Two years that established an order in the Temple of Tennis for the upcoming years: two-time former champion, Stefan Edberg wasn’t a threat anymore – the Swede who hadn’t lost at Wimbledon earlier than in the quarterfinals between 1987 & … Continue reading
(5)Rafael Nadal d. (7)Juan Martin del Potro 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 [2:29 h] It was a perfect ending of the Rafa’s comeback-period that stretched between Vina del Mar and Indian Wells. The Spaniard capturing his third Indian Wells crown … Continue reading
2nd semifinal: (7)Juan Martin del Potro d. (1)Novak Djokovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 [2:50 h] Djokovic was a dominant figure in the 1st set and confirmed it breaking Del Potro in the 10th game, but needed seven break points … Continue reading
4th quarterfinal: (7)Juan Martin del Potro d. (3)Andy Murray 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-1 [2:32 h] It was their first meeting since November 2009! It’s a very good match-up so I’d like to see more of their matches in the … Continue reading
Fourth round Two halves of the draw at Indian Wells are separated by different days of play, except the fourth round when all encounters are gathered in one day. So many good players in the last 16 that officials decided … Continue reading
Always nice to see: very strong field out there, all 32 seeds were covered with the first 32 ATP ranking places. A few players came back on tour: Andy Murray (five weeks time off because of his new schedule – … Continue reading
I’ve made some changes in navigation this week to make the site more dynamic. Because current tournaments are intertwined with old Grand Slams, I’ve changed the format of entries considering current events. Since now, they will be displayed only with … Continue reading
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Dubai Duty Free has been very hermetic for years. There are mixed Top 10 players (six this year) with a group of much more lower ranked guys. Top 4 seeded players demolished their opponents in the quarterfinals. Berdych made a … Continue reading
The first Roland Garros triumph of Ivan Lendl and Rafael Nadal… One of the most memorable finals of the Open era occurred in 1984. John McEnroe prior to that final had been playing unreal tennis from the beginning of the … Continue reading
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Just like a year ago, Memphis had a distinctively weaker field than Marseille despite a higher status #. Unfortunately none of the Top 10 players bothered to visit the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships (five Top 10 guys arrived in … Continue reading
