Mats Wilander
A terrible scheduling error keeps exhibition doubles match a secret.
by bahamaderek on Sep.10, 2010, under Anna Kournikova, Martina Hingis, Mats Wilander, Pat Cash
Age and brawn won out over youth and beauty in an exhibition set of doubles tennis that followed Rafael Nadal’s quarterfinal victory over Fernando Verdasco on Thursday night. The one-set, no-ad contest was supposed to precede Nadal, but a five-set day match tightened up the schedule and the quartet of Grand Slam champions was pushed back to be the nightcap. At the end of 40 minutes of sometimes tennis, sometimes theatre, Pat Cash and Mats Wilander prevailed 7-5 over Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova.
Hingis and Kournikova were back together eight years after winning their second Australian Open doubles title together. They had won in 1999 before taking the crown again in 2002. Hingis also won the singles title in Flushing in 1997 plus four other Grand Slam singles titles and was once the No. 1 ranked woman in the world.
Most of the 23,000 plus in attendance were long gone by the time the elder statesmen hit the court, but those who stayed were allowed access to the best seats in the house and made plenty of noise as the former stars entertained.
Simon and Wilander complete 2010 WTC field.
by bahamaderek on Nov.06, 2009, under Giles Simon, Mats Wilander
A current champion and former No.1 round out an exciting line-up for the World Tennis Challenge 2010.
Gilles Simon and Mats Wilander have been announced as the final two players to complete the field for World Tennis Challenge 2010.
Simon, currently No.12 on the ATP World Rankings, will represent the Europe team with French compatriot Henri Leconte. Simon started 2009 ranked sixth in the world and has maintained a top 10 position for the majority of the year, only recently falling to 12. He is currently the second-ranked Frenchman behind Australian Open Finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Rounding out the field and partnering Radek Stepanek in the Internationals Team is 2009 World Tennis Challenge tennis legend and crowd favourite Mats Wilander.
“Simon has had an incredible last 18 months including a long time now in the top 10. We have a quality field coming to Adelaide and a good mix of entertainment and top level tennis.”
The complete field for the 2010 event is:
Australasia Pat Cash Bernard Tomic
Europe Henri Leconte Gilles Simon
International Mats Wilander Radek Stepanek
The Americas John McEnroe Robby Ginepri
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