Author Archives: Voo de Mar

…2023… This year the “Sunshine Double” without two legends: Rafael Nadal (recovers from injury) & Novak Đoković (vaccination status). Nadal, last year’s Indian Wells runner-up, is out of the Top 10 in the newest ranking for the first time in … Continue reading →

The past four weeks I’ve worked a lot to improve Time-Line on my website, I created it in 2011 and neglected updating two years later… clicking on the link you can read about the most important players & occurrences of … Continue reading →

…2023… The 31st edition of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open. The event moved from January to February two years ago and it was a good decision because players may spend two consecutive weeks in the Arabian Peninsula, in the proximity of … Continue reading →

…2023… Very strong field in Rotterdam… Jannik Sinner [14] was unseeded, and it created a unique situation that in 2R two players met, who presumably finish several years together in the Top 10 this decade: Sinner, with surprising ease, avenged … Continue reading →

…2023… When I looked at the draws in Dallas & Cordoba, I thought that all-American and all-Argentinian finals were probable. In Texas 15 of 28 players were Americans, in Cordoba 10 of 28 were Argentinians – the two top seeds … Continue reading →

…2023… The 111th edition of the Davis Cup. This team competition lost its prestige five years ago (Croatia d. France in the final). Between 1981 and 2018 everything was clear: World Group consisted of 16 teams and the knockout system … Continue reading →

…2023… An unusual Slam that gathered high-ranked players born in three different decades. Two arguably best players in history born in the 80s, Rafael Nadal [2] and Novak Đoković [5], at the beginning of the new season seem to be … Continue reading →

…2023… New South Wales… A similar story to the one of 2003 when the best Korean of the 00s, Hyung-Taik Lee [85] stunned Juan Carlos Ferrero [4] in the Sydney final as a qualifier. This time, Lee’s compatriot Soon-Woo Kwon … Continue reading →

…2023… First edition of a new team event combining ATP & WTA – United Cup which replaced the ATP Cup (it’d replaced the Hopman Cup in 2020). 18 teams in the mix, six groups, then specific quarterfinals (one loser with … Continue reading →

After a ten-year break, I’ve decided to come back to updating the website on a weekly basis. I didn’t think I’d do something like this in June ’13 when I decided to stop. Now the times are different, there’s finally … Continue reading →