GenevaLunch » Novak Djokovic http://genevalunch.com Community Newspaper Online Sun, 27 May 2012 09:11:36 +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, tennis: Murray downs Djokovic, faces Federerhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/03/sports-tennis-murray-downs-djokovic-faces-federer/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/03/sports-tennis-murray-downs-djokovic-faces-federer/#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2012 09:53:43 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=67222 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Saturday afternoon 3 March promises great tennis, with Andy Murray and Roger Federer facing off for the finals of the Dubai Open. Murray defeated the world’s number one player, Novak Djokovic Friday night in straight sets, 6-2, 7-5, in an impressive performance with strong serves that lead the Guardian to say “No [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/03/sports-tennis-murray-downs-djokovic-faces-federer/feed/ 0 Sports, tennis: Djokovic outlasts Nadal in five set marathonhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/29/sports-tennis-djokovic-outlasts-nadal-in-five-set-marathon/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/29/sports-tennis-djokovic-outlasts-nadal-in-five-set-marathon/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:09:00 +0000 Nicholas Bates http://genevalunch.com/?p=66108 GenevaLunch.com MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA- It took more than five and a half hours, ending  after one thirty in the morning, 29 January. Novak Djokovic finally wore down Rafa Nadal in the men’s final of the Australian Open 5-7, 6-4, 6-2,6-7, 7-5. Nadal took the first set but Djokovic swept past him in the next two and looked [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/29/sports-tennis-djokovic-outlasts-nadal-in-five-set-marathon/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 Federer wins fifth Basel title, Czechs take Fed Cuphttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/06/federer-wins-fifth-basel-title-czechs-take-fed-cup/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/06/federer-wins-fifth-basel-title-czechs-take-fed-cup/#comments Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:50:36 +0000 Nicholas Bates http://genevalunch.com/?p=63280 GenevaLunch.com BASEL, SWITZERLAND – Roger Federer won his fifth Swiss Indoors title, and his first tournament since winning in Doha in January, 2011 when he brushed aside the challenge of Kei Nishikori, Sunday 6 November. The Swiss star won his home-town tournament with a convincing display, outplaying the young Japanese  in all aspects of the game [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/06/federer-wins-fifth-basel-title-czechs-take-fed-cup/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 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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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/10/tennis-nadal-undone-by-murray-djokovich-bows-out-of-shanghai/feed/ 0 Sports, tennis: women’s title surprise overshadows men, for a changehttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/09/12/sports-tennis-womens-title-surprise-overshadows-men-for-a-change/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/09/12/sports-tennis-womens-title-surprise-overshadows-men-for-a-change/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:38:41 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=61448 GenevaLunch.com FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY, USA – The semi-finals and finals of the men’s singles at the US Open looked like they would harvest all the media attention this weekend, 9-11 September, when something happened over there on the women’s court. American Serena Williams, who had been playing some of her best tennis and was widely expected [...]

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