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All-Time Tennis: Rome
Jimmy Connors boosted his claim on the #1 ranking with his fourth mini-tournament victory of the season, twice on hard courts in Australia and twice on clay courts in Europe, this time winning in Rome. On the women’s side, Maria Sharapova earned her first win with a nice run of upsets over Margaret Court, Monica…
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All-Time Tennis: Madrid
Ivan Lendl entered the second stage of the season at #2 in the rankings, and he only helped himself by winning his third tournament, taking home the men’s title in Madrid. After a number of disappointing outings, Chris Evert claimed her first championship, which included a straight-set semifinal victory over rival Martina Navratilova. Petra Kvitova…
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All-Time Tennis: Munich
Just as they did in Hobart during the Australian swing, Novak Djokovic and Steffi Graf were victorious at the same tournament. It’s the second victory for both. Both won in straight sets in the final in Munich, Germany, and both had to win once in three sets en route to the final. Graf trailed 5-2…
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All-Time Tennis: Stuttgart
In the first clay event of the season — which took place in Stuttgart, Germany, as action moved to Europe ahead of the French Open — Jimmy Connors won for the third time and Martina Hingis pulled off her second victory. Connors ran through the tournament with three straight-set wins, including a victory over rival…
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All-Time Tennis: Australian Open (Women)
Monica Seles was victorious on the women’s side of the Australian Open. It followed a similar pattern to the men’s side with upsets galore. Seles, seeded sixth, beat #9 Kim Clijsters in the final. The other two semifinalists were seeded in the 20s. All-Time Tennis Season 1 Home Page Rankings By virtue of her runner-up…
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All-Time Tennis: Australian Open (Men)
Pete Sampras captured the first Grand Slam in the calendar, beating Australia’s own Rod Laver in the final of the Australian Open. In a tournament filled with upsets, Sampras won as the #8 seed, while Laver was #10. All-Time Tennis Season 1 Home Page Rankings After the first quarter of the season schedule, Jimmy Connors…
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All-Time Tennis: Canberra
In the final event before the Australian Open, Martina Navratilova became the first two-time winner on the women’s side, while Roger Federer broke through to claim his first title. Navratilova won all three of her matches in straight sets, while Federer only dropped one. The men’s tournament featured a semifinal matchup between two-time winners Ivan…
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All-Time Tennis: Gold Coast
Jimmy Connors is now 2-for-2, and he joins Ivan Lendl among the two-time winners on the men’s tour. Kim Clijsters bounced back after losing in the final of the last tournament to post her first victory in Gold Coast. Connors and Clijsters both only lost one set in their three matches. One more mini-tournament remains…
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All-Time Tennis: Hobart
Novak Djokovic and Steffi Graf posted their first victories in tournament number 6 of 8 on the road to the Australian Open. In Hobart, Djokovic prevailed over Rafael Nadal in a three-set final. On the women’s side, Graf overcame first-set deficits in both the semifinals and final to claim the victory. All-Time Tennis Season 1…
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