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TwitterAndy Murray recovered from a one-set deficit to defeat Rafael Nadal in the final of the Japan Open. Such was Murray’s dominance in the final set of the match that he won the set without dropping a single game. Murray won only his fourth ATP Tour title of the year, winning in three sets, 3-6 [...]
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Murray punishes Nadal in final of Japan Open
October 10th, 2011 
Posted in Japan Open, Tennis 
Tags: Andy Murray, ATP Tour title, Japan Open, Rafael Nadal 
No Comments »Rafael Nadal struggled before overcoming Santiago Giraldo in the quarter-finals of the Japan Open
October 7th, 2011 Rafael Nadal won the match in straight sets but not before he had been taken to the tie-breaker of the first set, winning 7-6(6) 6-3 win over Giraldo. So far in the tournament, Nadal has been able to defeat Go Soeda and Milos Raonic in easy straight set wins before finding a tough opponent in Giraldo. [...]
Novak Djokovic wins US Open 2011
September 20th, 2011 Novak Djokovic won his third Grand Slam of the year by defeating Rafael Nadal in the final of the US Open 2011. Djokovic had earlier won the Australian Open and the Wimbledon, while Rafael Nadal had won the French Open in the year. Djokovic had gone into the finals with a tough five-setter against Federer. [...]
Posted in Tennis, Us Open Tags: Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Us Open, US Open 2011 No Comments »Murray looking to decide on Davis Cup future
September 19th, 2011 Andy Murray may look to the results of the meeting of the world’s top players in tennis in China to decide on whether or not he will play in the Davis Cup in the future. Murray has been one of those who has complained against the schedule in tennis and the players have decided to [...]
Switzerland beat Australia in Davis Cup
September 19th, 2011 Switzerland stormed back into the World Group of the Davis Cup by beating Australia in the playoffs today. In the last match of the tie that was postponed to Monday after bad light stalled one of the better matches in the tie, S Wawrinka managed to beat Lleyton Hewitt in the fifth and the final [...]
Djokovic to take on Nadal in US Open 2011 final
September 12th, 2011 Novak Djokovic will take on Rafael Nadal in the final of the US Open 2011 which will be played on Monday evening, a day after it is usually played. Djokovic had gone into the tournament as the number one seed while Nadal is the second ranked player. Djokovic entered the final after winning the semi-final [...]
Posted in Tennis, Us Open Tags: Andy Murray, French Open, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Us Open No Comments »Stosur wins US Open, Williams loses hearts
September 12th, 2011 Samantha Stosur won the final of the US Open 2011 when she beat Serena Williams in an ill-tempered final. Stosur was a surprising winner of the tournament, after Williams, who is a 13-time Grand Slam champion went into the final looking like she was the favourite to win the tournament. However, what would have surprised [...]