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Tennis in 2012

Monday 10 June 2013 22:55, UK

  1. Image: 2012 was a landmark year for Britain's Andy Murray
  2. Image: Novak Djokovic picked up in 2012 where he left off in 2011 by defending his Australian Open title. He has now won the event three times
  3. Image: Victoria Azarenka also ended her wait for Grand Slam glory with a maiden major victory in Melbourne
  4. Image: Rafael Nadal eclipsed Bjorn Borg's Roland Garros record by scooping his seventh title on the Paris clay
  5. Image: While Maria Sharapova completed a career Grand Slam at the same venue with victory over Sara Errani in the women's singles final
  6. Image: The 126th Wimbledon Championships got under way on June 25
  7. Image: A major shock unfolded in round two as two-time former champion Nadal lost to unheralded Lukas Rosol in what proved to be his last match of 2012
  8. Image: Roger Federer made it a magical seventh Wimbledon title at SW19
  9. Image: Reducing home hope Andy Murray to tears in the final
  10. Image: And there was no stopping Serena Williams at her second home as she claimed a fifth Wimbledon singles title
  11. Image: It was the start of an unbelievable run for Serena, who landed Olympic gold and later her fourth US Open singles title
  12. Image: Murray made a successful return to Wimbledon with Olympic glory - thrashing Federer in the gold medal shootout
  13. Image: Andy Roddick, winner back in 2003, retired at the US Open following a fourth round defeat to Juan Martin Del Potro
  14. Image: While three-time winner Kim Clijsters also called time...
  15. Image: Murray and Djokovic went head-to-head in the Flushing Meadows final
  16. Image: And it was the Scot who ended Britain's 76-year wait for a male Grand Slam champion with an epic five-set victory
  17. Maiden WTA Tour title, first by a British women since 1988
    Image: Heather Watson then became the first Briton in 24 years to win a WTA Tour title when she went all the way at the HP Open in Japan
  18. Image: David Ferrer won more titles than any other player in 2012
  19. Image: The Paris Masters was the seventh of an incredible year for the Spaniard
  20. Czech Republics Davis Cup Team L-R Ivo Minar, Lukas Rosol, Radek Stepanek, Tomas Berdych and captain Jaroslav Navratil pose with the trophy after the International Tennis Federation Davis Cup final match between Czech Republic and Spain on November 18, 2012 in Prague. Czech Rep. defeated Spain 3-2
    Image: But he could not stop Czech Republic landing the Davis Cup for the first time as an independent nation
  21. Image: Djokovic became the year-ending No.1 for a second season running with a stunning triumph at the O2 Arena