To help you get warmed up for the 2014 tennis season, here’s a recap of the winners of the 2013 Grand Slam and ATP Masters 1000 tournaments.
2013 Grand Slams
Australian Open
14-27 January
Novak Djokovic d Andy Murray 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-2 in 3hr 40min.
Djokovic retains the title and is champion for the third straight year.
French Open
26 May – 9 June
Rafael Nadal d David Ferrer 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 in 2hr 16min.
Nadal becomes the first man to win the same Grand Slam 8 times.
Wimbledon
24 June – 7 July
Murray d Djokovic 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 in 3hr 9min.
Murray ends teh 77 year wait for a British men’s champion at Wimbledon.
US Open
26 August – 9 September
Nadal d Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 in 3hr 21min.
Nadal wins his 13th Grand Slam title, moving to third place on the list of winners of the most grand slam tournaments.
2013 Grand Slam Summary
Nadal 2 finals, 2 titles
Djokovic 3 finals, 1 title
Murray 2 finals, 1 title
Ferrer 1 final, 0 titles
2013 ATP Masters 1000 Tournaments
BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, USA
4-17 March
Nadal d Juan Martin del Potro 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in 2hr 30min.
Sony Open Tennis, Miami, USA
18-31 March
Murray d Ferrer 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 in 2hr 45min.
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Monte-Carlo
14-21 April
Djokovic d Nadal 6-2, 7-6 in 1hr 52min.
Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid, Spain
3-12 May
Nadal d Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2, 6-4 in 1hr 12min.
Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Rome, Italy
13-19 May
Nadal d Roger Federer 6-1, 6-3 in 1hr 9min.
Coupe Rogers Presentee Par Banque Nationale, Montreal, Canada
5-11 August
Nadal d Milos Raonic 6-2, 6-2 in 1hr 8min.
Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati, USA
12-18 August
Nadal d John Isner 7-6, 7-6 in 1hr 55min.
Shanghai Rolex Masters, Shanghai, China
6-13 October
Djokovic d del Potro 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 in 2hr 32min.
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BNP Paribas Masters, Paris, France
28 October – 3 November
Djokovic d Ferrer 7-5, 7-5 in 1hr 52min.
Barclays World Tour Finals, London, UK
4-11 November
Djokovic d Nadal 6-3, 6-4 in 1hr 36min.
2013 Summary Masters 1000 and World Tour Finals
Nadal 7 finals, 5 titles
Djokovic 4 finals, 4 titles
Murray 1 final, 1 title
Ferrer 2 finals, 0 titles
del Potro 2 finals, 0 titles
Wawrinka, Federer, Raonic and Isner all made 1 final, 0 titles.
Will the same names dominate in 2014? Can’t wait to find out!
Until next time
Grand Slam Gal
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