The Tennis thread

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2012 Tennis Thread.

ATP (Men)

JANUARY

Brisbane International, Brisbane, Australia

ATP World Tour 250

$434,250 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D

Andy Murray def Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-1, 6-2

Aircel Chennai Open, Chennai, India

ATP World Tour 250

$398,250 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D

Milos Raonic def Janko Tipsarević 6–7^(4–7), 7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(7–4)

Qatar ExxonMobil Open, Doha, Qatar

ATP World Tour 250

$1,024,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def Gaël Monfils 7–5, 6–3

Apia International Sydney, Sydney, Australia

ATP World Tour 250

$434,250 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D

Jarkko Nieminen def Julien Benneteau 6–2, 7–5

Heineken Open, Auckland, New Zealand

ATP World Tour 250

$398,250 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D

David Ferrer def Olivier Rochus 6-3, 6-4

AUSTRALIAN OPEN, Melbourne, Australia

Grand Slam

A$11,806,550 – Hard

128S/128Q/64D/32X

Novak Djokovic def Rafael Nadal 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7^(5–7), 7–5

Open Sud de France, Montpellier, France

ATP World Tour 250

€398,250 – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D

Tomáš Berdych def Gaël Monfils 6–2, 4–6, 6–3

PBZ Zagreb Indoors, Zagreb, Croatia

ATP World Tour 250

€398,250 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D

Mikhail Youzhny def Lukáš Lacko 6-2, 6-3

VTR Open, Viña del Mar, Chile

ATP World Tour 250

$398,250 – Clay (Red) – 28S/32Q/16D

Juan Mónaco def Carlos Berlocq 6–3, 6–7^(1–7), 6–1

FEBRUARY

Davis Cup First Round

Spain5–0 Kazakhstan

Austria 3–2 Russia

France 4–1 Canada

United States 5–0 Switzerland

Czech Republic 4–1 Italy

Serbia 4–1 Sweden

Croatia 3–2 Japan

Argentina 4–1 Germany

ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, Rotterdam, Netherlands

ATP World Tour 500

€1,207,500 – Hard (i) – 32S/16Q/16D

Roger Federer def Juan Martín del Potro 6–1, 6–4

SAP Open, San Jose, United States

ATP World Tour 250

$531,000 – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D

Milos Raonic def Denis Istomin 7–6^(7–3), 6–2

Brasil Open, São Paulo, Brazil

ATP World Tour 250

$475,300 – Clay (Red) – 28S/32Q/16D

Nicolás Almagro def Filippo Volandri 6-3, 4-6, 6-4

Regions Morgan Keegan Championships, Memphis, United States

ATP World Tour 500

$1,155,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16Q/16D

Jürgen Melzer def Milos Raonic 7–5, 7–6^(7–4)

Open 13, Marseille, France

ATP World Tour 250

€512,750 – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D

Juan Martín del Potro def Michaël Llodra 6–4, 6–4

Copa Claro, Buenos Aires, Argentina

ATP World Tour 250

$484,100 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D

David Ferrer def Nicolás Almagro 4–6, 6–3, 6–2

Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

ATP World Tour 500

$1,700,475 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D

Roger Federer def Andy Murray 7-5, 6-4

Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Acapulco, Mexico

ATP World Tour 500

$1,155,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/16Q/16D

David Ferrer def Fernando Verdasco 6-1, 6-2

Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, Delray Beach, United States

ATP World Tour 250

$442,500 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D

Kevin Anderson def Marinko Matosevic 6–4, 7–6^(7–2)

^MARCH

BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, United States

ATP World Tour Masters 1000

$4,694,969 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D

March 5th - March 18th

Sony Ericsson Open, Miami, United States

ATP World Tour Masters 1000

$3,973,050 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D

March 19th - March 26th

APRIL

Davis Cup Quarter-Finals

Spain vs Austria

France vs United States

Czech Republic vs Serbia

Croatia vs Argentina

U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, Houston, United States

ATP World Tour 250

$442,500 – Clay (Maroon) – 28S/32Q/16D

Grand Prix Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco

ATP World Tour 250

€398,250 – Clay (Red) – 28S/32Q/16D

Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Monte Carlo, Monaco

ATP World Tour Masters 1000

€2,427,975 – Clay (Red) – 56S/28Q/24D

Barcelona Open BancSabadell, Barcelona, Spain

ATP World Tour 500

€1,627,500 – Clay (Red) – 56S/28Q/24D

BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy, Bucharest, Romania

ATP World Tour 250

€398,250 – Clay (Red) – 28S/32Q/16D

BMW Open, Munich, Germany

ATP World Tour 250

€398,250 – Clay (Red) – 28S/32Q/16D

Serbia Open, Belgrade, Serbia

ATP World Tour 250

€366,950 – Clay (Red) – 28S/32Q/16D

Estoril Open, Estoril, Portugal

ATP World Tour 250

€398,250 – Clay (Red) – 28S/32Q/16D

WTA (Women)

JANUARY

Brisbane International, Brisbane, Australia

WTA Premier

$655,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D

Kaia Kanepi def Daniela Hantuchová 6-2, 6-1

ASB Classic, Auckland, New Zealand

WTA International

$220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D

Zheng Jie def Flavia Pennetta 2–6, 6–3, 2–0 retired

Apia International Sydney, Sydney, Australia

WTA Premier

$637,000 – Hard – 30S/48Q/16D

Victoria Azarenka def Li Na 6–2, 1–6, 6–3

Moorilla Hobart International, Hobart, Australia

WTA International

$220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D

Mona Barthel def Yanina Wickmayer 6-1, 6-2

AUSTRALIAN OPEN, Melbourne, Australia

Grand Slam

A$11,806,550 – Hard

128S/128Q/64D/32X

Victoria Azarenka def Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-0

Fed Cup First Round

Russia 3–2 Spain

Serbia 3–2 Belgium

Italy 3–2 Ukraine

Czech Republic 4–1 Germany

FEBRUARY

Open GDF Suez, Paris, France

WTA Premier

$637,000 – Hard (i) – 30S/32Q/16D

Angelique Kerber def Marion Bartoli 7–6^(7–3), 5–7, 6–3

PTT Pattaya Open, Pattaya City, Thailand

WTA International

$220,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D

Daniela Hantuchová def Maria Kirilenko 6–7^(4–7), 6–3, 6–3

Qatar Total Open, Doha, Qatar

WTA Premier 5

$2,168,400 – Hard – 56S/32Q/26D

Victoria Azarenka def Samantha Stosur 6-1, 6-2

XX Copa BBVA-Colsanitas, Bogotá, Colombia

WTA International

$220,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D

Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino def Alexandra Panova 6-2, 7-5

Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

WTA Premier

$2,000,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D

Agnieszka Radwańska def Julia Görges 7-5, 6-4

Memphis International, Memphis, United States

WTA International

$220,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16Q/16D

Sofia Arvidsson def Marina Erakovic 6-3, 6-4

Whirlpool Monterrey Open, Monterrey, Mexico

WTA International

$220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D

Tímea Babos def Alexandra Cadanțu 6-4, 6-4

Abierto Mexicano TELCEL p/b HSBC, Acapulco, Mexico

WTA International

$220,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D

Sara Errani def Flavia Pennetta 5–7, 7–6^(7–2), 6–0

BMW Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

WTA International

$220,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D

Hsieh Su-wei def Petra Martić 2–6, 7–5, 4–1 retired

MARCH

BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, United States

WTA Premier Mandatory

$5,536,664 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D

Sony Ericsson Open, Miami, United States

WTA Premier Mandatory

$4,828,050 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D

APRIL

Family Circle Cup, Charleston, United States

WTA Premier

$740,000 – Clay (Green) – 56S/48Q/16D

Barcelona Ladies Open, Barcelona, Spain

WTA International

$220,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/16Q/16D

e-Boks Sony Ericsson Open, Copenhagen, Denmark

WTA International

$220,000 – Hard (i)^[2] – 32S/32Q/16D

Feb Cup Semi-Finals

TBA v TBA

TBA v TBA

Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Stuttgart, Germany

WTA Premier

$740,000 – Clay (Red) (i) – 28S/32Q/16D

Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Fes, Morocco

WTA International

$220,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D

Budapest Grand Prix, Budapest, Hungary

WTA International

$220,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D

Estoril Open, Estoril, Portugal

WTA International

$220,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D

MAY 28th - June 4th

June 25th - July 2nd

August 27th - September 3rd

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I'm listening to the Federer - Djokovic french open semi on the radio. The commentator sounds like Gigi Salmon from Chelsea TV haha.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I'm listening to the Federer - Djokovic french open semi on the radio. The commentator sounds like Gigi Salmon from Chelsea TV haha.

Haha. I'm watching the match, Federer just isn't himself today, I can't see him winnig this.

[Bir_CFC 3,455]

Haha. I'm watching the match, Federer just isn't himself today, I can't see him winnig this.

Ridiculous amount of unforced errors, especially from the forehand. Gave up a break in the first set and now 2 this set, unbelievable.

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I'm listening to the Federer - Djokovic french open semi on the radio. The commentator sounds like Gigi Salmon from Chelsea TV haha.

Confirmed! It is in fact Gigi, haha. Awesome.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Ridiculous amount of unforced errors, especially from the forehand. Gave up a break in the first set and now 2 this set, unbelievable.

Just gave up another break!Tbf he started slow as well in the quarter final and lost the first two sets before stepping up his game and winning. Don't think he can recover from loosing the first two set against Djokovic though.

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Wow! Federer done for sure now. I hate it when Roger just GIFTS matches away.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

How do you start the set with a double break, go 3-0 up then break another time and still end up losing? Credit to Novak though, never gave up.

[Spike 12,049]

Not surprised about Novak. He must be the hardest player to beat in the world. Even on his off days he seems to win through grit and determination. Unrelenting.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Not surprised about Novak. He must be the hardest player to beat in the world. Even on his off days he seems to win through grit and determination. Unrelenting.

Agreed. His match in the quarter final against Tsonga is prime example. He had an awful performance but still grinded out a win somehow.

Who do you see winning the tournament? I'm a Djokovic fan, but Nadal's performances have been by far the best.

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Agreed. His match in the quarter final against Tsonga is prime example. He had an awful performance but still grinded out a win somehow.

Who do you see winning the tournament? I'm a Djokovic fan, but Nadal's performances have been by far the best.

Nadal crumbles when Djokovic is in the equation. No matter how well he plays, he just can't defeat him.

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Nadal crumbles when Djokovic is in the equation. No matter how well he plays, he just can't defeat him.

Actually, on clay, Nadal has a win record of 11-2 against Novak. I really hate Nadal, but he is the best tennis player on clay. Novak owns the hard courts though.

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Actually, on clay, Nadal has a win record of 11-2 against Novak. I really hate Nadal, but he is the best tennis player on clay. Novak owns the hard courts though.

Yeah, I'm not a fan of Nadal. I would much rather see Novak smash him again.

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The way Nadal is playing he's got to be a heavy heavy favourite. But, if anyone even has a chance it's Novak. Nadal is just too much of a beast on Clay.

[didierforever 7,349]

VAMOS RAFAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!! he is gonna smack joke's ass in sunday.

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Nadal crumbles when Djokovic is in the equation. No matter how well he plays, he just can't defeat him.

do u watch tennis or just the slams? has already beat him twice on clay this season. barca and monte carlo, if i am not wrong. and now its goin to be 3. VAMOS RAFA.

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Nadal is a lord on clay, but i want Novak to win it.