Rafael Nadal continued his return to action with victory over Juan Martin del Potro in the final of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, winning 4-6 6-3 6-4. Nadal was playing his first hard-court tournament in a year following a knee injury. He recently won clay-court titles in Brazil and Mexico.
Nadal back to winning ways
Rafael Nadal has won his first title since last year’s French Open after beating David Nalbandian 6-2 6-3 in the final of the Brazil Open in Sao Paulo. Nadal, who has slipped to fifth in the world rankings, was playing only his second tournament following a seven-month absence with a knee injury. The eleven-time Grand Slam winner is next scheduled …
Good win for Ferrer
World number five David Ferrer geared up for the Australian Open by winning a record-equalling fourth Auckland Open. Ferrer beat Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6 (7-5) 6-1 to equal the four Auckland wins of Australian Roy Emerson. Ferrer is seeded four in Melbourne and will play Olivier Rochus in round one.
Spain lose in Davis Cup final to the Czech Republic
Radek Stepanek was the hero for the Czech Republic as they the 100th Davis Cup final against defending champions Spain in Prague. It all came down to a deciding fifth rubber, with Stepanek seeing off world number 11 Nicolas Almagro 6-4 7-6 (7-0) 3-6 6-3 to give his nation a 3-2 win after David Ferrer had earlier brought Spain level …
Spain through to Davis Cup final
Defending champions Spain are through to the final of the Davis Cup after David Ferrer’s win over John Isner gave them a 3-1 victory in Gijon. Bob and Mike Bryan beat Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez in Saturday’s doubles to keep the tie alive after Spain had won the opening two singles but Ferrer sealed Spain’s victory by beating Isner …
No tennis medals for Spain
David Ferrer and Feliciano López lost there bronze medal match to the French pairing of Julien Benneteau and Richard Gasquet, the score 7-6, 6-2. It is the first time since 1984 in Los Angeles that Spain has not won an Olympic medal in tennis.
Nerja tennis league 2012
The pairing of Miguel Ponce and Francisco Iranzo are the Nerja Tennis League Doubles champions for 2012 after a hard fought contest against Shiraz and Glen, the score 3-6 7-6 6-3. Sixteen pairs, divided into two groups of eight, competed in the championships.
Nadal wins seventh French Open title
Rafael Nadal won a record seventh French Open title 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5 in a rain-affected final, thwarting Novak Djokovic’s hopes of being only the third man to hold all four Grand Slam titles at the same time. Play resumed on Monday with the score at 6-4 6-3 2-6 1-2. Nadal had been sharing the record of French Open wins, …
Nadal wins in Rome
Rafael Nadal beat world number one Novak Djokovic in straight sets, 7-5 6-3, to win a record sixth Italian Open title and in doing so, returned to number two in the world rankings. The final, which had been delayed by a day because of rain in Rome on Sunday, saw Rafael Nadal win his 21st Masters title to put him …
Nadal suffers from the blues in Madrid
Rafael Nadal has threatened to withdraw from next year’s Madrid Open if it continues to be played on the new blue clay surface. Nadal, the world number two, was beaten 6-3 3-6 7-5 by Fernando Verdasco in the third round on Thursday, blaming the new-look courts for being too slippery.