Defending US Open champion Rafael Nadal sent close friend David Ferrer into Grand Slam retirement on Monday when his veteran compatriot was forced to quit their first round match with injury, but former winners Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka made successful returns to New York. Ferrer, a former world number three but now standing at […]
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Rafael Nadal demolished Swiss star and former Champion Stan Wawrinka for his record French Open 10th title on Sunday, winning 6-2, 6-3 6-1. The Spaniard who came to Roland Garros in devastating form dropped only 29 games en route to the 10th final. He also did not drop a single set. Expectation that the match would be […]
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Rafael Nadal will face Swiss Stan Wawrinka in Sunday’s showpiece match at the French Open Final. After demolishing Austrian Dominic Thiem, Nadal moved to within one victory of ‘La Decima’ at the Grand Slam. Thiem a rising star, who had beaten Nadal in Rome slumped 6-3 6-4 6-0 in Friday’s second semi-final at Roland Garros. The […]
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Roger Federer has defeated his close friend and compatriot, Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 7-5 to win his fifth BNP Paribas Open title, in Indian Wells. It was Federer’s 90th tour-level crown and 25th in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments. He has also tied Novak Djokovic for the most titles in the California desert with five. Wawrinka, […]
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Australian Open champion Roger Federer will face compatriot Stan Wawrinka in an all-Swiss final match at the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells in California, the U.S.. The match will be played at 9pm Nigerian time. Wawrinka swept past Spain’s Pablo Busta, the world number 23, 6-3 6-2 in Saturday’s opening semi-final. Federer, the […]
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