Nadal, Ferrer, Murray Enter Third Rounds On a Nearly Uneventful Fifth Day at French Open
May 30, 2014 R K Gupta
French Open, Nadal, Roland GarrosWorld no. 1 and top-seed at Roland Garros, Rafael Nadal cruised into the third round without much work on court. Joining him alongside are compatriot David Ferrer, the 5th seed and runner-up last year, 7th seed Andy Murray of Great Britain, 12th seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet and many others. There were only two upsets on […]
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More Seeds Fall on the Fourth Day At Roland Garros
May 29, 2014 R K Gupta
French Open, Muguruza, Roland Garros, Serena WilliamsDefending women’s champion Serena Williams played wretched tennis in her second round match against Garbine Muguruza on Wednesday to crash out of French Open. Serena’s defeat implies that in just four days play at the Grand Slam tournament in Paris, the top two women’s seeds are out of the fray in 2014. On Tuesday, it […]
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Fall of Two Australian Open Champions and Other Stories As Third Day Ends At French Open
May 28, 2014 R K Gupta
French Open, Roland Garros, Stanislas WawrinkaThe infamous red clay of the Roland Garros claimed two Australian Open champions on Monday and Tuesday. The unprecedented first round losses in men’s and women’s singles champions from the immediately preceding major became historical first-time incident for the Grand Slam tournament. After three days of play, most of the other top seeded players in […]
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Speculations Run High As Year’s Second Tennis Grand Slam Begins in Paris
May 26, 2014 R K Gupta
Grand Slam, Rafael Nadal, TennisThe Red clay of the Roland Garros is one of the most deceptive playing surfaces. Tennis greats of the open era, who excelled elsewhere, found the going difficult in Paris. Arthur Ashe, Stefan Edberg, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe Pete Sampras and Boris Becker could never win at Roland Garros and lucky stars like Andre Agassi […]
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Djokovic Beats Nadal While Serena Overpowers Sara Errani in Rome Masters Final on Sunday
May 19, 2014 R K Gupta
Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Rome MastersComing to the final after playing three grueling matches at the Rome Masters, The King of Clay was a tired man. That he was facing world’s no.2 tennis player was not going to offer him any respite. Regardless, Rafael Nadal took the first set 6-4 from Novak Djokovic. Watching two of the best tennis players […]
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Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova Win 2014 Mutua Madrid Open
May 13, 2014 R K Gupta
Maria Sharapova, Mutua Madrid Open, Rafael Nadal, TennisThe king of clay might have won the Mutua Madrid Open 2014 but people’s hearts were won by the Japanese Kei Nishikori, whose injury forced Rafa to get away with the Madrid crown. The Japanese is improving by leaps and bounds and yesterday, he broke into the top 10 of the Emirates ATP rankings. Rafa’s […]
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Unexpected Week-End Winners at Clay-Court Tournaments In Portugal and Germany
May 7, 2014 R K Gupta
ATP, ATP 250, Carlos Berlocq, Slovakian Martin Klizan, TennisNo one gave any chances to Argentinian Carlos Berlocq and Slovakian Martin Klizan, when two clay-court ATP 250 events got underway on April 28, 2014. But the two guys played the tournaments of their lives and won in the finals by beating their more celebrated opponents. In Oeiras, Portugal, Berlocq lost the first set 0-6 […]
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Nishikori Wins Barcelona Open in the Midst of a Blooming Clay Season in Europe
April 28, 2014 R K Gupta
ATP, Barcelona Open, Nishikori, TennisAfter the ATP Masters 1000 tournament at Monte Carlo, tennis players were required to choose from several clay-court tournaments in many European venues because some of them have overlapping schedules. For example, the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell and the BRD Nastase/Tiriac Trophy at Bucharest had identical schedules. In addition, the Bucharest event fell under the […]
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Bob and Mike – The Amazing Tennis Twins of Modern Era
April 23, 2014 R K Gupta
Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan, TennisBob Bryan and Mike Bryan are American professional doubles tennis players, who have already become the living legends of the game. In about a week from now, the Bryan brothers will celebrate their 36 birthdays. Age, however, has not dented their game or muted their combined rhythmic tennis music as the brothers keep going on […]
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For the Fourth Time Federer Fails In the Final of 2014 Monte-Carlo Open
April 22, 2014 R K Gupta
Monte Carlo Masters, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, TennisThe jinx continues for Roger Federer at Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. For three consecutive years in 2006, 2007 and 2008, Federer lost in the final to Rafael Nadal and yesterday, compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka deprived him of another chance. In the men’s singles final played yesterday night, Federer lost to Wawrinka after winning the first set and […]
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| # | Player | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor AXELSEN | 72,500 |
| 2 | PRANNOY H. S. | 66,730 |
| 3 | CHOU Tien Chen | 61,240 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 61,110 |
| 5 | Kodai NARAOKA | 55,370 |