Clay-court king Rafael Nadal saved three match points before defeating third seed Novak Djokovic 3-6 7-6 7-6 in an epic four-hour struggle to reach the Madrid Open final on Saturday.
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Tennis ace Gasquet admits failed drugs test
French tennis star Richard Gasquet has confirmed he tested positive for cocaine at the Miami Masters tournament in March. The former world number seven issued a statement to news agencies on Sunday after the French sports paper L’Equipe had revealed in a report on its Web site the failed doping tests. Gasquet, who has slipped to 23rd in the rankings, faces a two-year ban from tennis, but his hoping for leniency.
Nadal continues dominance with Rome success
Top seed Rafael Nadal continued his dominance on clay with a straight sets victory over defending champion Novak Djokovic in the final of the Rome Masters in Italy.
Djokovic to play Nadal in Rome final
Defending champion Novak Djokovic will play world number one Rafael Nadal in the final of the Rome Masters after contrasting semifinal victories on Sunday. Djokovic edged past world number two Roger Federer 4-6 6-3 6-3 while Nadal brushed aside 12th seed Fernando Gonzalez 6-3 6-3 at the Foro Italico. Serbian ace Djokovic needs to beat Nadal on Sunday to retain his world number three spot ahead of Andy Murray.
Murray beats Djokovic to take Miami title
Andy Murray on Sunday became the first player to win three times on the ATP tour in 2009.
Roddick ends Djokovic’s Masters defense
Andy Roddick continued his winning run to end world No. 3 Novak Djokovic’s title defense at the Indian Wells Masters Series event in California and set up a semifinal with world No. 1 Rafael Nadal
Federer – Safin to meet in 3rd round at Australian Open
Roger Federer and Marat Safin rolled to easy victories Wednesday against main-time opponents to reach the Australian Open’s third round, where the familiarity aspect will be much complex: They’ll be each other. “I’m happy to be Marat; we have some battles,” Federer said after ousting mistake-face down Evgeny Korolev of Russia 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 in […]