Barclays ATP World Tour

Battle Lines Drawn In the 2015 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at London’s O2 Arena

 November 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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After another error-prone game, this time against Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka, Andy Murray lost the chance to enter the semifinals of the 2015 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. The off-shoot of Murray’s defeat will be his sad exclusion from the Final Four at O2 in London, where the other three entrants are the members of the […]

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Federer Finishes Undefeated with Pulsating Victory Over Nishikori in ATP World Tour Finals

 November 20, 2015   R K Gupta

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Roger Federer dropped a set against Japan’s Kei Nishikori but still maintained a perfect 3-0 record in the 2015 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. The Swiss sent Nishikori packing but not before the Japanese demonstrated his fighting spirits in ample measure despite his three sets loss at the O2 Arena in London. After two relatively easier […]

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Rohan Bopanna Barclays ATP World Tour Finals

Federer Stops Djokovic Juggernaut Follows Bopanna Mergea to Semis at London on Tuesday

 November 18, 2015   R K Gupta

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Two semifinal spots were decided after play ended on Tuesday night in the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London. First to go through was the doubles team of India’s Rohan Bopanna with his Romanian partner Florin Mergea, and following them, came the celebrated Roger Federer. In the afternoon session, Bopanna/Mergea […]

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ATP World Tour

Nadal Beats Wawrinka and Murray Conquers Ferrer on Monday in ATP World Tour Finals

 November 18, 2015   R K Gupta

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Less than two weeks ago, world no.4 Stan Wawrinka had handed a two-set 7-6, 7-6 defeat to former world no.1 Rafael Nadal and based on their individual forms in the current season so far, the Swiss was expected to beat the Spaniard once more. That didn’t happen on Monday in the Barclays ATP World Tour […]

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2015 ATP World Tour

Federer Djokovic Make Strong Start in 2015 ATP World Tour Finals in London but Bryans Fall to Bopanna/Mergea in Doubles

 November 17, 2015   R K Gupta

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The 2015 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals kicked off in London’s O2 Arena on Sunday November 15. It is the 46th edition of the year-ending finale for top eight ATP ranked players and the 41st for the doubles. The players/teams have been split into two Groups of 4 each and they are playing in a Round-Robin […]

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Djokovic

Djokovic Supreme at 2015 Paris Masters Beats Murray to Take His Third Straight Title

 November 10, 2015   R K Gupta

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World no.1 Novak Djokovic didn’t allow Britain’s Andy Murray much to maneuver in the final of 2015 BNP Paribas Paris Masters tournament that concluded on November 8. 2015. The Serb looked far from troubled in a literally one-sided match and clinched the 10th title of the current season. It was also Djokovic’s third consecutive win […]

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Rafael Nadal

Roger Federer Crashes Out of 2015 BNP Paribas Masters at Paris Rafael Nadal in Quarters

 November 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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With a stunning comeback victory over big-serving South African Kevin Anderson, former world no.1 Rafael Nadal took the last spot in the BNP Paribas Masters quarter-finals on Thursday at Paris. Nadal was down a match point in the second set but finally prevailed to rally through. Swiss maestro Roger Federer, however, was the major third-round […]

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Sania Mirza Martina Hingis and Agnieszka Radwanska are 2015 WTA Champions

 November 2, 2015   R K Gupta

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India’s Sania Mirza and Switzerland’s Martina Hingis were unstoppable in the year-end WTA doubles finals at Singapore on Sunday as they dominated play in the title clash against Spanish duo of Garbine Muguruza and Carla Suarez Navarro. The Indo-Swiss pair started by handing out a bagel to the Spaniards in the first set, before taking […]

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Sania Mirza

Sania-Hingis Enter WTA Doubles Final Sharapova Muguruza Knocked Out in Singles-Semis

 November 1, 2015   R K Gupta

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India’s Sania Mirza had another of her dream come true, when she stormed into the WTA doubles final at Singapore with her 8-month old partner Martina Hingis of Switzerland.  The Indo-Swiss pair began playing together in the American-Leg of this year’s WTA events. They began with the victory at Indian Wells and followed that up […]

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Maria Sharapova

Sharapova Makes Impressive Return to Singapore’s WTA Finals While Sania/Hingis Win Their First Two Matches

 October 29, 2015   R K Gupta

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Maria Sharapova last played in the Wimbledon and missed tennis action since then because of injuries. The long absence, during which she skipped the US Open and other WTA events, brought her world ranking down to no.4. But in the BNP Paribas WTA finals currently underway at Singapore, the Russian has looked impeccable so far. […]

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