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Kevin Anderson (tennis)
Kevin Michael Anderson (born 18 May 1986) is a South African former professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ranking of world No. 5 on 16 July 2018. He was the first South African to be ranked in the top 5 since Kevin Curren was No. 5 on 23 September 1985.On 6 February 2011, Anderson defeated Somdev Devvarman in his hometown of Johannesburg to capture the South African Open title for his first ATP Tour-level title. His second ATP title came at the 2012 Delray Beach Open when he defeated Marinko Matosevic. Anderson won his third championship in 2015 at the Winston-Salem Open with a victory over Pierre-Hugues Herbert. He ended 2017 winning the exhibition World Tennis Championship. His fourth title came in February 2018 at the New York Open.Anderson reached his maiden Grand Slam final at the 2017 US Open, where he lost to Rafael Nadal. In the 2018 Wimbledon semifinals, Anderson reached his second major final by defeating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 French Open
The 2021 French Open was a major level tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 30 May to 13 June 2021, comprising singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. The qualifiers took place from 24 May to 28 May. Junior and wheelchair tournaments also took place. Rafael Nadal was the four-time defending champion in men's singles, and Iga Świątek was the defending champion in women's singles. It was the 125th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of 2021. The main singles draws included 16 qualifiers for men and 16 for women out of 128 players in each draw, the last Grand Slam to still have 128 women qualifiers instead of 96 in line with the other three majors. Novak Djokovic won the men's singles title over Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final, marking his 19th Grand Slam singles title and making him the first male player to win the double career Grand Slam in the Open Era. Barbora Krejčíková won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 US Open – Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal defeated Kevin Anderson in the final, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4. It was his third US Open title and 16th major title overall. It was also his first hard court title since January 2014. Stan Wawrinka was the reigning champion, but did not participate due to a knee injury that ended his season prematurely. Wawrinka's withdrawal ended his streak of 50 consecutive major appearances, dating back to the 2005 French Open. Defending finalist Novak Djokovic also withdrew due to an elbow injury that ended his season, ending his streak of 51 consecutive major appearances, dating back to the 2005 Australian Open. Accordingly, this was the first men's singles draw at the US Open since 1971 to include neither finalist from the previous year's tournament. After the loss of Marin Čilić in the third round, a first-time major finalist was guaranteed from the bottom half of the draw. Anderson was the first South African man to reach the final since Cliff Drysdale in 1965, and at any maj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball validly will not gain a point, while the opposite player will. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis. The rules of modern tennis have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon (; born 27 December 1984) is a French former professional tennis player. He had a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 6 attained on 5 January 2009. He turned professional in 2002 and won 14 singles titles on the ATP Tour. Personal life Gilles Simon was born in Nice but grew up in Fontenay-sous-Bois, outside Paris. His nickname is "Gilou". His mother is a doctor. His father works for an insurance company. Gilles has a brother.Simon: From a Family of Non-Jocks to the Top 10 Tennis.com, March 31, 2009 Supported by his parents, he started playing tennis at the age of six. Owing to a growth delay that runs in the family, he was shorter than most children of his age during his early teenage yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic ( sr-Cyrl, Новак Ђоковић, translit=Novak Đoković, ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 1 for a record total 373 weeks, and has finished as the year-end No. 1 a record seven times. He has won 21 Grand Slam men's singles titles, including a record nine Australian Open titles. He is currently ranked world No. 5 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Overall, he has won 91 ATP singles titles, which include a record 65 Big Titles, a joint-record six year-end championships, and a record 38 Masters titles. Djokovic has completed a non-calendar year Grand Slam in singles, becoming the only man in tennis history to be the reigning champion of the four majors at once across three different surfaces. He is also the first man in the Open Era to achieve a double Career Grand Slam in singles and the only player to complete the Career Golden Masters in singles on the ATP Tour, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuits – the ATP Tour, the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP Champions Tour. It was formed in September 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of professional tennis players, and Drysdale became the first President. Since 1990, the association has organized the ATP Tour, the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the organization's name. It is the governing body of men's professional tennis. In 1990 the organization was called the ATP Tour, which was renamed in 2001 as just ATP and the tour being called ATP Tour. In 2009 the name of the tour was changed again and was known as the ATP World Tour, but changed again to the ATP Tour by 2019. It is an evolution of the tour competitions previously known as Grand Prix tennis tournaments and World Championship Tennis (WCT).The ATP's global headquarters are in London. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Hopman Cup
The Hopman Cup XXV (also known as the Hyundai Hopman Cup for sponsorship reasons) corresponds to the 25th edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. The tournament commenced on 29 December 2012 at the Perth Arena in Perth, Western Australia. Eight teams competed for the title, with two round robin groups of four, from which the top team of each group progress to the final. Czech Republic were the 2012 champions. In that tournament's final the Czech Republic team of Petra Kvitová and Tomáš Berdych defeated France's Marion Bartoli and Richard Gasquet 2–0. This was the Czech Republic's second Hopman Cup title. They decided not to defend their title; Berdych instead competed at the 2013 Aircel Chennai Open and Kvitová decided to participate at the 2013 Brisbane International. The 2013 Hopman Cup was won by Spain – Spain's fourth title, defeating Serbia in the final 2–1. Serbia won the men's singles, followed by Spain's winning of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Davis Cup
The 2011 Davis Cup (also known as the 2011 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 100th edition of a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Spain was the championship team, winning the final over Argentina, 3–1. The draw took place in September 2010 in Brussels, Belgium. World Group Seeds: Draw Final World Group Play-offs ''Date: 16–18 September'' The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties will compete in the World Group Play-offs for spots in the 2012 Davis Cup World Group, 2012 World Group. Seeded teams # # # # # # # # Unseeded teams * * * * * * * * * , , and will remain in the World Group in 2012 Davis Cup, 2012. * , , and are promoted to the World Group in 2012 Davis Cup, 2012. * , , , and will remain in Zonal Group I in 2012 Davis Cup, 2012. * , , and are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2012 Davis Cup, 2012. Americas Zone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
Jürgen Melzer and Iveta Benešová were the defending champions, but after receiving a first-round bye, lost in the second round to Dominic Inglot and Laura Robson. Mike Bryan and Lisa Raymond defeated Leander Paes and Elena Vesnina in the final, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. Seeds All seed (tennis), seeds received a bye (tennis), bye into the second round. Bob Bryan / Liezel Huber ''(semifinals)'' Mike Bryan / Lisa Raymond (champions) Nenad Zimonjić / Katarina Srebotnik ''(semifinals)'' Leander Paes / Elena Vesnina ''(final)'' Mahesh Bhupathi / Sania Mirza ''(second round)'' Daniele Bracciali / Roberta Vinci ''(third round)'' Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková, Andrea Hlaváčková ''(second round)'' Daniel Nestor / Julia Görges ''(quarterfinals)'' Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Abigail Spears ''(second round)'' Rohan Bopanna / Zheng Jie ''(quarterfinals)'' Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Doubles
Switzerland at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Switzerland's Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka defeated Sweden at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Sweden's Simon Aspelin and Thomas Johansson in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 to win the gold medal in men's doubles tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the bronze medal match, the United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics, United States' Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan defeated France at the 2008 Summer Olympics, France's Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4. It was Sweden's and the United States' first medals in the event since Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles, 1988. The tournament was held from August 10 to August 16 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre, in Beijing, China. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament. There were 32 pairs from 24 nations. Chile at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Chile's Fernando González and Nicolas Massú were the reigning gold medalists from Ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 US Open – Men's Doubles
Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Martin Damm and Filip Polášek 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 6–4. Bob and Mike Bryan won in the final 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4), against Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 External links Main draw at the International Tennis Federation
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2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić defeated Jonas Björkman and Kevin Ullyett in the final, 7–6(14–12), 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–3, to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships. With the win, Nestor completed the career Grand Slam and the career Super Slam. Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra were the reigning champions, but withdrew due to a left arm injury for Llodra. Seeds Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan ''(semifinals)'' Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić (champions) Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram ''(quarterfinals)'' Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles ''(first round)'' Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle ''(first round)'' Martin Damm / Pavel Vízner ''(first round)'' Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra ''(withdrew)'' Jonas Björkman / Kevin Ullyett ''(final)'' Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes ''(semifinals)'' Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski ''(first round)'' Jeff Coetzee / Wesley Moodie ''(second round)'' Marcelo Melo / André ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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