Topic: Barcelona

Soderling reaches Rome third tennis round

Fifth seed Robin Soderling made short work of Italian wild card Paolo Lorenzi at the ATP Rome Masters 1000 on Wednesday, reaching the third round with a 6-1, 7-5 victory. The Swede blasted 32 winners to just nine by his opponent as ...

Nadal opts for health over top ranking, says coach

ROME (Reuters) - Regaining the world number one ranking is no longer a top priority for Rafael Nadal as he plans to cut back his punishing ATP schedule to preserve his health, the Spaniard's coach said on Tuesday. Nadal has dropped to ...

I don't fear anyone - except Nadal, says Verdasco

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Fernando Verdasco's confidence on clay is sky high as long as he does not have to play Rafa Nadal, the Barcelona Open champion said Sunday. Just a week after being hammered by his Spanish compatriot 6-0 6-1 in the ...
Spain's fifth seed Fernando Verdasco defeated Swedish second seed Robin Soderling 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 on Sunday to keep the Barcelona claycourt title at home for the eighth straight year. Crowds at the Real Club de Tenis were treated to yet another local ...

Soderling threatens Spanish reign in Barcelona

Sweden's Robin Soderling defeated Dutchman Thiemo de Bakker 6-1, 6-4 Saturday to reach the Barcelona Open final where he will aim to smash a long-standing Spanish stranglehold at the claycourt event. Second seed Soderling, the 2009 Roland Garros finalist, will be the ...

Tired Verdasco, ruthless Soderling into Barcelona final

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Fernando Verdasco found strength to haul his way back from a set and a break down to reach the final of the Barcelona Open with a 6-7 7-5 6-1 win over fellow Spaniard David Ferrer Saturday. Under hot sun ...
Verdasco rallies to beat fellow Spaniard Ferrer, will meet Soderling in final at BarcelonaFernando Verdasco reached his second final in two weeks by beating David Ferrer 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-1 Saturday at the Barcelona Open. Verdasco will play second-seeded Robin Soderling, who ...

Verdasco upsets Ferrer to reach Barcelona final

Fernando Verdasco denied David Ferrer a third straight final at the Barcelona Open after dominating an all-Spanish semi-final clash on clay 6-7 (3/7), 7-5, 6-1 on Saturday. Verdasco, the number five seed, took just over two and a half hours to secure ...
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga needed a fast change of tactics to reach the quarter-finals of the Barcelona Open as he defeated Spaniard Nicolas Almagro 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 on Thursday. France's third seed, playing the clay event for the first time, finds himself in a ...
Third seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga made a comfortable winning career debut at the Barcelona Open on Wednesday as the event paused to pay tribute to former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch. Frenchman Tsonga began putting his clay season back together after losing in ...
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