Rafael Nadal’s Air of Invincibility No Longer Invincible
Rafeal Nadal defeats Daniel Brands in four sets at Roland Garros
By Yeshatyahu Ginsburg
Daniel Brands did not have the look of a man come to do the impossible or of someone who wanted to pull off one of the greatest upsets of all time. He did not chase down every single ball, did not get fired up often, and even gave up on a few points. And still, Brands had us thinking for a while...
Nadal Begins Hunt for Eighth French Open Crown with Four-Set Win Over Brands
(May 27, 2013) Rafael Nadal recovered from losing the first set to stop German Daniel Brands 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-4, 6-3 to move into the second round of the French Open. The seven-time Roland Garros dropped only his 15th set ever in Paris, 2nd time he’s lost the opening set. Ranked 59th in the world, Brands, [...]
Rosol eliminated in 1st round at Power Horse Cup
Daniel Brands of Germany upset fifth-seeded Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the Power Horse Cup on Sunday.
The clay-court tournament replaced the World Team Cup to become the warm-up event for next week's French Open, the second Grand Slam event of the season.
Ivan Dodig of Croatia defeated Blaz Kavcic of Slovenia 7-5, 6-4 to set up a second...
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May 19, 2013
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Del Potro through to Dubai semis
Juan Martin del Potro reached the Dubai Championships semifinals for a second straight year when he dispatched German qualifier Daniel Brands 6-4, 6-2 on Thursday.
Del Potro managed to neutralize the big-serving Brands and offered up some of his own firepower, hitting seven aces including six in the first set. He also said his right wrist, which he injured in 2010, was not bothering...
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February 28, 2013
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Del Potro Reaches Semis in Dubai
( February 28, 2013) DUBAI – Juan Martin Del Potro reached the semifinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for a second straight year on Thursday when he defeated qualifier Daniel Brands 6-4, 6-2.
The pair had met just once before, in Vienna last October when Del Potro fired 30 aces and Brands 32 in a match that Del Potro won at the end of three tiebreak sets.
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5th-seeded Simon beats Brands in Rotterdam
Fifth-seeded Gilles Simon beat Belgian qualifier Daniel Brands 7-6 (3), 6-4 Monday in the first round of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament.
The Frenchman struggled with his serve in the first set as both players broke twice before Simon comfortably won the tiebreaker on the indoor hardcourt at Ahoy arena.
Simon broke Brands once to take the second set and wrap up the match in...
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February 11, 2013
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Tomic Survives Brands to Gain Third Round of Australian Open
By Jaclyn Stacey
(January 17, 2013) MELBOURNE PARK, Australia - Bernard Tomic triumphed in a difficult second round match against German qualifier Daniel Brands 6-7(4) 7-5 7-6(3) 7-6(8) to set up a likely third round encounter against Roger Federer.
As temperatures soared in Melbourne on Thursday the players took to the courts with the mercury sitting at 38°C (100°F) and...
Brands upsets Dodig in Bucharest
German qualifier Daniel Brands ousted eighth-seeded Ivan Dodig of Croatia 7-6 (4), 6-2 at the Nastase Tiriac Trophy on Tuesday for his first win of the year on the ATP Tour.
In the second round, Brands will meet another qualifier, Estonia's Jurgen Zopp, who beat Romanian wild card Victor Crivoi 6-3, 6-3.
Sixth-seeded Italian Andreas Seppi defeated French qualifier Guillaume...
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April 23, 2012
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