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Clock ticking for record-setting Federer
11 hours agoTen years after Roger Federer made his grand slam breakthrough at Wimbledon, the 17-time major winner returns to the All England Club next week as defending champion, but with the clock ticking. The Swiss put his growing army of critics firmly in their place in 2012 when, after back-to-back quarter-final defeats, he captured his seventh [...]
Nadal beats Djokovic in French Open semi
8 Jun 2013Defending champion Rafael Nadal moved closer to an historic eighth French Open title Friday when he defeated world number one Novak Djokovic 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-7 (3-7) 9-7 in a titanic semi-final. Nadal, the third seed, took his Paris record to a staggering 58 wins from 59 matches after recovering from 4-2 down in the [...]
Djokovic, Nadal braced for epic Paris duel
7 Jun 2013Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal meet for the 35th time on Friday with a French Open final place at stake and their reputations as the two heavyweights of the sport. World No.1 Djokovic needs a Roland Garros title to become just the eighth man to capture a career grand slam. Nadal is just two matches [...]
Djokovic, Nadal set-up French Open semi
6 Jun 2013World No.1 Novak Djokovic and seven-time champion Rafael Nadal set-up a French Open semi-final blockbuster on Wednesday after straight-sets wins in their last-eight ties. Top seed Djokovic reached his 12th consecutive grand slam semi-final when he defeated gutsy German Tommy Haas 6-3 7-6 (7-5) 7-5. Nadal, the second seed, cruised into the last-four with a [...]
Nadal blasts 'joke' French Open schedule
1 Jun 2013Angry Rafael Nadal blasted French Open scheduling as a “joke” on Friday and claimed he was being treated unfairly. The seven-time champion had his second round tie against Slovakia’s Martin Kliznan, which was the third match on the Court Suzanne Lenglen schedule on Thursday, cancelled as rain swamped Roland Garros. He then played first up [...]
Stosur beats Paris rain as Nadal waits
31 May 2013Former finalist Samantha Stosur and three-time semi-finalist Jelena Jankovic beat torrential Paris rain to reach the French Open third round Thursday. After a one hour, 40 minute halt had left ninth-seeded Stosur a set and 4-1 up on France’s Kristina Mladenovic, the Australian then took advantage of a 20-minute window on their return to Court [...]
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