published on 2022-07-05T04:50:05Z
World Tennis Oscar Leyva city Madrid Roger Federer 2022 #35 Wimbledon began the following week, Federer’s best opportunity to win a big one again and retake number 1. In the first round he defeated the Spanish Albert Ramos by triple 6-1 and second to the Italian Fabio Fognini 6-1, 6-3 and 6-2, showing a great level of tennis. In the third round, Frenchman Julien Benneteau won the first two sets 6-4 and 7-6 (3), putting the Swiss in serious trouble in his aspirations to win his seventh Wimbledon and be number 1 in the world again. However, Federer reversed the situation by winning the last three sets 6-2, 7-6(8) and 6-1 in 3 hours and 34 minutes of play.55? In the fourth round he had to fight to the maximum and, although he did not have a match point against, he came within two points of falling. In the fourth round, against the Belgian Xavier Malisse, he had problems again, but this time not because of his play or that of his rival, but because of physical problems in his lower back, to the point where he had to ask for medical assistance. Malisse came to serve to win the first set with 6-5, but Federer reacts, breaks and ends up winning him in sudden death 7-6 (1). Finally Federer overcomes his problems and wins in four sets 7-6 (1), 6-1, 4-6 and 6-3 in 2 hours and 10 minutes reaching his 33rd Grand Slam quarterfinal. In the quarterfinals, he gets rid of the Russian Mijaíl Yuzhny, a match in which Federer once again exhibits his best tennis and defeats him 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 after an hour and a half to reach the 32nd semi-final of Grand Slam in his career (absolute record). Against the Serbian Novak Djokovic it was his 27th confrontation and the first in La Catedral, Federer, with great mastery, manages to play his best game and wins in 4 sets by 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 and 6-3 in 2 hours and 19 minutes to access his seventh Wimbledon final.56? In addition, Federer returned to beat a number 1 since the final of the ATP World Tour Finals 2010 against Rafael Nadal and defeated a Grand Slam champion for the first time since his triumph over Pete Sampras at Wimbledon in 2001. In the final the favorite awaited him local Andy Murray. After losing the first set 4-6 and overcoming three break balls in the second set, he managed to win and win 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 and 6-4 in 3 hours and 28 minutes of play ( during the final the roof unfolded due to the rain),57? achieving his 17th Grand Slam and his seventh Wimbledon (equaling Pete Sampras’ record). He also regained the number one spot in the world two years after losing it in 2010, while also tying Pete Sampras’ record for weeks as #1 with 286, a record that is broken seven days later, the week of July 16. . For Sampras, reaching the then-record 286 weeks took him 11 times to be number one in the world, while Federer achieved it in a record time of just three periods. His first stint as number one was from February 2, 2004 to August 17, 2008. His second stint was from July 6, 2009 to June 6, 2010 and his last from July 9, 2012 to June 4, 2012. November 2012.58? Three weeks after his Wimbledon recapture, he played the 2012 London Olympics right at Wimbledon’s All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on the hallowed turf. Federer faces Colombian Alejandro Falla in the first round, whom he defeats 6-3, 5-7, 6-3. In the second round he faces Frenchman Julien Benneteau whom he defeats by double 6-2. In the third round he defeats Uzbek Denis Istomin 7-5, 6-3. In the quarterfinals he defeats the American John Isner 6-3, 7-6 (5). In the semifinals he would play the longest three-set match in tennis history in the open era against Argentine and World No. 9 Juan Martín Del Potro, winning 3-6, 7-6 (5) and 19-17. in 4 hours and 26 minutes. This allowed him to secure a medal for the first time in singles and Andy Murray’s victory over Serbian Novak Djokovic by double 7-5 allowed Federer to ensure he finished the Olympic tournament as world number one. In the final Federer would feel the previous physical exhaustion like few times and would lose to the Scotsman and 4 in the world Andy Murray by 2-6, 1-6 and 4-6, obtaining the silver medal and at the same time not being able to complete the Golden Slam (which consists of winning the 4 Grand Slam + Olympic gold).59? Federer resigns from the Toronto Masters, a fact that he announces hours after his semifinal match at the 2012 London Olympics. Federer during the 2012 Cincinnati Masters. #oscarleyva #madrid #espana #copadavis oscar-leyva-2021, copadavis, tennis , oscar-leyva-city, oscar-leyva-pp, spreaker, audio, madrid, spain https://historiadeltenis.net https://oscarleyva.com https://www.pinterest.es/oscar_leyva_2021_madrid https://twitter .com/oscarleyva2021 https://oscarleyvamadridciudad.tumblr.com/ https://www.instagram.com/oscarneyva2021/
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