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After nearly two-month absence from competition (shoulder injury) and rumors about quitting the game because of the will to become father, Bjorn Borg for the first time since 1975 wasn’t an overwhelming favorite to get the title. Nevertheless he confirmed … Continue reading
2772 singles matches played in 2012 at the main level (ATP tournaments, Grand Slams, Olympics, Davis Cup, World Team Cup), the most of them unexpectedly won David Ferrer – 76. It was the first year since 2003 with four different … Continue reading
After three days, the tournament was already deprived of the best players of the 90s: Pete Sampras (his last reasonable chance to conquer Paris) and Andre Agassi. Former champion Thomas Muster wasn’t a serious threat on his beloved clay-courts anymore, it … Continue reading
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Because Novak Djokovic won his 30th singles title last Sunday, Leander Paes his 50th doubles title last Saturday, I guess it is a good time to make an entry considering the most titles won by particular players in the Open … Continue reading
Usually players stick to one or two brands during the entire career. There were players who used three brands though (e.g. Jimmy Connors, Andre Agassi), but I found only two players to change the mark four times: Henri Leconte and … Continue reading
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Three weeks ago I posted an entry considering all Top 20 singles players in the Open era in regard of their countries. Today the second part of this theme – doubles specialists, but restricted to the Top 10. Just like … Continue reading
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Below you see a copy of my article (with necessary corrections), I wrote before the US Open 2011, and placed it on my blog as a page. This year I added two new pages (’12-season & Olympics), in regard of … Continue reading
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I have counted all ATP tournaments, the World Team Cup matches and dead rubbers in the Davis Cup. Obviously this stats would look a bit otherwise if I included tie-breaks in the 5th set and 3rd set tie-breaks on lower … Continue reading
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Because of last week’s USA’s stunning victory in the Davis Cup first round (over Switzerland), I thought that I’d prepare a stats considering the best players in the Open era by countries reminding the American force in the historical context. … Continue reading
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Their epic Australian Open final broke two records: the longest match in Melbourne and the longest Grand Slam final. What a perfect timing to create such a battle during 30th meeting of these two modern gladiators. Although Djokovic has won … Continue reading
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Which criteria have I adapted for this stats? All retired players whose I have included to the ‘Biographies’ page due to their singles achievements. Beside names there’s the highest ranking (singles), in parenthesis – age at the retirement and the … Continue reading
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Two points away I don’t know exactly when I thought that would be interesting to prepare such a stats, perhaps three or four years ago. Obviously there’s important info considering matches in which a player won an encounter despite a … Continue reading
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I would say that a notable player participates in at least 200 tournaments on the main level throughout his career. It is a simple calculation because an average career on the main level lasts around twelve years, during that time … Continue reading
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Because the regular season is finished, I would like to post – I hope – interesting stats until the end of the year with my descriptive analyzes. I’m starting today with the longest ‘best of 3’ matches… There is a … Continue reading
This is the second part of the recap of the season (the first part). The third part will include all the most important events of the year 2011 by dates, after the Davis Cup final I’ll add these three parts … Continue reading
