Category: All-Time Tennis

  • All-Time Tennis: Hertogenbosch

    All-Time Tennis: Hertogenbosch

    Ivan Lendl became the third men’s player to win four tournaments, while Jennifer Capriati became a surprising two-time winner on the women’s side at the grass-court stop in Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. Lendl had to come from a set down to best John Newcombe in the final. Capriati had an upset-filled run, beating the two Grand Slam…

  • All-Time Tennis: Bad Homburg

    All-Time Tennis: Bad Homburg

    Pete Sampras hadn’t done much since winning the Australian Open, but finally broke through for his second victory in Bad Homburg, Germany. It helped that Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer were upset in the quarterfinals. Martina Navratilova earned her third victory of the season, though it was her first since the hard-court season in Australia.…

  • All-Time Tennis: Berlin

    All-Time Tennis: Berlin

    Rafael Nadal followed up his French Open victory with a victory in the first grass tournament of the season in Berlin. It’s his fourth win in his last five tournaments, tying Jimmy Connors for the most so far. Connors was an early exit, allowing Nadal to move to #1 in the rankings. On the women’s…

  • All-Time Tennis: French Open (Women)

    All-Time Tennis: French Open (Women)

    Was it the clay? Upsets were plenty during the French Open, as most of the favorites didn’t even make it out of the first round. After the round of 16 only one top-10 seed remained. That was #6 Martina Hingis, and she would end up surviving the chaos to claim her first Grand Slam win,…

  • All-Time Tennis: French Open (Men)

    All-Time Tennis: French Open (Men)

    Two of the three best players in the clay-court season rightfully advanced to the finals of the French Open, and Rafael Nadal prevailed for his first Grand Slam win, and his third victory in his last four tournaments. Thanks to upsets, he didn’t have to face a top-10 seed until the final. Jimmy Connors came…

  • All-Time Tennis: Lyon

    All-Time Tennis: Lyon

    In the final tune-up prior to the French Open, Rafael Nadal denied Novak Djokovic a small bit of history and took home the men’s crown. Djokovic was seeking to become the first person to win three straight mini-tournaments on one surface, but Nadal came through with his second victory of the season. On the women’s…

  • All-Time Tennis: Rouen

    All-Time Tennis: Rouen

    For the second time in this clay-court season, Novak Djokovic and Steffi Graf came out on top at the same tournament. They previously both won in Munich, Germany. Graf and Martina Navratilova battled for the right to become the first women’s player to win three tournaments, and Graf prevailed in straight sets. Djokovic held off…

  • All-Time Tennis: Strasbourg

    All-Time Tennis: Strasbourg

    For the fourth straight tournament, the women had a first-time winner. This time, Justine Henin was the victor. We were denied our first potential Williams vs. Williams match when both sisters were upset in the quarterfinals. On the men’s side, Andre Agassi lost the first set in both the semifinals and finals but rallied to…

  • All-Time Tennis: Geneva

    All-Time Tennis: Geneva

    The Geneva stop resulted in a pair of first-time winners. It took a while, but Rafael Nadal finally broke through for his first victory. Five of the six sets that he won came in tiebreakers, including both straight-set victories in the semifinals and final. There was mayhem on the women’s side, as Billie Jean King…