Tennis Country 2011 Memorable Moments
• January
o 2010 French Open champion, Francesca Schiavone beat two-time Grand Slam champion, Svetlana Kuznetsova in the longest women’s match in Grand Slam history at the 2011 Australian Open• February
o Justine Henin retired for the final time because of an elbow injury• March
o Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal faced off against each other… in doubles!• April
o Chris Evert played doubles in the U.S. Open National Playoffs• May
o Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal on clay• June
o Prince William and Kate Middleton attended Wimbledon• July
o Petra Kvitova won the Wimbledon title• August
o Serena Williams established herself as the player to beat at the 2011 U.S. Open with her strong summer performance• September
o Samantha Stosur defeated Serena Williams in the final of the 2011 U.S. Open• October
o Novak Djokovic named one of GQ magazine’s men of the year• November
o Roger Federer won the ATP World Tour Finals in London• December
o Rafael Nadal showed strength under pressure coming through to win both of his singles rubbers in the Davis Cup final to help Spain win the title again
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