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Men's French Open: 2009 Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about Roland Garros 2009. The tournament featured many unexpected surprises and also some new stars emerging to defeat the favourites. Have fun!

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

Author
ziucia

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
311,084

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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458

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the only Pole in the singles main draw? Hint

Mariusz Fyrstenberg

Lukasz Kubot

Marcin Matkowski

Jerzy Janowicz

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Question 2 of 10

2. This player was very lucky. Not only did he get into the main draw as a lucky loser, but he also went through to the second round after his opponent retired after the first set. Who was this lucky tennis player? Hint

Denis Istomin

Guillaume Rufin

Daniel Gimeno-Traver

Mathieu Montcourt

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Question 3 of 10

3. For the first time since 2004, there was only one Spaniard still standing in the quarterfinals. Can you name him? Hint

Tommy Robredo

Nicolas Almagro

Fernando Verdasco

David Ferrer

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many seeds lost in the first round in the men's singles tournament? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. This Frenchman was a big surprise as he reached the 3rd round after beating seeded Marat Safin in a 2nd round marathon, winning 10-8 in the fifth set. Can you name this French player? Hint

Gilles Simon

Jeremy Chardy

Marc Gicquel

Josselin Ouanna

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Question 6 of 10

6. Andy Murray earned his best showing at Roland Garros, reaching quarterfinals. Who did he lose to? Hint

Roger Federer

Juan Martin del Potro

Fernando Gonzalez

Gael Monfils

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the only unseeded player to reach the 4th round of men's singles draw? Hint

Philipp Kohlschreiber

Jurgen Melzer

Victor Hanescu

Tommy Haas

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Question 8 of 10

8. The impossible became true as Swede Robin Soderling left the whole world flabbergasted as he defeated four-time defending champion, King of Clay, 1st seed Spaniard Rafael Nadal in the 4th round. Who was the last player to beat Rafa at Roland Garros? Hint

Roger Federer

Gaston Gaudio

Guillermo Coria

No one, he was unbeaten

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Question 9 of 10

9. Philipp Kohlschreiber created a major surprise by eliminating a high-seed player in the 3rd round. Who did he defeat? Hint

Novak Djokovic

Andy Murray

Andy Roddick

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

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Question 10 of 10

10. Nine Americans entered the main draw of the men's singles, and only two of them won their first match. Apart from Andy Roddick, who was the other American who reached the 2nd round? Hint

Robert Kendrick

Wayne Odesnik

Bobby Reynolds

Robby Ginepri

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the only Pole in the singles main draw?

Answer: Lukasz Kubot

Lukasz Kubot entered the main draw of the singles event after defeating Thiago Alves in the final round of qualifications. Unfortunately, the Pole lost in the 1st round of the main singles event to Viktor Troicki 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6, 3-6.

Answer: Mathieu Montcourt

Mathieu Montcourt reached 2nd round as a lucky loser after Yen-Hsun Lu retired after having lost the first set 2-6. Montcourt lost in the second round to seeded Radek Stepanek.

3. For the first time since 2004, there was only one Spaniard still standing in the quarterfinals. Can you name him?

Answer: Tommy Robredo

Tommy Robredo was the only Spaniard who reached the QFs as four-time defending champion Rafael Nadal was ousted by Robin Soderling in the 4th round. Ferrer was defeated by Soderling in the 3rd round. Verdasco defeated Almagro before being beaten by Nikolay Davydenko in straight sets.

4. How many seeds lost in the first round in the men's singles tournament?

Answer: 6

The seeded players who lost in the 1st round were Ivo Karlovic, Dmitry Tursunov, Mardy Fish, Rainer Schuettler, James Blake, and Tomas Berdych.

5. This Frenchman was a big surprise as he reached the 3rd round after beating seeded Marat Safin in a 2nd round marathon, winning 10-8 in the fifth set. Can you name this French player?

Answer: Josselin Ouanna

Josselin Ouanna reached the 3rd round as a wild card. He defeated Spaniard Marcel Granollers 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 7-6, 6-1. Russian Marat Safin 7-6, 7-6, 4-6, 3-6, 10-8, but lost to Chilean Fernando Gonzalez 5-7, 3-6, 5-7.

6. Andy Murray earned his best showing at Roland Garros, reaching quarterfinals. Who did he lose to?

Answer: Fernando Gonzalez

Andy Murray lost to Chilean Fernando Gonzalez 3-6, 6-3, 0-6, 4-6.

7. Who was the only unseeded player to reach the 4th round of men's singles draw?

Answer: Tommy Haas

German Tommy Haas defeated Andrei Pavel, Leonardo Mayer, and Jeremy Chardy en route to his 4th round clash with 2nd seed and three-time finalist Roger Federer. Despite winning the first two sets against the Swiss champion, Roger eventually regained control and won the three following sets to oust the last unseeded player from the tournament.

Answer: No one, he was unbeaten

Robin Soderling ended Rafa's streak of 31 consecutive wins at Roland Garros. What is more, Rafa had not lost at the French Open until the 2009 tournament.

9. Philipp Kohlschreiber created a major surprise by eliminating a high-seed player in the 3rd round. Who did he defeat?

Answer: Novak Djokovic

German Philipp Kohlschreiber confidently defeated Serbian 4th seed Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, in the 3rd round.

10. Nine Americans entered the main draw of the men's singles, and only two of them won their first match. Apart from Andy Roddick, who was the other American who reached the 2nd round?

Answer: Robert Kendrick

Andy Roddick reached the 4th round where he lost to Gael Monfils in three sets. Robert Kendrick reached the 2nd round where he lost to Gilles Simon 5-7, 0-6, 1-6.

Source: Author ziucia

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