http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLaujkzgFfk

Sony Ericson Open

Rafael Nadal won a grinding two-hour battle with his comrade Spaniard David Ferrer Tuesday to reach the Sony Ericsson Open quarter-finals as his comeback continues to gather momentum.

After a hard struggle in the first set in which both players traded heavy blows from the baseline, Nadal looked headed for a routine win when he raced to a 3-0 lead in the second. But Ferrer continued to attack and pushed Nadal all the way before the six-time Grand Slam champion triumphed 7-6(5), 6-4 in 1 hr., 57 mins.

Both spanish players are awesome players. Even thought Nadal won, Ferrer has a lot to demonstrate in the following tournaments. He has trained very hard seesn that past one year and a have, and has been humbold, and doesn't show of. On the other hand, we can see how Nadal has improved, and how he has come back to be the greatest player he was.

Nadal's Determination

Rafael Nadal defeated Tomas Berdych 6-4, 7-6 Thursday night to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open in his first tournament since returning from a six-week injury layoff. Nadal won the final three points of the tiebreaker that ended with Berdych netting a backhand.

It is impressive to see how Nadal fights for victory, even thought he was hampered by knee injuries last summer that continued into the Australian Open in January, when he was forced to retire in the quarterfinals. He has proven to be one of the top players of all history. Even thought Nadal wasn't number one of the world for a long time, he hasn't lost his power and determination for being a better player. I believe that if he continues like that, he could still achive the number one position and be one of the top players of all times besides Federer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0i9RgvCx8s

Indian Wells

Roger has returned onto the Tour with a victory, defeating Romania's Victor Hanescu 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-1 in the second round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Sunday.

Roger looked in great shape in his first appearance on the Tour after his Australian Open triumph. Bidding for a record fourth title at Indian Wells, Federer started with a break in the second game before winning the opening set in just 30 minutes. However, he was surprisingly broken in the sixth game of the second when the Romanian struck a backhand return winner . Although Roger fought back to 6-6, he fell behind 0-3 in the tiebreak, which Hansecu won 7-5 to level the match. Roger reacted right away, breaking again in the second and sixth games to seal victory.

Round 3 will bring a meeting with Marcos Baghdatis who has shown a strong year so far (title in Sydney, tight semi-final against Djokovic in Dubai). Roger has won all 6 matches against him so far.

Roger is definatly an awesome player. He has proven all that in the past years. As we can see, his level is still very high, and if he continues like that, he could possibly win one of the Gran Slams this year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDIbE8RY4jo

Acapulco Open.

Ferrer defeated his best friend and fellow-Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 for the ATP Acapulco title. The title ended Ferrero's 14-match winning streak, which included ATP titles in the last two tournaments in Argentina and Brazil. Ferrero defeated Ferrer to win the Copa Telmex title at Buenos Aires last week.

David Ferrer has proven that he is one of the best players Spain has ever had. He has a lot of determination and love for what he does, and that makes him an outstanding player. If he continues like that, I totally believe that he can achieve the top five of the world until the end of this year.