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Seventh annual year-end ATP quizzes. I will clarify any questions, and you can score them yourself. All refer to singles competition, unless otherwise noted. OE = Open Era, 1968 RG - present.
Australian Open
1. Federer was the first player to win a slam without the loss of a set since __________ at ___________. (1 point each for player, year, slam)
2. From 3-4 in the first set, how many consecutive games did Federer win vs. Roddick in their SF match? (3 points)
3. Tommy Haas' only three slam SF have all come at the Australian Open. Name the three players who prevented him from reaching a slam final. (1 point each)
4. Who won a set 7-6 ( 20-18 ), matching the record for longest tiebreak? (3 points)
Roland Garros
1. Nadal won his third title, matching Lendl and Kuerten, among others. Borg holds the record with six. Who is the only player to win exactly four titles? (2 points)
2. When was the last time the final was a rematch of the prior year? (3 points)
3. Before Federer, name the last player to lose the RG final in consecutive years. (2 points)
4. Three of the top eight seeds lost in the first round. Name them. (1 point each)
Wimbledon
1. Before this year's final, when was the last time Federer played a five set match
a) at any slam?
b) at Wimbledon?
(2 points each)
2. How many break points did Federer save in the fifth set? (2 points)
3. Including the final, how many consecutive days was Nadal forced to play because of the rain? (2 points)
4. Tim Henman finished his Wimbledon career with a record of 43-14. Name at least eight of the players who defeated him at SW19. (3 points)
5. Who won the junior boys tournament? (2 points)
US Open
1. Who holds the OE record for most consecutive matches won at the US Open? (2 points)
2. Who participated in the longest match of the tournament in terms of games played (63), falling two games short of the theoretical maximum of 65? (3 points)
3. There were 184 challenges during the tournament. Within 4%, what % were overturned? (2 points)
4. "I knew I had two days to recover. But yesterday it was worse than two days ago, and this morning it was the same than yesterday. So it's impossible to play a tennis game in three sets. I can't. I really can't play this match." Who said it? (1 point)
5. Who tied Agassi's OE record by playing in his 61st slam tournament? (2 points)
Overall
1. Besides Nadal, name the four players who managed to take a set off Federer in a 2007 slam match. (2 points each)
2. Who won the most slam matches in 2007 without reaching a slam final? (2 points)
3. Who was the oldest man to play a slam match in 2007? (3 points)
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58 points max
44-58 Bjorn Borg
31-43 Vitas Gerulaitis
19-30 Wojtek Fibak
1-18 Sherwood Stewart
Australian Open
1. Federer was the first player to win a slam without the loss of a set since __________ at ___________. (1 point each for player, year, slam)
2. From 3-4 in the first set, how many consecutive games did Federer win vs. Roddick in their SF match? (3 points)
3. Tommy Haas' only three slam SF have all come at the Australian Open. Name the three players who prevented him from reaching a slam final. (1 point each)
4. Who won a set 7-6 ( 20-18 ), matching the record for longest tiebreak? (3 points)
Roland Garros
1. Nadal won his third title, matching Lendl and Kuerten, among others. Borg holds the record with six. Who is the only player to win exactly four titles? (2 points)
2. When was the last time the final was a rematch of the prior year? (3 points)
3. Before Federer, name the last player to lose the RG final in consecutive years. (2 points)
4. Three of the top eight seeds lost in the first round. Name them. (1 point each)
Wimbledon
1. Before this year's final, when was the last time Federer played a five set match
a) at any slam?
b) at Wimbledon?
(2 points each)
2. How many break points did Federer save in the fifth set? (2 points)
3. Including the final, how many consecutive days was Nadal forced to play because of the rain? (2 points)
4. Tim Henman finished his Wimbledon career with a record of 43-14. Name at least eight of the players who defeated him at SW19. (3 points)
5. Who won the junior boys tournament? (2 points)
US Open
1. Who holds the OE record for most consecutive matches won at the US Open? (2 points)
2. Who participated in the longest match of the tournament in terms of games played (63), falling two games short of the theoretical maximum of 65? (3 points)
3. There were 184 challenges during the tournament. Within 4%, what % were overturned? (2 points)
4. "I knew I had two days to recover. But yesterday it was worse than two days ago, and this morning it was the same than yesterday. So it's impossible to play a tennis game in three sets. I can't. I really can't play this match." Who said it? (1 point)
5. Who tied Agassi's OE record by playing in his 61st slam tournament? (2 points)
Overall
1. Besides Nadal, name the four players who managed to take a set off Federer in a 2007 slam match. (2 points each)
2. Who won the most slam matches in 2007 without reaching a slam final? (2 points)
3. Who was the oldest man to play a slam match in 2007? (3 points)
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58 points max
44-58 Bjorn Borg
31-43 Vitas Gerulaitis
19-30 Wojtek Fibak
1-18 Sherwood Stewart