Summaries 1968-79: Wimbledon + US Open Wimbledon and US Open in the 70s… tournaments dominated by two players: Jimmy Connors and Bjorn Borg, the tennis superstars who lifted in that decade the discipline onto a new level of popularity. They … Continue reading
Bjorn Borg was a king of tennis in the late 70s and early 80s, he reached the peak of his stellar career at Roland Garros ’80. Prior to the event his 48-match winning streak was snapped, and in Paris another … Continue reading
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First round 2012 Three notable players who had been nominated (Janko Tipsarevic, Nicolas Almagro, Radek Stepanek), skipped the weekend (injuries). Serbian fans should be happy Novak Djokovic didn’t follow suit despite his effort in Melbourne, last year he’d pulled out … Continue reading
Final 2012 Final 2011 (1)Novak Djokovic d. (3)Andy Murray 6-7(2), 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-2 [3:40 h] Their second straight major final, third consecutive meeting in Melbourne, only four pairs met thrice in a row at the Australian … Continue reading
Semifinals 2012 Semifinals 2011 2nd semifinal: Friday (3)Andy Murray d. (2)Roger Federer 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-2 [4:00 h] * Very important victory for Murray from psychological point of view on different levels; most of … Continue reading
Quarterfinals 2012 Quarterfinals 2011 Wednesday 4th quarterfinal: (2)Roger Federer d. (7)Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6(4), 4-6, 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-3 [3:34 h] Federer in his new black-pink shoes has won fifth match this year and advances to his 10th … Continue reading
Monday The most promising players born in the 90s (Bernard Tomic, Milos Raonic) still aren’t capable of making the noise in the second week of Grand Slam tournaments. Roger Federer keeps them in the queue. Tomic and Raonic have different styles … Continue reading
Last year: Bernard Tomic played two good pre-Australian Open tournaments and said before his fourth round meeting with Roger Federer that he would beat the 4-time champion, ended up losing 4-6 2-6 2-6 though. This year: Tomic beat Djokovic at … Continue reading
The hottest day this week – 38 Celsius most of the day (102 Fahrenheit). A main favorite beside Djokovic, Andy Murray spent only 101 minutes on Hisense Arena in these difficult conditions, overpowering Joao Sousa [100] of Portugal 6-2 6-2 6-4. … Continue reading
The match of the day occurred on Court No. 8, where 22-year-old Jerzy Janowicz took on Somdev Devvarman. The Indian has slipped to No. 551 after missing most of the 2012 season with a shoulder injury, but he reminded on … Continue reading
