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Wimbledon 2005 Test | Tennis Tournaments

This is a quiz testing your knowledge on the men's draw of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in 2005.

A multiple-choice quiz by anonymous_888. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
anonymous_888

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
211,999

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Very Difficult

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these players entered the championship draw as a lucky loser? Hint

Roko Karanusic

Tobias Summerer

Jeff Morrison

Paul Goldstein

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Question 2 of 10

2. During the entire tournament, how many tiebreaks were played? Hint

none listed

107

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these players was a seed? Hint

Paradorn Srichaphan

Fabrice Santoro

Olivier Rochus

Luis Horna

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Question 4 of 10

4. Joachim Johansson fired down 51 aces against American, Andre Agassi earlier in 2005, but still lost the match. Which player achieved this fate in this 2005 Wimbledon tournament? Hint

Joachim Johansson

Ivo Karlovic

Greg Rusedski

Mark Philippoussis

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Question 5 of 10

5. Tim Henman lost his battle against Russian, Dmitry Tursunov just two minutes before Spanish rising star, Rafael Nadal lost his match.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many English players failed to advance through to the second round of the tournament? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many more games did Roger Federer win than lose? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Experienced Swede Jonas Bjorkman beat the eighth-seeded Russian, Nikolay Davydenko in a walkover.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. How far in the championships did Taipei star Yen-Hsun Lu progress to? Hint

He didn't make it past the qualifying round

Second round

First round

He made a late withdrawal

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these experienced players did French rising star, Gael Monfils defeat? Hint

Thomas Enqvist

Fabrice Santoro

Dominik Hrbaty

Mario Ancic

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these players entered the championship draw as a lucky loser?

Answer: Paul Goldstein

Roko Karanusic, Jeff Morrison, and Tobias Summerer were all qualifiers. Paul Goldstein proved to be no match for Belgian Olivier Rochus. Goldstein was beaten in straight sets.

2. During the entire tournament, how many tiebreaks were played?

Answer: 88

39 were played in the first round. Champion Roger Federer played five, winning four of them.

3. Which of these players was a seed?

Answer: Olivier Rochus

Olivier Rochus was actually given the 33rd seed, following the withdrawal of the seventh seed, Guillermo Canas. He unfortunately lost in the second round to unseeded Belarussian, Max Mirnyi.

4. Joachim Johansson fired down 51 aces against American, Andre Agassi earlier in 2005, but still lost the match. Which player achieved this fate in this 2005 Wimbledon tournament?

Answer: Ivo Karlovic

Karlovic lost in the first round to Italian lucky loser Daniele Bracciali. The score was 6-7(4), 7-6(8), 3-6 7-6(5), 12-10 in the favour of the Italian.

5. Tim Henman lost his battle against Russian, Dmitry Tursunov just two minutes before Spanish rising star, Rafael Nadal lost his match.

Answer: False

Rafael Nadal lost his match against little-known Gilles Muller two minutes before Tim Henman lost his.

6. How many English players failed to advance through to the second round of the tournament?

Answer: 4

Joshua Goodall, Jamie Delgado, Alex Bogdanovic, and Jonathan Marray all fell in the opening round of their home grand slam.

7. How many more games did Roger Federer win than lose?

Answer: 53

During the tournament, Federer won 138 games and dropped 85. He dropped 38 of these games in his final three matches.

8. Experienced Swede Jonas Bjorkman beat the eighth-seeded Russian, Nikolay Davydenko in a walkover.

Answer: False

Davydenko bowed out of the tournament against Bjorkman with a retirement. He was leading the Swede 7-6(4), 2-1.

9. How far in the championships did Taipei star Yen-Hsun Lu progress to?

Answer: Second round

Lu caused a huge upset by defeating former Australian Open runner-up, Arnaud Clement in five enduring sets. He then brought Serbia and Montenegro's Janko Tipsarevic to five sets before losing the excruciating battle.

10. Which of these experienced players did French rising star, Gael Monfils defeat?

Answer: Dominik Hrbaty

Monfils defeated Hrbaty in the second round in four sets. It was Mario Ancic who defeated him in straight sets in the proceeding round. Fabrice Santoro was a second round casualty to Jiri Novak, while Swede Thomas Enqvist lost in the opening round to Hyung-Taik Lee in four sets.

Source: Author anonymous_888

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