TAG: Canadian Open
Even the mighty Ivan Lendl was cracked by a simple heckle. It happened at the end of his career – not his prime best years. Source: “I remember Ivan Lendl playing in Montreal, and it was a very close match. and then the fan yelled: ‘Don’t choke like you did at Wimbledon!’ And at that […] Continue to read full article...
Arnaud Boetsch · ATP · Canadian Open · Ivan Lendl · Montreal · Petr Korda · Wimbledon
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Canadian Open Classic: 1997 2R Muster vs Salzenstein
Comments off · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Bios
Former American prospect Jeff Salzenstein recalls his famous Canadian Open clash with ATP world no. 2 Thomas Muster… Summer of ’97.2nd round, Canadian Open.Stadium Court. One year out of Stanford, ranked 152 in the world, I’m facing Thomas Muster…“The Musterminator.” He’s No. 2 in the world…an absolute beast on court. Off the court?Intimidating.You feel like […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Canadian Open · Jeff Salzenstein · Pete Sampras · Thomas Muster
Aoi Ito upset Jasmine Paolini and on match point she ripped a two-hand backhand up the line, attacked the net and then deftly dropped a perfect volley winner. She may be the only player in the tournament to charge the net off a return. Paolini is no longer working with Marc Lopez, who coached her […] Continue to read full article...
You remember Matija Pecotic, the 34 year old part-time journeyman who miraculously got into Delray Beach qualies and won two matches vs. Stefan Kozlov and Tennys Sandgren and then upset Jack Sock in three sets 4-6 6-2 6-2 in the main draw while ranked 784? Well the determined veteran is at it again in Toronto. […] Continue to read full article...
