ATP WORLD TOUR - 2013 Season | Battle for Supremacy

[Rock Strongo]

Mahut comunque si è dimostrato incostante, a Wimbledon infatti ha perso 3-0 da Robredo che ritengo sia inferiore a Querrey.
D'altra parte c'è da dire però che l'americano soffre quelli come il francese, quindi sarà una sfida molto equilibrata, da cui probabilmente ne uscirà un finalista del torneo.

Eh ma Mahut sarà sempre in difficoltà con un Robredo. Querrey e' decisamente più accessibile.

[Blingo]

Perdonate il francesismo (visto che si parla di Mahut, volendo ci sta anche), ma Robredo pur nel suo essere un terraiolo, quando è al top della forma (anche oltre i 30 anni) apre letteralmente il culo in quattro a Querrey, che sarà pure della "nuova scuola", ma con le armi che possiede rimane comunque un mediocre (salvo rarissimi casi di ispirazione).

Il punto è che, esclusi ovviamente gli "erbaioli", i giocatori più difficili da affrontare sull'erba oggi (quindi più "lenta" e omologata alle altre superfici) sono proprio quelli costanti e che ti rimandano la palla di là, costringendoti al giocare il colpo in più (perché è più difficile essere "risolutivi" con pochi colpi oggigiorno). A Querrey se non entra la prima, è già bello che spacciato.

[Y2J Paguro]

pippo, ma perchè ti piacciono questi americani insipidi ??

[pippoinzaghi]

pippo, ma perchè ti piacciono questi americani insipidi ??

Ho gusti parecchio strani.
In ogni caso Mahut lo preferisco e non di poco a Querrey, era solo per sottolineare come la partita fosse equilibrata, poi io tifo il francese senza dubbio.

EDIT: Querrey ha perso.

Che figura di merda.

Alla faccia del match equilibrato

[Blingo]

Mahut lo batte facile
Ammesso che Querrey ci arrivi agli ottavi

[Y2J Paguro]

Secondo post del topic aggiornato con la lista delle faccine
edit: quella di Agassi è dopo la vittoria di Parigi .

[Rock Strongo]

Blingo, l'hai visto Dimitrov/Ymer, poi?

[Blingo]

Blingo, l'hai visto Dimitrov/Ymer, poi?

Ho trovato solo highlight su TuTubo. C'hai un link? Magari domani gli do un'occhiata nel tardo pomeriggio.

@Paguro: è bellissima anche per quello

[Rock Strongo]

Ho trovato solo highlight su TuTubo. C'hai un link? Magari domani gli do un'occhiata nel tardo pomeriggio.

Dopo un rapido sguardo, posso dirti di averlo trovato sul Tubo ma solamente dal 6/5 Ymer set d'apertura.

[Blingo]

Dopo un rapido sguardo, posso dirti di averlo trovato sul Tubo ma solamente dal 6/5 Ymer set d'apertura.

Quindi presumo che la parte d'incontro dove Ymer ha giocato meglio/ha dato maggior filo da torcere a Dimitrov sia proprio quella tagliata. Al massimo la cerco su qualche sito di torrent, che magari l'han postata (tipo TennisHeaven).

[Rock Strongo]

Quindi presumo che la parte d'incontro dove Ymer ha giocato meglio/ha dato maggior filo da torcere a Dimitrov sia proprio quella tagliata. Al massimo la cerco su qualche sito di torrent, che magari l'han postata (tipo TennisHeaven).

Vabbeh comunque lodevole l'intera prestazione.

[Talpone]

Non dirò mai a Blingo quali altri tennisti mi piacciono.. Verrebbero eliminati prematuramente ovunque.

Incontri più interessanti di oggi:

Dimitrov G. (Bul) vs. Volandri F. (Ita) - Bastad, ottavi di finale
Amritraj P. (Ind) vs. Hewitt L. (Aus) - Newport, ottavi di finale
Mannarino A. (Fra) vs. Isner J. (Usa) - Newport, ottavi di finale
Mayer F. (Ger) vs. Monfils G. (Fra) - Stoccarda, ottavi di finale

Errani S. (Ita) vs. Zahlavova-Strycova B. (Cze) - Palermo, ottavi di finale
Voracova R. (Cze) vs. Dentoni C. (Ita) - Palermo, ottavi di finale

[Talpone]

Principali risultati di ieri:

Volandri F. (Ita) vs. Zopp J. (Est) - Bastad 1° Turno: 6-1 6-2
Sijsling I. (Ned) vs. Viola M. (Ita) - Newport 1° Turno: 6-4 6-1
Amritraj P. (Ind) vs. Cipolla F. (Ita) - Newport 1° Turno: 6-2 6-3
Mathieu P-H. (Fra) vs. Monfils G. (Fra) - Newport 1° Turno: 4-6 6-7
Ward A. (Gbr) vs. Fognini F. (Ita) - Stoccarda 1° Turno: 3-6 6-7
Granollers-Pujol M. (Esp) vs. Gulbis E. (Lat) - Stoccarda 1° Turno: 6-4 1-6 1-6

Cabeza Candela E. (Esp) vs. Matteucci A. (Ita) - Palermo 1° Turno: 6-4 6-1
Pereira T. (Bra) vs. Knapp K. (Ita) - Palermo 1° Turno: 3-6 2-6
Zakopalova K. (Cze) vs. Pennetta F. (Ita) - Palermo 1° Turno: 6-2 2-6 6-3
Gatto-Monticone G. (Ita) vs. Vinci R. (Ita) - Palermo 1° Turno: 6-7 3-6
Burnett N. (Ita) vs. Zanevska M. (Ukr) - Palermo 1° Turno: 6-0 7-5

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Class of 2013 Inductees

Recent Player Category
Martina Hingis


Martina Hingis, 32, of Switzerland, was the world No. 1 singles player for 209 non-consecutive weeks and the No. 1 doubles player for 35 non-consecutive weeks. She is in the elite company of Martina Navratilova, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, Lindsay Davenport, and Kim Clijsters as one of just five players in history to have held both the singles and doubles No. 1 WTA ranking simultaneously. Hingis won three consecutive Australian Open titles (1997, 1998, 1999), as well as the Wimbledon and US Open titles in 1997. In addition to her five Grand Slam singles titles, she also captured nine major doubles titles (three w/ Jana Novotna, two w/ Anna Kournikova, and one each w/ Helena Sukova, Natasha Zvereva, Mirjana Lucic, and Mary Pierce) and one mixed doubles title (w/ Mahesh Bhupathi). In 1998, she achieved a Doubles Grand Slam.

Hingis won a total of 43 singles titles and 37 doubles titles over the course of her career, and had records of 548-133 in singles and 286-54 in doubles. In 1998, she led the Swiss Fed Cup team to its only Fed Cup final (lost 3-2 to Spain). She captured two WTA Tour Championships in singles (1998 and 2000) and two in doubles (1999 and 2000).

In 1997, Hingis was the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year, the WTA Tour Player of the Year, and the ITF Player of the Year.

Born into a successful tennis family, Hingis first picked up a racquet at just two years old and entered her first tournament at age four. At 12 years old, she won the French Open junior title, becoming the youngest player ever to win a Grand Slam junior title. She turned pro at age 14 and her career quickly took off, with Hingis setting a number of youngest-ever records along the way, including becoming the youngest ever world No. 1, a feat she achieved on March 31, 1997 at 16 years, 6 months, and 1 day. Hingis' success was not based on powerful shots, instead she was known for her impeccable technical skill and ability to produce a wide array of shots. In particular, she was a talented net player and was able to place accurate drop shots just when she needed it most.

Hingis first retired from tennis in 2003, at the age of 22, due to injury. She made a comeback in 2006, winning two titles that year and closing the season at world No. 7. As a result, she was named the 2006 WTA Tour Comeback Player of the Year. She won her final title in 2007, before officially retiring. Since retirement, she has been active in World TeamTennis, and in 2011, she partnered with Lindsay Davenport to win the Roland Garros Legends title.

Master Player Category
Thelma Coyne Long


Thelma Coyne Long, 94, of Sydney, Australia, had a remarkable career of more than 20 years (1935 - 1958), in which she captured a total of 19 Grand Slam tournament titles, including championships in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. In 1952, she achieved a career-best ranking of No. 7. That same year, she completed an Australian triple by sweeping the singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles at the Australian Championships.

In May 1941, during World War II, Long joined the Red Cross as a transport driver and worked in Melbourne, Australia. In February 1942, she joined the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) and rose to the rank of captain in April 1944. In recognition of her efforts throughout World War II, she was awarded both the Australian War Medal and Australian Service Medal for 1939 - 1945.

Upon her retirement, Long began coaching junior players in New South Wales. Long was inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2002.

Contributor Category
Cliff Drysdale


After a successful playing career in the 1960s and 1970s and a leadership role in the launch of theATP, Cliff Drysdale turned his attention to tennis broadcasting, and for more than thirty years, he has been one of the most respected and appreciated voices of the sport. Drysdale, 71, has been on the air with ESPN since the network's very first tennis telecast- a Davis Cup match between the United States and Argentina on September 14, 1979, just one week after ESPN's debut. In the thirty-plus years since, Drysdale has called all four Grand Slam tournaments and countless important moments in tennis history. Known for his insightful analysis and engaging delivery, Drysdale was named "Best Tennis Announcer" by the readers of Tennis magazine four times. In addition to his television coverage, Drysdale has been regular contributor to Tennis magazine for more than 15 years. He has played an integral role in sharing the greatest stories of tennis, and has been an influential ambassador for the sport.

Drysdale was a member of the original "Handsome Eight" of World Championship Tennis, the tour that laid the groundwork for a viable men's professional tennis tour, and he was one of the world's top players at the dawn of the Open Era. With his contemporaries, he was a co-founder of the ATP, which was developed to give players a unified voice and in structuring the professional game for the Open Era. Drysdale served as the organization's first president, in 1972 - 1973.

Originally from South Africa, but now a United States citizen, Drysdale was ranked in the year-end world top-10 six times and achieved a career high ranking of world No. 4. Drysdale was a finalist at the U.S. Nationals in 1965, and he won the US Open doubles title in 1975 with Roger Taylor. He won 35 singles titles and 24 doubles titles, and during his career he notched wins against some of the greatest champions of the sport including Rod Laver, Stan Smith, Arthur Ashe, and Ilie Nastase. He was a member of the South African Davis Cup team for eight years.

Today, in addition to his media work, Drysdale continues to take an active role in working to grow interest in the sport. Through his tennis management company, Cliff Drysdale Management, he works with tennis clubs and resorts on tennis programming development, operations, and tennis education programs.

Charlie Pasarell


Charlie Pasarell, 68, is most recently best known as the past tournament director, managing partner, and former owner of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., but his contributions as a tennis industry leader have spanned all levels of the sport and have been a driving force in the growth of the tennis for more than forty years. Before assuming the leadership role of the Indian Wells event in 1981, Pasarell had already launched the National Junior Tennis League, which is dedicated to offering tennis programming to underprivileged children, and with fellow nominee Cliff Drysdale, he was a co-founder of the ATP.

Pasarell's leadership activities were preceded by a successful playing career in which he achieved the No. 1 ranking in the United States in 1967. He was a member of the United States Davis Cup team for five years, including the championship team in 1968. Pasarell won 18 singles titles, including the U.S. National Indoor Championships in 1966 and 1967. Also in 1966, he was the NCAA Singles and Doubles champion, playing for UCLA. Originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico, Pasarell has been a longtime resident of California.

A focus of Pasarell's tennis career has always been finding ways to utilize the game to give back to the community. At the height of his playing career, in 1969, Pasarell partnered with Arthur Ashe and Sheriden Snyder to launch the National Junior Tennis League. The goal of the organization was to have a positive impact on at-risk children by introducing them to tennis to keep them off the streets and to encourage them to stay in school. Today, the program continues to be the largest grassroots tennis program in the United Sates, with more than 950 chapters. Many NJTL students have gone on to become doctors, lawyers, teachers, business leaders, and even a few professional tennis players.

In 1971, as tennis was in the pivotal transition to the Open Era, Pasarell and a group of his fellow players founded the ATP, with the goal of giving players a voice in the structuring the new professional game. Over the years, Pasarell has remained highly active in the leadership of the organization and the development of men's pro tennis. He served as an active board member in the critical early years, from 1971 - 1978. When the Men's International Professional Tennis Circuit became the ruling body of men's tennis from 1986 - 1990, Pasarell served as a tournament representative on the board. When the new ATP World Tour replaced that organization in 1990, Pasarell was once again elected by the tournaments to serve as their representative, and he was re-elected to the position every year for 20 consecutive years, until he retired in 2010.

In 1981, Pasarell took over as tournament director of the ATP World Tour event in the Coachella Valley of California. At the time, the event was struggling and in danger of being removed from the region. Over the past 30 years, under Pasarell's leadership, the event has grown to be the largest two-week combined ATP and WTA tennis tournament in the world and the most well-attended tennis event after the four Grand Slam events. The tournament has grown from 30,000 fans to attracting more than 370,000 fans, and it has gone from a television broadcast reaching 25 million homes to more than one billion homes worldwide. The growth has necessitated new, state-of-the-art tennis facilities, taking the venue from a 7,500-seat stadium court to a 24-court, 54-acre complex including a 16,100-seat main stadium, seven smaller stadiums, and 44 luxury suites.

After more than 30 years working on the event, Pasarell announced his departure from the BNP Paribas Open earlier this year, following another outstanding event that welcomed more than 370,000 fans and broke attendance records for the sixth year in a row.

Ion Tiriac


A successful doubles player turned tennis power broker, Ion Tiriac, 73, has been an influential tennisleader in roles ranging from coach to player manager to tournament promoter. Raised in communist Romania, Tiriac explored an array of sports before discovering his greatest potential and opportunity in tennis. Today, he is the promoter of two successful ATP World Tour events and is ranked among the top-1,000 wealthiest people in the world by Forbes magazine.

In the 1970s, Tiriac and fellow Romanian Ilie Nastase partnered to form a successful doubles team. Tiriac took on a mentor type role in the partnership, and parlayed that experience into a successful career in tennis administration. Tiriac took a sharp, business-like approach to tennis and he worked tirelessly to promote the players, grow the tournaments, build up television broadcasts, and to grow the sport overall.

He went on to manage the careers of top players including Guillermo Vilas, Mary Joe Fernandez, Goran Ivanisevic, and most notably, Boris Becker, who won five Grand Slam titles while working with Tiriac.

In addition, Tiriac was a promoter and tournament director for numerous events including the ATP World Tour's season-ending Masters Grand Prix, and two of the largest Masters 1000 events, the Italian Open and the Madrid Masters. He is still an active leader on the Madrid Masters, and under his leadership the tournament has grown immensely, and is one of the most well attended annual events in Spain. In addition, he continues to promote tennis in his home country of Romania and is the owner/promoter of the BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy, an ATP World Tour 250 event held annually in Bucharest.

As a player, Tiriac was an instrumental part of Romania's Davis Cup team, competing for 15 years, and helping the team advance to the finals three times. In 1970, he partnered with Nastase to win the French Open doubles title.

Known for his no-nonsense demeanor, beneath Tiriac's tough shell lies the heart of a philanthropist and the vision and ability to make positive changes. In addition to his tennis work, since the fall of the communist government in Romania in 1989, he has worked to rebuild the country's economic and social infrastructure, developing business in banking, real estate, and other ventures. In his hometown of Brasov, he built four orphanages. When the orphanages became obsolete years later, he turned them into retirement communities for the elderly. In addition, he has developed numerous scholarship opportunities for young people.

Tiriac is an Honorary President of the Romanian National Olympic Committee and a Honorary President of the Romanian Tennis Federation.

[Blingo]

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