Rafael Nadal [1] began his quest for a record seventh straight Monte Carlo-Masters title with an easy win (2 & 2) over Jarkko Nieminen and improved to a 35-1 event record. Two out of the most probable Nadal’s opponents in the … Continue reading
The first out of three ‘Masters 1000’ tournaments on clay began without the hottest player on the tour Novak Djokovic. The Serb withdrew due to knee problems, but maybe it wasn’t the main reason. He is going to play in … Continue reading
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It is the first week of the clay-court season which is going to the end in June (after the Roland Garros final). In the meantime, there won’t be any tournament on a different surface than clay. In Casablanca unexpectedly triumphed … Continue reading
Rainer Schuettler [87], the oldest player in the Top 100 (almost 35 years) lost his first round match in Houston to a 15 years younger opponent – Grigor Dimitrov [70] 0-6, 2-6. It’s not the most lopsided defeat in career … Continue reading
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Here is a statistical summary of the first quarter of the season. I will make three similar posts: before Wimbledon ’11, at the end of August, and at the end of the season in December. The first quarter of the … Continue reading
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Novak Djokovic [2] has the best start of the year of any player since 1986. The Serb has won 24 consecutive matches to start the 2011 year, the last man who won more matches in the first few months of … Continue reading
(2)Novak Djokovic d. (1)Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(4) [3:21 h] Two weeks after a final at Indian Wells, Nadal and Djokovic, two best players in the world, met again in the final. Nadal stung first, … Continue reading
Impressive streak of Novak Djokovic [2] continues. Nothing can interrupt his astonishing concentration, today his semifinal against Mardy Fish [15] was halted after the first four games due to rain for almost an hour. After the break, Djokovic was even … Continue reading
