Internazionali BNL D’Italia Women’s Tennis Results Tuesday 15 May

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Rome, Italy

14-20 May, 2012

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Women’s Tennis Results – Tuesday, 15 May,  2012

Singles – First Round

Marina Erakovic (NZL) d. (11) Sabine Lisicki (GER) 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-3
(9) Serena Williams (USA) d. Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) 6-2, 6-3
(14) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d. (Q) Mirjana Lucic (CRO) 6-1, 6-2
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) d. (15) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(4)
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. (16) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 6-1, 7-6(2)
(Q) Sloane Stephens (USA) d. (Q) Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
(WC) Venus Williams (USA) d. Simona Halep (ROU) 6-3, 6-4
Petra Cetkovska (CZE) d. (Q) Olga Govortsova (BLR) 7-5, 6-4
Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. (Q) Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) 6-3, 6-3
(Q) Sílvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) d. (WC) Alberta Brianti (ITA) 6-2, 6-1
(WC) Karin Knapp (ITA) d. Roberta Vinci (ITA) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
Sara Errani (ITA) d. Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 6-0, 3-0 ret. (left abdominal injury)

Singles – Second Round

(4) Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 7-5, 6-4
(2) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. Christina McHale (USA) 7-5, 7-5

Doubles – First Round

Dulko/Suárez (ARG/ARG) d. Arvidsson/Gajdosova (SWE/AUS) 6-4, 6-2
(6) Goerges/King (GER/USA) d. Jans-Ignacik/Kudryavtseva (POL/RUS) 7-5, 6-2
Benesova/Medina Garrigues (CZE/ESP) d. Klepac/Rosolska (SLO/POL) 6-0, 6-1
Makarova/Vesnina (RUS/RUS) d. Llagostera Vives/Martínez Sánchez (ESP/ESP) 7-5, 7-6(6)
Hampton/Tatishvili (USA/GEO) d. Hsieh/Zheng (TPE/CHN) 1-6, 6-3, 11-9 (Match TB)

Order Of Play – Wednesday,  16 May, 2012

Centrale (from 12.00hrs)

1. ATP: Granollers vs. Fognini
2. ATP: Federer vs. Berlocq
3. Serena Williams vs. Nadia Petrova
4. ATP: Mayer vs. Nadal (NB 19.30hrs)
5. Victoria Azarenka vs. Shahar Peer (NB 21.00hrs)

Supertennis Arena (from 11.00hrs)

1. Agnieszka Radwanska vs. Petra Cetkovska
2. ATP: del Potro vs. Youzhny
3. ATP: Gasquet vs. Lorenzi
4. Venus Williams vs. Ekaterina Makarova
5. ATP: Wawrinka vs. Tipsarevic (NB 19.00hrs)

Pietrangeli (from 11.00hrs)

1. Sloane Stephens vs. Flavia Pennetta
2. Samantha Stosur vs. Sara Errani
3. ATP: Berdych vs. Kubot
4. ATP: Isner vs. Seppi

Court 1 (from 11.00hrs)

1. ATP: González/Kas vs. Bryan/Bryan
2. ATP: Stepanek vs. Mónaco
3. ATP: Querrey vs. Almagro
4. ATP: Cabal/Schwank vs. Lindstedt/Tecau

Court 2 (from 11.00hrs)

1. Iveta Benesova vs. Li Na
2. Anabel Medina Garrigues vs. Caroline Wozniacki
3. Karin Knapp vs. Dominika Cibulkova
4. Ana Ivanovic vs. Sílvia Soler-Espinosa

Court 4 (from 11.00hrs)

1. Vania King vs. Angelique Kerber
2. Marion Bartoli vs. Julia Goerges
3. ATP: García-López vs. Simon (NB 14.00hrs)
4. Camerin/Knapp vs. Lisicki/Peng (after suitable rest)

Court 6 (from 11.00hrs)

1. Huber/Raymond vs. Mattek-Sands/Mirza
2. Sorana Cirstea vs. Sofia Arvidsson
3. Marina Erakovic vs. Chanelle Scheepers
4. Groenefeld/Martic vs. Pennetta/Schiavone

Internazionali BNL d’Italia
Rome, Italy

Men’s Tennis Results – TUESDAY, 15 MAY, 2012

Singles – First Round

[14] J Monaco (ARG) d [Q] A Ungur (ROU) 6-2, 6-2
[10] J Del Potro (ARG) d M Llodra (FRA) 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
[11] G Simon (FRA) d D Young (USA) 6-2, 7-5
M Granollers (ESP) d [15] F Lopez (ESP) 6-4, 6-4
[Q] S Querrey (USA) d J Nieminen (FIN) 7-6(4),5-7, 6-4
[Q] G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d P Andujar (ESP) 6-4 6-1
L Kubot (POL) d [WC] P Starace (ITA) 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
[16] R Gasquet (FRA) d J Melzer (AUT) 6-1, 7-6(6)

Singles – Second Round

[1] N Djokovic (SRB) d B Tomic (AUS) 6-3, 6-3
[6] D Ferrer (ESP) d F Verdasco (ESP) 6-3, 7-6(3)
[5] J Tsonga (FRA) d V Troicki (SRB) 6-3, 6-2
J Ferrero (ESP) d [13] G Monfils (FRA) 7-5, 6-3
[4] A Murray (GBR) d D Nalbandian (ARG) 6-1, 4-6, 7-5

Doubles – First Round

J Melzer (AUT) / P Petzschner (GER) d J Isner (USA) / S Querrey (USA) 3-6, 7-6(7), 10-5
J Cabal (COL) / E Schwank (ARG) d F Cermak (CZE) / F Polasek (SVK) 6-2, 6-3
N Almagro (ESP) / P Andujar (ESP) d D Marrero (ESP) / F Verdasco (ESP) 6-3, 7-6(4)
M Granollers (ESP) / M Lopez (ESP) d S Bolelli (ITA) / F Fognini (ITA) 6-3, 6-4

SCHEDULE – WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY, 2012

CENTRALE start 12:00 noon

M Granollers (ESP) vs [WC] F Fognini (ITA) – ATP
[3] R Federer (SUI) vs C Berlocq (ARG) – ATP
[9] S Williams (USA) or G Voskoboeva (KAZ) vs N Petrova (RUS) – WTA – Possible Court Change

Not Before 7:30 PM

F Mayer (GER) vs [2] R Nadal (ESP) – ATP

Not Before 9:00 PM

[1] V Azarenka (BLR) vs S Peer (ISR) – WTA

SUPERTENNIS ARENA start 11:00 am

[3] A Radwanska (POL) vs P Cetkovska (CZE) – WTA
[10] J Del Potro (ARG) vs M Youzhny (RUS) – ATP
[16] R Gasquet (FRA) vs [WC] P Lorenzi (ITA) – ATP
[WC] V Williams (USA) vs E Makarova (RUS) – WTA

Not Before 7:00 PM

S Wawrinka (SUI) vs [8] J Tipsarevic (SRB) – ATP

PIETRANGELI start 11:00 am

[Q] S Stephens (USA) vs F Pennetta (ITA) – WTA
[5] S Stosur (AUS) vs S Errani (ITA) – WTA
[7] T Berdych (CZE) vs L Kubot (POL) – ATP
[9] J Isner (USA) vs A Seppi (ITA) – ATP

COURT 1 start 11:00 am

S Gonzalez (MEX) / C Kas (GER) vs [2] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) – ATP
R Stepanek (CZE) vs [14] J Monaco (ARG) – ATP
[Q] S Querrey (USA) vs [12] N Almagro (ESP) – ATP
J Cabal (COL) / E Schwank (ARG) vs [4] R Lindstedt (SWE) / H Tecau (ROU) – ATP

COURT 2 start 11:00 am

I Benesova (CZE) vs [8] N Li (CHN) – WTA
A Medina Garrigues (ESP) vs [6] C Wozniacki (DEN) – WTA
[WC] K Knapp (ITA) vs [14] D Cibulkova (SVK) – WTA – Possible Court Change
[13] A Ivanovic (SRB) vs [Q] S Soler-Espinosa (ESP) – WTA

COURT 4 start 11:00 am

V King (USA) vs [12] A Kerber (GER) – WTA
[7] M Bartoli (FRA) vs J Goerges (GER) – WTA

Not Before 2:00 PM

[Q] G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs [11] G Simon (FRA) – ATP
[WC] M Camerin (ITA) / K Knapp (ITA) vs S Lisicki (GER) / S Peng (CHN) – WTA – TBA After Rest

COURT 6 start 11:00 am

[1] L Huber (USA) / L Raymond (USA) vs B Mattek-Sands (USA) / S Mirza (IND) – WTA
S Cirstea (ROU) vs S Arvidsson (SWE) – WTA
M Erakovic (NZL) vs C Scheepers (RSA) – WTA
A Groenefeld (GER) / P Martic (CRO) vs F Pennetta (ITA) / F Schiavone (ITA) – WTA

INTERNAZIONALI BNL D’ITALIA
Rome, Italy

14 May – 20 May, 2012

Men’s Tennis Results – MONDAY, 14 MAY, 2012

Men’s Singles – First Round

[13] G Monfils (FRA) d A Bogomolov Jr. (RUS) 6-4, 6-1
[9] J Isner (USA) d P Kohlschreiber (GER) 2-6, 7-6(3), 6-2
[12] N Almagro (ESP) d M Cilic (CRO) 6-2, 3-6, 6-0
B Tomic (AUS) d [Q] S Giraldo (COL) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
S Wawrinka (SUI) d [Q] R Haase (NED) 6-1, 4-6 7-5
F Verdasco (ESP) d A Dolgopolov (UKR) 6-0, 0-0 Ret. (intestinal pain)
D Nalbandian (ARG) d [Q] A Ramos (ESP) 6-3, 6-4
[WC] F Fognini (ITA) d M Baghdatis (CYP) 6-2, 6-2
R Stepanek (CZE) d J Chela (ARG) 2-6, 6-0, 6-3
C Berlocq (ARG) d [Q] B Kavcic (SLO) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles – First Round

[WC] G Naso (ITA) / F Volandri (ITA) d D Ferrer (ESP) / F Lopez (ESP) 7-5, 6-4
L Kubot (POL) / J Tipsarevic (SRB) d K Anderson (RSA) / B Tomic (AUS) 6-4, 4-6, 11-9
S Gonzalez (MEX) / C Kas (GER) d [WC] F Cipolla (ITA) / P Lorenzi (ITA) 1-6, 6-3, 10-8
D Bracciali (ITA) / A Seppi (ITA) d J Nieminen (FIN) / V Troicki (SRB) 6-3, 4-6, 10-3

ORDER OF PLAY – TUESDAY, 15 MAY, 2012

CENTRALE start 12:00 noon

C Mchale (USA) vs [2] M Sharapova (RUS) – WTA
L Kubot (POL) vs [WC] P Starace (ITA) – ATP
D Nalbandian (ARG) vs [4] A Murray (GBR) – ATP

Not Before 7:30 PM

[1] N Djokovic (SRB) vs B Tomic (AUS) – ATP

Not Before 9:00 PM

[9] S Williams (USA) vs G Voskoboeva (KAZ) – WTA

SUPERTENNIS ARENA start 11:00 am

[6] D Ferrer (ESP) vs F Verdasco (ESP) – ATP
[10] J Del Potro (ARG) vs M Llodra (FRA) – ATP
[WC] V Williams (USA) vs S Halep (ROU) – WTA
T Bacsinszky (SUI) vs S Errani (ITA) – WTA

Not Before 7:00 PM

V Troicki (SRB) vs [5] J Tsonga (FRA) – ATP

PIETRANGELI start 11:00 am

A Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) vs [4] P Kvitova (CZE) – WTA
F Pennetta (ITA) vs [16] M Kirilenko (RUS) – WTA
J Ferrero (ESP) vs [13] G Monfils (FRA) – ATP
D Young (USA) vs [11] G Simon (FRA) – ATP

COURT 1 start 11:00 am

[16] R Gasquet (FRA) vs J Melzer (AUT) – ATP
[15] F Lopez (ESP) vs M Granollers (ESP) – ATP
[Q] A Ungur (ROU) vs [14] J Monaco (ARG) – ATP

Not Before 4:00 PM
M Granollers (ESP) / M Lopez (ESP) vs S Bolelli (ITA) / F Fognini (ITA) – ATP – After Suitable Rest

COURT 2 start 11:00 am

[15] J Jankovic (SRB) vs S Cirstea (ROU) – WTA
[11] S Lisicki (GER) vs M Erakovic (NZL) – WTA
R Vinci (ITA) vs [WC] K Knapp (ITA) – WTA

Not Before 4:00 PM

D Marrero (ESP) / F Verdasco (ESP) vs N Almagro (ESP) / P Andujar (ESP) – ATP – After Suitable Rest

COURT 3 start 11:00 am

[WC] A Brianti (ITA) vs [Q] S Soler-Espinosa (ESP) – WTA
[6] J Goerges (GER) / V King (USA) vs K Jans-Ignacik (POL) / A Kudryavtseva (RUS) – WTA
[Q] M Lucic (CRO) vs [14] D Cibulkova (SVK) – WTA
N Llagostera Vives (ESP) / M Martinez Sanchez (ESP) vs E Makarova (RUS) / E Vesnina (RUS) – WTA
J Hampton (USA) / A Tatishvili (GEO) vs S Hsieh (TPE) / J Zheng (CHN) – WTA

COURT 4 start 11:00 am

[Q] G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs P Andujar (ESP) – ATP

Not Before 12:30 PM

[Q] S Querrey (USA) vs J Nieminen (FIN) – ATP
N Petrova (RUS) vs [Q] A Hlavackova (CZE) – WTA

Not Before 4:00 PM

J Isner (USA) / S Querrey (USA) vs J Melzer (AUT) / P Petzschner (GER) – ATP – After Suitable Rest
J Cabal (COL) / E Schwank (ARG) vs F Cermak (CZE) / F Polasek (SVK) – ATP

COURT 6 start 11:00 am

[Q] A Chakvetadze (RUS) vs [Q] S Stephens (USA) – WTA
I Benesova (CZE) / A Medina Garrigues (ESP) vs A Klepac (SLO) / A Rosolska (POL) – WTA
P Cetkovska (CZE) vs [Q] O Govortsova (BLR) – WTA
G Dulko (ARG) / P Suarez (ARG) vs S Arvidsson (SWE) / J Gajdosova (AUS) – WTA

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INTERNAZIONALI BNL D’ITALIA
Rome, Italy

14-20 May 2012

$2,168,400/Premier
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Women’s Tennis Results – Monday, 14 May, 2012

Singles – First Round

(13) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 6-4, 6-3
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) d. (10) Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 6-3, 6-4
(12) Angelique Kerber (GER) d. (Q) Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d. Ksenia Pervak (KAZ) 6-2, 6-4
Julia Goerges (GER) d. (Q) Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) 6-1, 6-7(1), 6-3
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) d. Zheng Jie (CHN) 6-2, 6-1
Christina McHale (USA) d. Monica Niculescu (ROU) 6-4, 6-4
Shahar Peer (ISR) d. Peng Shuai (CHN) 7-6(4), 4-6, 3-1 ret. (left hand injury)
Vania King (USA) d. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 6-0, 6-1
Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) d. María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) 6-3, 6-2
Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) d. Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) 6-4, 7-6(3)
Iveta Benesova (CZE) d. Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 6-4, 5-7, 7-6(5)

Doubles – First Round

(5) Kirilenko/Petrova (RUS/RUS) d. Govortsova/Voskoboeva (BLR/KAZ) 6-3, 6-3
(7) Grandin/Uhlirova (RSA/CZE) d. Bacsinszky/Brianti (SUI/ITA) 6-0, 6-2
Mattek-Sands/Mirza (USA/IND) d. Erakovic/Niculescu (NZL/ROU) 6-2, 6-1
Chuang/Dushevina (TPE/RUS) d. (8) Kops-Jones/Spears (USA/USA) 6-3, 6-1
Cibulkova/Husarova (SVK/SVK) d. (WC) Burnett/Virgili (ITA/ITA) 6-2, 6-2

Order Of Play – Tuesday, 15 May, 2012

Centrale (from 12.00hrs)

1. Christina McHale vs. Maria Sharapova
2. ATP: Kubot vs. Starace
3. ATP: Nalbandian vs. Murray
4. ATP: Djokovic vs. Tomic (NB 19.30hrs)
5. Serena Williams vs. Galina Voskoboeva (NB 21.00hrs)

Supertennis Arena (from 11.00hrs)

1. ATP: Ferrer vs. Verdasco
2. ATP: del Potro vs. Llodra
3. Venus Williams vs. Simona Halep
4. Timea Bacsinszky vs. Sara Errani
5. ATP: Troicki vs. Tsonga (NB 19.00hrs)

Pietrangeli (from 11.00hrs)

1. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs. Petra Kvitova
2. Flavia Pennetta vs. Maria Kirilenko
3. ATP: Ferrero vs. Monfils
4. ATP: Young vs. Simon

Court 1 (from 11.00hrs)

1. ATP: Gasquet vs. Melzer
2. ATP: López vs. Granollers
3. ATP: Ungur vs. Mónaco
4. ATP: Granollers/López vs. Bolelli/Fognini (NB 16.00hrs; after suitable rest)

Court 2 (from 11.00hrs)

1. Jelena Jankovic vs. Sorana Cirstea
2. Sabine Lisicki vs. Marina Erakovic
3. Roberta Vinci vs. Karin Knapp
4. ATP: Marrero/Verdasco vs. Almagro/Andújar (NB 16.00hrs; after suitable rest)

Court 3 (from 11.00hrs)

1. Alberta Brianti vs. Sílvia Soler-Espinosa
2. Goerges/King vs. Jans-Ignacik/Kudryavtseva
3. Mirjana Lucic vs. Dominika Cibulkova
4. Llagostera Vives/Martínez Sánchez vs. Makarova/Vesnina
5. Hampton/Tatishvili vs. Hsieh/Zheng

Court 4 (from 11.00hrs)

1. ATP: García-López vs. Andújar
2. ATP: Querrey vs. Nieminen (NB 12.30hrs)
3. Nadia Petrova vs. Andrea Hlavackova
4. ATP: Isner/Querrey vs. Melzer/Petzschner (NB 16.00hrs; after suitable rest)
5. ATP: Cabal/Schwank vs. Cermak/Polasek

Court 6 (from 11.00hrs)

1. Anna Chakvetadze vs. Sloane Stephens
2. Benesova/Medina Garrigues vs. Klepac/Rosolska
3. Petra Cetkovska vs. Olga Govortsova
4. Dulko/Suárez vs. Arvidsson/Gajdosova

Internazionali BNL d’Italia
Rome, Italy

Tennis Results – SUNDAY, 13 MAY, 2012

Singles – First Round

M Youzhny (RUS) d T Bellucci (BRA) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
F Mayer (GER) d M Raonic (CAN) 7-6(5), 6-4
J Ferrero (ESP) d K Anderson (RSA) 6-4, 7-5
A Seppi (ITA) d D Istomin (UZB) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

V Troicki (SRB) d [WC] F Volandri (ITA) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
[WC] P Lorenzi (ITA) d N Davydenko (RUS) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3

SCHEDULE – MONDAY, 14 MAY, 2012

CENTRALE start 12:00 noon

F Verdasco (ESP) vs A Dolgopolov (UKR) – ATP
[13] A Ivanovic (SRB) vs S Kuznetsova (RUS) – WTA
[WC] F Fognini (ITA) vs M Baghdatis (CYP) – ATP
Not Before 7:30 PM
E Makarova (RUS) vs [10] F Schiavone (ITA) – WTA
Not Before 9:00 PM
[9] J Isner (USA) vs P Kohlschreiber (GER) – ATP

SUPERTENNIS ARENA start 11:00 am

A Bogomolov Jr. (RUS) vs [13] G Monfils (FRA) – ATP
B Tomic (AUS) vs [Q] S Giraldo (COL) – ATP
[Q] A Rodionova (AUS) vs [12] A Kerber (GER) – WTA
S Arvidsson (SWE) vs M Martinez Sanchez (ESP) – WTA
Not Before 7:00 PM
M Cilic (CRO) vs [12] N Almagro (ESP) – ATP

PIETRANGELI start 11:00 am

A Medina Garrigues (ESP) vs J Zheng (CHN) – WTA
[Q] A Wozniak (CAN) vs J Goerges (GER) – WTA
[Q] A Ramos (ESP) vs D Nalbandian (ARG) – ATP
R Stepanek (CZE) vs J Chela (ARG) – ATP

COURT 1 start 11:00 am

J Gajdosova (AUS) vs C Scheepers (RSA) – WTA
A Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) vs K Pervak (KAZ) – WTA
S Wawrinka (SUI) vs [Q] R Haase (NED) – ATP
J Nieminen (FIN) / V Troicki (SRB) vs D Bracciali (ITA) / A Seppi (ITA) – ATP

COURT 2 start 11:00 am

C Mchale (USA) vs M Niculescu (ROU) – WTA
S Peer (ISR) vs S Peng (CHN) – WTA
[WC] G Naso (ITA) / F Volandri (ITA) vs D Ferrer (ESP) / F Lopez (ESP) – ATP
Not Before 4:00 PM
K Anderson (RSA) / B Tomic (AUS) vs L Kubot (POL) / J Tipsarevic (SRB) – ATP – After Suitable Rest
S Gonzalez (MEX) / C Kas (GER) vs [WC] F Cipolla (ITA) / P Lorenzi (ITA) – ATP

COURT 4 start 11:00 am

V King (USA) vs T Pironkova (BUL) – WTA
[WC] N Burnett (ITA) / A Virgili (ITA) vs D Cibulkova (SVK) / J Husarova (SVK) – WTA
Not Before 2:30 PM
O Govortsova (BLR) / G Voskoboeva (KAZ) vs [5] M Kirilenko (RUS) / N Petrova (RUS) – WTA
[Q] B Kavcic (SLO) vs C Berlocq (ARG) – ATP

COURT 6 start 11:00 am

I Benesova (CZE) vs Y Wickmayer (BEL) – WTA
[8] R Kops-Jones (USA) / A Spears (USA) vs C Chuang (TPE) / V Dushevina (RUS) – WTA
T Bacsinszky (SUI) / A Brianti (ITA) vs [7] N Grandin (RSA) / V Uhlirova (CZE) – WTA
Not Before 3:00 PM
B Mattek-Sands (USA) / S Mirza (IND) vs M Erakovic (NZL) / M Niculescu (ROU) – WTA – After Suitable Rest

Mutua Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain

Men’s Tennis Results – SUNDAY, 13 MAY, 2012

Singles – Final

[3] R Federer (SUI) defeated  [6] T Berdych (CZE) 3-6, 7-5, 7-5

Doubles – Final

[4] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) defeated  [6] R Lindstedt (SWE) / H Tecau (ROU) 6-3, 6-4

WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID

Federer: “It’s been a great spell and I couldn’t be more happy right now coming off a break winning right away. It’s always an ideal scenario for what’s to come.”

“It was tough. I was almost down the entire time. Finally I got the break in the third, and then he broke back. Things got tough again. I played great. It’s always special winning a title 7-5 in the third. The crowd was amazing so I’m very happy.”

On his daughters being there: “I knew they were here, up in the skybox somewhere during the match. At the end, they came down. It’s nice for me. I spend so much time with them. They always travel with me. This was special for me, and to some degree, very emotional.”

Berdych: “I would just say that it was a very close game. You sometimes need to make those small adjustments to win a match like this, but it wasn’t my case today.

“The week was great until the last day. Right now I am really upset and I am sad because of how I finished it. I lost the final but in a couple of hours I am going to see it in a more positive way. I had a great week; I beat a lot of great guys and made it to the finals.”

Fyrstenberg: “We won Madrid in 2008 and two weeks ago we won Barcelona, so we really love to play in Spain. I don’t know why, maybe because of the food! We feel very good here.”

Matkowski: “[The Madrid victory in] 2008 was the first Masters 1000 title for us, so you always remember this one. But it’s been a great tournament. We haven’t won many big tournaments on clay, so this one, for sure, is up there.”

MUTUA MADRID OPEN
Madrid, Spain

5-13 May, 2012

$5,189,603/Premier
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Women’s Tennis Results – Sunday, 13 May, 2012

Singles – Final

(9) Serena Williams (USA) defeats  (1) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles – Final (played Saturday)

(5) Errani/Vinci (ITA/ITA) defeats  Makarova/Vesnina (RUS/RUS) 6-1, 3-6, 10-4 (Match TB)

Final Facts

- Williams wins her 41st WTA title, tying her with Kim Clijsters for 13th-most of the Open Era and putting her two behind Justine Henin, Martina Hingis and Venus Williams for 10th place.
- Williams wins her 13th straight match and raises her record to 22-2 on the year, including 13-0 on clay.
- Williams is now 7-1 in her series with Azarenka, with this being her first triumph in a final.
- Williams rises to No.6 on the new rankings, her highest ranking since January 2011.
- Williams ties Venus Williams with the lead among active players for most career wins over a reigning World No.1 with her 13th.
- Azarenka, also a runner-up in Madrid last year, falls to 12-10 in WTA finals.
- Azarenka has reached the final of eight of her last nine events.
- Errani and Vinci improve to 27-4 on the year and tie Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond for most doubles titles by a duo so far in 2012 with four.
- Errani wins her 12th career doubles title as an individual and Vinci her seventh.

Final Quotes

Serena Williams: “My whole thing is to play consistently. That’s what I’ve done the last couple weeks – and doing what I do best, which at the end of the day is playing tennis.

“I belong on a tennis court. That’s where I feel amazing.”

“I absolutely love clay. I grew up on clay – I played on hardcourt until I was 11, then until I turned 16 I only played on clay courts. I actually love the clay but my results haven’t been stellar. I have won the French Open and lots of clay court tournaments, though. It’s really a myth about me not liking clay. I like it more than grass, which is weird. Hopefully I can start doing better.”

Victoria Azarenka: “She was so much better than me today. I have to give her credit, she’s been showing great tennis the whole week. It wasn’t going my way today, but things happen. From here I can take the positive things from what I’ve been doing all week, and then see the clear picture of what I need to improve.”

Mutua Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain

5-13 May

Men’s Tennis Results – SATURDAY, 12 MAY, 2012

Singles – Semi-finals

[6] T Berdych (CZE) d [10] J Del Potro (ARG) 7-6(5), 7-6(6)
[3] R Federer (SUI) d [7] J Tipsarevic (SRB) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles – Semi-finals

[6] R Lindstedt (SWE) / H Tecau (ROU) d [7] M Bhupathi (IND) / R Bopanna (IND) 6-4, 1-6, 10-7
[4] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) d [2] M Mirnyi (BLR) / D Nestor (CAN) 6-7(3), 7-6(6), 12-10

SCHEDULE – SUNDAY, 13 MAY, 2012

MANOLO SANTANA start 10:50 am

[6] R Lindstedt (SWE) / H Tecau (ROU) vs [4] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) – ATP DOUBLES FINAL

Not Before 1:30 PM

[1] V Azarenka (BLR) vs [9] S Williams (USA) – WTA-SINGLES FINAL

Not Before 4:30 PM

[3] R Federer (SUI) vs [6] T Berdych (CZE) – ATP SINGLES FINAL

STADIUM 3 start 11:00 am

A Fernandez (ESP) vs [2] N Kuhn (ESP) – Sub 12 Boys Final

Not Before 12:00 PM

[1] P Arias (ESP) vs L Cortez (ESP) – Sub 12 Girls Final

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MUTUA MADRID OPEN
Madrid, Spain

5-13 May, 2012

$5,189,603/Premier
Blue Clay/Outdoors

Women’s Tennis Results – Saturday,  12 May, 2012

Singles – Semifinals

(9) Serena Williams (USA) d. (Q) Lucie Hradecka (CZE) 7-6(5), 6-0
(1) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. (4) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 6-2, 6-4

Doubles – Final

(5) Errani/Vinci (ITA/ITA) d. Makarova/Vesnina (RUS/RUS) 6-1, 3-6, 10-4 (Match TB)

Order Of Play – Sunday, 13 May, 2012

Manolo Santana (from 11.00hrs)

1. ATP: Lindstedt/Tecau vs. Fyrstenberg/Matkowski
2. Singles Final: Victoria Azarenka vs. Serena Williams (NB 13.30hrs)
3. ATP: Berdych vs. Federer (NB 16.30hrs)

MUTUA MADRID OPEN
Madrid, Spain

5-13 May, 2012

$5,189,603/Premier
Blue Clay/Outdoors

Women’s Tennis Results – Friday, 11 May, 2012

Singles – Quarterfinals

(1) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. (8) Li Na (CHN) 3-6 6-3 6-3
(Q) Lucie Hradecka (CZE) d. (5) Samantha Stosur (AUS) 7-6(8) 7-6(6)
(9) Serena Williams (USA) d. (2) Maria Sharapova (RUS) 6-1 6-3
(4) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. (Q) Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 6-4 6-4

Doubles – Semifinals

Makarova/Vesnina (RUS/RUS) d. Llagostera Vives/Martínez Sánchez (ESP/ESP) 6-4 7-6(4)
(5) Errani/Vinci (ITA/ITA) d. (4) Kirilenko/Petrova (RUS/RUS) 7-5 6-7(4) 10-5 (Match TB)

Order Of Play – Saturday, 12 May, 2012

Manolo Santana (from 10.45hrs)

1. Victoria Azarenka vs. Agnieszka Radwanska
2. Lucie Hradecka vs. Serena Williams
3. ATP: del Potro vs. Berdych (NB 15.30hrs)
4. ATP: Tipsarevic vs. Federer (NB 19.00hrs)
5. Doubles Final: Errani/Vinci vs. Makarova/Vesnina

Stadium 3 (from 13.00hrs)

1. ATP: Bhupathi/Bopanna vs. Lindstedt/Tecau
2. ATP: Fyrstenberg/Matkowski vs. Mirnyi/Nestor (NB 14.30hrs)

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