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“Weekend for Old Men” paraphrasing a title of the Coen brothers’ movie. In every of three cities that hosted ATP tournaments this week, more than 30-year-old players triumphed in doubles (Frank Moser got his maiden title at the age of … Continue reading
During John McEnroe’s sabbatical, Ivan Lendl seemed untouchable; in Paris ’86 he won his seventh tournament of the year, having obtained a final and semifinal in two other appearances (46-2 record). He worked out perfection in keeping concentration through long … Continue reading
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A long-awaited Rafael Nadal’s arrival on tennis courts finally took place in Vina del Mar! Prior to this week the Spaniard didn’t enter any tournament since his sensational loss in the Wimbledon second round last year. It’s been the longest … Continue reading
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
