Roger Federer has won his 10th title at home in Basel where he was once a ball kid during the tournament many years ago for Michael Stich. The first came back in 2006 and he has dominated proceedings in the Swiss capital over the last 13 years. Quite a fun stat coming into the final,... Continue Reading →
Basel Final Preview – Roger Federer v Rafael Nadal
There are some things you can predict on a the tour and that is a meeting between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal as for the 11th year running we are treated another episode between these two great players who haven’t met since the 2014 Australian Open almost two years ago. Rafael Nadal currently leads the... Continue Reading →
Murray/Peers defeat Inglot/Lindstedt in Basel!
Both are expected to be in the Davis Cup squad for next month’s final against Belgium however in the battle of the Brit’s in Basel between Jamie Murray and his partner from Australia John Peers and Dominic Inglot and his partner from Sweden Robert Lindstedt however it was Jamie Murray and John Peers who won... Continue Reading →
Stan Wawrinka’s poor run in Basel continues!
Playing in front of a home crowd hasn't gone well at all for Stan Wawrinka in Basel over the years as for the fifth year running the two time Grand Slam champion has gone out in the first round. This time it is the big serve of Ivo Karlovic which cost him his place in... Continue Reading →
Basel Preview – Roger Federer v Mikhail Kukushkin
Bouncing back is what great champions do and it is what is expected from Roger Federer when he takes on Mikhail Kukushkin in Basel after his second round loss to Albert Ramos-Vinolas in Shanghai not long ago. I remember watching the second and third set off the match it was won and lost on the... Continue Reading →
Nadal beats Rosol in roller-coaster round one match in Basel!
Rafael Nadal and Lukas Rosol do have history. Rosol did beat Nadal at Wimbledon a few years ago in an epic five match battle however Nadal has won their last two meetings with the last being at Wimbledon last year but who would win their 4th encounter? Rosol began the match very strongly with a... Continue Reading →