Australia In Davis Cup

Australia Still In Davis Cup Fray After Dominant Victory in Doubles on Saturday

 July 18, 2015   R K Gupta

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After the first-day debacle of losing both singles matches against Kazakhstan, Australian doubles team of Sam Groth and Lleyton Hewitt defeated the Kazakh pair of Andrey Golubev and Aleksandr Nedovyesov and kept their Davis Cup semifinal dreams alive. In a must-win situation brought about by Friday’s two games, Australia pulled one back but they need […]

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Davis Cup Match

Australia in Huge Trouble on Opening Day of Their Davis Cup Match Against Kazakhstan

 July 17, 2015   R K Gupta

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On paper, the Australians were heavy favorites to topple Kazakhstan in their Davis Cup quarter-final in Darwin but they had a disappointing start to their campaign with the loss in both the singles on the opening day. Captain Wally Masur decided to play Thanasi Kokkinakis in preference to the big-serving Sam Groth against Kazakhstan No.1 […]

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Davis Cup

After Wimbledon Tennis Stars from Eight Nations Will be on National Duty in Davis Cup

 July 16, 2015   R K Gupta

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Shortly after Wimbledon, tennis action resumed at Newport USA, where several stars are participating in an ATP250 event. But more importantly, this week will witness 2015 Davis Cup World Group quarter-finals with matches between Great Britain vs. France in London’s Queens Club, Australia vs. Kazakhstan at Darwin, Argentina vs. Serbia at Buenos Aires and Belgium […]

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Indian Tennis as Leander Paes Sania Mirza and Sumit Nagal Win Three Wimbledon Titles

Great Day for Indian Tennis as Leander Paes Sania Mirza and Sumit Nagal Win Three Wimbledon Titles in Last Two Days

 July 13, 2015   R K Gupta

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In an unprecedented achievement, three Indian tennis players brought laurels to the nation with title victories in mixed doubles, women’s doubles and boys’ doubles. After Sania’s title victory in women’s doubles on Saturday, Leander Paes combined with Sania’s partner to score a crushing victory in mixed doubles and Sumit Nagal added the icing to the […]

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Djokovic

Nail-Biting Wimbledon Final Ends With Dazzling Djokovic Powering Past a Fighting Federer

 July 13, 2015   R K Gupta

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It was largely a classy duel what if it could not go to five sets. World’s top two tennis stars fought out against one another in front of the packed Center Court of the All-England Club in South West London. When the final point was won, Djokovic helped himself to his customary grass feed and […]

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One Swiss Miss Takes Two Indians into Doubles Finals in 2015 Wimbledon on Friday

 July 11, 2015   R K Gupta

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July 10, 2015 was a happy day for Indian tennis lovers as Sania Mirza and Leander Paes both cruised into the doubles finals. But to a large extent, the credit rests with their common partner Martina Hingis of Switzerland. In her new reincarnation, Hingis has acquired the expertise of champion doubles player 20 years after […]

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2015 Wimbledon Djokovic

World No.1 Plays World No.2 in the 2015 Wimbledon Men’s Final on Sunday

 July 11, 2015   R K Gupta

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While Djokovic stopped the rollicking run of Frenchman Richard Gasquet, Roger Federer maintained his 9-year old record of never losing in the semifinals at the All-England Club Championships. In his 10th semifinal against Britain’s Andy Murray on Friday, Federer fended off the local favorite in straight sets. The Sunday’s final, therefore, will be fought between […]

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Federer in Wimbledon

Richard Gasquet Joins Djokovic Federer and Murray in Wimbledon Semifinals

 July 9, 2015   R K Gupta

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Just when everyone thought that men’s top four seeds were slated to reach the semifinals of Wimbledon 2015 and justify the faith reposed in them by tournament organizers, Richard Gasquet tipped the applecart. The Frenchman held on tenaciously against the no.4 seeded Stan Wawrinka and forced the decider in their thrilling quarterfinal encounter. With no […]

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Bopanna Mergea

Bopanna Mergea Eject Bryan Twins from Wimbledon 2015 to Enter Semifinals

 July 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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In one of the major upsets at Wimbledon this year, the stunning loss of the celebrated Bryan Brothers will be counted as nothing sort of sensational. The top seeded US twins had their quarterfinal scheduled at court no.2 on Tuesday against ninth-seeded India’s Rohan Bopanna and Romania’s Florin Mergea. Starting aggressively, the Bryans took the […]

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Wimbledon 2015

Wimbledon 2015: Murray Beats Karlovic Fedrerer Serena Sharapova Move up Berdych Loses

 July 7, 2015   R K Gupta

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In two men’s singles matches played on Monday, big-serving gentlemen from Croatia and South Africa created huge scare for British favorite Andy Murray and defending champion Novak Djokovic. While Murray overcame the challenge from Ivo Karlovic of Croatia, Kevin Anderson of South Africa is not done yet. In the earlier match played at the Center […]

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