Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia upset second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in the Indian Wells final Saturday to win her first title in five years (6-3, 6-4). Hantuchova was seeded 14th, which happened to be the number of unforced errors she made that day. She will rise to number 12 in the world rankings today. There’s something [...]
Indian Wells Semifinals
March 16, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Men’s semifinals at Indian Wells features a clash between Spaniard Rafael Nadal and American Andy Roddick–hot, hot, hot!! Second seed Nadal made short work of Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina in the quarterfinals (7-5, 7-5). Third seed Roddick beat Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia in two tough sets that went to tie break (7-6 (7), 7-6 [...]
Aussie Open: Men’s Third Round
January 18, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Rafael Nadal advanced to the third round, though he seemed to struggle a bit before defeating German Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 in yesterday’s final match. Nadal was hit hard twice by backhands at the net during play, one shot actually sent him sprawling. Nadal claimed that he felt Kohlschreiber aimed to hit him [...]
Nadal to meet Federer in the Masters Cup Semis
November 18, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Rafael Nadal beat out Nikolay Davydenko 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 on Friday to make it to the Masters Cup Semifinals in Shanghai. Nadal will now face Federer whom he has beaten this year, but on outdoor courts. The Masters Cup is played on an indoor court, where Nadal is not as comfortable. Federer, on the other [...]
Rafael Nadal Montage Video
September 28, 2006 By Leave a Comment