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
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
(1)Rafael Nadal d. (3)Roger Federer 7-5, 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-1 [3:40 h] Federer and Nadal have made the first pair in the Open era to play four finals at one Grand Slam tournament (beside them, three finals at one major played … Continue reading
# Only for the fourth time in the Open era, top four seeded players met in the semifinals at Roland Garros (12th time overall in majors). The other interesting historical circumstances: Nadal and Murray joined a relatively modest group of … Continue reading
1st quarterfinal: (2)Novak Djokovic d. Fabio Fognini w/o Fognini [49] suffered an injury (left leg) during his epic win over Albert Montanes and decided to pull out of the quarter-final match against D’Joke. It’s the first case at Roland Garros … Continue reading
The highest ranked player born in the 70’s – Juan Ignacio Chela [34] prevailed in five sets against qualifier Alejandro Falla [120], who was trying to join Thierry Champion, Adrian Voinea, Filip Dewulf and Marcelo Filippini as the fifth player … Continue reading
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As 24-year-old Fabio Fognini [49] and seven years older Albert Montanes [38] stepped onto Suzanne Lenglen, a few minutes after 11 a.m. probably no-one thought it would be the most dramatic match of this year’s tournament. I’ve been watching tennis for … Continue reading
Just like during an adequate stage of the Australian Open ’11, the third round at Roland Garros disappointed. There weren’t any upsets, only one 5-set match was played, in which the final outcome was predictable in the last two sets… … Continue reading
