Men’s Tennis Highlights and Interesting Tidbits Since AO2014

Well it’s been weeks now since the Australian Open finished.
Six weeks actually. Where did that time go?

I got caught up in work related busy-ness and other commitments
so haven’t had much time for tennis recently, but now that
Indian Wells is underway, I’ll be making time!

Here’s a recap of Men’s Tennis singles’ highlights and
interesting updates from my favourite tennis blogs since AO
2014 finished.

Nadal wins the Rio Open

Rafael Nadal defeated Alexandr Dolgopolov to win his 62nd title
at the Rio Open. Read more.

Federer wins the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships

After defeating Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals, Roger
Federer defeated Berdych to win his sixth Dubai title. Read the match details on PeRFect
Tennis and view pics and vids on RogerFedererFans.com

Here’s the ATP World Tour’s Video on Dubai (including Novak’s
experience in the sky diving simulator)

First time Title for Delbonis at the Brasil Open

Federico Delbonis defeated Paolo Lorenzi to won his first ever
title at the 2014 Brasil Open. Both finalists were unseeded.
Read more.

World Tennis Day – 3 March

World Tennis Day was started to promote tennis and encourage
participation.

Djokovic and Murray played at exhibition match at Madison
Square Garden which looked like a fun night out.

There were also exhibition matches in Hong Kong
and London.

More February Men’s Winners

In a record longest Delray Beach Open match time of 3 hours 8
minutes, Marin Cilic defeated Kevin Anderson
to win the title.

Ernests Gulbis won his fifth ATP Tour title,
defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Open 13 tournament in
Marseille.

David Ferrer defeated Fabio Fognini to win the
Copa Claro tournament in Buenos Aires.

Kei Nishikori defeated Ivo Karlovic to win the
US National Indoor Tennis Championships in Memphis.

Tomas Berdych defeated Marin Cilic to win the
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, his first title
since 2012.

Fabio Fognini defeated Leonado Mayer to win
the Royal Guard Chile Open in Vina del Mar.

Marin Cilic defeated Tommy Haas to win his
fourth PBZ Zagreb Indoors title.

In an all French final, Gael Monfils defeated
Richard Gasquet to win the Open Sud de France in Montpellier.

Other Tennis Tidbits

I love this article by Rafael Nadal Fans on Rafa has played tennis in some wacky
places.

Fun photos of wigged up Djokovic and more from
the Desert Smash Charity Event

French Open Tickets go on sale on March 12.  For more
info, read this article by Tennis-Buzz on How to buy 2014 French Open Tickets. 

BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells

The big guns will be battling it out for the Indian Wells
title. Nadal, Federer, Murray and Wawrinka are all in the same
half of the draw. Djokovic hasn’t won a title yet this
year, Federer could be on a roll after his Dubai success and
Nadal, who won the Rio title, says his back is now OK. David
Ferrer withdrew due to injury and Juan Martin Del Potro also
withdrew on Sunday prior to this second round match due to a
left wrist injury.

Visit the official BNP
Paribas Open website.

View the BNP Paribas Open draws and
check out the Order of Play.

Also read Tennis Spin’s great preview of Indian Wells 2014.

Here’s the ATP World Tour video preview of Indian Wells and
Miami

Enjoy watching Indian Wells either if you’re there, or watching
on TV. I hope to have some photos from friends who are there to
share on my blog soon.

Until next time

Grand Slam Gal

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