He nearly choked away a two-sets to love lead over Nishikori before steeling himself to play his best tennis in the fifth set to secure an emotional win. Bernard Tomic arrested in Miami Beach over hotel music Bernard Tomic arrested in Miami Beach over hotel music by SI Wire VIEWFINDER: Wimbledon 2015 VIEWFINDER: Wimbledon 2015 SI Tennis Podcast: Wimbledon recap and a summer season..
Just like I wrote, take out Rafa out of the equation, a man who has won 9 FO and is, by the numbers, the most dominant player on clay ever, and you probably have Fed and Novak dominating the event in that span. April 6th, 2015 at 4:16 pm skeezer Says: Ben, Whilst I agree the making a ton of semis and finals alone is not a great feat in itself, when you do have plenty of Slams also then, collectively yes it does
Federer, Monfils Suspended; Nadal, Djokovic One Win Away; Monday French Open Picks And Pans
May 31st, 2015 at 7:51 pm skeezer Says: TV, Think Sean mentioned that, Gael makes Fed hit too many balls when he is on, Fed loses patience or stamina ( in the rally ). Does anyone else find the tone around the Epic Quarter has changed? It seemed to me, when the draw came out, Novak was the overwhelming favourite on Tennis-X, but now that Rafa is RIGHT there, and will actually be on the court for Novak to beat, folks are hedging
Novak Djokovic Beats Rafael Nadal In French Open Quarterfinal, Ending 39-Match Winning Streak
That's what I came here for."Yes, significant as this victory was, Djokovic has more work to do in pursuit of a first French Open title to complete a career Grand Slam.In Friday's semifinals, the 28-year-old Serb will meet No. Thoroughly outplaying the best there's ever been on red clay, Djokovic ended Rafael Nadal's 39-match French Open winning streak Wednesday by beating the nine-time champion in a surprisingly lopsided quarterfinal 7-5, 6-3, 6-1
French Open 2015: Nadal and Djokovic advance - CNN.com
Hide Caption 4 of 7French Open Day 7 7 photosAndy Murray extended his record in 2015 on clay to 13-0 with a straight sets win over Nick Kyrgios.Hide Caption 5 of 7French Open Day 7 7 photosA fired up Serena Williams celebrates her late evening victory over Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. Hide Caption 3 of 7French Open Day 7 7 photosRichard Gasquet shows his relief after seeing off Kevin Anderson of South Africa to earn his match up with Djokovic
Just when it seems someone is about to run away with it, they start playing as if their shoelaces are tied together, tripping over to let the other man right back in it. At 15-all, Djokovic is knocked off-balance when a Murray return skids off the line and he hoicks a forehand well wide, but Murray then nets a forehand off a second serve to make it 30-all.But then a string of deep and powerful shots from Murray force Djokovic back and he nets a forehand to give Murray a break point at 30-40
Facebook Twitter Google plus Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Google plus close 11.12am GMT11:12 Fourth set: Djokovic 7-6, 3-6, 6-4, 2-2 Wawrinka* (*denotes server): Djokovic will still back himself despite that setback, though, especially when he sees Wawrinka make his 51st unforced error of the match in the first point of this game. Wawrinka belatedly locates his best tennis to save the first two two with a monstrous forehand and an outrageous drop-volley, and then Djokovic nets a forehand on the third! Wow
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LIVE Novak Djokovic - Milos Raonic - Australian Open men - 28 January 2015 - Eurosport British
He smashes down a few big serves before absentmindedly watching Raonics poor returns fly out, into the net and into the service box for him to duly put away. On the few times his serve doesn't fire down and grant him free, easy points, he can overpower Raonic off the ground or else defend until the error comes
WAWRINKA 4 6 6 6 DJOKOVIC 6 4 3 4 After losing the first set, with an erratic game in the 7th game, Wawrinka would control the last three to win the French Open for the first time. WATCH THE STUNNING FOOTAGE OF AUSTRALIA'S MICK FANNING BEING ATTACKED BY A SHARKRoarers, we might be a little slower than usual today, as we're migrating our servers
This year, now a father and a husband and content on and off the court, he's more focused than ever on winning a French Open title and completing his career Slam. In a rematch of the Roland Garros final from two of the past three years and a repeat of the epic four-hour, 37-minute semifinal here two years ago, No
1 player in the world, Novak Djokovic, faces the player who has won nine of the last 10 French Open titles, Rafael Nadal, in the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam event. His five losses during the clay season were the most he's had in a season since 2003, per Garber, and he came into the tournament he's owned for the past decade as the No
Taking on the defending champion and the man with whom he has split five-set epics in the last two years in Melbourne, both Djokovic and Wawrinka struggled throughout to play their best. For names of the winners, send your request in a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: The IBT Media Email Address Monthly Giveaway Winners List, 7 Hanover Square, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10004
LIVE Novak Djokovic - Rafael Nadal - French Open men - 3 June 2015 - Eurosport
A success here would be a huge statement and suggest Rafa could well become the first player in the Open era to land 10 titles at a GS event.Happy Birthday, @RafaelNadal! Watch Djokovic v Nadal LIVE on @EurosportUKTV from 2:30. This year's tournament is seen by many as the 28-year-old's best chance to win it, and he admits Nadal represents an altogether different challenge at such an early stage of a competition he has made his own over the past decade
Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic French 2015: Live Stream Info, Start Time, Head-to-Head Stats, Preview For Quarterfinal Matchup
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French Open Highlights: Novak Djokovic Conquers King of Clay Rafael Nadal, Storms into Semis - Tennis News
15-0.19:10: With a 70-1 record to his name Nadal will look to wield his prowess on his favourite surface but Djokovic has won his last 26 matches and is unbeaten on clay in 2015. Glory awaits he who battles the hardest on the given day and both Djokovic and Nadal can be equally stubborn in their determination to battle for glory
US Open men's final 2013: Rafael Nadal v Novak Djokovic, live - Telegraph
It's little respite however, as Nadal is dictating play with that forehand doing serious damage into Djokovic's backhand - for so long the Serb's mainstay. FOURTH SET: DJOKOVIC* 2-6 6-3 4-6 1-4 NADAL At 0-15 a rally plays out with the rhythm of Zorba the Greek, both men hitting the ball harder and sooner and harder and sooner before a slice and a do-over
The embrace at net was warm though brief, and Nadal got some cheers from the crowd as he walked off, though not what he deserves for all he has done here. 11:50 AM 7-5, 6-3, 1-0, Djokovic 12688Carl Bialik Djokovic steam-rolls on as Nadal hits a poor smash right at Djokovic and then misses the follow-up volley, to fall behind by a break right at the start of the third set
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