O2 Arena, London, England (GenevaLunch) - The final tennis matches of the A Group of the ATP Masters had the audience consulting their calculators to see who were the real winners. Roger Federer lost to Argentinia’s Juan Martin del Potro in three sets, 6-2, 6-7, 6-4 but it was just enough to ensure that Federer topped the group. Del Potro edged out Andy Murray by a single game in the final calculation, based on the difference in number of games won and lost in the three matches. Andy Murray won his match against Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 6-7, 7-6 but the close nature of the match later cost him a place in the semi- finals.
Updated 09:30 Rome, Italy (GenevaLunch) - Rafa Nadal won the Italian Open for the fourth time when he beat Novak Djokovic 7-6 6-2 in the final. Djokovic beat Roger Federer in the semi. Andy Murray will now take third place in the rankings, ahead of Djokovic and closing in on Federer at number two. Details, Guardian, UK
Monte Carlo (GenevaLunch) - Rafael Nadal confirmed his position as number one and uncontested king of clay with his fifth successive victory in Monte Carlo.
Miami, Florida (GenevaLunch) – Switzerland’s Roger Federer made headlines by throwing his racket and breaking it for the first time in several years, but the bigger news was the reason behind it: his loss to Novak Djokovic, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 in Miami, under windy conditions. The Serb now faces British player Andy Murray in the final Sunday of the Miami ATP Masters. Details, ATP Tour
Indian Wells, California, USA (GenevaLunch) - Rafael Nadal confirmed his position as number one by thrashing Andy Murray 6-1 6-2 in the ATP final at Indian Wells. Nadal mastered the windy conditions much better than the Scot. Details, Independent, UK
Indian Wells, California, USA (GenevaLunch) – Andy Murray confirmed his current dominance over Roger Federer with a 6-3 4-6 6-1 victory in the semi-finals of the ATP Masters event.
