ABIERTO MEXICANO TELCEL 2013
NADAL
DETHRONES FERRER
FOR
ACAPULCO TROPHY
Acapulco, Mexico
ACAPULCO, Mexico – Rafael Nadal blasted past top seed and defending champion David Ferrer 6-0, 6-2 in Saturday’s final of the Mexican Open in a powerful performance that indicated he has quickly returned to near his best after a long-term knee injury.
Ferrer was a three-time defending champion and had won 19 straight matches in this event, but he could find no answer to Nadal, losing to his Spanish compatriot in just one hour and five minutes.
DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013
DJOKOVIC
WINS
FOURTH DUBAI CROWN
Dubai, UAE
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Novak Djokovic came from a break down in the first set to win his fourth Dubai Championships title in five years on Saturday, downing third-seeded Tomas Berdych 7-5, 6-3.
The top-ranked Djokovic extended his unbeaten streak this year to 13 matches, which included his third straight Australian Open title, and has now defeated Berdych in 13 of their last 14 meetings. It was his 36th career title.
“It was never going to be an easy final for either one of us,” Djokovic said. “Tomas is a fantastic player. He has been around the tour and was a Grand Slam finalist (at Wimbledon). … I’m just fortunate to go through.”
DELRAY BEACH INTERNATIONAL TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013
GULBIS
WINS
SECOND DELRAY BEACH TITLE
Delray Beach, U.S.A.
World No. 109 Ernests Gulbis defeated 105th-ranked Edouard Roger-Vasselin7-6(3), 6-3 to lift his second trophy at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships on Sunday.
The match-up marked the first time two players ranked outside the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings contested an ATP World Tour final since 2007 in Houston (No. 108 Karlovic d. No. 156 Zabaleta). Gulbis is the first qualifier to win a tour-level trophy in more than a year. Jarkko Nieminen was the last player to achieve the feat at the Apia International Sydney in January 2011.
Gulbis, the 2010 titlist, improved to a 3-0 record in ATP World Tour finals and became the fourth multiple title winner at the ATP World Tour 250 hard-court event, joining Jan-Michael Gambill (2001, 2003), Jason Stoltenberg (1996-97) and Xavier Malisse (2005, 2007). He is the third qualifier to triumph in Delray Beach.
Roger-Vasselin was appearing in his first ATP World Tour final. With his performance this week, the 29 year old will rise to around No. 79. Gulbis is set to jump to around No. 52 by winning the title.
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