GenevaLunch » ATP http://genevalunch.com Community Newspaper Online Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Copyright © GenevaLunch 2010 editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) http://genevalunch.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpgGenevaLunchhttp://genevalunch.com 144 144 Community Newspaper Online GenevaLunch GenevaLunch editor@genevalunch.com no no Sports, tennis: Federer triumphs while rivals get the blueshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/13/sports-tennis-federer-triumphs-while-rivals-get-the-blues/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/13/sports-tennis-federer-triumphs-while-rivals-get-the-blues/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 19:26:37 +0000 Nicholas Bates http://genevalunch.com/?p=70187 GenevaLunch.com MADRID, SPAIN – Roger Federer won the ATP Madrid Open 13 May 2012 in a tournament where his biggest rivals cursed the blue clay courts. The Swiss star moved past Rafa Nadal into second place in the ATP rankings and matched the Spaniard’s record 20 ATP 1000 tournament wins. Nadal and Novak Djokovic had already [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/13/sports-tennis-federer-triumphs-while-rivals-get-the-blues/feed/ 0 Sports, tennis: Federer beats Nadal to set up Isner showdown (update: Federer wins final)http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/18/sports-tennis-federer-beats-nadal-to-set-up-isner-showdown-update-federer-wins-final/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/18/sports-tennis-federer-beats-nadal-to-set-up-isner-showdown-update-federer-wins-final/#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:21:39 +0000 Nicholas Bates http://genevalunch.com/?p=67867 GenevaLunch.com INDIAN WELLS, CALIFORNIA – Roger Federer swept past his long time rival Rafael Nadal to go into the finals of the ATP tournament in Indian Wells, 17 March. The Swiss star, currently third in the ATP rankings, won 6-3 6-4, breaking Nadal’s serve on four occasions with a display of precision and power that Nadal [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/18/sports-tennis-federer-beats-nadal-to-set-up-isner-showdown-update-federer-wins-final/feed/ 0 Sports, Dubai Open tennis: Federer cruises past Murray in finalhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/03/sports-dubai-open-tennis-federer-cruises-past-murray-in-final/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/03/sports-dubai-open-tennis-federer-cruises-past-murray-in-final/#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2012 17:27:12 +0000 Nicholas Bates http://genevalunch.com/?p=67233 GenevaLunch.com DUBAI, UAE – Roger Federer swept away the challenge from Andy Murray in the final of the ATP tournament in Dubai, 3 March. The Swiss dominated the game with an aggressive forehand while the Scot was forced to run around behind the baseline. Murray beat Novak Djokovic in the semi-final to end the Serb’s run [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/03/sports-dubai-open-tennis-federer-cruises-past-murray-in-final/feed/ 0 Geneva sports boss suspended while tennis investigation underwayhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/23/geneva-sports-boss-suspended-while-tennis-investigation-underway/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/23/geneva-sports-boss-suspended-while-tennis-investigation-underway/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:42:46 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=66935 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The head of Geneva’s sports programme has been suspended for the term of an investigation into the organization of the Geneva Challenger ATP tennis tournament. The city is a major sponsor and its administrative council issued a brief statement Thursday afternoon 23 February stating that he is the object of an investigation, [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/23/geneva-sports-boss-suspended-while-tennis-investigation-underway/feed/ 0 Sports,tennis: Federer makes it 71 titleshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/19/sportstennis-federer-makes-it-71-titles/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/19/sportstennis-federer-makes-it-71-titles/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:34:24 +0000 Nicholas Bates http://genevalunch.com/?p=66790 GenevaLunch.com ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – Roger Federer won his 71st ATP title while contesting his 101st final when he triumphed in the Rotterdam tournament, 19 February. He swept past the Argentinian Juan Martin Del Potro 6-1 6-4 in less than an hour and a half. The Basel player was in much better form than when he lost [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/19/sportstennis-federer-makes-it-71-titles/feed/ 0 Sports, tennis: Tsonga beats Nadal to join Federer in semi-finalshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/25/sports-tennis-tsonga-beats-nadal-to-join-federer-in-semi-finals/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/25/sports-tennis-tsonga-beats-nadal-to-join-federer-in-semi-finals/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:18:56 +0000 Nicholas Bates http://genevalunch.com/?p=64003 GenevaLunch.com LONDON, ENGLAND – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga survived a dip in form in the second set to send Rafael Nadal back to Spain by eliminating him from the ATP World Tour Finals 7-6 4-6 6-3  in London, 24 November. The Spanish star, currently second in the ATP rankings, can now prepare for the final of the Davis [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/25/sports-tennis-tsonga-beats-nadal-to-join-federer-in-semi-finals/feed/ 0 Federer to face Tsonga again in London openerhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/15/federer-to-face-tsonga-again-in-london-opener/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/15/federer-to-face-tsonga-again-in-london-opener/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:28:27 +0000 Nicholas Bates http://genevalunch.com/?p=63582 GenevaLunch.com LONDON, ENGLAND – The opening match of the ATP World Tour Finals in London Sunday 20November will have a familiar look as it offers Jo-Wilfried Tsonga another chance to meet Roger Federer. The Swiss star breezed past Tsonga to win the final at the Paris-Bercy Masters. Rafael Nadal and Mardy Fish complete the B Group. [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/15/federer-to-face-tsonga-again-in-london-opener/feed/ 0 Djokovic loses to no. 32 Japanese player Nishikori! Federer beats Wawrinka (Update)http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/05/djokovic-loses-to-no-32-japanese-player-nishikori-federer-beats-wawrinka-update/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/05/djokovic-loses-to-no-32-japanese-player-nishikori-federer-beats-wawrinka-update/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:45:15 +0000 Nicholas Bates http://genevalunch.com/?p=63253 GenevaLunch.com BASEL, SWITZERLAND – A major upset at the Swiss Indoors Basel tennis tournament has the sport reeling Saturday night 5 November: number 32 in the world, Japanese wild card Kei Nishikori, defeated Novak Djokovic, who praised the winner’s game, saying his opponent was “getting impossible balls back”. Djokovic, top player in the ATP rankings, won [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/05/djokovic-loses-to-no-32-japanese-player-nishikori-federer-beats-wawrinka-update/feed/ 0 Federer named Basel’s all-time best playerhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/02/federer-named-basels-all-time-best-player/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/02/federer-named-basels-all-time-best-player/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 05:47:19 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=63102 GenevaLunch.com BASEL, SWITZERLAND – Roger Federer has moved on to the next round of the Swiss Indoors Basel tennis tournament in his hometown, but upcoming matches have been sweetened by the “best player ever” award awarded to him by the tournament Tuesday. Federer received 78.5 percent of the 40,000 votes cast online for him, well ahead [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/02/federer-named-basels-all-time-best-player/feed/ 4 Tennis: Nadal undone by Murray, Djokovich bows out of Shanghaihttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/10/tennis-nadal-undone-by-murray-djokovich-bows-out-of-shanghai/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/10/tennis-nadal-undone-by-murray-djokovich-bows-out-of-shanghai/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:59:34 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=62284 GenevaLunch.com TOKYO, JAPAN – Rafael Nadal called Andy Murray “unstoppable” after the final of the Japan Open, won by Murray 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 Sunday 9 October. Murray lost his first set but then went on to win his third title in his last four tournaments, allowing Nadal only four points in the final set. If Murray [...]

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