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Men’s clay-court tennis in Europe has been functioning in cycles for many years. Rafael Nadal [2] begins it with the Monte Carlo title, then fortifies his supremacy over all other clay-court specialists beating the best of them – David Ferrer … Continue reading
The eighth and last major title for Jimmy Connors, who beat Ivan Lendl second straight year in a 4-set final. It was a tournament which made a “Bollettieri” name famous. Two young pupils of his tennis academy (he’d opened it … Continue reading
(2)Rafael Nadal d. (1)Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-1 [1:18 h] Both past champions (Nicola Pietrangeli ’68; Ilie Nastase 1971-73; Bjorn Borg 1977, 79-80) and all … Continue reading
2nd semifinal: (2)Rafael Nadal d. (9)Gilles Simon 6-3, 6-4 [1:50 h] It was Simon’s first clay-court semifinal in … Continue reading
Quarterfinals Andy Murray was in a very defensive mood throughout his match against Tomas Berdych. This tactics somehow worked out in the 1st set due to Berdych’s inability to get the most important points (he wasted all seven break points, … Continue reading
The first round was highlighted by the last match in Ivan Ljubicic‘s long career. 16 years on the tour, 291 tournaments played, countless of dramatic long matches, but the farewell was rapid – Ljubicic spent only 71 minutes on court … Continue reading
Arguably it was a tournament featured the best opportunity for Tim Henman to end a 62-year title drought for the British tennis at Wimbledon. The local favorite had already a solid experience obtained in two previous Wimbledons as he reached quarter-finals … Continue reading
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U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships have a long tradition, it’s been as long as the Open era (and even longer, the first championships took place in 1910). The event was held in different cities, since 2001 it’s been Houston. This … Continue reading
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Ivan Ljubicic [41] lost today his last professional match to his compatriot Ivan Dodig, 0-6 3-6 at Monte Carlo (the opening match of the tournament)… The 33-year-old Croatian player announced retirement a few weeks ago before Indian Wells ’12 – … Continue reading
It is an Olympic year so it’s a good occasion to look at all Olympic events of the modern history of tennis. Winning the Olympic gold medal is arguably the fifth biggest achievement in tennis behind four Grand Slam tournaments, … Continue reading
