Author Archives: Voo de Mar

…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 →

Final Alexander Zverev d. Daniil Medvedev    6-4, 6-4    [1:15 h] Medvedev began to play his best tennis when he was trailing 4-6, *0:2… prior to that moment he had hit just 1 winner! I suppose he was a … Continue reading →

Green Group – day 6 Novak Djokovic d. (alt.)Cameron Norrie    6-2, 6-1    [1:06 h] An exhibition match actually, but this last ’round robin’ meeting wasn’t similar to yesterday’s between Medvedev & Sinner at all. The difference in skills … Continue reading →

Green Group – day 4 Casper Ruud d. (alt.)Cameron Norrie    1-6, 6-3, 6-4    [1:51 h] It’s only the second time in the 52-year-old tournament history, that two alternates appear at ’round robin’ stage with chances to reach the … Continue reading →

Green Group – day 2 Andrey Rublev d. Stefanos Tsitsipas    6-4, 6-4    [1:31 h] Last year they created the most dramatic match at the ’round robin’ stage (the Greek won 6-1, 4-6, 7-6), this time it was pretty … Continue reading →