Category: Australian Open

Djokovic Has Mental Edge Over Nadal But Must First Battle Fatigue

| January 29, 2012 | 0 Comments
Djokovic Has Mental Edge Over Nadal But Must First Battle Fatigue

The Australian Open men’s final is all set to begin on Sunday, January 29, 2012, between the world’s top ranked players. When world no. 1 Djokovic clashes with world no. 2 Rafael Nadal at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena, he will have the mental edge over the Spaniard whom he beat six times in a row, [...]

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No Pressure On Underdog Murray Against Djokovic

| January 27, 2012 | 0 Comments
No Pressure On Underdog Murray Against Djokovic

World no. 4 Andy Murray has yet to win a Grand Slam and if he wants to right that record at the ongoing Australian Open, the Brit will need to cross, not one, but two giant hurdles. If he manages to beat Novak Djokovic in Friday’s semi-final, he will have to contend with Rafael Nadal [...]

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Federer To Clash With Nadal In Another Grand Slam Classic At Australian Open

| January 26, 2012 | 0 Comments
Federer To Clash With Nadal In Another Grand Slam Classic At Australian Open

One of the positive fallouts – for spectators — of Nadal’s losing his top ranking to Djokovic is that we can look forward to another classic encounter between Fedex and Rafa in the Australian Open semi-final encounter between the two scheduled for Thursday, January 26. Spectators at the Australian Open in 2009 were witness to [...]

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US Open 2011 Semi-finals Preview: Djokovic Vs Federer

| September 9, 2011 | 6 Comments

BREAKING NEWS:  From being TWO SETS  DOWN AND THEN TWO MATCH POINTS DOWN IN THE 5th Set, World number 1, Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer in a thrilling 5-setter, 6-7, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5! World number one, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, is set to clash with world number 3, Swiss legend Roger Federer, in the semi-finals of [...]

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US Open Quarter-finals Preview: Djokovic Vs Tipsarevic

| September 6, 2011 | 0 Comments

Breaking News: Djokovic has entered the semi-finals beating Tipsarevic 7-6, 6-7, 6-0, 3-0 retired. World number one, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, is set to clash with world number 20, fellow-countryman Janko Tipsarevic, in the quarter-finals of the US open on Wednesday, September 7, 2011. The match has since been postponed to September 8. Having won the [...]

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US Open 2011 Round Of 16 Preview: Federer Vs Monaco

| September 4, 2011 | 0 Comments

Switzerland’s world number Roger Federer is set to clash with Spain’s Juan Monaco, in the fourth round of the US Open tennis Grand Slam, on Monday, September 5. En route to the third round, Federer beat Giraldo 6-4, 6-3, 6-2, in the first round, and Sela in the second by straight sets as well. The [...]

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US Open 2011 Round Of 16 Preview: Djokovic Vs Dolgopolov

| September 4, 2011 | 0 Comments

World number one, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, is set to clash with world number 22, Ukraine’s Alexandr Dolgopolov, in the fourth round of the US open on Monday, September 5, 2011. Monday’s meeting will the first between these players, on a tennis court. With the Australian Open and Wimbledon already in the bag, earlier in 2011,  [...]

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US Open 2011 Third Round Preview: Djokovic Vs Davydenko

| September 3, 2011 | 0 Comments

World number one, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, is set to clash with world number 39, Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko, in the third round of the US open on Saturday, September 3, 2011. The players have met six times in the past, on a tennis court, with Djokovic having won four and Davydenko two. their last meeting came [...]

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US Open 2011 Second Round Preview: Murray Vs Haase

| September 2, 2011 | 0 Comments

World number four, Britain’s Andy Murray will face world number 41, Holland’s Robin Haase, in the second round of the US open on Friday, September 2, 2011. In good form, currently, Haase could prove to be handful for Murray; interestingly, Murray lost in the only previous meeting he had with Haase on a tennis court; [...]

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US Open 2011 Second Round Match Time: Djokovic Vs Berlocq

| September 1, 2011 | 0 Comments

World number one, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, is set to clash with world number 74, Argentina’s Carlos Berlocq, in the second round of the US open on Thursday, September 1, 2011. This will be the first meeting between these players, on a tennis court. Djokovic is on course for his third Grand Slam of 2011; he [...]

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