Djokovic Broke Nadal's Winning Streak At Monte Carlo

At last Djokovic has done it.  He has done that work which no one could do for last 8 years.  He beat eight time defending champion Rafael Nadal for the first time at Monte Carlo Country Club in last 9 years.  He beat his old rival in straight sets.  And with this victory he improved his record to 19-15 against Nadal all time and 12-3 on dust.  He has also become the only man who beat Nadal in final of clay event three times.  Previously he was tied with Roger Federer, who also beat Nadal in two clay court finals.
 

His path to this incredible victory was not so easy.  He also reached in the finals of Monte Carlo in 2009 and 2012 where he was defeated by Nadal.  He won against Nadal in third attempt and second in a row.  Djokovic's participation in this event was uncertain in the start due to some injury, but he participated and showed a slow start.  In his first two matches Djokovic was far away from his best.  But as time passed he continued to get better and better.  In quarter finals and semi finals he showed a good tennis and gave message to the tennis world that he will the man to beat on dust also.  He beat Fognini in semi finals by losing  just 3 games and without facing the break point in the whole match.  That was a clear massage to king of clay that Nole of 2011 has come back.  And he proved that at Monte Carlo 2013.
He beat Nadal by 62 76(1).  The whole match has seen many twists and turns.  In the start Djokovic served first and hold the serve pretty easily and after that he started to strengthen his grip on the match.  He broke Nadal and immediately got 3-0 lead.  But that was not a finish line, he broke Nadal again and he flies to get 5-0 lead.  At this time everyone was thinking that it would be a love set.  But Nadal hold the serve in very next game to get respectability and get himself on scoreboard at 6-1.  After that he broke Djokovic's serve and get scoreboard to 6-2 which tennis fans thought could be come back moment for Nadal  but that moment was short lived.  Because Djokovic broke Nadal again in very next game to take the opening set by 6-2.
In the second set, tennis fans were waiting impatiently for Nadal's comeback.  Djokovic again served first and hold the serve to get 1-0 lead.  In the second game Nadal also hold the serve to level 1-1.  In the third game Djokovic again hold his seve to get 2-1 lead.  Nadal again level the set by 2-2.  In next game Djokovic faced huge test because Nadal raised the level of his game and broke Nole to get 3-2 lead and immediately consolidated the break to get handsome 4-2 lead.  Nole did not lose heart and hold his serve to love to get scoreboard to 3-4.  In the very next game Djokovic broke back to level the match at 4-4.  And hold the serve to get 5-4 lead again.  Nadal again displayed an epic tennis and hold his serve to get himself at 5-5 and then he broke to get 6-5 lead.  That was considered as turning point of the match because if he was able to to get the match in the deciding set, the match would be in his pocket.  He was seving for the second set, but Djokovic had other things in his mind, he was a deternmined man.  He broke Nadal to take the set into the tie break.
After this Nadal looked exhausted because Djokovic took that tie break by 7-1 and sealed the victory in a very special way.

Djokovic And Nadal Collide At Monte Carlo For Second Straight Year

The top seed at Monte Carlo Novak Djokovic and no 3 seed Rafael Nadal will clash on sunday 21 April, 2013 at for Monte carlo title for second straight year.  Both of these guys reached into the final by beating their opponents comrehensively in straight sets.

Djokovic beat Fobio Fognini by 62 61.  Djokovic was a little bit struggling due to transition from hard to dust.  Therefore he had to come from a set down in his first two matches.  But he managed to play at higher level at clay also and his performance started to improve as rounds passed.  In the semi final he gave no chance to Fobio Fognini who reached here by beating Tomas Berdych.  In this match Djokovic fired 3 aces with no double fault.  His first serve %age was 70%.  And he won 82% of these points.  His second serve was also impressive he won 9 out of 12 points on his second serve.  He produced 6 break points and made full use of opportunities and converted 4 of them.  During all this match of just 53 minutes Djokovic did not face a single break point.
 

In another semi final Nadal beat Tsonga by 63 76(3).  Nadal took about 1 and 37 minutes to beat the French man.  Nadal's first serve %age was 80%.  He won 71% of points on his first serve.  He also won 62% of points on his second serve.  He saved 5 of 7 break points that he faced.  The key to victory was conversion of break point opportunities.  He converted 4 of ten break points that he produced.  Nadal is bidding for his 9th straight title at Monte Carlo country club.  And he has to face Djokovic again to achieve that fate.  For Djokovic it is huge opportunity to make history by breaking such a long winning streak of Nadal.  Although Nadal leads head to head by 12-2 on clay but Djokovic is more determined to win that match than ever.

He said about his match against Nadal.  "I am not going to play this match at my best, but i am going into this match to win this".  This match would be an epic as tennis world is expecting.  But time is the ultimate Judge, lets see what happens.

Andy Murray Wins Second Miami Masters

Andy Murray won Miami masters title for the second time in his career despite facing a match point against committed David Ferrer.  David Ferrer was pretty much disappointed because when he had match point there was a long rally, which David Ferrer stopped and challenged.  But that challenge proved as beginning of the end of David Ferrer.  Because the ball of Murray catches the baseline.  And Murray won the match in third set tie break.  Another good news for Murray is that he is now raised to no 2 in Emirates Atp ranking this Monday, overtaking the declining Federer.  He raised to no 2 spot for the first time since 2009, when he remained at no 2 for four weeks only.  Now he will try to catch Djokovic.    

There were a lot of twists and turns in this match.  This match was the second longest final in Masters 1000 three sets history.  This match continued about 2 hours and 46 minutes.  Before that the match between Djokovic and Nadal was about three and half hours.  Epic match that was.  Moreover this is the first match in Miami masters history that a player won the title by saving match point in the final.  Also Murray won semi final and final when he was a set down for the first time in his career.  This is his second title of the season, after winning at Brisbane.  And this is Murray’s first masters 1000 title after winning at Shanghai 2012 by beating the same man.  Murray beat David Ferrer  2-6 6-4 6-7(1). 

In the first set David Ferrer got an early break and lead by 2-0.  He continued his dominance in this set and took that set by 6-2.  In this set Murray committed 19 unforced errors and plenty of double faults.  In the second set Murray regroup as every champion do, and hold his serve pretty well and took the set by a break by 6-4.  In the third set the situation became more and more tense when both of players struggled to hold serves.  They exchanged the breaks of serves until they were at 3-3.  At last David Ferrer broke the ice and hold serve and lead 4-3 in the set.  Murray also raised the level of his game and took the next two games.  David Ferrer again came back and lead by 6-5 in the deciding set.  In this game David Ferrer had a match point but his challenge proved a huge bad luck for him, because by losing that challenge he lost the match.  Murray took the set in the tie break and took that tie break by 7-1.  With this victory Andy Murray is now 7-5 head to head against Ferrer.

Djokovic And Ferrer In Action On Sunday At Miami

World no 1 Novak Djokovic is back in action after breezing through second round against Lukas Rosol.  Where he got victory just losing only one game.  Now he will play against Samdev Devarman.  This is their first meeting of the career.  Samdev Devarman reached in 3rd round by beating Roger Vassiline when he was a set down.  He got victory by 4-6 6-4 7-5.  Samdev is an Indian but he is resident in America.  His highest ranking was no 62 in 2010.  Djokovic never lose in third round of Miami masters.  Also he is riding on 13 match winning streak at this tournament.  And tennis world is expecting that he will extend this streak in this match.  Samdev best record here was in 2010 when he reached in 4th round but was lost by Nadal.  Now he has to face another gruelling test against the man to beat since last two years.

David Ferrer is most advantageous man so far in the tournament due to two reasons.  No 1 is that he reached in this round without lifting a racket.  The no 2 reason is that his draw is open now because of del Potro's exit in the 2nd round.  Now his way to the semi final is looking very clear.  His 3rd round opponent is Fobio Fognini.  Ferrer is leading head to head by 5-0 against him.  And the same result is expected in this match.  Ferrer is more fresh because of last round walk over.  Fognini has 18-31 record in tournaments of masters 1000 level.  Ferrer is little beast of tennis, he is little tennis machine.  He work very hard for each point.  He wins the match by exhausting the other player.  The main issue for Fognini to beat Ferrer is to maintain the stamina from start to the end of the match.  Otherwise Ferrer will cruise.

Djokovi Breezes Del Potro Stunned At Miami Masters

The world no 1 Novak Djokovic again showed that why he is number one player of the world.  He defeated Lukas Rosol by losing just one game by 6-1 6-0.  Djokovic dominated the match from the start to end, and gave no chance to Rosol to even get his rythm.  In the first set Djokovic got early break and immediately got 3-0 lead.  After that Rosol managed to hold serve with big serving, this was the only game he was able to win against king of hard courts.  Djokovic again broke Rosol and closed the set by 6-1.  In the second set,  there was Djokovic all around, he broke Rosol serve in the first game of second set.  This break depressed the Rosol hopes in the match.  And he could not win a single game in this set.  Djokovic won this set by love.
In this match Djokovic hit 21 winners and fired 4 aces.  That was truely a champion's performance.
In the other match on day session.  Del Potro was stunned by Kamke in a rain inturrupted match.  This was a huge upset of the tournament.  After becoming runner up at Indian Wells he was favourite to win this tournament.  But in the game of tennis anything can happen.  And just the same thing was happened in this match.  In the first set Del Potro showed good game and with a break of serve he lead the set by 5-3.  But he lost his concentration when he was serving for the set.  So that set went into the tie break.  In which he was still leading a mini break of serve.  But he could not close out set in his favour.  And Kamke won that set by 7-6(7-5).  This was the beginning of end of del Potro.  He struggled a lot in the second set.  Kamke broke Del Potro twice and closed the match by 7-6 6-1.  In the match del Potro only managed to convert 1 out of 6 break points and he could save just two out of  5 break points that he faced.  That was key to success for Kamke.  This was Kamke's only second victory at Masters 1000 level tornament.  So that was shocking for tennis world.
In the top half of the draw the no 3 seed David Ferrer got a lucky walkover.  Dimitrove pulled out of the match due to some stomach problems.  So Ferrer advanced in 3rd round without lifting a racket.  His next opponent will be Fobio Fognini who beat Llodra by 6-3 6-1.  

Indian Wells Master " The Draw"

First of all there are two things which tennis fans are looking for are the return of Nadal in action on hard courts and the number two ranking of Federer is on the line at this tournament.  Because, if Andy Murray wins the tournament, he will become no 2 player in the world.  It can also happen if Andy Murray reaches in the final and Federer loses in the semis.  Therefore it would be very interesting.  Now take a brief look on Indian well draw.
Novak Djokovic Half:
Djokovic's may have to face Jo Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals, which would be an interesting match up, because Last year at French open Tsonga could not win even having match points against Djokovic.  If we follow the seedings, there is no real obstacle for no 1 seed. In the semi final he could face his rival Andy Murray who is fallen in his half this time, therefore it can be epic, if they happen to meet in semis.  But if we see history, Andy Murray has not won a single match here since 2010.  Therefore, he did not play in whole of February, to keep his focus on this tournament.  In the way Murray has to face tough test of Juan Martin Del potro. Djokovic is riding 18 match winning streak since his loss at paris masters.  After that he won year ending championship, Australian Open and recently the Dubai open.  So if somehow Andy Murray reaches in the semis, it would be very tough for him to beat Djokovic.
Prediction: Djokovic d Andy Murray
Roger Federer's Half:
Roger Federer has to face the old foes in his draw.  He has to face the ghost of the past.  He can face Julien Bennetau to whome he lost in Rotterdam this year.  He can also face Wawrinka or John Isner in the forth round.  The most interesting early rounds encounter will the Match between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.  Because he has fallen in his Quarter.  It will happen for the first time since 10 year that both will meet before semis in a tournament.  Nadal is back on hard court since last year's Miame masters.  So his early round matches could be very interesting.  In his way he can face American Ryan harrison, Janko Tipserivic.  All are out of form this time, which will be advantageous for Nadal.  Also in this half are David Ferrer and Tomas Berdych.  Who will likely to meet in the quarter finals.  It will be great chance for both of these guys to reach in semis of this tournament for the first time in their carrers.
Prediction: Federer d Tomas Berdych
The Final Prediction;
Federer d Djokovic