Category Archives: History

Roland Garros 1985 + Wimbledon 1982

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Voo de Mar

The best Americans born in the 50s (John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors) wasted their last reasonable chances to win in Paris. It was a tournament that seemed to be fully controlled by Ivan Lendl – the Czechoslovak had been winning during … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Leave a comment

2012 summary + US Open 1995

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Voo de Mar

2772 singles matches played in 2012 at the main level (ATP tournaments, Grand Slams, Olympics, Davis Cup, World Team Cup), the most of them unexpectedly won David Ferrer – 76. It was the first year since 2003 with four different … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Stats | Leave a comment

Roland Garros 1998 + m.p. stats

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Voo de Mar

After three days, the tournament was already deprived of the best players of the 90s: Pete Sampras (his last reasonable chance to conquer Paris) and Andre Agassi. Former champion Thomas Muster wasn’t a serious threat on his beloved clay-courts anymore, it … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Stats | 1 Comment

Wimbledon 1988

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Voo de Mar

It was a breakthrough tournament for Stefan Edberg. The 22-year-old Swede had admittedly won Australian Open twice (less prestigious at the time than nowadays), but he was mainly recognized as an excellent doubles player prior to 1988, when he decided … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Leave a comment

Australian Open 1996

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Voo de Mar

1995, it was a year of amazing dominance of three players: Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and Thomas Muster. When the Australian Open ’96 kicked off, it seemed almost impossible that the trophy would lift someone else than one of these … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Leave a comment

Roland Garros 2003 + page navigator

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Voo de Mar

Improbable finalists featured twenty years of Roland Garros: after Wilander, Pernfors, Chang, Berasategui and Kuerten, Martin Verkerk was a man who stunned everyone during the fortnight. Similarly to Pernfors and Berasategui, the long-necked Dutchman couldn’t do anything in the final … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Leave a comment

Wimbledon 1993

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Voo de Mar

I guess it’s the most substantial major of the 90s. Admittedly Pete Sampras came to London as No. 1 in the world, but with only one Grand Slam triumph under his belt, that captured three years earlier. Sampras’ right shoulder … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Leave a comment

US Open 1981

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Voo de Mar

Arguably it’s the most important tennis event in the first half of the 80s. 25-year-old Bjorn Borg, the best player of the last two seasons, notched a third straight defeat in major finals to his biggest rival – John McEnroe, … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Leave a comment

Roland Garros 1995

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Voo de Mar

Unprecedented time in the Open era, never before (afterwards too) a player without a Grand Slam title was such a huge favorite to get the first one as 27-year-old Thomas Muster in Paris ’95. The Austrian had won 23 consecutive matches … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Leave a comment

Australian Open 1994

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Voo de Mar

I see resemblance in tennis elite at the beginning of 1994 to that what happened ten years later. When the Australian Open ’94 started, there were three guys seemingly playing at very similar level (Pete Sampras, Jim Courier and Michael … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Leave a comment