Gustavo Kuerten, one of the great champions of the last decade and a surefire first-ballot Hall of Famer, played his last match Sunday, retiring following his first-round French Open loss to Paul-Henri Mathieu.
He's a three-time former champion and darling of the Roland Garros crowd, but this week Gustavo "Guga" Kuerten took to the clay in Paris for the final time.
Roger Federer fought back from the brink of defeat against Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo of Spain to win 6-1 3-6 7-6 in his second round match at the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday.
Two-time former champion Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain rallied to beat Michael Llodra of France 6-7 6-1 6-1 in the opening round of the Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco on Monday.
Brazilian Gustavo Kuerten started his farewell campaign by making an early exit from the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, beaten 6-1 7-5 by Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean.
Former world number one Gustavo Kuerten bowed out in the first round of his farewell tournament on home soil, beaten by Argentina's Carlos Berlocq in the Brazil Open.
MELBOURNE, Australia -- I'm dragging from jet lag, but I've called the trainer. After this rubdown, I should be good to resume my duties. OK, where were we?
Gustavo Kuerten, one of the great champions of the last decade and a surefire first-ballot Hall of Famer, played his last match Sunday, retiring following his first-round French Open loss to Paul-Henri Mathieu.
He's a three-time former champion and darling of the Roland Garros crowd, but this week Gustavo "Guga" Kuerten took to the clay in Paris for the final time.
Roger Federer fought back from the brink of defeat against Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo of Spain to win 6-1 3-6 7-6 in his second round match at the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday.
Two-time former champion Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain rallied to beat Michael Llodra of France 6-7 6-1 6-1 in the opening round of the Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco on Monday.
Brazilian Gustavo Kuerten started his farewell campaign by making an early exit from the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, beaten 6-1 7-5 by Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean.
Former world number one Gustavo Kuerten bowed out in the first round of his farewell tournament on home soil, beaten by Argentina's Carlos Berlocq in the Brazil Open.
MELBOURNE, Australia -- I'm dragging from jet lag, but I've called the trainer. After this rubdown, I should be good to resume my duties. OK, where were we?
Through seven days, it's been fair dinkum Australian Open. What does this mean? Beats us. But we've complied with the editorial rule to use at least one Aussie phrase. Anyway, it's been a Plexicushion-tastic week of tennis. Exceptional crowds, generally cooperative weather, some terrific tennis, and only a few ugly nationalistic episodes. And despite some upsets, week two is dripping with intrigue. But before we look ahead, our midterm grades:
Top seed and defending champion Roger Federer barely broke sweat as he eased into the second round of the Australian Open with a 6-0 6-3 6-0 win over Argentina's Diego Hartfield in a night match at Melbourne Park on Tuesday.
Spain's Juan Carlos Ferrero outwitted Russian third seed Marat Safin while world No. 1 one Roger Federer earned some sweet revenge at the Hamburg Masters on Wednesday.
Three-time French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten will be out of action for up to six months after undergoing further surgery on a recurring hip problem.
Swiss gold medal favorite Roger Federer lost his cool at the Olympics on Monday in a rare flash of temper but recovered to win his men's singles first round on Monday.
Three-time champion Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil moved smoothly into the quarterfinals of the French Open with a 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 win over Spaniard Feliciano Lopez in Paris.
Three-times French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten produced a vintage clay-court display to end top seed Roger Federer's campaign in the third round at Roland Garros.
World No.1 Roger Federer faces a potential third round clash with three times winner Gustavo Kuerten in a tough opening week for him at the French Open.
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