Tag Archives: Matteo Viola

Some cool stuff that happened in 2012

Posted on December 15, 2012 by

Yen-Hsun Lu becomes the Challenger GOAT The man from Taiwan claimed another three Challenger titles to take his career total to 18, surpassing the semi-retired Takao Suzuki’s haul of 16. His cause was helped by his schedule, consistently opting to … Continue reading →

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No wildcard, no problem and other thoughts from the final round of qualifying

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

No wildcard, no problem Brian Baker was denied a main draw wildcard but breezed through qualifying to secure his first Wimbledon appearance in seven years with a 5-7 6-2 6-1 6-2 win against Maxime Teixeira. The AELTC decision now looks … Continue reading →

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“Miracle Matteo” and other thoughts from the Australian Open qualifiers

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

Miracle Matteo When Matteo Viola trailed Dusan Lajovic 5-0 and 40-0* in the third set of his first round qualifying match in Melbourne, a place in the main draw must have seemed light years away. With seemingly no way back, … Continue reading →

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