Category: GS – Trivia
The year of Kiki Mladenovic
What a year of 2⃣0⃣1⃣9⃣ for Kiki Mladenovic ! Congratulations!– Australian Open Final with Babos Tímea– ROLAND-GARROS 🏆 with Babos Tímea– WTA Finals 🏆(defending title) with Babos Tímea– Fed Cup by BNP Paribas 🏆(3 wins in Final) for 🇫🇷– No.1⃣ in doubles (June 10)!
2019: the year is for Canada
2⃣0⃣1⃣9⃣is the year to be remembered for 🇨🇦 :1⃣st GS singles🏆 for 🇨🇦 (Bianca Andreescu )1⃣st player born in 2000s win a GS singles🏆(Bianca Andreescu )1⃣st Roland Garros junior singles 🏆(Leylah Annie Fernandez )1⃣st WC player to win BNP Paribas Open (Bianca Andreescu )1⃣st 🇨🇦 woman to win Canadian Open in singles ( Bianca Andreescu) Youngest ever ATP 500 Finalist ( Félix Auger-Aliassime )Youngest SFinalist Miami Open (Félix Auger-Aliassime )1⃣st career ATP🏆+1⃣st Masters final (Denis Shapovalov )1⃣st career . . .
BIG4 – after the wedding
BIG4⃣’s wedding dates &1⃣st tournament after their wedding:Roger Federer (04/11/09) Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters W,L (3rd R)Novak Djokovic (07/10/14) Rogers Cup W,L (3rd R)Andy Murray (04/11/15) BMW Open by FWU in Munich W,W,W,W 🏆Rafael Nadal (10/19/19) Rolex Paris Masters ???
Roger Federer and his age…
Roger Federer has 2⃣nd highest winning% among GS male champs w at least 8 singles GS🏆 and at least passed their 38th birthdays ( Björn Borg 1st w 8⃣2⃣.7⃣%). 3. Jimmy Connors 4.Ivan Lendl,5.Henri Cochet, 6.Bill Tilden, 7.Max Decugis, 8. Rod Laver. At the age of 3⃣8⃣, Roger Federer is 1⃣st better than Ken Rosewall, Bill Tilden, Roy Emerson, Henri . . .
2019: 1st time records
1⃣st time records in 2019 at Grand Slams: – Kevin Krawietz & Andreas Mies are the 1⃣st all-🇩🇪 Men’s Doubles team who won a Grand Slam in Open-era (Roland Garros) – Rafael Nadal is the 1⃣st player who won a Grand Slam 1⃣2⃣times (Roland Garros) Bianca Vanessa Andreescu is the 1⃣st 🇨🇦 who won a . . .
2019: Roger vs Rafa 20-19
Who guessed years ago that at the end of the 2⃣0⃣1⃣9⃣ Grand Slam season, the standing of Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal Grand Slam 🏆 battle would be 2⃣0⃣ – 1⃣9⃣?
2 Medvedev – 2 storylines
Andriy Medvedev lost the final Roland Garros in 1999 from 2⃣-0⃣ sets lead against Andre Agassi ! Daniil Medvedev was close to come back vs Rafael Nadal at US Open final in 2019 from 0⃣-2⃣sets down.
Romanian finalist at every Slam
In the last 2⃣years woman players from 🇷🇴 or with 🇷🇴roots advanced into the finals at least once in every Grand Slam:2018 Australian Open: Caroline Wozniacki beat Simona Halep 2018 Roland Garros: Simona Halep beat Sloane Stephens 2019 Wimbledon: Simona Halep beat Serena Williams2019 US Open: Bianca Andreescu beat Serena Williams
Serena’s winless streak
2⃣nd time of her career Serena Williams has the longest streak (7⃣Grand Slams) without singles 🏆:2000 Australian Open – 2001 US Open 2018 Roland Garros – 2019 US Open.
Romanian roots
3⃣ of the last 7⃣ Grand Slams including the last 2⃣ Slams won by a player with 🇷🇴 roots : Simona Halep & Bianca Vanessa Andreescu. All 3⃣ wins were against 🇺🇸players: Sloane Stephens and Serena Williams.2018 Roland Garros : Simona Halep beat Sloane Stephens2019 Wimbledon: Simona Halep beat Serena Williams2019 US Open : Bianca Vanessa Andreescu beat Serena Williams.