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Samuel Groth
Samuel Groth OLY, MP (born 19 October 1987) is an Australian politician and a former professional tennis player. Sitting as a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Groth represents the Liberal Party in the seat of Nepean. He is also the Shadow Minister for Youth and Shadow Minister for Tourism, Sport and Events since December 2022. His highest ATP singles ranking was World No. 53, which he reached in August 2015. His career high in doubles was World No. 24, reached in February 2015. Groth's best singles result was a semi-final appearance at the 2014 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships. He hit the fastest serve on record at 263 km/h (163.4 mph) in 2012 at the ATP Challenger in Busan. Prior to his political career, he worked for the Nine Network's tennis broadcasts and as a host on ''Postcards''. Tennis career Juniors Groth and Andrew Kennaugh of Great Britain lost in the finals of the 2005 Wimbledon boys' doubles championship to Jesse Levine and Michael ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members often have a different title. The terms congressman/congresswoman or deputy are equivalent terms used in other jurisdictions. The term parliamentarian is also sometimes used for members of parliament, but this may also be used to refer to unelected government officials with specific roles in a parliament and other expert advisers on parliamentary procedure such as the Senate Parliamentarian in the United States. The term is also used to the characteristic of performing the duties of a member of a legislature, for example: "The two party leaders often disagreed on issues, but both were excellent parliamentarians and cooperated to get many good things done." Members of parliament typically form parliamentary groups, sometimes called cauc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Australian Open – Men's Singles
Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2015 Australian Open. It was his fifth Australian Open title and his eighth major title overall. It was also Murray's fourth runner-up finish at the event, the most in the Open Era. Stan Wawrinka was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Djokovic. It was the third consecutive year that the two met at the Australian Open; on each occasion, their encounter went to a fifth set. Roger Federer's streak of eleven consecutive Australian Open semifinals ended when he lost to Andreas Seppi in the third round. The defeat marked Federer's earliest exit from the tournament since 2001. Nick Kyrgios became the first teenager to reach the quarterfinals since Andrei Cherkasov in 1990, and the first Australian to do so since Lleyton Hewitt in 2005. Kyrgios also became the first teenager to reach multiple major quarterfinals since Rafae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Davis Cup World Group
The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2015. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and World Group spot for 2016. Participating teams Seeds Draw First round Germany vs. France Great Britain vs. United States * The Isner-Ward match was the longest match involving a United States player since the introduction of the tiebreaker in 1989. * Great Britain's victory over the United States was their first win over this country at home since 1935. Czech Republic vs. Australia * This was Australia's first World Group win since 2006. Kazakhstan vs. Italy Argentina vs. Brazil * The Mayer-Souza match set the record for the longest Davis Cup singles rubber, lasting for 6 hours and 42 minutes, eclipsing the previous record by 20 minutes which was from the McEnroe-Wilander match in 1982. It is the second longest tour match in history, behind the Isner-Mahut match from Wimbl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles
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2016 US Open – Men's Doubles
Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares. Murray and Soares went on to win the title, defeating Pablo Carreño Busta and Guillermo García-López in the final, 6–2, 6–3. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 Other entry information Wild cards Protected ranking Alternates * Colin Fleming / Mariusz Fyrstenberg Notes External links Men's Doubles Main Draw at the International Tennis Federation
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2017 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
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2016 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Jonathan Marray and Adil Shamasdin. Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut won the title, defeating Julien Benneteau and Édouard Roger-Vasselin in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–1), 6–3. This was the first all-French men's doubles final at Wimbledon. Due to inclement weather, all first and second round matches were best-of-three sets instead of best-of-five. Seeds Qualifying Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References External links Men's Doubles draw at the |
2014 French Open – Men's Doubles
Bob and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Marcel Granollers and Marc López. Julien Benneteau and Édouard Roger-Vasselin won the title and ended a thirty-year drought of victories by French players in Men's Doubles at the French Open. They won against Marcel Granollers and Marc López 6–3, 7–6(7–1) in the final. Seeds Main draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References Main Draw at the International Tennis Federation
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2018 Australian Open – Men's Doubles
Henri Kontinen and John Peers were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Radu Albot and Chung Hyeon. Oliver Marach and Mate Pavić won the title, defeating Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah in the final, 6–4, 6–4. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References External linksDraw2018 Australian Open – Men's draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. As of 2016, there ... {{DEFAULTSORT:2018 Australian Open - Men's Doubles Men's Doubles Australian Open (tennis) by year – Men's doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Australian Open – Men's Doubles
Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Sam Querrey and Donald Young. Henri Kontinen and John Peers won their maiden Grand Slam title, defeating Bob and Mike Bryan in the final, 7–5, 7–5. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References Draw External links 2017 Australian Open – Men's draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. As of 2016, there ... {{DEFAULTSORT:2017 Australian Open - Men's Doubles Men's Doubles Australian Open (tennis) by year – Men's doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 US Open – Men's Singles
Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in the final, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2015 US Open. It was his second US Open title and tenth major title overall. By reaching the final, Djokovic became the third man to reach all four major finals in the same year in the Open Era, after Rod Laver and Federer. The final was also a rematch of the final at the Cincinnati Masters three weeks earlier, which Federer won in straight sets. Marin Čilić was the defending champion, but lost to Djokovic in the semifinals. This was the first time since the 2010 US Open that Andy Murray lost before the quarterfinals of a major, losing to Kevin Anderson in the fourth round. This ended a streak of 18 consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinals (not counting the 2013 French Open, which he missed due to injury). This marked the last US Open appearances for 2001 champion and former world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt, and former world No. 2 Tommy Haas. Seeds Quali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 US Open – Men's Singles
Marin Čilić defeated Kei Nishikori in the final, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2014 US Open. It was Čilić's first major title, and he became the second Croatian to win a Grand Slam men's singles title after his coach Goran Ivanišević at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships. Rafael Nadal was the reigning champion, but withdrew before the tournament due to a right wrist injury. ''tennis.com'', 18 August 2014 Nishikori became the first Japanese in the to reach a major semifinal, and the first since [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
