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    Match Stats/Report - Sampras vs Ivanisevic, Queens Club quarter-final, 1999

    Pete Sampras beat Goran Ivanisevic 7-5, 6-3 in the Queen's Club quarter-final, 1999 on grass The win saw ensured Sampras returning to world number 1 and he would go onto win the title, as well as Wimbledon afterwards Sampras won 74 points, Ivanisevic 67 Both players serve-volleyed off all...
  2. Znak

    Wimbledon grass wear over the ages

    Neat article showing the different wear patterns over different eras (there's more photos I just picked a few): http://bit.ly/2LK4t9o
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    Duel Match Stats/Reports - Connors vs McEnroe, Queens Club finals '82 & '83

    In 1982, Jimmy Connors beat John McEnroe 7-5, 6-3 in the Queens Club final on grass Connors would go onto beat McEnroe in the final of the upcoming Wimbledon also Connors won 68 points, McEnroe 57 Connors serve-volleyed off almost all his first serves and rarely off second. McEnroe...
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    Match Stats/Report - Nadal vs Roddick, Queens Club semi-final, 2008

    Rafael Nadal beat Andy Roddick 7-5, 6-4 in the Queens Club semi-final, 2008 on grass Nadal would go onto beat Novak Djokovic in the final (https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/match-stats-report-nadal-vs-djokovic-queens-club-final-2008.646580/) and win Wimbledon...
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    Match Stats/Report - Nadal vs Djokovic, Queens Club final, 2008

    Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 7-6(6), 7-5 in the final of the Queen's Club final, 2008 on grass Nadal would go onto win Wimbledon (https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/match-stats-report-nadal-vs-federer-wimbledon-final-2008.632647/) a couple of weeks later Nadal won 88 points...
  6. HetTheGreaterer

    FAA flying under the radar

    FAA has just made Stuttgart atp250 final. Probably the only nextgen guy who can be a grass specialist as well. (Had my hopes on sascha when he made back to back halle finals, but...) I couldn't watch any of his matches so I'd depend upon all of you guys to know about his game elements this week...
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    Match Stats/Report - Becker vs Edberg, Queens final, 1996

    Boris Becker beat Stefan Edberg 6-4, 7-6(3) in the Queens Club final, 1996 on grass The win gave Becker the last of his 4 titles at Queens and this was the last match between the two rivals. The head to head between ended 25-10 in Becker's favour, including 3-0 at this venue - including...
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    Match Stats/Report - Murray vs Federer, Olympic Games final, 2012

    Andy Murray (Great Britain) beat Roger Federer (Switzerland) 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 in the Olympic Games final 2012, played on grass at Wimbledon, England It was a repeat of the Wimbledon final a month ago, which Federer had won. Murray would go onto win his first Slam title at the next Slam, and...
  9. ak24alive

    What is Federer gonna do

    In this post I am gonna ask all the Fed related questions I have been having for the last few days. Now that Roger is on a break for at least 2 months(in case he plays Stuttgart) when is he going to start practicing for the Grass Court season and where?? I know his go-to place is Dubai but not...
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    Match Stats/Report - Becker vs Kriek, Queens final 1985

    Boris Becker beat Johan Kriek 6-2 6-3 in the final of Queens, 1985 on grass It was the first title for Becker, aged 17 at the time and he followed it up a couple of weeks later by winning Wimbledon unseeded Becker serve-volleyed on all his serves - 1st and 2nd Becker won 65 points, Kriek 45...
  11. BlueClayGOAT

    Tennis needs a grass Masters. Or at least a WTF which rotates between surfaces.

    Grass tennis is so exciting because it brings out nuances of touch and finesse you simply don't see on HC. A grass Masters is hence necessary. Cancel one of Paris and Shanghai. As for the WTF, it is a one-of-its-kind event, and hence needs to rotate between surfaces so that the top players can...
  12. ByakuFubuki

    2017 Queen's Semi-Final - [6] Dimitrov vs Lopez

    Shame on me for not creating this Thread earlier. So, this is one of the Matches I was really looking forward to see this week (although I didn't really count on it to be honest). Dimitrov has been a bit of a human roller-coaster this year, while Lopez fell under the radar just to jump out in...
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