marcel granollers

Interview with Marcel Granollers

Marcel Granollers, fresh finalist of the ATP Challenger of Meknes, is back into the top 100 of the singles ranking, and main draw at the Australian Open. Here is the interview Marcel made with Nima Naderi of www.tennisconnected.com Q. How much confidence did you take away from defeating Robin Soderling in the first round of the Australian Open? A. It was a very important match. It was the first time I showed Top 10 level tennis and it was very important to become aware that I am able to play on a Top 10 level. It gave me a lot of confidence. (click for more)

Granollers revenges Starace

Marcel Granollers and his partner Pablo Cuevas have won the ATP 250 doubles tournament of Costa do Sauipe, Brazil. In the finals they upset Lukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach 7-6, 6-4. The top seeds Kubot-Marach had won the last week title in Santiago, defeating Starace-Zeballos. Marcel is back on his careers best ranking: number 21. Cuevas-Granollers will be the top seeds at this weeks Copa Telmex in Buenos Aires. (click for more)

Granollers surprises Soderling

Australian Open, Melbourne. Marcel Granollers has accomplished the best comeback of his career to beat World’s No.8 Soderling in five sets: 5-7, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. Soderling found himself serving on 3-1 in the fourth set, but from that point on, Marcel managed to raise the level, gave no points away and dominated to close the match. Good news also from the other courts. (click for more)

Great start for Top Seed players

Viktor Troicki reached the semi final of the 1 million dollar ATP event of Doha, Quatar. In the quarter final Viktor played an unbelievable match against Lucas Kubot, in which he came back from 2-5 in the third set, to win 7-6. Only the best Rafael Nadal could stop Viktor in the semi final. The Spaniards Marcel Granollers and Santiago Ventura won their first ATP tour doubles title together at the Chennai Open. The second seeds defeated Yen-Hsun Lu and Janko Tipsarevic 7-5, 6-2 in the final (click for more)

Career Highlights - in 2008 Marcel jumped from ATP Ranking No. 84 to No.54 - he won his first ATP title in Houston where he defeated No. 8 Blake in a three set final - he was member of the winning Spanish D (click for more)

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