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Federer–Roddick Rivalry
The Federer–Roddick rivalry was a tennis rivalry between Roger Federer and Andy Roddick. The two met 24 times in official Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) matches, and Federer led 21–3. In terms of number of matches played, it is the 14th most prolific men's rivalry in the Open Era. Both men are Grand Slam champions (Federer with 20 titles to Roddick's one) and former world No. 1 players. Roddick has lost four Grand Slam finals ( Wimbledon in 2004, 2005, and 2009, and the US Open in 2006), all to Federer. Their match in the 2009 Wimbledon final, which reached a thirty-game fifth set, has been called one of the greatest matches in tennis history. On February 2, 2004, Federer overtook Roddick as world No. 1 to begin his record run of 237 consecutive weeks at the top position. They were the two highest-ranked players in the world from November 2003 to January 2005. Roddick retired in 2012, ending the rivalry. Notable matches 2002 Basel Quarterfinal The third m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Tennis Rivalries
In tennis history there have been a number of notable rivalries. This is a list of some of the greatest rivalries. For the pre-1991 eras, complete statistics on all matches is difficult to obtain in definitive form. In many years there were significant numbers of minor events and exhibition matches outside the designated tours, some of which were not reported in newspapers or recorded by the respective amateur or professional tour management. The approximate nature of these results should be understood and kept in mind while reading this data. For the purpose of this article only, the criteria for inclusion are (all must be met): * Both players must have a career high ranking of world No. 3 or better, and at least one of them must have reached No. 1. * Both must have met multiple times in semi-final or final stages of Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam events (or Major professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era, Pro Slam and also World Covered Court Championships, WCCC and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATP World Tour Records
The ATP Tour is the modern top-level men's professional tennis circuit. It was introduced in 1990 and it's administered by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). All the records listed here are only for the players who played most of their careers on the ATP Tour and they're based on official ATP data. The names of active players appear in boldface. However, no boldface is used in lists exclusively for active players. All tournaments Titles & finals * Active players in bold. Other active players Matches * Active players in bold (correct ''as of 2023 Indian Wells Masters). Other active players Big Titles 'Big Titles' according to the ATP are the Grand Slam tournaments, Masters tournaments, ATP Finals and Olympics. Grand Slam tournaments ATP Finals ATP Masters tournaments Career Golden Masters * The tournament at which the Golden Masters was completed indicated in bold. 500 series tournaments This is the class of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Federer (26 June 2009, Wimbledon) 3 Cropped
Roger Federer (; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. Federer was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks, including a record 237 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. He won 103 singles titles on the ATP Tour, the second most of all time, including 20 major men's singles titles (among which a record eight men's singles Wimbledon titles, and an Open Era joint-record five men's singles US Open titles) and six year-end championships. A Wimbledon junior champion in 1998 and former ball boy, Federer won his first major singles title at Wimbledon in 2003 at age 21. Between 2003 and 2009, Federer played in 21 out of 28 major singles finals. He won three of the four majors and the ATP Finals in 2004, 2006, and 2007 as well as five consecutive titles at both Wimbledon and the US Open. He completed the career Grand Slam at the 2009 French Open after three consecutive run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kooyong Stadium
Kooyong Stadium, at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, is an Australian tennis venue, located in the Melbourne suburb of Kooyong. The stadium, was built in 1927, and has undergone several renovations. It has a seating capacity of slightly more than 5,000. At its peak the stadium was capable of hosting up to 15,000 patrons. History Kooyong was the venue for the Australian Open, whenever that tournament was held in Melbourne, becoming the permanent venue from 1972 to 1987. It was the last Australian Open venue to play on grass courts. The tournament was moved to the hard courts of Melbourne Park in 1988. Now a hard-court surface, it remains the venue for the Kooyong Classic exhibition tournament. Kooyong has also hosted several Davis Cup ties and finals, including the 1986 Davis Cup Final which saw Australia defeat two-time defending champions Sweden 3–2 in late December. The stadium hosted a tie for the 2016 Davis Cup against the USA in March 2016 on a portable grass cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AAMI Classic
The Kooyong Classic is a professional tennis exhibition singles-only tournament, played on outdoor hard courts. It is held annually in January, right before the Australian Open, at the Kooyong Stadium in Kooyong, Melbourne, Australia. Eight invited players participate in the tournament in a promotion/relegation format, playing three matches each over four days to determine the standings from the first place (won all three matches) to the eighth (lost all three matches). Aside from the competition, exhibition matches also take place during the tournament. In 2021, two tournaments, with the addition of doubles, will simultaneously be held at Melbourne Park as part of the 2021 ATP Tour and the 2021 WTA Tour. These events were organised to compensate for the lack of lead-up tournaments (cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic) to the 2021 Australian Open. Hence, in 2021 this will become a combined men's and women's professional tournament. Competition format The Kooyong Classic dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowing through it. With a population of 24.89 million as of 2021, Shanghai is the most populous urban area in China with 39,300,000 inhabitants living in the Shanghai metropolitan area, the second most populous city proper in the world (after Chongqing) and the only city in East Asia with a GDP greater than its corresponding capital. Shanghai ranks second among the administrative divisions of Mainland China in human development index (after Beijing). As of 2018, the Greater Shanghai metropolitan area was estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product ( nominal) of nearly 9.1 trillion RMB ($1.33 trillion), exceeding that of Mexico with GDP of $1.22 trillion, the 15th largest in the world. Shanghai is one of the world's major centers fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATP World Tour Finals
The ATP Finals is the season-ending championship of the ATP Tour. It is the most significant event in the annual ATP calendar after the four majors as it features the top-eight singles players and top-eight doubles teams based on their results throughout the season. The eighth spot is reserved, if needed, for a player or team who won a major in the current year and are ranked from 8th–20th. The tournament is sometimes referred to as a "fifth Grand Slam," due to the prestige that comes with qualifying for and winning the event. The tournament uses a unique format not seen in other ATP Tour events: The players are separated into two groups of four, within which they each play three round-robin matches. The top two players from each group after the round-robin stage move on to the semifinals, followed by a final to determine the champion. The tournament was first held in 1970, although it was then known by a different name. Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic hold the record for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Australian Open – Men's Singles
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Roger Federer - US Open 2006
Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ("spear", "lance") (Hrōþigēraz). The name was introduced into England by the Normans. In Normandy, the Frankish name had been reinforced by the Old Norse cognate '. The name introduced into England replaced the Old English cognate '. ''Roger'' became a very common given name during the Middle Ages. A variant form of the given name ''Roger'' that is closer to the name's origin is ''Rodger''. Slang and other uses Roger is also a short version of the term "Jolly Roger", which refers to a black flag with a white skull and crossbones, formerly used by sea pirates since as early as 1723. From up to , Roger was slang for the word "penis". In ''Under Milk Wood'', Dylan Thomas writes "jolly, rodgered" suggesting both the sexual double entend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles
Carlos Moyà was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Fabrice Santoro. Andy Roddick won in the final 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4) against Mardy Fish. Seeds # Andre Agassi ''(withdrew)'' # Juan Carlos Ferrero ''(second round)'' # Roger Federer ''(second round)'' # Carlos Moyá ''(first round)'' # Lleyton Hewitt ''(first round)'' # Guillermo Coria ''(quarterfinals)'' # Andy Roddick (champion) # Rainer Schüttler ''(semifinals)'' # Paradorn Srichaphan ''(first round)'' # Sébastien Grosjean ''(first round)'' # Sjeng Schalken ''(second round)'' # Jiří Novák ''(first round)'' # Fernando González ''(second round)'' # Gustavo Kuerten ''(first round)'' # Tommy Robredo ''(first round)'' # Martin Verkerk ''(first round)'' # Félix Mantilla ''(first round)'' Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References 2003 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2003 Western a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Canada Masters – Singles
Andy Roddick defeated David Nalbandian in the final, 6–1, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2003 Canada Masters. Guillermo Cañas was the reigning champion, but did not compete that year. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. # Andre Agassi ''(quarterfinals)'' # Juan Carlos Ferrero ''(third round)'' # Roger Federer ''(semifinals)'' # Carlos Moyá ''(first round)'' # Lleyton Hewitt ''(second round)'' # Andy Roddick (champion) # Guillermo Coria ''(first round)'' # Rainer Schüttler ''(semifinals)'' # Sébastien Grosjean ''(third round)'' # Jiří Novák ''(third round)'' # Paradorn Srichaphan ''(third round)'' # Sjeng Schalken ''(first round)'' # Gustavo Kuerten ''(first round)'' # Fernando González ''(first round)'' # Martin Verkerk ''(second round)'' # Tommy Robredo ''(third round)'' Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Philippoussis
Mark Anthony Philippoussis ( ; born 7 November 1976) is an Australian former professional tennis player of Greek and Italian descent. Philippoussis' greatest achievements are winning two Davis Cup titles with Australia in 1999 and 2003, winning the deciding rubber in the final of each. He also reached the final of the 1998 US Open and the 2003 Wimbledon singles tournaments. Philippoussis reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8. Philippoussis has had a minor career in modelling and starred in the American reality television dating show '' Age of Love''. He is nicknamed 'the Scud', after the Scud missile. He is also known in Australia as “The Pou”. Biography Early career Philippoussis was born in Melbourne to a Greek father, Nikolaos ("Nick"), and an Italian mother, Rossana; and was educated at Maribyrnong College and later at Wesley College. He is of the Catholic faith. Coached by his father, Nick, the right-hander has played tennis since he was six year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
