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“I wanted to keep alive winning one tournament a year for 12 years. I know three or four people have done that,’ Andy Roddick [32] said about equaling Federer’s record of winning at least one title in 12 consecutive seasons. The … Continue reading
Pete Sampras was a huge favorite to become the first man since 1988 to win three Grand Slam tournaments within a year. However, he was ousted in the last 16 by an inspired Petr Korda, in the same round other American … Continue reading
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The first week of the short grass-court season brought many upsets. As early as in the opening match at Queens Club, the defending champion Andy Murray was ousted by a grass-court specialist Nicolas Mahut, 6-7 in the deciding set. Murray, … Continue reading
This was a unique moment in tennis history and a tremendous stake for both final participants. For the first time two players created a “common Grand Slam” – it’s not only the first time that two players met in all … Continue reading
2nd semifinal: (1)Novak Djokovic d. (3)Roger Federer 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 [2:05 h] In a repeat of last year’s dramatic semifinal, Djokovic avenged that 4-set … Continue reading
4th quarterfinal: (6)David Ferrer d. (4)Andy Murray 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-2 [3:45 h] It was a grueling battle (on Suzanne Lenglen) between two players with … Continue reading
It was an end of some period – the time of emphatic Jim Courier‘s dominance. The American at the time was an undisputed king of clay, who had won the last four biggest tournaments on this surface (Roland Garros 1991-92 … Continue reading
The 21-year-old David Goffin [109] of Belgium came to Paris with a humble 5-5 main-level record of 2012, yet became a tournament revelation. The young player was defeated in his last qualifying match by Joao Souza 3-6 6-7, but jumped … Continue reading
I guess this match deserves a special entry because one record has been broken – the longest 5th set in terms of games in the Roland Garros history. Paul-Henri Mathieu [261], who didn’t play a pro-match in 2011, came back … Continue reading
The tournament kicked off without three Top 20 players: Mardy Fish, Gael Monfils and Kei Nishikori, but it’s tough to expect they could play important roles during the fortnight, especially the American, who has been out of form since last Autumn. … Continue reading
