Soderling, Ferrer advance to semifinals at Abu Dhabi exhibition tournament
Robin Soderling and David Ferrer advanced Thursday to the semifinals of the season-opening Capitala exhibition tournament.
Archive for December, 2009
Federer, Nadal Begin New Year in Abu Dhabi; Roddick Bagless in Brisbane
After what has seemed like forever to true tennis junkies , the 2010 ATP season is set to begin.
Tomic hoping to stop growing
While ‘little’ Lleyton Hewitt would do anything for an extra couple of inches, towering Bernard Tomic is desperate for his growth spurt to end.
Rafael Nadal of Spain returns a ball to Jan Hajek of the Czech Republic during their Davis Cup final
World number two Rafael Nadal believes he is in better shape for the start of the 2010 tennis season than he was this year despite having a relatively short time to prepare.
Abu Dhabi ready to host tennis event
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 ABU DHABI: With only days to go until the second Capitala World Tennis Championship returns to Abu Dhabi, the finishing touches have been made to the world-class stadium where all the action will take place.
‘10 season gets underway, Henin returns this weekend
The 2010 ATP and WTA seasons will get underway next week , when a bevy of stars will take to hardcourts in Australia, Qatar, India and New Zealand for some Australian Open tune-ups. The great Roger Federer and pretty-darn-good Rafael Nadal will headline a star-studded field in Doha, but the big story of the week will be the return of former world …
Decade in sport: Federer vs. Nadal
Roger Federer of Switzerland congratulates Rafael Nadal of Spain in winning the Championship trophy during the men’s singles Final on day thirteen of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 6, 2008 in London, England.
Karlovic and Nadal depart after making their mark
When the 6ft 10in Ivo Karlovic met the 6ft 5in Max Mirnyi in the third round here yesterday, something had to give.
New Celeb: Rafael Nadal
Born and resides in Manacor, Mallorca in Spain Plays left-handed, but is right-handed Spanish tennis player Began playing tennis at age four with his uncle Toni, who is his coach Considers clay his favorite surface His uncle, Miguel Angel Nadal, is a professional soccer player with stints at FC Barcelona, Real Mallorca and Spanish national team, …
Determined Davydenko ready to start season after island holiday
Abu Dhabi, UAE- Nikolay Davydenko is due in the Gulf this week rested and refreshed from his Maldives island holiday and ready to start this 2010 season little more than a month after winning the ATP year-end event in London.
Federer fired by Nadal phenomenon
When Roger Federer turned up to talk about his chances of winning what would be his fourth consecutive Grand Slam, it was disconcerting for the great man to be seated beneath a gigantic picture of Rafael Nadal, the reigning champion of Roland Garros and the man fancied by every bookmaker to extend his domination over the world’s greatest racket …
Nadal says dope testing is too tough
World No. 2 Rafael Nadal of Spain goes to bat for his peers. Photograph by: Thomas Coex, AFP; Getty Images files, Reuters World No.
Federer feasts on victory with ‘hot dog’ winner
Not much surprises you any more about Roger Federer’s brilliance but last night the world No 1 came up with a shot that left a packed centre-court crowd here at the Dubai Duty Free Open wide-eyed with disbelief.
Stars of the decade: 3. Roger Federer
Roger Federer is behind today’s window as Eurosport-Yahoo! counts down the days to Christmas with a special advent calendar; a ranking of the decade’s greatest sporting stars.
Roger Federer Vs. Rafael Nadal: Head To Head In Abu Dhabi
Starting December 31, 2009 the rivalry between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal renews itself, shedding the remnants of the old year, and readying for a new year and a new decade.