4th quarterfinal: (6)David Ferrer d. (4)Andy Murray 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-2 [3:45 h] It was a grueling battle (on Suzanne Lenglen) between two players with … Continue reading
It was an end of some period – the time of emphatic Jim Courier‘s dominance. The American at the time was an undisputed king of clay, who had won the last four biggest tournaments on this surface (Roland Garros 1991-92 … Continue reading
The 21-year-old David Goffin [109] of Belgium came to Paris with a humble 5-5 main-level record of 2012, yet became a tournament revelation. The young player was defeated in his last qualifying match by Joao Souza 3-6 6-7, but jumped … Continue reading
I guess this match deserves a special entry because one record has been broken – the longest 5th set in terms of games in the Roland Garros history. Paul-Henri Mathieu [261], who didn’t play a pro-match in 2011, came back … Continue reading
The tournament kicked off without three Top 20 players: Mardy Fish, Gael Monfils and Kei Nishikori, but it’s tough to expect they could play important roles during the fortnight, especially the American, who has been out of form since last Autumn. … Continue reading
It was wide open tournament, the long-time No. 1 in the world – Ivan Lendl was gradually declining, and withdrew from the competition in Paris for the first time since his debut in 1978, Chang’s second miracle in a row … Continue reading
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Serbia weakened by the lack of Novak Djokovic, for the second time in the last three years claimed World Team Cup. It was a perfect tournament for both singles players: Janko Tipsarevic and Viktor Troicki, who won all their 4 … Continue reading
1984… it was a year of John McEnroe‘s total dominance. The American prior to the US Open ’84 had lost just two matches of the season (!), and confirmed his supremacy over the tennis elite outplaying Ivan Lendl in the … Continue reading
(2)Rafael Nadal d. (1)Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-3 [ 2:20 h ] Last year due to persistent rain their Roman final was delayed over … Continue reading
2nd semifinal: (1)Novak Djokovic d. (3)Roger Federer 6-2, 7-6(4) [ 1:39 h ] Their first meeting since the 5-set thriller at the … Continue reading
