Tennis, Football & Cricket Quiz

The question asks about the first match surface between Federer and Nadal with claimed answer 'hard court'. This is a specific historical fact about tennis that requires verification. Their first meeting was at Miami 2004, which was on hard court, so the claimed answer appears correct.

Federer's first career clay-court victory over Nadal came at the 2007 Hamburg Masters final, where he won 2-6, 6-2, 6-0. This victory ended Nadal's 81-match clay winning streak and remains Federer's only clay-court win against Nadal to date.

Federer defeated Nadal 6-4, 6-4 in the 2009 Madrid Masters final. This was a straight-sets victory for Federer on clay, making it one of his rare wins against Nadal on clay surfaces.

Federer won one set against Nadal at Roland Garros in 2005 (4-6), 2006 (1-6, 6-1), and 2007 (4-6). In 2008, Nadal won 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 without dropping a set. So 2005, 2006, and 2007 are the correct years.

The question asks to identify the odd one out among tennis players in relation to Federer. While all listed players are Federer's contemporaries and rivals, the question designates Djokovic as the distinguishing option.

Pete Sampras won his first Grand Slam title at the 1990 US Open, defeating Andre Agassi in the final. This victory launched his legendary career, during which he won 14 Grand Slam titles.

Novak Djokovic lost his first Grand Slam final at the 2007 US Open to Roger Federer. He won his first Grand Slam title at his next opportunity - the 2008 Australian Open, which was his second Grand Slam final.

Mark Hughes was sacked as Manchester City manager in December 2009. He was replaced by Roberto Mancini, despite Hughes achieving good results. The sacking came after consecutive poor results and as the club's new owners sought to make a statement.

The Portsmouth vs Sunderland match holds the record for the most red cards shown in a single Premier League match. This match saw an unusually high number of player dismissals, making it a notable statistic in football history.

Bernard Mendy received the first yellow card of the season in this particular context. This type of sports trivia question tests knowledge of specific season-opening disciplinary records in football.

In 2009, the ATP Masters 1000 series underwent changes. Hamburg was demoted to a 500-level event starting in 2009, while Madrid, Montreal, and Paris remained as Masters 1000 tournaments.