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There were four players to claim a title in their debut at the main level, five others won maiden tournament not having won a match before, Juan Ignacio Chela [176] is one of them (along with Butch Walts, Karel Novacek, … Continue reading
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Australian Open 2003 – it’s a tournament which defines Rainer Schuettler’s [845] status in tennis history. The German unexpectedly reached the final; Marat Safin helped him a bit withdrawing from their third round encounter, but it would be unfair to … Continue reading
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As early as Ferrero [161] notched a rookie season (1999, the time of Sampras/Agassi’s decline), they said this slim Spaniard with blond-dyed hair would be a new world number 1. He showed signs of being someone special in the first … Continue reading
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He was the next big thing in American tennis after a decline of “golden generation” born in the early 70s. His emergence onto the tennis scene was thundering, as soon as he appeared in the ATP ranking (2000) he was … Continue reading
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In the Wimbledon doubles third round, Arnaud Clement (alongside Michael Llodra) played his last professional match. The 34-year-old Frenchman failed his qualifying attempt to play once again in the Wimbledon’s main draw in singles. His entire career was quite balanced … 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
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The almost 32-year-old Chilean announced his retirement a month ago after Vina del Mar. “I made the decision a couple of weeks ago to end my career at Miami. It’s 100 per cent personal. I realized I don’t have the … Continue reading
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The 29-year-old Jose Acasuso announces his retirement this week in Buenos Aires. Chucho’s career has been basically finished since 2009 when he suffered a severe knee injury, in the last two seasons he played barely four ATP tournaments and dropped … Continue reading
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The 34-year-old Austrian, announced his retirement a few months ago but has presumably played his last professional match this week in Kitzbuhel, along with Thassilo Haun lost in the first round to D.Bracciali/S.Gonzalez. I had an opportunity to follow his … Continue reading
