Davis Cup

Japan, Poland, Switzerland and Croatia Book World Group Berths in 2016 Davis Cup

 September 22, 2015   R K Gupta

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Japan bounced back from 1-2 deficit after their doubles rubber to spring a surprise on the charged-up Colombians. The Japanese won both the reverse singles on Sunday and secured the World Group spot for the 2016 season. Likewise, 2014 champions Switzerland also entered the world group after being relegated to play-offs in the current season. […]

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Andy Murray

Andy Murray Does It for Great Britain What Djokovic and Federer Did in 2010 & 2014

 September 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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When Andy Murray defeated Bernard Tomic in the first reverse single rubber at Glasgow on Sunday and took Great Britain into the Davis Cup final, he rekindled the tennis lovers’ memories of 2010 and 2014 season’s finals. In 2010 Serbia defeated France in the final on the strength of Novak Djokovic’s terrific performance and in […]

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Tennis India

India’s Hopes of a World Group Berth Dashed by Bhambri’s Loss in the First Reverse Singles

 September 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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In the first reverse singles on Sunday, Czech Republic’s Jiri Vesely helped his country regain the World Group berth by defeating India’s Yuki Bhambri. Vesely scored a straight sets win over the Indian and Czech Republic took an unassailable 3-1 lead while it was curtains for India. Although Bhambri played much better than on the […]

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Murray Brothers

Murray Brothers’ Win Take GBR On Verge of Davis Cup Final Argentina Lead Belgium 2-1

 September 20, 2015   R K Gupta

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Andy Murray is leading from front. He was the key man in the quarterfinals against the French and he has reached within one match of the semifinal victory for Great Britain against Australia. British captain Leon Smith changed the pecking order for Saturday’s doubles game by replacing Dominic Inglot with Andy Murray and the brothers […]

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Davis Cup World team india

India Hold Czech Republic to 1-1 Draw On First Day of Davis Cup World Group Play-Off

 September 20, 2015   R K Gupta

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Czech Republic’s Davis Cup squad arrived in Delhi for their world group play-off tie against India. They began well in taking the first singles, in which Lukas Rosol defeated India’s Yuki Bhambri in straight sets. But Somdev Devvarman leveled things up for India by overpowering world no.40 Jiri Vesely also in straight sets. Now Saturday’s […]

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Davis Cup Semifinals

Andy Murray Leads British Charge Against Australia in Davis Cup Semifinals at Glasgow

 September 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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In July 2015, Andy Murray was the star performer in Great Britain’s tie against France and when he defeated Gilles Simon in four sets after losing the first. Murray carried Britain into the semifinal on his great overall effort. Once again on Friday September 18, 2015, the irrepressible Scot played with firm commitment in the […]

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Djokovic vs Federer

Djokovic Denies Federer the Chance to Claim His 18th Grand Slam Title at 2015 US Open

 September 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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The score-line of Djokovic’s victory over Federer may not indicate the reality that Federer lost Sunday’s championship match against Novak Djokovic on account his failure to convert the numerous break-point opportunities that came his way. He got as many as 23 chances in the match and could only convert 4. Those 19 misses allowed Djokovic […]

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Federer in US Open

Federer in US Open Final After 6 Years to Have Another Showdown with Djokovic on Sunday

 September 12, 2015   R K Gupta

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Once again in a Grand Slam final, world’s two leading tennis stars will face each other. They met at Wimbledon a couple of months ago, when Djokovic walked off as the eventual champion. This US open, both Djokovic and Federer have played marvelously and delighted the organizers with their seeds ranking. After the no.1 and […]

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Leander Paes

Leander Paes of India Wins Third Grand Slam of the Calendar Year with Swiss Martina Hingis

 September 12, 2015   R K Gupta

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On a day that Serena Williams lost her chance to achieve a calendar Grand Slam, she still had three titles in 2015. Only India’s Leander Paes and Switzerland’s Martina Hingis could match Serena Williams with three titles; the Australian Open, the Wimbledon and now the US Open. The Paes/Hingis team also emerged as the first […]

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Martina Hingis

Martina Hingis Carries Sania & Paes to Two Finals of 2015 US Open in a Double Delight for India with a Possible Repeat of Their Wimbledon Feat

 September 10, 2015   R K Gupta

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The mixed doubles semifinal at the US Open proved bitter-sweet for India. With Martina Hingis, India’s Leander Paes was on one side of the court and another Indian Rohan Bopanna, on the opposite side with his Taiwanese partner Yung-Jan Chan. Bopanna got unlucky for the second time on Wednesday as he lost. Earlier in the […]

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