Djokovic vs Davydenko Masters Cup Final Live

Djokovic vs Davydenko Masters Cup Final Live:
Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai Live:

World No.3 Novak Djokovic advanced into the Tennis Masters Cup final with a thrilling 4-6,6-3,7-5 victory over Gilles Simon of France.Djokovic the winner of the gold group is chasing for his maiden Tennis Masters Cup title in his second appearance at Shanghai.Last year he had a very dissappointing result crashing out the group by 0-3 margin.Djokovic who has won 3 titles this season including a grandslam at the Australian Open is chasing for his first title since May.He will now face Nikolay Davydenko who defeated in form Andy Murray.

World No.5 Nikolay Davydenko powered in to his maiden Tennis Masters Cup Final in his fourth appearance at Shanghai with a 7-5,6-2 victory over World No.4 Andy Murray.It was widely expected that Murray will move in to the finals, & was one of the hot favourites to triumph at Shanghai but Davydenko displayed some high quality tennis to overpower in form Andy Murray.Murray topped the red goup with an unbeaten 3-0 score thereby booking a place in the semifinals.The Scot was made to pay the price for his exertions as Davydenko dictated play and made him run from start to finish.

Now,the question is whether Davydenko can prevail in the finals?Can he repeat the same classy display as he did in the semifinals?-Djokovic won Davydenko in the group match.

Head to Head:
They have met only once in their career which Davydenko won after Djokovic retired leading 2 sets to 1 in the 2008 Russia vs Serbia World Group 1st round.

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Djokovic vs Federer US Open Semifinal Live

Djokovic vs Federer US Open Semifinal Live:

World No.3 Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Roddick 6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5) in the quarterfinals to set up a rematch with four time defending Champion Federer in the semifinals of US Open.Djokovic will jump to a career high No.2 in the next ATP rank list if he wins US Open.Djokovic's challenger Roddick won the 3rd set & was leading 5-4 & serving in the 4th set but double faulted twice & eventually gave away the set to Djokovic.

Roger Federer defeated Gilles Muller 7-6(5),6-4,7-6(5) in the quarterfinals of US open to book a semifinal spot. It was his 18th consecutive grandslam semifinal & 32nd consecutive win at US Open.He is chasing for his 13th Grandslam & his 5th consecutive at US Open which would equal Bill Tilden's record.

Head to Head:
Federer leads 6-2 all time & 4-2 on hardcourt.

US Open Djokovic vs Federer Semifinal Live

Rafael Nadal The New World No.1

Rafael Nadal ascended the No.1 Position from Roger Federer today, who has held it for a record 234 consecutive weeks(41/2 years) since Feb 2, 2004.Nadal who had been ranked second behind Federer for a record 160 consecutive weeks assured himself of the No.1 ranking after he reached the semifinals of ATP Cincinnati Masters last month.

Nadal honoured his World No.1 ranking in the most perfect way by winning the Olympic Singles Gold Medal in Beijing.He has won 8 titles this year including the most prestigious Wimbledon, Roland Gaross & now the Olmypics with a 70-8 win-loss record.After winning Wimbledon last month he became the first person since Bjorn Borg to win French Open & Wimbledon back to back.He is third Spaniard to hold the No.1 ranking the other being Carlos Moya & Juan Carlos Ferrero.Read more here........

Del Potro Wins Fourth Consecutive Title

Del Potro of Argentina won his 19th consecutive match & the title, beating Viktor Troicki 6-3,6-3 in the finals of Legg Masson Tennis Classic in Washington D.C.The 19 consecutive match wins by Del Potro is the second longest in the ATP Circuit only behind Rafael Nadal's 32 match winning streak this year.

His remarkable run began at Stuggart where captured his first career ATP title by defeating Richard Gasquet in the finals.He continued his good form and went on to win his second ATP Title at Kitzbuhel & the third by defeating World No.6 Andy Roodick in the finals at Los Angeles.

By winning his 4th straight title, has lifted him to a career high No.19 in the ATP rankings & is the only teenager to be in the top 20.Read more here.....

Michael Phelps Makes History!

Michael Phelps of USA won his record eighth gold medal in the 4 x 100m Medley relay final at the Beijing Olympics 2008.It was his 14th Career Olympic gold, 5 more than any other athlete in Olympic History.

Michael Phelps along with teammates Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen and Jason Lezak set a world record bettering their own record, which they set at Athens in 2004.They finished the race in a world record time 3:29.34 bettering the 3:30.68 set at Athens.By Clinching his eighth gold medal out of eight races! he has become the first player in history to surpass Mark Spitz's(USA) record of 7 gold medals which he set at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games.Read more here.........

Novak Djokovic Gets Serbia's Second Olympic Medal

World No.3 Novak Djokovic defeated No.8 seed James Blake 6-3,7-6(4) at the Beijing Olympics to win the bronze medal.Djokovic & Blake who were playing their first ever olympics lost their semifinals against Nadal & Gonzalez respectively.Djokovic has previously beaten Nadal at ATP Cincinnati semifinals 2 weeks ago.Meanwhile Blake held three match points in his match against Fernando Gonzalez, before falling to the him 11-9 in the decider.Read more here.....

Nadal vs Gonzalez Beijing Tennis Olympics Final(Gold Medal Match) Live

Rafael Nadal vs Fernando Gonzalez Beijing Tennis Olympics Final(Gold Medal Match) Live:

World No.2 Rafael Nadal defeated his rival Novak Djokovic in the semifinals & entered the finals of the Beijing Olympics thereby guaranteeing Spain atleast a silver in the Beijing Olympics.He now faces World No.15 Fernando Gonzalez who defeated American James Blake in the other semifinals.

If Nadal wins gold he will be the first Spaniard to do so, Spain has won nine tennis medals at Olympics but never a gold & It would be the perfect way to honour his World No.1 ranking as he would be on Aug 18th.

Nadal & Gonzalez have met each other 6 times and are tied 3-3 & Gonzalez leading on hardcourts 2-0.But definetely the World No.1 in waiting is the favourite to win the Gold medal at Beijing Olympics.

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Roger Federer Accomplishes His Dream!

Finally, World No.1 Roger Federer acheived his long cherished dream of earning an Olympic Gold Medal by defeating the Sweden Pair Aspelin/Johansson in a thrilling 6-3,6-4,6-7(4),6-4 encounter in the finals of the Doubles Beijing Olympics.Federer who paired with Stanislas Wawrinka barely faltered in the finals.The Swiss pair who previously eliminated the top seeds Mike/Bob Bryans in the semifinals, who later went on to win the Bronze medal converted 4/7 break points & sealed a victory in 2 hours & 48 min.

The gold medal for Federer in the doubles has given him good compensation for his defeat in the singles Quarterfinals against James Blake.Switzerland has now earned its second Olympic tennis medal, following Marc Rosset’s gold medal victory at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games.It is Federer's eighth ATP doubles title & Wawrinka's maiden title.Read more here........

Djokovic vs Blake Beijing Olympics Bronze Medal Playoff Live

Novak Djokovic vs James Blake Tennis Olympics Bronze Medal Match Live:

World No.3 Novak Djokovic who lost to Rafael Nadal 4-6,6-1,4-6 in a three set thriller in the semifinals of Beijing Olympics will face World No.7 James Blake who lost Fernando Gonzalaez in the other semifinal.Djokovic who had previously beaten Nadal in the ATP Cincinnati semifinals about 2 weeks ago,lost the match when he smashed a return mere inches wide of the sideline on Nadal's second match point.

James Blake who defeated World No.1 Roger Federer in the quarterfinals couldn't convert the 3 Match Points on serve 40-0,6-5 into a win.James Blake will now meet Australian Open Novak Djokovic for the first time in the Bronze Medal Play-off.

Novak Djokovic vs James Blake Beijing Tennis Olympics Bronze Medal Play-off Live

Longest Doubles Match In Olympic History!

The Semifinal of the doubles match between the Sweden pair Aspelin/Johansson & former Wimbledon Champions Clement/Llodra witnessed the longest match in olympic history which lasted for four hours & 46 minutes.The Sweden pair advanced to the Beijing Doubles finals with a marathon 7-6(6), 4-6, 19-17 victory over the french pair & will now face Switzerland's Federer/Wawrinka who defeated the No.1 seeds Mike/Bob Bryans 7-6(6),6-4 in the semifinals.
Aspelin/Johansson hit 25 aces,comitted 13 double faults,converted 5/11 break points & won 134 of 192 points on serve to Clement/Llodra's 22 acves, zero double faults,5/11 break points & won 107 of 176 points on serve.The decider third set last for 2 hrs & 55 min.Read more here........

Michael Phelps Greatest Olympian ever?

With such an amazing achievement Michael Phelps has become the most successful Olympian ever.Michael Phelps continued his bid for a record eight gold medals on Friday pocketing his sixth, this time in the 200m Individual Medley.He now holds 6 gold medals from six races!

He set another World record finishing 0.57 seconds faster than the mark he set at the US trials this year.He finished first in 200m Medley Final in 1:54.23.It was Phelps' 12th career Olympic gold medal, breaking the records of Mark Spitz, Carl Lewis and two others for most golds. Read more here.........

Federer Falls to James Blake

World No.1 Roger Federer's hopes for an Olympic Gold medal came to an end when lost to World No.7 James Blake for the first time in their nine meetings.Federer has previously defeated Blake eight times & Blake had won just one of 21 sets (2006 US Open) in the eight previous meetings.

Roger Federer who will descend his World No.1 spot to Rafael Nadal on August 18th, which he was maintaining for 4 1/2 years will begin his preparations to defend his US Open title which starts on September 25th.James Blake who hit 11 service winners & two aces, converted two of six break point opportunities for a victory in the quarterfinals of Beijing Olympics.

Blake will now meet 2004 Olympic Bronze medalist Fernando Gonzalez of Chile in the semifinals & is eying for his maiden Olympic Gold medal. Read more here................

Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic Tennis Olympics Semifinal Live

Nadal vs Djokovic Tennis Olympics Live:

World No.2 Rafael Nadal who will become the new World No.1 on Monday defeated Jurgen Melzer in Beijing Olympics Quarterfinals 6-0,6-4 & advanced to semifinals of Beijing Olympics to set up clash with World No.3 Novak Djokovic who defeated Gael Monfils after being set down 4-6,6-1,6-4.

After the exit of World No.1 Roger Federer in the quarterfinals, James blake will meet Athens Olympic Bronze medalist Fernando Gonzalez in the semifinals.The finals of the Beijing Olympics will lose the thrill in the absence of two players.Either Nadal or Djokovic will have to say goodbye in the semifinals but most probably this will be the best match of the Beijing Olympics.

Nadal vs Djokovic: The Rivalry

The Reigning Roland Garros & Wimbledon Champion Rafael Nadal & Australian Open Champion Novak Djokovic have met each other 13 times with Nadal winning 9 of them & Djokovic 4.Though Nadal leads the all time record against his rival, Djokovic has won the last match against Nadal which was played just one week ago at the ATP Cincinnati Semifinals & Djokovic leads 4-3 all time on Hardcourts and definitely poses a serious threat in the upcoming Semifinals of Beijing Olympics.

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Roger Federer vs James Blake Beijing Olympics Quarterfinal Live

Federer vs Blake Beijing Olympics Quarterfinal Live:

World No.1 Roger Federer avenged his Athens Olympic Conqueror Tomas Berdych 6-3,7-6(4) in the third round of Beijing Olympics & eased in to the quarterfinals of Beijing Olympics where he will face World No.7 James Blake who defeated Gilles Simon 6-4,6-2.Federer leads 8-0 all time against Blake & hopes to continue his good run.

Roger Federer vs James Blake Beijing Tennis Olympics Quarterfinal Live

Beijing Olympics Quarterfinal Nadal vs Jurgen Melzer Live

Beijing Olympics Quarterfinal Rafael Nadal vs Jurgen Melzer Live:

World No.2 Rafael Nadal defeated Igor Andreev in third round of Beijing Olympics & will face Jurgen Melzer in the quarterfinals, who defeated Andy Murray's conqueror Yen-Hsun Lu 6-2,6-4 in the third of Beijing Olympics.

Rafael Nadal vs Jurgen Melzer Tennis Olympics Quarterfinal Live

Djokovic vs Mikhail Youzhny Beijing Olympic Third Round Live

World No.3 Novak Djokovic will face Mikhail Youzhny of Russia in third round of Beijing Olympics.Djokovic eased in to the third round with 6-4,6-2 win in 74 minutes over 2008 Wimbledon semifinalist Rainer Schuettler.

Novak Djokovic vs Mikhail Youzhny Live-Beijing Tennis Olympics Third Round

Beijing Olympics Nadal vs Andreev Third Round Live

Rafael Nadal who will usurp Roger Federer as the new World No.1 on Aug18th will play Igor Andreev in the third round of Beijing Tennis Olympics.Nadal who defeated former World No.1 Lleyton Hewitt improved his ATP record to 66-8 this season.Nadal leads 3-1 against Andreev & is attempting to win his eighth title this year.

Rafael Nadal vs Igor Andreev Beijing Tennis Olympics Third Round Live

Beijing Olympics Federer vs Tomas Berdych Third Round Live

ATP World No.1 Roger Federer will face Czech No.17 Tomas Berdych in the third round of the tennis event of Beijing Olympics.Berdych who defeated Federer in the Athens olympics 2004 defeated Andreas Seppi 6-3,7-6(4) in the second round Beijing Olympics to set up the clash with World No 1. Federer leads 6-1 all time record against Berdych & will surely try to avenge his defeat.

Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych Beijing Tennis Olympics Third Round Live

Nadal vs Hewitt Beijing Olympics Second Round Live

Rafael Nadal who will ascend in the ATP Rank List as the new World No.1 on Aug 18th will play Former World No.1 Lleyton Hewitt in the Second Round of Beijing Olympics 2008.Nadal made a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 victory over Potito Starace of Italy in two hours and 15 minutes & improved his ATP record to 65-8 this season.

Rafael Nadal vs Lleyton Hewitt Beijing Olympics Second Round Live

Beijing Olympic Games 2008 Federer vs Tursunov Live

Beijing Tennis Olympic Games 2008 Live:

World No.1 Roger Federer will face Dmitry Tursunov in the first round of Beijing Olympics 2008.Federer is competing in his third olympics, the last two being at Sydney in 2000(4th Place) & Athens in 2004(lost to Tomas Berdych in 2nd round).Federer will aiming for his maiden olympic Gold medal.