Tijd voor de mannen op Roland Garros, met als revelatie Martin Verkerk. Eéndagsvlieg of nieuw talent ? In ieder geval serieus tennisvermogen. Roland Garroswebsite:
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Martin Verkerk
He enjoys watching Formula 1 racing.
He admired Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and countryman Richard Krajicek while growing up.
He has a New Zealand coach – Nick Carr.
Prior to this event, his most memorable moment was playing Andy Roddick in the first round of the 2002 US Open on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
In 1996 he was ranked No680; in 1998 he was No422; in 2000 he was No230; and at the end of 2002 he was No86.
He began playing tennis at age seven with his father Wim and mother Bep, who is a retired school teacher.
If he wins on Sunday, he will be the sixth player in the history of the tournament since 1925, to win the men's singles by saving at least one matchpoint along the way. (He saved three match points against Luis Horna in the first round).
He is the first Dutchman to reach the Roland-Garros final.
He doesn't like being compared to Richard Krajicek, because he doesn't have the same results yet.
He likes to celebrate winning points by pumping his fists and staring up into the stands where his coach and entourage are sitting.
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Vooral dat eerste standpunt, daar kan ik best mee leven
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He likes to celebrate winning points by pumping his fists and staring up into the stands where his coach and entourage are sitting.
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Ohja, dat doet-ie veel:
Ik gun het de noorderburen wel. Een Belgisch-Nederlandse Roland Garros, 't is eens wat anders dan een Amerikaanse Grand Slam
07-06-2003, 20:28
