ATP Masters Series 1000 Indian Wells - Doubles Final
Marc Lopez & Rafael Nadal d John Isner & Sam Querrey 62 76(3)
Well lookie here, Rafa did not leave IW without a consolation prize.
Deja vu: In 2010 Rafa lost in the Sf of singles & won dubs title with Lopez.
Marc has a good friend.
There is an idea being bandied suggesting they enter the Olympics together.
It's a cute idea but it won't happen.
Photo: Getty Images
ATP Masters Series 1000 - Quarterfinal
2 Rafael Nadal d David Nalbandian - 46 75 64
Rafa was a couple points from defeat in that 2nd set & turned it around.
Also, this marks the first time his serve has been broken this tournament.
He'll face Federer for the 28th time (18-9/RN) but for the 1st time at IW.
This marks Rafa's 7th straight trip to the Sf's at IW: 3-3.
The 2-time champ ('07 & '09) was runner-up to Novak last year.
Roger may have won his 250th Masters 1000 match - this was Rafa's 215th.
Double duty: Rafa is also in the doubles final tomorrow with Marc Lopez.
They are looking for their 2nd IW title together - against Isner/Querrey.
That ought to be a cracker.
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After the match he met Ben Stiller.
Photo: Reuters (top) & Getty Images (bottom)
ATP 500 Acapulco - Final
1 David Ferrer d 8 Fernando Verdasco - 61 62
Oh yea, that sombrero!
This is David's 14th career ATP title and a tour-leading 3rd title of 2012.
Um: Ferrer is now 18-1 on the year.
The win will bump him back up to #5 after a week at #6.
All 3 of his Acapulco titles have come at the expense of fellow Spaniards:
In '10 Ferrero was his foe and in '11 it was Almagro - both in 3 sets.
David: I am very proud to have won in Acapulco for a third consecutive time.
David next plays Indian Wells where he lost 2nd R to Karlovic last year.
Oh wait... I was there for that match. It was a tough loss.
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Armada: The doubles too was an all-Spanish affair.
Fernando Verdasco & David Marrero beat Marcel Granollers & Mark Lopez.
That's back-to-back weeks with a dubs title for Fern & David.
They might want to consider keeping this partnership going.
Photos: Reuters
The unseeded Spanish team beat (2) Michel Mertinak and Andre Sa - 64 64.
Fern posted this on his Facebook page. I swiped just cuz I think they're cute.
So, there's that.
Men's Champion - Novak Djokovic
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Women's Champion - Victoria Azarenka
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Men's Doubles - Radek Stepanek & Leander Paes
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Women's Doubles - Svetlana Kuznetsova & Vera Zvonareva
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Mixed Doubles - Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Horia Tecau
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Photos: Getty Images
Andy wins title Bangkok over Donald Young - check.
Then he takes the Tokyo trophy away from defender Rafael Nadal - check.
Then he makes it a hat-trick in Shanghai over David Ferrer - checkmate.
His reward - Andy will take over as the #3 player in the ranking.
Dumping Roger Federer outside the top 3 for the 1st time since 2003.
This is Andy's 2nd Shanghai title ('10) and 8th Masters 1000 title.
He has now won 2 Masters 1000's titles per year for 4 years running.
And if 3 titles weren't enough - he won the dubs in Tokyo with his brother.
Ok dude, time to win a Slam in 2012.
Novak Djokovic - Men's Singles Champion
Samantha Stosur - Women's Singles Champion
Philipp Petzschner & Jurgen Melzer - Men's Doubles Champions
Liezel Huber & Lisa Raymond - Women's Doubles Champions
Jack Sock & Melanie Oudin - Mixrd Doubles Champions
Photos: Getty/Reuters
Stuttgart ATP 250 - Men's Doubles Final
2 Jurgen Melzer & Philipp Petzchner d 3 Granollers & Lopez - 63 64
I just posted this cuz I think they're way cute.
Photos from Petzschner's Facebook
Men's Champion: Novak Djokovic
Women's Champion: Petra Kvitova
Men's Doubles: Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan
Women's Doubles: Kveta Peschke & Katarina Srebotnik
Mixed Doubles: Iveta Benesova & Jurgen Melzer
Photos: Getty Images
Rafael Nadal - Men's Champion
Li Na - Women's Champion
Daniel Nestor & Max Mirnyi - Men's Doubles Champions
Lucie Hradecka & Andrea Hlavackova - Women's Doubles Champions
Casey Dellacqua & Scott Lipsky - Mixed Doubles Champions
Photos: Getty Images & Reuters
Bob Bryan tweeted this photo today captioned,
I'm eating Honey Smacks while my monster is eating the Eiffel Tower.
I do not need to know what his monster will be eating next...
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The Bryan's return to Roland Garros after a shock 2nd R loss last year.
They're on a Slam roll having won the last two at the US & Aussie Opens.
They've won once at RG ('03) and are looking for an 11th Slam.
I ain't betting against them.
Monte-Carlo ATP Masters 1000 - Final
1 Bryan Brothers d Juan Ignacio Chela & Bruno Soares - 63 62
I don't usually pay too much attention to doubles but...
The Bryan Brothers deserve credit for being 2 of only 3 Americans in M-C.
The third being Eric Butorac - who won a round in doubles.
I get that it's tough to be in Europe all summer long for singles players.
Especially if they aren't going to make deep runs on the dirt.
(Hmph, a summer in Europe would be a dream come true for me.)
This makes two titles for the Bryan's in M-C. They previously won in '07.
This also represents their 18th Masters 1000 title - from 33 finals.
The Bryan's are also the top seeds at Barcelona next week.
Thanks for representing boys.
After the match they Tweeted the following photo captioned:
Celebrated with $40 dollar cheeseburgers in the lobby.
Here's a pic w/ our better halves. Cute, aren't they?
Novak posed for these photos with the Indo-Pak Express earlier today.
Rohan Bopanna & Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi are currently ranked #8 in dubs.
They are true international inspirations.
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Houston ATP 250 - Doubles Final
1 Bryan Bros d John Isner & Sam Querrey - 67(4) 62 10-5
The win represents their 69th tour title - and 4th at Houston.
After the win the twins jubilantly jumped into the River Oaks pool.
It had to be a very satisfying win...
Since winning at the Aussie Open the Bros have won 3 matches: 3-3.
They now head to Monte-Carlo where they are the top seeded team.
They won the M-C title in 2007.
And they had a great clay season last year winning at Rome and Madrid.
Mike: It feels good to win here in Houston and we kind of needed this.
It’s been a sparse last month and this will do wonders for our confidence.
We love it here in Houston.
Spare a thought for Roger - he suffered a triple whammy today.
First he lost his semifinal match to Novak Djokovic.
Which led to a reliquishing of his #2 ranking - also to Novak.
Then he came back with Stan and lost a highly entertaining doubles final.
Let's see if Miami treats him any better.
Photo: Reuters
So 9 of the top 10 men's singles players decided to play doubles at IW.
The result? Not a single seeded 'regular' tour team made the Qf's.
NOT ONE.
Roger/Stan (above) & Rafa/Marc (below) beat the #2/#4 seeds in the 1st R.
The top seeded Bryan Bros. went out to Dolgopolov/Malisse last night.
There are 7 seeded singles players in the doubles Qf's.
In fact, defenders Rafa and Marc have already advanced to the Sf's.
Rub your eyes: We could easily see a singles oddity in the doubles Sf's...
We are 3 matches away from: Rafa vs Roger and Novak vs Andy M.
What on earth does this say about the ATP doubles tour?
Photos taken Saturday, March 12, 2011.
Stan tweeted this photo captioned: Good practice with my partner.....
Stan and Roger, the Beijing champions, are playing together again at IW.
Ya think these two have an eye on defending at London 2012?
You better believe it!
Oh hi Andy's abs.
Andy was a Qf'ist here last year and runner-up in '09.
He is currently ranked #5 behind Robin Soderling with a shot at moving up.
Tho he'll have to play really well here & at Miami - and Robin can't.
Remember, Robin has Sf'ist points to defend at both events.
Hmm: Robin has dropped one match this year in 4 tournaments.
Andy will begin play against qualifer Donald Young.
He is also playing doubles with older bro Jamie here in IW.
BTW, the skins won. I think.
Happy 31st Birthday Jurgen Melzer
While I'm giving bday shout-outs, why not one for Melzer as well.
As a singles player he may not have a ton of years left...
But I do hope he and Petzschner stay around in doubles for a long time.
I enjoy them.
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