Rafael Nadal beat David Ferrer 7-6 (7-1) 7-5 in two hours 40 minutes to win a seventh Barcelona Open title and becomes the first man in the Open era to capture two ATP events at least seven times. A week ago he won his eighth Monte-Carlo Masters.
Nadal wins Monte Carlo Open
Rafael Nadal won his eighth consecutive Monte Carlo Open, beating world number one Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-1 in just seventy-eight minutes. It was Nadal’s first victory over the Serbian in eight recent attempts.
Nadal loses in Qatar
Fourth seed Gael Monfils set up an all-French final at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open after beating world number two Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-4 in Doha on Friday. Monfils will meet fellow countryman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Saturday’s title match.
Djokovic wins Wimbledon title
Novak Djokovic won his first Wimbledon title with a 6-4 6-1 1-6 6-3 victory over reigning champion Rafael Nadal. It was Djokovic’s 50th win in 51 matches and his fifth win over Nadal this year and he became the first Serbian man to win Wimbledon, his third Grand Slam title after two Australian Open victories. Djokovic was already assured of …
Nadal retains numero uno ranking after victory in Paris
Rafael Nadal proved a little too much for Roger Federer in the French Open at Roland Garros, winning 7-5 7-6 (7-3) 5-7 6-1 in a pulsating match. Nadal’s victory sees him collect a 10th Grand Slam title, draw level with Bjorn Borg on six Roland Garros crowns, improve his record at this tournament to 45-1 and retain the world number one …
Djokovic beats Nadal in Rome
Novak Djokovic extended his unbeaten run to 39 matches with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Rafael Nadal in the final of the Rome Masters. Nadal, a five-time title winner in Rome, was always on the defensive in the match.
Djokovic beats Nadal in Madrid
Novak Djokovic inflicted the first clay-court defeat on world numero uno Rafael Nadal in nearly two years and kept his own unbeaten start to 2011 as he won the Madrid Open final 7-5 6-4 at the Caja Magica. Djokovic extended his record in 2011 to 32 consecutive victories, the second best start to a season after John McEnroe’s 42 matches …
Nadal into Madrid Open final
Rafael Nadal took his winning streak on clay to 37 matches with a 5-7 6-1 6-3 win over Roger Federer in the first semi-final of the Madrid Open tennis championship. His opponent in the final will be Novak Djokovic who beat Brazil’s Thomaz Bellucci 4-6 6-4 6-1. Djokovic is unbeaten in all 31 matches he has played this year, while …
Nadal wins in Barcelona
World numero uno Rafael Nadal collected his sixth Barcelona Open title with a 6-2 6-4 victory over his fellow Spaniard David Ferrer. It was a repeat of last week’s Monte Carlos Masters final and Nadal is now unbeaten on clay in 34 matches and looks a fairly good bet for a sixth French Open title in June.
Nadal wins in Monte Carlo
World numero uno Rafael Nadal remains unbeaten on clay since 2009 after a 6-4 7-5 win over David Ferrer in the Monte Carlo Masters. This was Nadal’s seventh Monte Carlo Masters title and he extended his winning run in this tournament to 37 matches.