Tennis Frontier

Author: Trent Curtis

  • Nadal wins the Mutua Madrid Open

    Nadal wins the Mutua Madrid Open

    The Spaniard Rafael Nadal (No. 5) beat the Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka (No. 15) 6-2, 6-4 in the final of the Mutua Madrid Open. It was Nadal’s ninth straight win against the Swiss, without ever dropping a set.

    With this win, Nadal’s 40th on clay, he is now tied in second place with Thomas Muster for the most clay-court titles. (Vilas won 46.)

    Nadal came out strong, winning the first four games before Wawrinka was finally able to hold in the fifth game. The Swiss held once more before Nadal served out the first set, 6-2.

    The second set was a little more competitive, with Wawrinka holding serve until 3-3, when the Swiss double-faulted to give Nadal the first break of the second set.

    Wawrinka held serve once more, before the Spaniard served out the match.

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  • Williams wins the Mutua Madrid Open

    Williams wins the Mutua Madrid Open

    Serena Williams (No. 1) beat the Russian Maria Sharapova (No. 2) 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Mutua Madrid Open, her 50th career title. It was their third meeting in 2013, with Williams winning all three, extending her lead in their head-to-head to 13-2.

    Williams broke Sharapova’s serve in the opening game, which set the tone for the next three games, with Williams going up 4-0 in under 20 minutes. Sharapova was finally able to hold in the fifth game, before Williams held, then broke Sharapova for a third time, winning the first set 6-1.

    The second set began with Sharapova breaking Williams’ serve for the first time, then holding to go up 2-0. Williams was able to hold in the third game, and eventually broke back and held, bringing the score to 4-3.

    With Sharapova serving at 4-5, Williams was able to break serve, winning the championship in just under an hour and 20 minutes.

    By winning today, Williams retains her position atop the WTA rankings as the No. 1 women’s tennis player in the world, a spot she would have forfeited had the Russian prevailed.

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  • Nadal and Wawrinka to meet in Madrid Final

    Nadal and Wawrinka to meet in Madrid Final

    The Spaniard Rafael Nadal, the No. 5 seed, and the Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka, the No. 15 seed, will meet on Sunday in the men’s singles final of the Mutua Madrid Open.

    On Saturday, Nadal made quick work of compatriot Pablo Andujar, beating him 6-0, 6-4.

    Later that day, Wawrinka came back from 2-4 down in the third to beat the No. 6 seed, Czech Tomas Berdych, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, in a heavily-fought encounter which lasted nearly two hours.

    Sunday’s final will take place at 4:00 PM local time.

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  • Sharapova and Williams face off in Madrid Final

    Sharapova and Williams face off in Madrid Final

    The top two ranked ladies singles players in the world, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova, will face off in the Mutua Madrid Final, on Sunday, May 12. It will be the pair’s third meeting of the year, with Williams winning both times, but their first ever meeting on red clay.

    On Saturday, Williams advanced to the final after defeating Italian No. 7 seed Sara Errani, 7-5, 6-2, in a little over an hour and a half. Sharapova beat Serbian Ana Ivanovic, the No. 16 seed, 6-4, 6-3 to book her place in the final.

    Sunday’s final will take place at 1:00 PM local time.

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  • Mutua Madrid Open Draw 2013 (WTA)

    Mutua Madrid Open Draw 2013 (WTA)

    The draw for the ATP Mutua Madrid Open:

    S. Williams – Qualifier
    L. Dominguez Lino – S. Halep
    K. Mladenovic – S. Soler-Espinosa
    K. Zakopalova – M. Kirilenko
    C. Wozniacki – Y. Shvedova
    M. Barthel – K. Flipkens
    V. Williams – A. Medina Garrigues
    T. Paszek – N. Li

    V. Azarenka – A. Pavlyuchenkova
    L. Safarova – E. Makarova
    Qualifier – F. Schiavone
    E. Vesnina – M. Bartoli
    R. Vinci – V. Lepchenko
    J. Goerges – B. Jovanovski
    A. Morita – S. Cirstea
    U. Radwanska – S. Errani

    A. Kerber – S. Hsieh
    A. Cornet – K. Bertens
    J. Zheng – S. Kuznetsova
    Qualifier – N. Petrova
    A. Ivanovic – Qualifier
    J. Jankovic – Qualifier
    M. Rybarikova – L. Robson
    T. Pironkova – A. Radwanska

    P. Kvitova – Y. Wickmayer
    S. Stephens – D. Hantuchova
    F. Pennetta – K. Kanepi
    C. Suarez Navarro – S. Stosur
    D. Cibulkova – Qualifier
    S. Lisicki – S. Arvidsson
    Qualifier- S. Peng
    Qualifier – M. Sharapova

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  • Nadal Signs Up To Play Basel

    Nadal Signs Up To Play Basel

    Yahoo Sports is reporting that Rafael Nadal has signed up to play Roger Federer’s hometown tournament, The Basel Open.

    It will be the first time in nine years that the Spaniard has played the event, where Juan Martin del Potro is the defending champion.

    Read more on Yahoo Sports: “Nadal to play at Federer’s hometown Swiss Indoors”

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