Berdych Beats Coric at Indian Wells

Tomas Berdych survived a late comeback from Borna Coric on Monday evening at the BNP Paribas Open to book his spot in the fourth round with a 6-1, 7-6(3) victory.
The sixth-seeded Czech led by a double break at 4-1 in the second set and held two match points when he served at 5-4, but ultimately claimed victory in the tie-break after Next Generation star Coric fought back.
The 30-year-old Berdych advances to a meeting with Milos Raonic, whom he trails 2-3 in their head-to-head. The right-hander is making his 12^th appearance at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, highlighted by a semifinal showing in 2013 (l. to Nadal).

Source: BNP Paribas Open

Murray Races Through Opener; Coric Sets Berdych Clash

Andy Murray cruised into the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden as he defeated Marcel Granollers 6-4, 7-6(3).
"It was very different conditions to what I have been practicing and playing in in the past five weeks, against a tough, unorthodox player," said Murray. "He's got quite a different game. He's very smart player, as well, intelligent player, and often makes the right decisions. He made it tough for me."
Murray and his wife, Kim Sears, became parents to Sophia Olivia on 7 February, just one week after the Scot finished runner-up to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final. He returned to action last week to lead Great Britain through the first round of the Davis Cup against Japan.
The 28-year-old Murray reached the final of this ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament in 2009 (l. to Nadal) and notched his 25th win in the desert as he broke serve twice from 10 opportunities to clinch victory in one hour and 41 minutes.
#NextGen star Borna Coric set a third-round clash with sixth seed Tomas Berdych as he dismissed 29th seed Thomaz Bellucci 6-2, 6-2 in 87 minutes. The 19-year-old Coric reached his first ATP World Tour final in the first week of the season in Chennai (l. to Wawrinka).
Bernard Tomic will face Milos Raonic after defeating Rajeev Ram 6-4, 7-5. The 23-year-old Tomic has enjoyed a strong start to the season, highlighted by reaching his first ATP World Tour 500 final in Acapulco (l. to Thiem). He will look to get revenge over Raonic for the defeat he suffered when they met in the Brisbane semi-finals in January.
Third seed Stan Wawrinka raced to a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Illya Marchenko. The Swiss won 74 per cent of his service points and broke Marchenko three times to prevail in 66 minutes on Stadium 1.

The 30-year-old Wawrinka is already a winner of two ATP World Tour titles this year, lifting the trophies in Chennai (d. Coric) and Dubai (d. Baghdatis).

American wild card Frances Tiafoe almost pulled off the biggest win of his young career against 15^th seed David Goffin. The 18 year old, part of the ATP’s #NextGen campaign, held two match points in the 10^th game of the third set, but ultimately fell 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(2) in two hours and 14 minutes.
Marin Cilic ended the hopes of another young American, beating qualifier Ryan Harrison 6-4, 6-3. 

Source: BNP Paribas Open

Berdych Beats Del Potro at BNP Paribas Open

Czech tennis player Tomas Berdych advances in second round of ATP BNP Paribas Open (Indian Wells) 2016. Tonight he defeats argentinian Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets (7-6; 6-2). Next round Berdych will meet winner of Borna Coric vs. Thomaz Belluci

Del Potro Sets Berdych Clash; Coric Advances

In just the second tournament of his comeback, Juan Martin del Potro enjoyed an emphatic 6-4, 6-0 victory over American qualifier Tim Smyczek on Thursday in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open.

The 27-year-old Argentine recently played his first tournament in almost a year when he reached the semi-finals in Delray Beach (l. to Querrey). The right-hander is on the comeback from wrist surgeries and looking for a return to top form at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, where he finished runner-up on his last appearance in 2013 (l. to Nadal).

Del Potro dismissed Smyczek in just 69 minutes, winning 75 per cent of his service points and breaking serve four times. The Tandil native sets a blockbuster second-round clash with sixth seed Tomas Berdych.
#NextGen star Borna Coric made a strong start to his BNP Paribas Open campaign, defeating Lucas Pouille 6-2, 7-5.
Kyle Edmund almost became the second #NextGen player to advance. The Briton served for the match at 5-3 in the third set, but ultimately fell 6-7(3), 6-4, 7-5 to Guido Pella. Korea’s Hyeon Chung, 19, also lost in three sets, falling 2-6, 6-0, 6-3 to Albert Ramos-Vinolas.

American qualifier Ryan Harrison advanced with a 6-3, 7-6(3) victory over Dusan Lajovic. The 23-year-old Harrison, who announced his engagement this week, goes on to face 10^th seed Marin Cilic, whom he beat for the first time last month in Acapulco.

Rajeev Ram won an all-American contest with Noah Rubin, beating the 20 year old 7-6(3), 7-6(2) in just under two hours.
Leonardo Mayer advanced to a second-round clash with 20^th seed Viktor Troicki as he defeated Sam Groth 6-4, 6-3, limiting the big-serving Australian to just five aces.
Milos Raonic will open his campaign against Inigo Cervantes, who won an all-Spanish clash with Nicolas Almagro 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 in just under two hours. Second seed Andy Murray and 13^th seed Gael Monfils will also face Spaniards in their opening matches after Marcel Granollers defeated Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 6-0 and Pablo Carreno Busta beat Evgeny Donskoy 6-3, 6-4.
Third seed Stan Wawrinka will face Illya Marchenko in his opening second-round match after the Ukrainian converted three of his 11 break points to edge Dmitry Tursunov 7-5, 7-6(6) in just over two hours.
Meanwhile Federico Delbonis set a clash with Joao Sousa after beating Santiago Giraldo 6-3, 7-6(5).
Later on day one of the men’s action, 2013 runner-up Juan Martin del Potro takes to Stadium 1 to face American qualifier Tim Smyczek.

Source: BNP Paribas Open

Czech Dream Team on Fire Again in Hannover

The Czechs celebrate

Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek have given Czech Republic an all-important 2-1 lead over Germany in Hannover after combining superbly to clinch the all-important doubles point.
The Czech duo saw off the threat of Philipp Kohlschreiber and Philipp Petzscher in two hours and 43 minutes to edge a tight encounter 76(7) 75 64.
Berdych and Stepanek improve to 16-2 in Davis Cup doubles with the win, strengthening their status as Czech Republic’s most successful pair in the history of the team competition. It also brought up half a century of victories for Berdych in Davis Cup.
The scoreline at the end of play read three straight sets, but this was a match of fine margins with just two breaks - both on Petzschner’s serve - deciding the outcome.
Despite playing away from home the Czechs came into the match as the slight favourites. It had been 18 months since Berdych and Stepanek last teamed up but as captain Jaroslav Navratil explained on Friday night, “they just understand each other. Not just on the court, but privately too. They are very good friends.”
It didn’t take long for either team to settle into the occasion and why would it? With 168 combined rubbers played between them, the importance of today’s doubles point needed no explaining and the tennis was high quality from the start with the contrasting styles of all four players adding to the appeal.
Seven break points came and went in the first set - three for the Germans and four for the Czechs - and after 12 lengthy games a tiebreak was upon us. It seemed to swing in the Germans’ favour at 4-4 when Petzschner, superbly, picked up a deep Stepanek volley off his shoelaces, sending it back over the Czech’s head to go 5-4 up.
But it was a case of anything you can do we can do better, and back came the Czechs with Stepanek rising to the occasion. The veteran put up a stunning topspin lob, which left the Germans stranded, to go 8-7 up and they finally found the breakthrough on their third set point when Kohlschreiber sent a backhand crashing into the net.
The Czechs won 58 points to the Germans’ 57 in that first set and their tug-of-war battle continued until 5-5 in the second when Berdych lit up the TUI Arena with some spectacular tennis.
He ripped a backhand return winner for 0-30 before his exquisite lob evaded Kohlschreiber at the net. With three break points on their racket the visitors only needed one, and a delightful dipping return from Berdych onto Petzschner’s feet set up Stepanek to put away the volley for the break and essentially, the set.
At 1-1 in the third, the Czechs broke for the second time in the match to seize control. With Stepanek producing some wonderful touches around the net, the victors served out the rest of the set in style to seal a vital win.

Source: DavisCup.com

Berdych Beats Zverev to Draw Czechs Level 1-1 in Davis Cup

Tomas Berdych defeated Alexander Zverev in a five-set encounter to draw the Czech Republic level with Germany at 1-1 in their Davis Cup first-round tie on Friday.
Seventh-ranked Berdych needed 4 hours, 20 minutes to prevail 7-6 (6), 1-6, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 over the 18-year-old Zverev, who was making his Davis Cup debut.
Earlier, Philipp Kohlschreiber defeated Lukas Rosol 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 to give the home team the lead. Kohlschreiber, ranked 30th, converted his first match point to beat the 50th-ranked Czech.
Dustin Brown, set to play his second tie for Germany, was due to team up with Philipp Petzschner against Radek Stepanek and Jiri Vesely in Saturday's doubles, though changes are permitted and even expected. Kohlschreiber and Berdych could feature again.
The Czech Republic is bidding to make up for its first-round loss last year — its first since 2011 — while Germany aims to improve on its 10-4 record against the visitors.
The winner faces Canada or France in July's quarterfinals.

Source: Davis Cup Website

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Kyrgios Reaches Semis Over Berdych

Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios reaches semifinals of ATP Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2016. Kyrgios ease past czech Berdych with 2-0 in sets (6-4; 6-4). Kyrgios will face winner of Philipp Kohlschreiber vs. Stan Wawrinka tomorrow.

Kyrgios to meet Berdych in Dubai

Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios advanced in ATP Dubai Duty Free Championships. Kyrgios beats Mikhail Kukushkin 2-0 in sets (6-3; 6-2). Tomorrow he will meet czhech tennis player Tomas Berdych.

Berdych and Kohlschreiber Win at Dubai

Czech tennis player Tomas Berdych and german Philipp Kohlschreiberadvance in ATP Dubai Duty Free Championships. Berdych edge past Thomas Fabbiano 2-0 in sets (6-2; 6-2), while Kohlschreiber beats croatian talent Borna Coric with 2-0 (6-2; 7-6).

Berdych and Kohlschreiber Advance in Dubai

Tomas Berdych advanced to the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships by beating Joao Sousa of Portugal 6-1, 6-4 on Tuesday.
"A first match, playing outside after a while, it's a good test," Berdych said. "Don't make it more complicated than needed."
The seventh-ranked Berdych is a two-time finalist in Dubai, in 2013 and '14. He's reached at least the semifinals four of the last five years.
Also, eighth-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany defeated wild-card entry Marsel Ilhan of Turkey 6-1, 7-5, and Borna Coric of Croatia beat Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-4.

Source: ATP Dubai Duty Free tennis Championships

Berdych Reflects on Season so far at Dubai 2016

Tomas Berdych reflects on his season so far and looks forward to another tilt at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title.

Source: ATP World Tour

Kyrgios to meet Cilic in Final

Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios defeated czhech player Tomas Berdych to meet Marin Cilic in ATP Marseille Open. Kyrgios ease past Berdych in straight sets 6-4; 6-2.

Berdych to meet Kyrgios in Semifinal

Czech tennis player Tomas Berdych beats David Goffin in straight sets 6-3; 6-4 as he moves on semifinal in ATP Marseille. Tomorrow Berdych will meet Nick Kyrgios for a final spot.

Berdych Beats Zverev in ATP Marseille

Czech tennis player Tomas Berdych defeated Alexander Zverev in three sets 6-3; 3-6; 7-5 as he advanced in quarterfinal in ATP Marseille. Tomorrow he will face David Goffin.