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Sports Roundup 2012 : Tennis Men's


(Arranged chronologically)
1. Aircel Chennai Open
Singles - Milos Raonic beats Janko Tipsarevic
Doubles - Leander Paes & Janko Tipsarevic beats Jonathan Erlich & Andy Ram

2. Qatar Exxonmobil Open
Singles - Jo-Wilfred Tsonga beat Gael Monfilis
Doubles - Filip Polasek & Lukas Rosol beat Christopher Kas & Philipp Kohlschreiber

3. Australia Open
Singles - Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal
Doubles - Leander Paes & Radek Stepanek beat Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan


4. ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament
Singles - Roger Federer beat Juan Martin del Potro
Doubles - Michael Llodra & Nenad Zimonjic beat Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau

5. Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championshiops
Singles - Roger Federer beat Andy Murray
Doubles - Mahesh Bhupathi & Rohan Bopanna beat Mariusz Fyrstenberg & Marcin Matkowski

6. BNP Paribas Open
Singles - Roger Federer beat John Isner
Doubles - Marc Lopez & Rafael Nadal beat John Isner & Sam Querrey

7. Sony Open Tennis
Singles - Novak Djokovic beat Andy Murray
Doubles - Leander Paes & Radek Stepanek beat Max Mirnyi & Daniel Nestor

8. Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Singles - Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic
Doubles - Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan beat Max Mirnyi & Daniel Nestor

9. Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell
Singles - Rafael Nadal beat David Ferrer
Doubles - Mariusz Fyrstenberg & Marcin Matkowski beat Marcel Granollers & Marc Lopez

10. Mutua Madrid Open
Singles - Roger Federer beat Tomas Berdych
Doubles - Mariusz Fyrstenberg & Marcin Matkowski beat Robert Lindstedt & Horia Tecau

11. Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Singles - Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic
Doubles - Marcel Granollers & Marc Lopez beat Lukasz Kubot & Janko Tipsarevic

12. Roland Garros
Singles - Rafael Nadal beat  Novak Djokovic
Doubles - Max Mirnyi & Daniel Nestor beat Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan

13. Wimbledon
Singles - Roger Federer beat Andy Murray
Doubles - Frederik Nielsen & Jonathan Marray beat Robert Lindstedt & Horia Tecau

14. London Olympics, 2012
Singles - Andy Murray beat Roger Federer (Bronze - Juan Martin Del Potro)
Doubles - Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan beat Michael Llodra & Jo-Wilfred Tsonga ( Bronze - Julien Benneteau & Richard Gasquet)

15. Rogers Cup
Singles - Novak Djokovic beat Richard Gasquet
Doubles - Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan beat Marcel Granollers & Marc Lopez

16. Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati Open)
Singles - Roger Federer beat Novak Djokovic
Doubles - Robert Lindstedt & Horia Tecau beat Mahesh Bhupathi & Rohan Bopanna

17. US Open
Singles - Andy Murray beat Novak Djokovic
Doubles - Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan beat Leander Paes & Radek Stepanek

18. China Open
Singles - Novak Djokovic beat Jo-Wilfred Tsonga
Doubles - Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan beat Carlos Berlocq & Denis Istomin

19. Shanghai Rolex Masters
Singles - Novak Djokovic beat Andy Murray
Doubles - Leander Paes & Radek Stepanek beat Mahesh Bhupathi & Rohan Bopanna

20. BNP Paribas Masters
Singles - David Ferrer beat Jerzy Janowicz
Doubles - Mahesh Bhupathi & Rohan Bopanna beat Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi & Jean-Julien Rojer

21. Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (Running)

22. Davis Cup (Finals yet to come)

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