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Li Na- the Chinese tennis star

 August 28, 2014   Kirti Daga

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Remaining consistently in the world top 5 best tennis player rankings, Li- Na is a professional Chinese tennis player. Playing tennis since the age of eight, Li- Na, a right hand player holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism since 2009. Born and brought up in China, Li- Na is actually the first Asian player who […]

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Another Tennis Star Benefits From a Brief Coaching Stint by a Former Champion

 February 4, 2014   R K Gupta

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In May 2013, one of the women’s singles quarterfinal matches, in the Portugal Open, was played between two Russians. The tournament was an ATP World Series event, which preceded the French Open last year. Since the top seed, Marion Bartoli and the No. 2 seed Dominika Cibulkova, had already fallen in their first round matches, […]

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Li Na Wins Australian Open In Her Third Attempt

 January 26, 2014   R K Gupta

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When the familiar Chinese, Li Na came to the Rod Laver Arena on Saturday evening to play the Australian Open final, for the third time in the last four years, it was impossible to predict, if she would be lucky this time. The fourth seed has had a rather easy passage into the final, except […]

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Li Na, Cibulkova Storm Into Australian Open Final

 January 23, 2014   R K Gupta

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There is something inexplicable about Li Na’s performance at the Australian Open. She has reached the finals here in 2011, 2013 and now in 2014. Unfortunately, she couldn’t convert any one of these opportunities in a victory. In 15 years as professional women’s tennis player, she has won many singles tournaments on the ITF Circuit. […]

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The Fall of High Profile Maria Sharapova As Australian Open Enters Second Week

 January 20, 2014   R K Gupta

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Serena Williams’ exit on Sunday was followed by Maria Sharapova’s on Monday morning. In yet another major upset of the tournament, the diminutive Dominika Cibulkova surprised the fancied Russian with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory. With this win, Cibulkova has marched into the quarterfinals. In 2009, she made it to the semifinals of the French […]

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Serena Williams: the tennis racket queen

 January 8, 2014   Kirti Daga

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Constantly ranked as the number one woman tennis player Serena Williams is till date the only female player to have won more than 450 million of price money. Apart from winning 56 singles championships and 22 doubles championships, she also emerged victorious in 2002, 2008 and 2012 Olympics by winning the gold medal. Being accustomed […]

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How to Play Serena Williams?

 January 2, 2014   R K Gupta

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This is the one question, uppermost in the minds of several women players, who hold the top 10 ATP ranks. Serena is a juggernaut, against whom no schemes work and all players succumb to her consistent performance. The sight of the powerful Serena Williams, on the other side of the net is intimidating to most […]

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Sania Mirza

Sania Mirza: Up, Close and Personal

 December 20, 2013   Kirti Daga

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Associated with tennis at the tender age of 6, the Indian style icon Sania Mirza has been the highest ranked Indian tennis player from 2003- 2013. Born in Mumbai and brought up in Hyedrabad, this tennis star is actually the first highest ranked female Indian tennis player and also the first Indian female player whose […]

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Amazing Women of Professional Tennis

 September 15, 2013   R K Gupta

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Serena Williams’ victory at the just concluded US open tells us about the powerful force, with which she continues to dominate the Women’s Professional Tennis Circuit. It is now her fourteenth year and she shows no signs of leaving just yet. In 2013 she played 61 singles matches and lost just 5 of them, including […]

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