UPDATE: Results – Rafael Nadal beat Philipp Kohlschreiber, 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-3 and Roger Federer beat Nikolay Davydenko, 6-2, 6-2.
Rafael Nadal will start (officially) his 2012 bid to reclaim his dominance by playing the German Philipp Kohlschreiber.
Roger Federer plays Russian rival, Nikolay Davydenko.
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Qatar – Live TV Streams (Free)
Rafael Nadal vs Philipp Kohlschreiber Roger Federer vs Nikolay Davydenko
Federer and Nadal must be secretly smiling as they see Novak Djokovic getting a very tough draw in Montreal
The draw is out, and if Nadal and Federer are to meet, it would be in the final – however a lot stands in their way. Here are their potential partners (based on seed/form):
Rafael Nadal:
2nd Round: Ivan Dodig
3rd Round: Fernando Verdasco
Quarterfinal: Tomas Berdych
Semifinal: Andy Murray
Final: Novak Djokovic
Roger Federer:
2nd Round: Juan Ignacio Chela
3rd Round: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Quarterfinal: Nicolas Almagro
Semifinal: Novak Djokovic
Final: Rafael Nadal
Novak Djokovic on the other hand faces a very tough run – he will probably have to overcome Nikolay Davydenko, Juan Martin del Potro, Gael Monfils, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal if he is to win the title. Wow!
Match over- Congratulations to Roger Federer who beat Nikolay Davydenko (6-3, 6-4) to claim his first title of the year!
Roger Federer has an early chance to win his first title of the year when he plays the in form Russian, Nikolay Davydenko today.
Federer has a 14-2 winning record over the Russian, but two of those losses were in 2009/2010 and Davydenko is showing a suberb run of play and won’t give up his title easily.
Earlier in the semifinals Federer had beaten Tsonga, 6-3, 7-6. Nadal lost to Davydenko 6-3, 6-3 averting a final between Rafa and Roger.
Nadal had some consolation by winning the doubles final with Marc Lopez by beating Bracciali and Seppi.
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Qatar ExxonMobil Open Final – Live Tennis on TV Streams (Free)
Roger Federer vs Nikolay Davydenko, 6pm local time (3pm GMT)
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UPDATE: Federer beat Tsonga, 6-3, 7-6. Nadal lost to Davydenko 6-3, 6-3 averting a final between Rafa and Roger. Nadal had some consolation by winning the doubles final with Marc Lopez by beating Bracciali and Seppi
Having beaten some likelier threats from Gulbis and Troicki respectively, Nadal and Federer are just one match each away from a meeting in the Qatar finals.
But first, Roger Federer will have to overcome Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who has beaten him on one of the three previous times they met.
And Rafael Nadal plays last year’s defending champion, one of the few active players on the circuit who he has a losing record to. In fact Nikolay Davydenko leads 5-4 in the head to head and has beaten Rafa the previous three times they met – the last of which was a year ago in the finals of this very tournament.
After suitable rest, Nadal will return to court with his doubles partner Marc Lopez to play Bracciali and Seppi for the doubles final.
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Qatar ExxonMobil Open – Live Tennis on TV Streams (Free)
Roger Federer vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 4:30 local time (12:30pm GMT)
followed by Rafael Nadal vs Nikolay Davydenko
followed (after suitable rest) by Nadal and Lopez vs Bracciali and Seppi
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Roger Federer will have enjoyed his break after the walkover win yesterday, and will face a stiff challenge from the Russian, Nikolay Davydenko. The two have met 15 times before with just two wins for the Russians. Tellingly though, those two victories were very recent, and he has won two out of the last three encounters. Tough one for Fed.
Rafael Nadal’s opponent is Marcos Baghdatis. Rafa must feel relieved to not be facing the recently in form Tomas Berdych, who the Cypriot knocked out in the last round. The Spaniard has won all six previous matches between the two, and this will be a good match for getting some much needed time on the court with a fierce sparring partner. Wouldn’t count out an upset, but expect Rafa to dig deep and pull through to the semis.
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Cincinnati Masters Series – Live Tennis on TV Streams (Free)
Roger Federer vs Nikolay Davydenko – About 5pm local time, 9pm GMT
Option 1 - Cincinnati Masters Series Tennis Live TV- Good, English
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Free Live TV over internet – links at end of this post
Rafa made it through to his first final in over five months, again with a little assistance from an injured opponent. This time it was Feliciano Lopez who succumbed to problems in his foot, and Nadal was through, 6-1, 3-0 and retired.
Nadal has a 4-2 lead over Davydenko in all time match ups, but it is important to note that the world ranked number 8 Russian has had the better of the Mallorcan in their past two encounters on hard courts (Paris and Miami 2008). So I expect a tough match today, and we are going to see whether Rafa can really sustain a top performance. I pick Rafa in three.
The match starts at 4:30pm local time, that’s 8:30 am GMT, 9:30 am in UK , 10:30am in most of western Europe and 4:30am in New York.
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Shanghai Open 2009 Semifinals – Live TV Streams (Free)
4:30 pm local time, 8:30 am GMT, 9:30 am in UK , 10:30am in most of western Europe and 4:30am in New York: Rafael Nadal vs Nikolay Davydenko
Option 1: Shanghai Open Live TV – Recommended, English.
Option 2: Shanghai Open Live TV – Recommended, Spanish.
Rafael Nadal will play in his fifth consecutive “Godo” final, facing fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in a repeat of last year’s final.
In the semis, Rafa overcame Nikolay Davydenko in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2 in just under two hours.
The Mallorcan played an intelligent game, matching his opponents level and raising his rhythm whenever needed. In that way, he saved the only three break points that the Russian got as chances, and showed some better form, though perhaps not yet at his very brutal best.
The final against David Ferrer starts at 16:00 Spanish time. Use one of these links if you want to watch the game over the internet.
Links were updated and checked as the game started. The first two are in South American Spanish, good picture. No English streams seem to be available. Ya tocaba aprender castellano, no?
Rafael Nadal swept easily past Christophe Rochus of Belgium 6-2, 6-0 to win his 23rd straight match on clay.
In so doing he set up what looked like it would be a great quarter-final with David Nalbandian
Unfortunately that was not to be - David had to withdraw from the tournament with a hip injury.
Nadal’s semi-final opponent will be Nikolay Davydenko – a tough match, and one that I for sure will not be missing.
Here are the best links I could find for free live TV over the internet. Game started at 13:30 local time, Option 1 working well if you speak Spanish!:
Option 1: Godo tennis – Live TV – Rafael Nadal vs Nikolay Davydenko Update: Nadal won 6-3, 6-2
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Nadal said after the last match:
“It’s not nice to reach the semifinals like this but I have to think positively, to know that I’m in the semifinals, which is good news, and I’ll be trying to give my all.”
“I don’t think it’s a disadvantage for me not to play tomorrow. I will train a bit more intensively than usual and that’s it. It’s not pretty to reach the semi-finals like this, but I have to be positive, I’m in the semis of the Godó and that’s always a good thing.”
Melbourne Time
UPDATE: Results – Rafael Nadal beat Philipp Kohlschreiber, 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-3 and Roger Federer beat Nikolay Davydenko, 6-2, 6-2.
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