Archive for category: Roland Garros
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Becker’s watching Murray’s Back
Having not had the best start to the tennis season, the current world Number 4 player Andy Murray is raising concern amongst his fellow professionals over the state of his health and physical well-being. Former world Number 1 Boris Becker recently commented that he feels the Scotsman, who has been [...] -
French Open Powerhouses and Dark Horses
Rafael Nadal - After a 2011 clay court season slump, Rafael Nadal is back especially for revenge on Novak Djokovic. Rafa won on the clay in Rome and Barcelona, yet lost in the 4th round of the Madrid Masters to fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco. Despite the loss, Nadal still has [...] -
Robin Soderling to miss Second Grand Slam of the Season
With this second Grand Slam tournament of the 2012 tennis season – the Roland Garros – due to start on Sunday 27th May, the very best tennis players in the world have begun to gather in Paris with the exception of one very familiar face. Having missed out on the [...] -
Nadal Plays to Win, Not to Rank!
Here’s a quick sound bite for you from our favourite Spanish tennis ace Rafa Nadal. After slipping one place down the top four rankings to number 3, Nadal has confessed that he doesn’t particularly care about the professional rankings and it’s the wins on court that matter to him. Shocking [...] -
Kuerten elected into the Tennis Hall of Fame
The 3 times Roland Garros champion and former world no.1 Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil has been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Kuerten was a very popular player, many tennis fans admired and adored him. He was always full of smiles and everyone knows him under the nickname [...] -
Can Djokovic win all four Grand Slams this year?
It has only been done once in Open Era – in 1969, Rod Laver won all four Grand Slam tournaments (Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open) in one year. No one managed to achieve it since then. Novak Djokovic, the world no.1 started this season with a big win [...] -
US Open looks into permanent Monday finish
The US Open could become the first Grand Slam tournament with a permanent finish on Monday. At the moment it is the only major tournament where the players don’t have a day off between the semifinal and the final matches. They are played on two consecutive days, Saturday and Sunday. The [...] -
Men´s Grand Slam Champions
Grand Slam All Time Champions Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open 1877 Spencer Gore 1878 Frank Hadow 1879 John Hartley 1880 John Hartley 1881 William Renshaw Richard Sears 1882 William Renshaw Richard Sears 1883 William Renshaw Richard Sears 1884 William Renshaw Richard Sears 1885 William Renshaw Richard [...]
