Q] G Canas (ARG) 62 62
[WC] O Hernandez (ESP) d M Vassallo Arguello (ARG) 63 63
M Fish (USA) d J Tipsarevic (SRB) 76(3) 64
F Serra (FRA) d R Schuettler (GER) 62 64
[WC] I Ljubicic (CRO) d [Q] T Gabashvili (RUS) 63 62
R Soderling (SWE) d *(LL) I Navarro (ESP) 64 62
S Bolelli (ITA) d [Q] J Chela (ARG) 75 76(3)
[Q] T Haas (GER) d E Gulbis (LAT) 62 57 75
P Kohlschreiber (GER) d N Almagro (ESP) 63 64
[WC] J Monaco (ARG) d F Lopez (ESP) 64 75

*(LL) I Navarro (ESP) replaced I Andreev (RUS)

Doubles - First Round
F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK) d J Knowle (AUT) / J Melzer (AUT) 62 75
S Huss (AUS) / R Hutchins (GBR) d [WC] P Andujar (ESP) / G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 46 75 10-7

Tsonga breaks Safin

World number 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga started his campaign at the Madrid Masters with a confident win over former world number one Marat Safin. Tsonga broke the Safin serve in the 10th game of the first set to seal it 64. The second set also went down to the last wire as Tsonga once again broke Safin in the 12th game to seal their first encounter in 89 minutes with a score of 64 75.

Stanislas Wawrinka and David Ferrer also got to the second round as they both defeated qualifiers with easy scores.

Roger Federer take to the court tomorrow!

Gasquet suspended after drug test

France's Richard Gasquet who is ranked 23rd in the world and was a former semifinalist at Wimbledon has been temporarily suspended after testing positive at March's Sony Ericsson Open for cocaine.

The Frenchman could get a two-year ban from the sport if proved guilty, after he submitted a test which showed no trace of cocaine in his hair sample, but a traces of the drug was found in his urine sample.

ITF spokesman Neil Robinson said an anti-doping tribunal within 60 days to hear the case.

Gasquet said: "I want to prove my innocence and will explain myself at an appropriate time."

Djokovic wins home title

Novak Djokovic lifted the trophy of the Serbia Open today as he triumphed over Polish qualifier Lukasz Kubot in the capital, Belgrade. Djokovic looked to be storming in the first set, but was stumbling in the second to win the last set in a tiebreak in which the score was 7-0. So the final score was 63 76(0), and lets just say that Djokovic won his own tournament.

Other champions for today include Tomas Berdych, who needed three sets to defeat Mikhail Youzhny for the BMW Open title in Munich, anyway he made it with a score of 64 46 76(5). Albert Montanes of Spain captured the Estoril Open title by defeating James Blake after Blake had to finish his match against Nikolay Davydenko. Blake won with a score of 67(3) 76(2) 63, but Montanes shocked him with a score of 57 76(6) 60.

Well done, champs!

Results for May 9, 2009

Estoril Open

Saturday, 9 May, 2009

Singles - Semi-finals
[7] A Montanes (ESP) d P Capdeville (CHI) 63 64
[4] J Blake (USA) vs [2] N Davydenko (RUS) 67(3) 42 - match suspended due to darkness

BMW Open

Saturday, 9 May, 2009

Singles - Semi-finals
[4] T Berdych (CZE) d J Chardy (FRA) 61 57 62
M Youzhny (RUS) d [WC] D Brands (GER) 36 63 64

Doubles - Semi-finals
J Hernych (CZE) / I Minar (CZE) d [WC] D Gremelmayr (GER) / D Meffert (GER) 63 61 

Serbia Open

Saurday, 9 May, 2009

Singles - Semi-finals
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) d [4] A Seppi (ITA) 46 61 62 
[LL] L Kubot (POL) d [2] I Karlovic (CRO) 76(0) 62

Doubles - Semi-finals
[2] L Kubot (POL) / O Marach (AUT) d R Wassen (NED) / I Zelenay (SVK) 75 62 
J Brunstrom (SWE) / J Rojer (AHO) d M Granollers (ESP) / S Ventura (ESP) 62 46 11-9

Djokovic into Belgrade final; Estoril play suspended

Novak Djokovic gave a solid performance today against Andreas Seppi of Italy at the Serbia Open today. The residents of Belgrade had a real treat watching Djokovic, as he lost the first set 64, but then came back to for my winning the match 46 61 62. After the match was over, the crowd roared into a standing ovation for the top seed who also owns this tournament.

Play at the Estoril Open was halted because of darkness, and so James Blake and Nikolay could not finish their match, with the score being 76(3) 24 in Davydenko's favour.

Tomas Berdych was also able to reach the final at the BMW Open in Munich.

Results for May 8, 2009

Estoril Open

Friday, 8 May, 2009

Singles - Quarter-finals
[7] A Montanes (ESP) d [1] [WC] G Simon (FRA) 57 64 76(4) - saved 1 M.P.
[2] N Davydenko (RUS) d [6] M Fish (USA) 64 63
[4] J Blake (USA) d [8] F Serra (FRA) 64 61
P Capdeville (CHI) d O Hernandez (ESP) 46 61 64

Doubles - Semi-finals
E Butorac (USA) / S Lipsky (USA) d [3] F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK) 63 63
[4] M Damm (CZE) / R Lindstedt (SWE) d W Moodie (RSA) / D Norman (BEL) 64 46 10-7

BMW Open

Friday, 8 May, 2009

Singles - Quarter-finals
J Chardy (FRA) d [2] M Cilic (CRO) 36 75 64
[4] T Berdych (CZE) d [WC] L Hewitt (AUS) 46 63 76(4) 
M Youzhny (RUS) d [7] P Mathieu (FRA) 75 36 63
[WC] D Brands (GER) d P Starace (ITA) 64 11 ret. - right hamstring

Doubles - Semi-finals
[2] A Fisher (AUS) / J Kerr (AUS) d [4] R Bopanna (IND) / T Parrott (USA) 76(2) 64 

Serbia Open

Friday, 8 May, 2009

Singles - Quarter-finals
[2] I Karlovic (CRO) d [Q] F Cipolla (ITA) 63 63
[4] A Seppi (ITA) d M Daniel (BRA) 64 75
[LL] L Kubot (POL) d K Vliegen (BEL) 76(6) 63
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) d [5] V Troicki (SRB) 63 62

Doubles - Quarter-finals
[2] L Kubot (POL) / O Marach (AUT) d [WC] N Ciric (SRB) / D Savic (SRB) 64 36 10-8
R Wassen (NED) / I Zelenay (SVK) d [4] S Aspelin (SWE) / P Hanley (AUS) 64 64
M Granollers (ESP) / S Ventura (ESP) d [3] S Huss (AUS) / R Hutchins (GBR) 76(4) 16 10-7
J Brunstrom (SWE) / J Rojer (AHO) d [WC] M Djokovic (SRB) / D Madjarovski (SRB) 62 62

Djokovic wins; Simon and Cilic lose

Top seeded Novak Djokovic is in the semis of the event in Belgrade, Serbia after beating compatriot Viktor Troicki in the quarterfinals. Djokovic looked like he was in no trouble and finished off his opponent with a score of 63 62. His opponent in the semis will be Andreas Seppi.

Gilles Simon had one match point chance which was his opportunity to get to the semis at the Estoril Open, but he could not make it and the victory ultimately went to seventh seeded Albert Montanes of Spain. The final score was 57 64 76(4).

Second seeded Marin Cilic was also ousted, at the BMW Open he lost to Jeremy Chardy of France in a tough encounter ending with a score of 36 75 64.

Results for May 7, 2009

Estoril Open

Thursday, 7 May, 2009

Singles - Second Round
[1] [WC] G Simon (FRA) d F Fognini (ITA) 60 75
[4] J Blake (USA) d M Gicquel (FRA) 76(6) 62 
[7] A Montanes (ESP) d S Greul (GER) 62 62
[8] F Serra (FRA) d J Monaco (ARG) 63 16 63 

Doubles - Quarter-finals
W Moodie (RSA) / D Norman (BEL) d [2] P Cuevas (URU) / D Vemic (SRB) 67(6) 64 14-12 - saved 2 M.P.
[3] F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK) d J Blake (USA) / R Kendrick (USA) 64 62
[4] M Damm (CZE) / R Lindstedt (SWE) d L Friedl (CZE) / D Skoch (CZE) 76(4) 62 
E Butorac (USA) / S Lipsky (USA) d M Fish (USA) / D Martin (USA) 36 75 10-5

BMW Open

Thursday, 7 May, 2009

Singles - Second Round
[4] T Berdych (CZE) d [WC] A Beck (GER) 16 64 76(4)
P Starace (ITA) d S Bolelli (ITA) 64 76(5)
[WC] D Brands (GER) d J Benneteau (FRA) 64 36 76(6)
[WC] L Hewitt (AUS) d [Q] T de Bakker (NED) 63 64

Doubles - Quarter-finals
[4] R Bopanna (IND) / T Parrott (USA) d J Cerretani (USA) / J Chardy (FRA) 64 64
[WC] D Gremelmayr (GER) / D Meffert (GER) d J Murray (GBR) / P Vizner (CZE) 75 62
J Hernych (CZE) / I Minar (CZE) vs [WC] M Kohlmann (GER) / A Waske (GER)

Serbia Open

Thursday, 7 May, 2009

Singles - Second Round
[2] I Karlovic (CRO) d B Dabul (ARG) 64 76(5)
[4] A Seppi (ITA) d L Mayer (ARG) 64 61
M Daniel (BRA) d [6] I Ljubicic (CRO) 64 63
[Q] F Cipolla (ITA) d [7] A Clement (FRA) 16 64 62 

Doubles - First Round
[WC] M Djokovic (SRB) / D Madjarovski (SRB) d [1] D Nestor (CAN) / N Zimonjic (SRB) 76(2) 26 10-6 
[2] L Kubot (POL) / O Marach (AUT) d J Tipsarevic (SRB) / V Troicki (SRB) 64 61
M Granollers (ESP) / S Ventura (ESP) d S Querrey (USA) / S Roitman (ARG) 64 62

Simon wins; Berdych survives scare

Top seeded Gilles Simon got to the semis of the Estoril Open today as he beat Fabio Fognini. The first set was won with an easy bagel, but the second set was more tougher as Fognini stepped up hi game only to be denied by Simon with a score of 60 75.

Meanwhile in Munich, Tomas Berdych battled it out against wildcard Andreas Beck in a marathon. Berdych withstood 10 aces from Beck and finally made it to victory with a score of 16 64 76(4).

Other winners include Lleyton Hewitt, Ivo Karlovic and James Blake.

Results for May 6, 2009

Estoril Open

Wednesday, 6 May, 2009

Singles - Second Round
[2] N Davydenko (RUS) d J Ferrero (ESP) 75 62
O Hernandez (ESP) d [3] D Ferrer (ESP) 62 64
[6] M Fish (USA) d I Navarro (ESP) 26 61 64
P Capdeville (CHI) d M Gonzalez (ARG) 26 62 63

Singles - First Round
[4] J Blake (USA) d F Gil (POR) 57 64 62
F Fognini (ITA) d [WC] G Gaudio (ARG) 63 64 

Doubles - First Round
E Butorac (USA) / S Lipsky (USA) d [1] B Soares (BRA) / K Ullyett (ZIM) 75 63
[2] P Cuevas (URU) / D Vemic (SRB) d M Gonzalez (ARG) / J Monaco (ARG) 63 64
W Moodie (RSA) / D Norman (BEL) d M Gicquel (FRA) / F Serra (FRA) 62 62
L Friedl (CZE) / D Skoch (CZE) d [WC] P Sousa (POR) / J Sousa (POR) 60 60

BMW Open

Wednesday, 6 May, 2009

Singles - Second Round
[2] M Cilic (CRO) d P Kohlschreiber (GER) 60 64 
M Youzhny (RUS) d [3] N Almagro (ESP) 76(2) 64
J Chardy (FRA) d [6] N Kiefer (GER) 64 76(8)
[7] P Mathieu (FRA) d D Gremelmayr (GER) 61 64 

Doubles - Quarter-finals
[2] A Fisher (AUS) / J Kerr (AUS) d E Gulbis (LAT) / I Kunitsyn (RUS) 75 76(3)

Doubles - First Round
J Hernych (CZE) / I Minar (CZE) d [1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) 16 62 11-9
J Murray (GBR) / P Vizner (CZE) d [3] P Petzschner (GER) / A Peya (AUT) 64 36 17-15 - saved 4 M.P.
[WC] M Kohlmann (GER) / A Waske (GER) d S Bolelli (ITA) / C Kas (GER) 64 46 10-8

Serbia Open

Wednesday, 6 May, 2009

Singles - Second Round
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) d J Tipsarevic (SRB) 62 46 60
[LL] L Kubot (POL) d [3] I Andreev (RUS) 32 ret. (rib)
[5] V Troicki (SRB) d M Granollers (ESP) 63 64
K Vliegen (BEL) d [8] C Rochus (BEL) 36 64 63

Singles - First Round
[Q] F Cipolla (ITA) d [WC] M Baghdatis (CYP) 16 63 61
B Dabul (ARG) d N Massu (CHI) 62 61
L Mayer (ARG) d W Odesnik (USA) 63 62

Doubles - First Round
[3] S Huss (AUS) / R Hutchins (GBR) d J Levinsky (CZE) / J Scherrer (SUI) 76(6) 64
J Brunstrom (SWE) / J Rojer (AHO) d C Rochus (BEL) / L Zovko (CRO) 62 63
R Wassen (NED) / I Zelenay (SVK) d R Karanusic (CRO) / I Karlovic (CRO) 76(4) 46 10-7 

Results for May 4, 2009

Estoril Open

Monday, 4 May, 2009

Singles - First Round
[1] [WC] G Simon (FRA) d R Kendrick (USA) 63 76(7)
P Capdeville (CHI) d [5] D Nalbandian (ARG) 62 62
[6] M Fish (USA) d T Gabashvili (RUS) 63 64
M Gicquel (FRA) d P Andujar (ESP) 76(6) 64
O Hernandez (ESP) d [WC] R Machado (POR) 75 16 75

Doubles - First Round
[3] F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK) d [Alt] P Capdeville (CHI) / I Navarro (ESP) 63 62

BMW Open

Sunday, 4 May, 2009

Singles - First Round
[6] N Kiefer (GER) d E Gulbis (LAT) 26 63 62
P Kohlschreiber (GER) d B Phau (GER) 62 21 ret. - right hand
M Youzhny (RUS) d I Minar (CZE) 63 76(5)
J Chardy (FRA) d E Korolev (RUS) 63 63 

Doubles - First Round
[4] R Bopanna (IND) / T Parrott (USA) d N Almagro (ESP) / S Prieto (ARG) 64 57 10-8 
[WC] D Gremelmayr (GER) / D Meffert (GER) d P Marx (GER) / F Moser (GER) 36 63 10-1 

Serbia Open

Monday, 4 May, 2009

Matches have been cancelled for the day due to rain

Singles - First Round
[8] C Rochus (BEL) vs N Devilder (FRA) 63 67(7) 55 - to resume Tuesday
S Querrey (USA) vs [5] V Troicki (SRB) 
[WC] F Krajinovic (SRB) vs M Granollers (ESP) 

Doubles - First Round
R Wassen (NED) / I Zelenay (SVK) vs R Karanusic (CRO) / I Karlovic (CRO) 
A Clement (FRA) / N Devilder (FRA) vs [4] S Aspelin (SWE) / P Hanley (AUS)

Simon toughs it out while Nalbandian loses

Gilles Simon started his campaign at the Estoril Open on the right foot after he defeated American Robert Kendrick in a tough encounter which took an hour and 34 minutes to finish. The Frenchman books his place in the second round after winning 63 76(7). Fifth seeded David Nalbandian was shockingly knocked out by Paul Capdeville of Chile after only 54 minutes of play. The Chilean won 5 out of 6 break points to win the match 62 62.

While at the BMW Open in Munich, two Germans made it through to the next round, they were Nicolas Kiefer and Philipp Kohlschreiber.

At the first ever Serbian Open however, today's play has been stopped due to rain. Not a very bright start to the new tournament :(

Rafa roams in Rome

Rafael Nadal won his 30th consecutive match on clay today and his 16th consecutive win this year to Novak Djokovic. The Spaniard didn't disappoint the crowd today as he won the first set 76(2) after failing to win it at 5-4 on serve. The second set saw Djokovic drop his momentum and Nadal took control of the situation in superb form as he captured his 15th Masters shield, just 2 behind now retired Andre Agassi who has 17 of them.

Djokovic will drop to fourth in the world on May 11 and Andy Murray will take over the third place in the rankings.

Results for May 2, 2009

Saturday, 2 May, 2009

Singles - Semi-finals
[1] R Nadal (ESP) d [12] F Gonzalez (CHI) 63 63
[3] N Djokovic (SRB) d [2] R Federer (SUI) 46 63 63

Doubles - Semi-finals
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) d [5] B Soares (BRA) / K Ullyett (ZIM) 61 36 10-7 
[2] D Nestor (CAN) / N Zimonjic (SRB) d [4] M Bhupathi (IND) / M Knowles (BAH) 64 67(6) 10-8

Nadal and Djokovic set up showdown

Rafael Nadal put his streak at 29 matches won in a row on clay today as he defeated Fernando Gonzalez. Nadal didn't have any trouble defeating Gonzalez this time and did it with a score of 63 63.

Novak Djokovic played the most exciting match of today as he faced Roger Federer. Federer made his statement for the first part of the match as he took the first set 64. The crowd was pretty sure that Federer would make it to the final, but Novak stepped up to the test to defeat Federer with a final score of 46 63 63.

If Djokovic loses to Nadal tomorrow, Andy Murray will become the new number three in the world.

A lot at stake for Novak tomorrow, but if he will be aggressive, he probably might win.

Results for May 1, 2009

Friday, May 1, 2009

Singles - Quarter-finals
[1] R Nadal (ESP) d [6] F Verdasco (ESP) 63 63
[2] R Federer (SUI) d [Q] M Zverev (GER) 76(3) 62 
[3] N Djokovic (SRB) [5] d J Del Potro (ARG) 63 64
[12] F Gonzalez (CHI) d [Q] J Monaco (ARG) 26 63 64 

Doubles - Quarter-finals
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) d [7] M Mirnyi (BLR) / A Ram (ISR) 46 64 11-9
[2] D Nestor (CAN) / N Zimonjic (SRB) d [8] J Coetzee (RSA) / J Kerr (AUS) 64 64 
[4] M Bhupathi (IND) / M Knowles (BAH) d [6] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) 63 64
[5] B Soares (BRA) / K Ullyett (ZIM) d [3] L Dlouhy (CZE) / L Paes (IND) 75 63 

Top 3 into semis

All three top seeds got through to the semifinals today in Rome. The top seed Rafael Nadal continued his run after beating sixth seeded Fernando Verdasco in straight sets 63 63, making it the Spaniard's 28th straight clay court win. Second seeded Roger Federer had a tougher time against his opponent qualifer Mikhail Zverev, but eventually won with a score of 76(3) 62. The Swiss former World No. 1 will face No. 3 seed Novak Djokovic, who defeated No. 5 seed Juan Martin del Potro, 63 64. Nadal's opponent will be No. 12 seed Fernando Gonzalez, who fought to win to qualifier Juan Monaco, 26 63 64.

This is the first time that the top three seeds have reached the semifinals together in Rome since 1981. That year Guillermo Vilas, Ivan Lendl and Jose-Luis Clerc were the top trio.