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A duet Djokovic-Murray at Indian Wells?
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, No. 3 worldwide, spoke with Britain’s Andy Murray (No. 5), whom he defeated in the Australian Open final, could join together in the double Masters 1000 Indian Wells Sportske Novosti reported Wednesday.
Novak Djokovic
“We talked to Melbourne the opportunity to play doubles together in Indian Wells and I will mention again (this possibility) with him, ” Djokovic said, quoted by the daily sports Serbian.
The world No 3 said he did not press the issue after the final won in straight sets (6-4, 6-2, 6-3): “If it is to attack the double certainly we will play together. ”
Both players 23 years old, born a week apart in May 1987, maintained a long friendship.
Many suitors
For fans choose: Rafa, Roger, Novak or Andy. All these former Cup champion Rogers seem in great shape, and they all have a reasonable chance to regain their crown this year.
After several years where one or two players were heavily favored to sweep the board, the 2010 edition of this tournament, the overall prize money of 2.43 million USD, will stage seven or eight players with a legitimate chance of winning.
The world and the favorite, Spaniard Rafael Nadal won the tournament in 2005 and 2008. Switzerland’s Roger Federer, seeded third, had prevailed in 2004 and 2006. He is always at the top of his art, if not the top of the ATP rankings. Between these two players is the deuixème seeded champion of 2007, Serb Novak Djokovic.
Defending champion Andy Murray is back as number four. There are also Sweden’s Robin Soderling (No. 5), Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko (No. 6), Czech Tomas Berdych (No. 7) and American Andy Roddick (No. 8). In other words, several players can aspire to the highest honors in Toronto.
“It’s great for tennis,” said Djokovic. There are more guys who can win big tournaments. It makes things more interesting for the crowd and for us. The challenge is greater. ”
Djokovic beat Federer in the rankings, but it still identifies the Swiss star and Nadal as the players to beat.
“For sure Rafa and Roger are the favorites to win any tournament,” said the Serb. We respect that. But there are players who rise like Berdych and Soderling, and Roddick is still obviously in the portrait. It a lot of guys who are challenging the most dominant players. ”
For the organizers, the dream final would be a duel between Nadal and Federer, who are at opposite corners of the table. They competed only once in 2010, when Nadal beat the Swiss in the final in Madrid in May
Four Canadians were awarded passes: Frank Dancevic of Niagara Falls, Pierre-Ludovic Duclos of Sainte-Foy and Peter Polansky and Milos Raonic, both of Thornhill, Ontario.
The eight top seeds have received a free pass to the second round. The first round games starting Monday.
Nadal crushes Djokovic executioner
In old age, smallpox. Or so he must have thought Melzer before jumping to the track to Nadal, a player much more experienced than him in great battles, champion in Paris and the Austrian far superior on clay. Bizarrely, prudent and paid out very expensive.
As if his epic five-set victory in the quarter-final against Novak Djokovic had given him a magic formula, the Viennese played played slow, quiet, without haste, without much risk and perhaps thinking he had a long match ahead.
Nadal barely disturbed, mainly because they felt pressured and smugly dominated all facets of the game. So much so that when you close the game was let go caught by the absence of poise and rhythm of grief that he died without a struggle.
It was then when he woke up the player Central: dying for the rest, with two sets down and 5-4 for Rafa. Melzer found dismasted dominant rights to David Ferrer in three sets in the third round, the left impossible to bow to world number three and two days before the remains millimeter to the bottom line of a player who had earned the right to be The big surprise of the tournament. Read the rest of this entry »
Davydenko crown a perfect week beating Del Potro
No. 7 in the ATP World Tour, Nikolay Davydenko, capped a perfect week after winning the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals with his triumph 6-3, 6-4 win over Juan Martin del Potro at the O2 Arena in London.
Davydenko, who had been a finalist at last year’s edition in Shanghai to play Novak Djokovic, is the first Russian to win the tournament in its history (since 1970). His effort this week will be worth a check for U.S. $ 1,550,000 and will also snatch the No. 6 South African Airways ATP Rankings to Andy Roddick.