Monthly Archives: October 2012

US Open 1981

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

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40th Week

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Second leg of the Asian swing supposed to be a comfortable warm-up for Andy Murray [4] and Novak Djokovic [2] before Shanghai. Murray was unexpectedly beaten in Tokyo though, by a player he had demolished last month in New York – … Continue reading

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Roland Garros 1995

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

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