Since today I will be posting old majors every Tuesday or Wednesday, usually in order adequate to the four Grand Slam tournaments, next week Roland Garros ’89. I have recently installed “drop-down menu” to my blog, so you can go … Continue reading
(1)Novak Djokovic d. (4)Andy Murray 6-1, 7-6(4) [2:17 h] Miami is the only ‘1000’ tournament which separates semifinals from the final by one day … Continue reading
2nd semifinal: (1)Novak Djokovic d. (21)Juan Monaco 6-0, 7-6(5) [2:03 h] Monaco notched impressive wins over American boys in the last two … Continue reading
Thursday. All four previous matches between Mardy Fish and Juan Monaco had a dramatic conclusion. Monaco – celebrating his 28th birthday – has broken this pattern. He was playing a perfect match supported by loud Argentinian colony chanting “Ole, ole-ole-ole, … Continue reading
Fourth round Mardy Fish [8] had to work very hard in his fourth round match to achieve the best result of the season. The American squandered a 4:2 lead in the 2nd set, and was forced to save break points … Continue reading
Great draw this year in Miami – 28 best players of the world presented their skills (Wawrinka and Youzhny withdrew, Soderling still off the tour)… After 12 years of participating in the biggest tournaments, Fernando Gonzalez [221] played his last … Continue reading
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I assume it’s the newest major which will have been added to my site in two years… Before the tournament started there were three strong favorites to the title: Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi [2] and two-time defending champion Patrick Rafter. … Continue reading
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The compilation prepared based on articles written for the New York Times. The first major title for Mats Wilander [18], a Swedish teenager at the time, who hadn’t won a tournament prior to Roland Garros ’82, and it was his … Continue reading
(3)Roger Federer d. (11)John Isner 7-6(7), 6-3 [1:21 h] – In the 1st set the weather was ugly again, the wind was blowing and raindrops forced players to halt the final after the first … Continue reading
2nd semifinal: (3)Roger Federer d. (2)Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-4 [1:31 h] The match was delayed because of rain, although started at … Continue reading
