…at the Challenger level. The 31-year-old American had won 23 consecutive Challenger matches in span of ten seasons (!), before lost tonight to fellow countryman Donald Young [122] 1-6, 6-1, 3-6 in Tallahassee. Blake [154] had won a Challenger at the … Continue reading
Rainer Schuettler [87], the oldest player in the Top 100 (almost 35 years) lost his first round match in Houston to a 15 years younger opponent – Grigor Dimitrov [70] 0-6, 2-6. It’s not the most lopsided defeat in career … Continue reading
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Here is a statistical summary of the first quarter of the season. I will make three similar posts: before Wimbledon ’11, at the end of August, and at the end of the season in December. The first quarter of the … Continue reading
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Novak Djokovic [2] has the best start of the year of any player since 1986. The Serb has won 24 consecutive matches to start the 2011 year, the last man who won more matches in the first few months of … Continue reading
I have added a new page today: T-line________ All the most interesting events of the Open era (major titles, records, rises and falls…) have been included there. The choice of photos isn’t accidental, I consider these 17 players depicted in … Continue reading
A former No. 9 in the world and the US Open semifinalist, Joachim “Pim-Pim” Johansson [546], last week played a Futures event in Fällanden (Switzerland). In the first round he beat an unknown Croat – Mate Pavic 6-7(6), 6-3, 6-4 and … Continue reading
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Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka, two hours after playing against each other in the singles quarterfinal at Indian Wells, came back on court, this time together as a team to advance to the doubles final, beating the Spanish duo (the … Continue reading
34-year-old Mark Philippoussis won his second successive title in ATP Champions Tour beating two years older Tim Henman in straight sets in the final of the BNP Paribas Zurich Open. The semi-retired Australian, two weeks ago triumphed in Delray Beach … Continue reading
Zagreb. Ivo Karlovic established today a new record in the fastest serve, delivering a 251 kph serve in a Davis Cup doubles match between Croatia and Germany. Karlovic along with Ivan Dodig, lost to the German pair, Christopher Kas and … Continue reading
26-year-old Mario Ancic, former No. 7 in the world, lost his biennial battle with mononucleosis and chronic back problem – announced retirement from professional tennis. The Croat due to his illness played only seven tournaments in 2009 and nine tournaments … Continue reading
