Monthly Archives: May 2012

Madrid – semifinals

2nd semifinal: (3)Roger Federer d. (7)Janko Tipsarevic         6-2, 6-3                                 [ 1:07 h ] Tipsarevic made a huge progress in the … Continue reading

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Madrid – round 3rd + QF’s

Quarterfinals Three quarterfinals were scheduled on Manolo Santana (Centre) court, but the first match on Friday between a powerful Juan Martin del Potro [11] and a smart Alexandr Dolgopolov [20] was held on Stadium 3. Del Potro was very solid … Continue reading

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Madrid – round 1st + 2nd

It’s the first tournament in history held on a blue clay (!) which obviously creates some controversies. The all-time biggest specialist of clay, Rafael Nadal complained before the Mutua Madrileña Open kicked off: “Madrid is one of the best tournaments … Continue reading

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Roland Garros 1997

It was the third and last by far, miracle in Paris – the tournament was captured by a player who theoretically hadn’t any basis to win the event before it started. In some respects Gustavo Kuerten‘s triumph was more astonishing … Continue reading

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18th week

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Three tournaments this week, all of them with a 28-draw. I have to admit I’m not an advocate of tournaments of this type because they clearly handicap top seeded players. It’s really tough to expect that a tournament would win … Continue reading

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Australian Open 1989

Ivan Lendl [2], with Roland Garros and US Open titles captured in the mid 80s, dreamed about winning Australian Open and Wimbledon. After several unsuccessful attempts (three consecutive semi-final defeats), he finally won the coveted Australian Open title in his … Continue reading

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