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Fred Gil
João Frederico Limpo Franco Gil (born 24 March 1985), known as Fred Gil (), was a Portuguese professional tennis player, who competed in the ITF Men's Circuit. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 62 in the world on 25 April 2011. Gil made some Portuguese tennis major breakthroughs during his career. At the 2010 Estoril Open, he was the first Portuguese to reach an ATP Tour final, and in April 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking of 62 – the highest ever for a Portuguese player until he was surpassed by Rui Machado in September that same year. Gil was the first Portuguese man to reach the third round in a Grand Slam singles event (2012 Australian Open) and the quarterfinals of a Masters 1000 event ( 2011 Monte-Carlo Masters). He was the first Portuguese to hit one million dollars in career prize money. In 2009, Gil became the second Portuguese player to reach the singles top 100 (after Nuno Marques), and in October 2010, he and Rui Machado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Correio Da Manhã (Portugal)
''Correio da Manhã'' (, ) is a Portuguese daily newspaper from Portugal. Published in Lisbon, it is the most circulated daily newspaper in Portugal. History and profile ''Correio da Manhã'' was established in 1979. The paper is based in Lisbon. It is owned by the Cofina group and is published by its subsidiary. The company acquired the paper in 2000. Its sister newspaper is '' Jornal de Negócios''. Both papers are published in tabloid format A tabloid is a newspaper format characterized by its compact size, smaller than a broadsheet. The term originates from the 19th century, when the London-based pharmaceutical company Burroughs Wellcome & Co. used the term to describe compres .... The newspaper focuses mainly on crime, scandals and attention-grabbing headlines. It has a populist stance. Circulation ''Correio da Manhã'' is regarded as the most read general newspaper in the country. In the period of 1995–1996 the paper had a circulation of 69,000 copies, makin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 US Open – Men's Singles
Juan Martín del Potro defeated five-time defending champion Roger Federer in the final, 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2009 US Open. It was his first and only major title. De Potro was the first Argentine to win the title since Guillermo Vilas in 1977. This was the first US Open final since 1999 to go to five sets. Federer was attempting to become the first man to win six consecutive US Open titles in the Open Era, and the first since Bill Tilden in 1925. He was also vying to become the first man to win the Surface Slam (winning majors on clay, grass and hard court in the same calendar year), having won the French Open and Wimbledon. It was the only major not won by the Big Three (Novak Djokovic, Federer, and Rafael Nadal) between the 2005 Australian Open and the 2012 US Open, a span of 30 events. This was the only major where the Big Three all reached the semifinals, but none of them won the championship. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Expresso (newspaper)
''Expresso'' () is a flagship weekly publication of the Impresa Group for Portugal. History ''Expresso'' was first published on 6 January 1973. The founder was Francisco Pinto Balsemão. The paper is based in Lisbon and is published on a weekly basis. The newspaper is part of the Portuguese company Impresa, which also controls various magazines, including '' Caras'' and ''Visão'', among others. ''Expresso'' was published in broadsheet format until September 2006 when it switched to Berliner format. It is the first Portuguese paper to be published in Berliner format. A weekly newspaper, it incorporates various supplements, covering general news, business, sports, international news, entertainment, society, a magazine, recruitment and real estate classified supplements, as well as having a site on the Internet. It is particularly known for its editorial independence and its probing political reporting. The Prémio Pessoa is a notable Portuguese award instituted in 1987 by '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Estoril Open
The 2010 Estoril Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 21st edition of the Estoril Open for the men (the 14th for the women), and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the International-level tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, Portugal, from 3 May until 9 May 2010. Albert Montañés and Anastasija Sevastova won the singles title. ATP entrants Seeds * Seedings are based on the rankings of April 26, 2010. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: * Rui Machado * Gaël Monfils * Leonardo Tavares The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Pablo Andújar * Federico Delbonis * Marc López * Alberto Martín The following players received the lucky loser spot: * David Marrero * Michał Przysiężny Withdrawals The following notable players withdrew from the eve ... [...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 and the ATP Challenger 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. ATP Americas is base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITF Men's Circuit
The ITF Men's World Tennis Tour (formerly ''ITF Men's Circuit'') is a series of professional tennis tournaments held around the world that are organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The tour represents the lowest rung of the men's professional tennis ladder. ITF tournaments are incorporated into the ATP rankings, enabling young professionals to progress on to the ATP Challenger Tour and ultimately the full ATP Tour The ATP Tour (known as ATP World Tour between January 2009 and December 2018) is the sole worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) founded in 1990 that replaced the earlier dual Grand Prix .... Nearly every professional male player has spent some time on the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour. Format Originally, the ITF Men's Circuit consisted of satellite tournaments, each of which took place over four weeks. However, in the late 1990s, the ITF introduced Futures tournaments, allowing for grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis
Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket strung with a cord to strike a hollow rubber tennis ball, ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's tennis court, court. The object is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. If a player is unable to return the ball successfully, the opponent scores a Point (tennis), point. Playable at all levels of society and at all ages, tennis can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including Wheelchair tennis, wheelchair users. The original forms of tennis developed in France during the late Middle Ages. The modern form of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections to various field (lawn) games such as croqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese People
The Portuguese people ( – masculine – or ''Portuguesas'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation Ethnic groups in Europe, indigenous to Portugal, a country that occupies the west side of the Iberian Peninsula in Southern Europe, south-west Europe, who share Culture of Portugal, culture, ancestry and Portuguese language, language. The Portuguese state began with the founding of the County of Portugal in 868. Following the Battle of São Mamede (1128), Portugal gained international recognition as a Kingdom of Portugal, kingdom through the Treaty of Zamora and the papal bull Manifestis Probatum. This Portuguese state paved the way for the Portuguese people to unite as a nation. The Portuguese Portuguese maritime exploration, explored Hic sunt Dracones, distant lands previously unknown to Europeans—in the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania (southwest Pacific Ocean). In 1415, with the conquest of Ceuta, the Portuguese took a significant role in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 US Open – Men's Doubles
Bob and Mike Bryan defeated Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi in the final, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2010 US Open. The pair did not lose a set during the tournament. Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Martin Damm and Filip Polášek. 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
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. Etymology English ''eight'', from Old English '', æhta'', Proto-Germanic ''*ahto'' is a direct continuation of Proto-Indo-European '' *oḱtṓ(w)-'', and as such cognate with Greek and Latin , both of which stems are reflected by the English prefix oct(o)-, as in the ordinal adjective ''octaval'' or ''octavary'', the distributive adjective is '' octonary''. The adjective ''octuple'' (Latin ) may also be used as a noun, meaning "a set of eight items"; the diminutive '' octuplet'' is mostly used to refer to eight siblings delivered in one birth. The Semitic numeral is based on a root ''*θmn-'', whence Akkadian ''smn-'', Arabic ''ṯmn-'', Hebrew ''šmn-'' etc. The Chinese numeral, written ( Mandarin: ''bā''; Cantonese: ''baat''), is from Old Chinese ''*priāt-'', ultimately from Sino-Tibetan ''b-r-gyat'' or ''b-g-ryat'' which also yielded Tibetan '' brgyat''. It has been argued that, as the cardinal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 French Open – Men's Doubles
Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić were the defending champions, but decided not to participate together. Nestor partnered Max Mirnyi, while Zimonjić teamed up with Michaël Llodra. Mirnyi and Nestor defeated Zimonjić and Llodra in the semifinals, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5). In the final, they won against Juan Sebastián Cabal and Eduardo Schwank 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–4 for their first Grand Slam doubles title as a team. Seeds 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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2012 Australian Open – Men's Doubles
Bob and Mike Bryan were the three-time defending champions, but lost to the unseeded pair Leander Paes and Radek Štěpánek, 7–6(7–1), 6–2, in the final. With this win Paes completed the career grand slam in Men's doubles. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References ;General * External links 2012 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. there are 211 nat ... {{DEFAULTSORT:2012 Australian Open - Men's Doubles Men's Doubles Australian Open (tennis) by year – Men's doubles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
