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Fifth annual year-end ATP quizzes, first time posting here at the Warehouse. I will clarify any questions, and you can score them yourself. All refer to singles competition, unless otherwise noted. Complete answers in a couple days.
OE = Open Era, 1968 RG - present.
Australian Open
1) Safin's win came 17 slams after his last slam triumph. Name the three
other players who have had OE slam gaps as long as Safin's. Note - only pro
slam wins, so e.g Laver n/a. (2 points each)
2) In the epic Safin-Federer SF, Safin saved one match point in the 4th set
tiebreaker. How many match points did Federer save before finally
succumbing? (2 points)
3) Hewitt came close but failed to win his home slam, further extending the
drought at non-USO slams.
a) Before Hewitt, who was the last Aussie AO finalist? (1 point)
b) Who was the last French Roland Garros finalist? (2 points)
c) Who was the last British Wimbledon finalist? (3 points)
4) "I think he has to raise his game, not me." Who said it? (1 point)
Roland Garros
1) Nadal was the youngest slam winner since _____________. (2 points)
2) Nadal became the fifth OE southpaw to win Roland Garros. Name the other four. (1 point each)
3) The only near triple bagel of the 2005 slam year occured in the first
round, with the final scoreline 6-0 6-0 6-3. Name the near-bageler and
near-bagelee. (1 point each)
4) Victor Hanescu reached the QF, the fifth OE Romanian to do so at Roland
Garros. Who are the other four? (1 point each)
5) Who broke Federer's serve more - Nadal, or Federer's five previous
opponents combined? (2 points)
Wimbledon
1) Federer has now defeated Roddick at Wimbledon 2003/2004/2005.
a) Name the three other OE player pairs who faced off at Wimbledon three consecutive years. (2 points each)
b) Name the only OE player pair who faced off at the same slam four
consecutive years. (4 points)
2) Who was the only player to take a set off Federer? (1 point)
3a) Who won the men's doubles? (2 points)
3b) Why was their title historic? (2 points)
4) Who was the last player before Federer to make the SF at Roland Garros
just before winning Wimbledon? (2 points)
US Open
1) Federer joined _____________ and _____________ as the only players to win the WM/US combo in back-to-back years. (1 point each)
2) Agassi won three five set matches, bringing his USO five set mark to 8-3.
Name the player and year for the three losses. (1 point each combo)
3) There were 15 lefthanders in the draw. Name at least 12. (3 points)
4) [comparing Federer with past greats] "Unless you have been on that court and feel how the balls feel coming to you off the serve, off the forehand, how low the backhand stays and how hard it is to recognize where he is going with the shots, you should really not be making those comparisons." Who said it? (2 points)
Overall
1) Federer made the SF at all four slams in the same year. Which three OE
players did this prior to 2005? (1 point each)
2) Besides Federer, name the other two players who reached at least R16 at all four slams. (1 point each)
3) Considering all players who were in 2005 slam main draws, how many
countries were represented? (within 1 - 3 points; within 3 - 2 points;
within 5 - 1 point)
66 points max
45-66 He plays the game in a very special way
23-44 It was patchy out there today
0-22 Run into the knife
OE = Open Era, 1968 RG - present.
Australian Open
1) Safin's win came 17 slams after his last slam triumph. Name the three
other players who have had OE slam gaps as long as Safin's. Note - only pro
slam wins, so e.g Laver n/a. (2 points each)
2) In the epic Safin-Federer SF, Safin saved one match point in the 4th set
tiebreaker. How many match points did Federer save before finally
succumbing? (2 points)
3) Hewitt came close but failed to win his home slam, further extending the
drought at non-USO slams.
a) Before Hewitt, who was the last Aussie AO finalist? (1 point)
b) Who was the last French Roland Garros finalist? (2 points)
c) Who was the last British Wimbledon finalist? (3 points)
4) "I think he has to raise his game, not me." Who said it? (1 point)
Roland Garros
1) Nadal was the youngest slam winner since _____________. (2 points)
2) Nadal became the fifth OE southpaw to win Roland Garros. Name the other four. (1 point each)
3) The only near triple bagel of the 2005 slam year occured in the first
round, with the final scoreline 6-0 6-0 6-3. Name the near-bageler and
near-bagelee. (1 point each)
4) Victor Hanescu reached the QF, the fifth OE Romanian to do so at Roland
Garros. Who are the other four? (1 point each)
5) Who broke Federer's serve more - Nadal, or Federer's five previous
opponents combined? (2 points)
Wimbledon
1) Federer has now defeated Roddick at Wimbledon 2003/2004/2005.
a) Name the three other OE player pairs who faced off at Wimbledon three consecutive years. (2 points each)
b) Name the only OE player pair who faced off at the same slam four
consecutive years. (4 points)
2) Who was the only player to take a set off Federer? (1 point)
3a) Who won the men's doubles? (2 points)
3b) Why was their title historic? (2 points)
4) Who was the last player before Federer to make the SF at Roland Garros
just before winning Wimbledon? (2 points)
US Open
1) Federer joined _____________ and _____________ as the only players to win the WM/US combo in back-to-back years. (1 point each)
2) Agassi won three five set matches, bringing his USO five set mark to 8-3.
Name the player and year for the three losses. (1 point each combo)
3) There were 15 lefthanders in the draw. Name at least 12. (3 points)
4) [comparing Federer with past greats] "Unless you have been on that court and feel how the balls feel coming to you off the serve, off the forehand, how low the backhand stays and how hard it is to recognize where he is going with the shots, you should really not be making those comparisons." Who said it? (2 points)
Overall
1) Federer made the SF at all four slams in the same year. Which three OE
players did this prior to 2005? (1 point each)
2) Besides Federer, name the other two players who reached at least R16 at all four slams. (1 point each)
3) Considering all players who were in 2005 slam main draws, how many
countries were represented? (within 1 - 3 points; within 3 - 2 points;
within 5 - 1 point)
66 points max
45-66 He plays the game in a very special way
23-44 It was patchy out there today
0-22 Run into the knife