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The 2008 French Open Quads Trivia Quiz

Another year, another challenge for the 2008 French Open grand slam tournament in tennis. Listed are a group of 4 notable players and the common bonds between them. Have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by JLbread. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
JLbread

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
289,970

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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390

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Question 1 of 10

1. Seeded players like Marion Bartoli, Carlos Moya, Nicole Vaidisova, and Marcos Baghdatis all packed their bags and were eliminated after which round of the 2008 French Open tournament? Hint

First Round

Qualifying rounds

Second Round

Round of 16

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Question 2 of 10

2. Russia's Maria Sharapova and Vera Zvonareva were out of sorts as they lost in the ______________ of the women's singles draw, and so were the French hopefuls Paul-Henri Mathieu and Julien Benneteau on the men's side. Hint

First Round

Semi-finals

Second Round

Round of 16

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Question 3 of 10

3. 2008s edition of the French Open saw the American favorites Williams sisters, Venus and Serena, bowed out to worthy opponents in the ladies singles bracket. So was true with the tandem of Sam Querry and John Isner on the men's doubles. Which round they all reached? Hint

Quarterfinals

Finals

Qualifying rounds

Third round

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Question 4 of 10

4. Kei Nishikori, Alicia Molik, Diego Hartfield, and Lourdes Dominguez Lino saw their winning chances evaporated as they all lost in the __________ of the 2008 French Open grand slam tournament. Hint

First Round

Third Round

Semi-finals

Qualifying Rounds

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Question 5 of 10

5. ATP stars Andy Murray and Lleyton Hewitt together with the young and talented Alize Cornet and Dominika Cibulkova, couldn't get past the ____________ hurdle of the 2008 French Open. Hint

First Round

Third Round

Finals

Semifinals

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which statement was true about the partnerships between Spanish Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual, and the South American tandem of Luis Horna and Pablo Cuevas? Hint

Both pairs were crowned doubles champions

Both pairs accused the umpire of cheating

Both pairs were defeated in the qualifying rounds

Both pairs had the same coach

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Question 7 of 10

7. The world saw what damage Gael Monfils could do on the court, but bowed out along with the impressive bunch of Jelena Jankovic, Novak Djokovic, and Svetlana Kuznetsova. Which round was it that they all failed to win? Hint

Finals

First Round

Round of 16

Semi-finals

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Question 8 of 10

8. The solid pairing of Nenad Zimonjic and Katarina Srebotnik, together with the tournament giant killer Dinara Safina and the great Roger Federer. came close to winning the 2008 French Open trophies. Up to which round did they all reach? Hint

Semi-finals

They were crowned champions

Finals

Quarterfinals

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Question 9 of 10

9. Newcomers Kaia Kanepi and Carla Suarez Navarro had breakthrough top 20 wins, but failed to advance to the next round and so were the veterans Patty Schnyder and Elena Dementieva. Which round did they all lose? Hint

Quarterfinals

Second Round

Finals

Third Round

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Question 10 of 10

10. Rafael Nadal and Ana Ivanovic made headlines on the second week of the 2008 French Open tournament. So was true with the mixed doubles tandem of Bob Bryan and Victoria Azarenka. What news were they famous for? Hint

Were seen in the disco club prior to their final matches

They all lost in three sets in the finals

They were named 2008 French Open champions

They all lost to the same opponents as in 2007

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Seeded players like Marion Bartoli, Carlos Moya, Nicole Vaidisova, and Marcos Baghdatis all packed their bags and were eliminated after which round of the 2008 French Open tournament?

Answer: First Round

2007 Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli was the highest seed to fall on the first round. Bartoli who was ranked number 9, lost to Casey Dellacqua of Australia in three sets.

Answer: Round of 16

Women's top seed and number 1 Maria Sharapova couldn't get past Dinara Safina and lost in three sets. Their encounter was dubbed as the match of the tournament. With her loss, she relinquished her number 1 ranking to the 2008 champion Ana Ivanovic.

Answer: Third round

Former French open champion Serena Williams lost to the doubles specialist Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia. On the other hand, Venus lost to the clay courter Italian Flavia Pennetta. The famous Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike defeated the duo of Sam Querry and John Isner on this round. Third round of the championships was the round of casualties to a number of seeded players.

4. Kei Nishikori, Alicia Molik, Diego Hartfield, and Lourdes Dominguez Lino saw their winning chances evaporated as they all lost in the __________ of the 2008 French Open grand slam tournament.

Answer: Qualifying Rounds

Japanese phenom Kei Nishikori won his first tournament earlier in the year but didn't have enough rankings to make it straight to the main draw. He lost early in the qualifying rounds.

5. ATP stars Andy Murray and Lleyton Hewitt together with the young and talented Alize Cornet and Dominika Cibulkova, couldn't get past the ____________ hurdle of the 2008 French Open.

Answer: Third Round

French up and coming star Alize Cornet was a finalist in a Tier 1 WTA tournament in Rome, a tune-up event for the French Open. Her rankings soared from number 34 to number 20 and was given the 19th seeding during the clay court grand slam event of the year.

6. Which statement was true about the partnerships between Spanish Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual, and the South American tandem of Luis Horna and Pablo Cuevas?

Answer: Both pairs were crowned doubles champions

Doubles specialists Virginia Ruano Pascual and Anabel Medina Garrigues were scheduled to represent Spain in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. First-time pairing of Luis Horna and Pablo Cuevas proved to be a fruitful one when they claimed the 2008 French open men's doubles title. They beat the top 2 doubles teams along the way.

Answer: Semi-finals

Gael Monfils gave Roger Federer a big scare before bowing out in four sets in their semi-final encounter in the men's singles draw. Serbians Jelena and Novak made it to the semi-final round two years in a row.

Answer: Finals

Serbian Nenad Zimonjic made it to both men's and mixed doubles finals. Famously known as "Marat's little sister", Safina made her stride in this years tournament through convincing wins over highly ranked compatriots Maria Sharapova and Elena Dementieva with come from behind wins and then thumping Svetlana Kuznetsova in the semi-finals. Roger Federer was out-classed by his nemesis Rafael Nadal in the men's singles final match.

Answer: Quarterfinals

These four were the losing quarterfinalists in the women's singles draw. Elena Dementieva lost in three sets to the resurgent compatriot Dinara Safina. Spanish new found talent Carla Suarez Navarro competed in her maiden grand slam appearance. This youngster possessed a wicked single handed backhand, reminiscent to the retired French Open champion Justin Henin.

Answer: They were named 2008 French Open champions

American Bob Bryan and Victoria Azarenka of Belarus won the 2008 French Open mixed doubles title. Ana Ivanovic won her first grand slam title on the third try. She was the finalist here in 2007. With his fourth win in a row, Rafael Nadal tied the record of Bjorn Borg as the longest string of wins in a row. Borg handed Nadal the trophy during the awarding ceremony.

Source: Author JLbread

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