Category Archives: Tournaments

RG, 2R: Mathieu d. Isner 18-16 in 5th set!

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

Posted in Tournaments | Tagged | Leave a comment

Roland Garros – round 1st + 2nd

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

Posted in Tournaments | Tagged | Leave a comment

21st week

This gallery contains 1 photo.

Serbia weakened by the lack of Novak Djokovic, for the second time in the last three years claimed World Team Cup. It was a perfect tournament for both singles players: Janko Tipsarevic and Viktor Troicki, who won all their 4 … Continue reading

More Galleries | 5 Comments

Rome – final

(2)Rafael Nadal d. (1)Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-3                                    [ 2:20 h ] Last year due to persistent rain their Roman final was delayed over … Continue reading

Posted in Tournaments | Tagged | Leave a comment

Rome – semifinals

2nd semifinal: (1)Novak Djokovic d. (3)Roger Federer          6-2, 7-6(4)                             [ 1:39 h ] Their first meeting since the 5-set thriller at the … Continue reading

Posted in Tournaments | Tagged | 1 Comment

Rome – round 3rd + QF’s

Quarterfinals David Ferrer is one of the worst match-ups for Richard Gasquet. The Frenchman has just won 2 out of 17 sets he played against the Spaniard, 14 of those sets he lost, were pretty one-sided. Today they played a … Continue reading

Posted in Tournaments | Tagged | Leave a comment

Rome – round 1st + 2nd

Back on red clay! Just like a week before without best American players of the previous decade: Mardy Fish, Andy Roddick and James Blake (the latter could enter only the qualifying rounds), but with Andy Murray and Juan Monaco, the … Continue reading

Posted in Tournaments | Tagged | Leave a comment

Madrid – final

(3)Roger Federer d. (6)Tomas Berdych 3-6, 7-5, 7-5                                                        [ 2:38 ] Federer as usual began … Continue reading

Posted in Tournaments | Tagged | Leave a comment

Madrid – semifinals

2nd semifinal: (3)Roger Federer d. (7)Janko Tipsarevic         6-2, 6-3                                 [ 1:07 h ] Tipsarevic made a huge progress in the … Continue reading

Posted in Tournaments | Tagged | Leave a comment

Madrid – round 3rd + QF’s

Quarterfinals Three quarterfinals were scheduled on Manolo Santana (Centre) court, but the first match on Friday between a powerful Juan Martin del Potro [11] and a smart Alexandr Dolgopolov [20] was held on Stadium 3. Del Potro was very solid … Continue reading

Posted in Tournaments | Tagged | Leave a comment