Roger Federer

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. Marcos Baghdatis upset top-ranked Roger Federer 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (4) in the third round of the BNP Parabas Open, beating the Swiss for the first time in seven meetings. A joyous Baghdatis bent down and kissed the court Tuesday night after closing out the taut contest in which Federer blew three match points.  

Croatian veteran Ivan Ljubicic ousted a weary World No 2 Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-3 on Wednesday as defending champion Rafael Nadal booked his quarter-final berth at the BNP Paribas Open. While third-seeded Nadal advanced with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 triumph over big-serving American John Isner, Djokovic couldn't keep pace with the blistering serves and clean ground-strokes of Ljubicic, a former World No 3 now ranked 26th in the world. World No 4 Andy Murray secured his quarter-final slot with ease as Spain's Nic

I'm really happy to be able to beat him finally   -Ivan Ljubicic

 

Andy Murray eased into the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells after fourth-round opponent Nicolas Almagro was forced to retire with an ankle injury. Fourth seed Murray was leading 6-2, 1-0 when his unseeded Spanish opponent was forced to call it a day having already called a medical time out at the end of the first set. Next up for Murray is a tricky looking encounter with sixth-seeded Swede Robin Soderling.  

damnhotmusic.com I UPLOADED THIS FOR IT TO BECOME MY PROFILE PICTURE !!! Roger Federer (pronounced ˈfɛdərər/[1]; born August 8, 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player, ranked World No. 1 for a record 237 consecutive weeks. Federer has won twelve Grand Slam singles titles (three Australian Open, five Wimbledon, four US Open), four Tennis Masters Cup titles, and fourteen ATP Masters Series titles.  

Brilliant Djokovic crashes Nadal to reach Montreal final! Rafael Nadal's hopes of winning the Montreal Masters were ended by Novak Djokovic under the lights on Saturday as the Serb produced a superb display to win their semi-final 7:5, 6:3. The second-seeded Spaniard had won five of their six previous meetings but third seed Djokovic broke in the 12th game to take the opening set and again in the eighth game of the second to set up a final against world number one Roger Federer.

This is one of the biggest wins of my career   -Novak Djokovic

 

Novak Djokovic yesterday joined Roger Federer on the scrapheap at the Indian Wells Masters as the second seed crashed out, a day after the Swiss number one was sent packing. Djokovic fell to Croatian Ivan Ljubicic 7-5, 6-3 18 hours after Federer's loss to Marcos Baghdatis Tuesday night. But the dream subsequently died for the Cypriot as he was also knocked out Wednesday by Spain's Tommy Robredo 7-5, 0-6, 6-4.

Today was a really difficult match   -Rafael Nadal

 

Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale spent yesterday afternoon chilling outside in Palm Springs, CA with their boys Zuma and Kingston. Zuma tried to keep cool in the hot sun by just wearing his diaper and a little t-shirt. The Stefani-Rossdales make visiting the resort town an annual tradition , timed to coincide with the Indian Wells Tennis Tournament.  

Novak Djokovic says becoming the second best tennis player on the planet is the biggest achievement of his career but he will not rest until he has dethroned Roger Federer to claim top spot. In an exclusive interview with CNN's Open Court, the 22-year-old Serbian reflected on his gradual climb up the rankings after winning the Australian Open title in 2008 and what it is going to take to reach the pinnacle of the game. Djokovic, who retained his Dubai Open title last month to cement his newly-won stat

There are four tournaments, four grand slams in the world that are most important tournaments in sport and everybody pays attention on that.   -Novak Djokovic

 

1. The Atlantic looks at the contributions of a particularly distinguished investigative journalist , John Crewsdon, who was recently released from the Chicago Tribune. 2. David Foster Wallace's delicious profile of Roger Federer .