Author Archives: Voo de Mar

Week 10/11

…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

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Week 9

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

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Week 8

…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

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Week 7

…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

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Week 6

…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

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Week 5 (Davis Cup)

…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

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Week 3/4 (Australian Open)

…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

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Week 2

…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

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Week 1

…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

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Comeback!

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

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