NICOLAS ALMAGRO RUMORS
Nicolas Almagro So Close to Stepping Up, But Still So Far
Nicolas Almagro playing at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell last week.
By Yeshayahu Ginsburg
Unfortunately for Nicolas Almagro, his last match against Rafael Nadal feels like it went pretty much the same way all of his other matches have. Almagro is very good against most players on tour, especially on clay. He has improved on all surfaces over the past few years and now consistently...
Almagro advances to US Men's Clay Court semis
MICHAEL A. LUTZ Associated Press Top-seeded Nicolas Almagro of Spain advanced to the U.S. Men's Clay Court semifinals Friday, using service breaks at the end of each set to beat Italy's Paolo Lorenzo 6-4, 6-4.
Almagro, ranked 12th in the world, will face Rhyne Williams, the American wild card who rallied from an 0-3 deficit in the third set to beat Spain's Ruben Ramirez...
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April 12, 2013
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For Almagro, it's all mental now
Serving for the match three times and failing three times has nothing to do with backhands and forehands. It is mental. And even though Nicolas Almagro would say that he felt pain in his ankle and abductor muscle later in the match, it was the mental aspect that kept him from his first Grand Slam semifinal and why fellow Spaniard David Ferrer is still unbeaten against him -- now...
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January 22, 2013
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Almagro Wins All Spanish Encounter to Advance to Australian Open Third Round
By Jaclyn Stacey
(January 16, 2013) MELBOURNE PARK, Australia – Nicolas Almagro moves into the third round at the Australian Open for the fifth consecutive year after conquering his countryman Diego Gimeno-Traver 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 in an all Spanish second round encounter on Hisense Arena in morning play on Wednesday.
The tenth seed was never really troubled throughout the encounter...
Almagro beats US teen Sock in US Open 3rd round
Nicolas Almagro eliminated American teenager Jack Sock with a quick fourth set after the two played three tiebreakers in the third round of the U.S. Open.
The 11th-seeded Spaniard won 7-6 (3), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-1 on Saturday to reach the round of 16 at Flushing Meadows for the first time.
The 19-year-old Sock, ranked 243rd, got in on a wild card and made his first Grand Slam...
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September 01, 2012
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Top-seeded Almagro reaches quarters of Brazil Open
Defending champion Nicolas Almagro advanced to the quarterfinals of the Brazil Open by defeating Victor Hanescu of Romania 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3 on Thursday.
The top-seeded Almagro didn't allow a single break point at the Ibirapuera sporting complex. He had 12 aces and only one double-fault in the second-round match.
Almagro needed a wild card to defend his title. He wasn't...
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February 16, 2012
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Tomas Berdych Hit by Nicolas Almagro Shot, Refuses to Shake Hands (Video)
Tomas Berdych won his fourth-round match against Nicolas Almagro in four sets at the Australian Open Sunday, but he lost the fans doing it. Late in the fourth set, Almagro charged the net to retrieve a drop volley from Berdych. With very few options because he was on the run, Almagro tried to whip a ball cross court. It ended up hitting Berdych in the arm. Almagro put his hand up...
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