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London (Olympics) – finals

Singles Gold medal match: (3)Andy Murray [GBR] d.  (1)Roger Federer [SUI]      6-2, 6-1, 6-4     [1:56 h]    Déja vu at Wimbledon. Four weeks after Wimbledon’s final, Federer and Murray met again on Centre Court to play other … Continue reading

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London (Olympics) – semifinals

 2nd semifinal: (3)Andy Murray d. (2)Novak Djokovic              7-5, 7-5                            [2:00 h] Murray was screaming, cursing, bleeding (left knee), spitting, fist-pumping, hitting his … Continue reading

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London (Olympics) – round 3rd + QF’s

Quarterfinals Andy Murray displayed brilliant service performance during his 59-minute 6-4 6-1 victory over Nicolas Almagro. The Brit fired 15 aces at 82% 1st serve in. The Spaniard was complaining the entire match on his right sore arm. Anyway it’s Almagro’s best … Continue reading

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London (Olympics) – round 1st + 2nd

First Olympic tennis event on grass, first at the Grand Slam venue and for the first time including a mixed doubles competition… It’s a unique opportunity to watch “the best of three” matches at Wimbledon, and players wearing national colors … Continue reading

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US Open 1991

It was the last successful major event of two great veterans: 31-year-old Ivan Lendl [3] and 39-year-old Jimmy Connors [174]. Both reached the semifinals overcoming an astonishing road to the last 4. The former, never a crowd-favorite, didn’t receive too … Continue reading

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30th week

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A holder of a weak 1-6 record lately, Robin Haase [42] is well adjusted to the hight altitude – in Kitzbuhel (800 m),  as a defending champion,  he won his second career title. Just like a year before, he got … Continue reading

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Clement’s farewell

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In the Wimbledon doubles third round, Arnaud Clement (alongside Michael Llodra) played his last professional match. The 34-year-old Frenchman failed his qualifying attempt to play once again in the Wimbledon’s main draw in singles. His entire career was quite balanced … Continue reading

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Wimbledon 1996

It was an amazing and one of the most memorable Wimbledons ever: first major without net-judges, plenty of astonishing upsets of a different caliber, farewell of two-time champion Stefan Edberg, birth of “Henmania”, Cliff Richard’s concert a cappella during a … Continue reading

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29th week

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German Tennis Championships lost its prestige in 2009 when the tournament moved in the calendar from May to July with a changed status from ‘Masters 1000’ to ‘500 ATP World Tour’, also the draw was cut then from 56 to 48. … Continue reading

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Roland Garros 1983

The tournament of a great hope for the American tennis: Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe were seeded with two highest numbers, and one of them was expected to get the first title for the United States since 1955. Both left-handed … Continue reading

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