2007 Stockholm Open
Overview
 
The 2007 If Stockholm Open was a tennis
Tennis
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 tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 39th edition of the event known that year as the If Stockholm Open
Stockholm Open
The If Stockholm Open is a tennis event on the ATP Tour held in Stockholm, Sweden in the end of October or beginning of November each year. The organizer of the tournament is The Royal Lawn Tennis Club of Stockholm....

, and was part of the International Series
ATP International Series
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 of the 2007 ATP Tour
2007 ATP Tour
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. It took place at the Kungliga tennishallen
Kungliga tennishallen
Kungliga tennishallen is a tennis venue in Stockholm, Sweden. The stadium was built in 1943 and has a capacity of 5,000.Kungliga tennishallen, now a hard-court surface, remains the venue for the Stockholm Open tournament.- External links :* * * * * *...

 in Stockholm
Stockholm
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, Sweden, from October 8 through October 14, 2007.

The announced draw featured ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
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 No. 7, Cincinnati Masters
2007 Cincinnati Masters
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 runner-up, Sydney
2007 Medibank International
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 and New Haven
2007 Pilot Pen Tennis
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 winner, and two-time Stockholm defending champion
Stockholm Open
The If Stockholm Open is a tennis event on the ATP Tour held in Stockholm, Sweden in the end of October or beginning of November each year. The organizer of the tournament is The Royal Lawn Tennis Club of Stockholm....

 James Blake
James Blake
James Riley Blake is an American professional tennis player. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. As of August 2011, Blake is ranked no. 63 among active male players with 24 career finals appearances...

, US Open semifinalist, Auckland
2007 Heineken Open
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, Båstad
2007 Swedish Open
The 2007 Swedish Open was the 2007 edition of the Swedish Open tennis tournament. The tournament was held on July 9-15.David Ferrer won his second title of the year.-Men's Singles: David Ferrer def. Nicolás Almagro, 6-1, 6-2-----Men's Doubles:...

 and Tokyo
2007 Japan Open Tennis Championships
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 titlist David Ferrer
David Ferrer
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, and Sopot
2007 Orange Prokom Open
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 and Metz
2007 Open de Moselle
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 champion Tommy Robredo
Tommy Robredo
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Quotations

[When the Allied forces fire on him] Why are you always messing with me. It's got to be a joke!

[Convincing Shimizu not to kill himself] We can die here, or we can continue fighting. Which would better serve the emperor?

[Letter to his wife] We soldiers dig. We dig all day. This is the hole that we will fight and die in. Am I digging my own grave?

[About Nishi's romancing skills] There are rumors about his womanizing...But there are no women left to woo.

[In response to a soldier saying death is honorable] Kashiwara died of honorable dysentery.

There is no use for a dead soldier.

Damn this island! The Americans can have it.

Do what is right because it is right.

If you want my honest opinion, General, the best thing to do would be to sink this island to the bottom of the sea.

I'm tired of sharing this cave with all of you, I'm a one-man show from now on.

 
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