Thomaz Bellucci

Thomaz Bellucci Wins at Geneva and Dominic Thiem Takes Nice Open

 May 24, 2015   R K Gupta

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In an hour and 34 minutes, Brazil’s Thomaz Bellucci emerged as the champion in the inaugural Geneva Open by defeating Portugal’s Joao Sousa on Saturday. It was world no.60 Bellucci’s fourth ATP title of his career. Bellucci is the second South American to enter his name as an ATP World Tour champion after Argentina’s Pablo […]

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Geneva Open Title

Bellucci, Sousa to Clash for Geneva Open Title and Thiem Takes on Mayer at Nice Open in Two ATP Events Preceding the French Open

 May 23, 2015   R K Gupta

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The hectic ATP schedule goes on with two ATP-250 events heading towards the final stages in Switzerland and France. The Geneva Open has come back for the first time since 1991, while it is the sixth edition for the Nice Open, which was first staged in 2010. After the week-long matches at both venues, four […]

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Rome Masters Finals

Rome Masters Finals: Djokovic Outplays Federer, Sharapova Takes Women’s Crown and Sania/Hingis End Runners-up

 May 18, 2015   R K Gupta

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Novak Djokovic is unstoppable. By claiming the Italian Open on Sunday, the Serbian world no.1 made it to 5 titles this tennis season. In the final of the Rome Masters at the iconic Foro Italico, Djokovic defeated world no.2 Roger Federer in straight sets and lifted the Italian Open Trophy for the fourth time. The […]

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Sania & Hingis

The Big Two to Clash for Men’s Title at Rome Masters, Sharapova Takes on Carla Navarro for Women’s and Sania/Hingis Reach Fourth Final Together

 May 17, 2015   R K Gupta

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For the 39th time in their careers, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will meet one another across the net on a tennis court with the winner taking the men’s crown in the Internazionali BNL d’Italia or the Italian Open. Federer defeated compatriot Wawrinka in the semifinal while Djokovic overpowered Spain’s David Ferrer. Federer has never […]

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2015 Rome Masters

2015 Rome Masters: Djokovic, Federer, Wawrinka and Ferrer Reach Semifinals, Sania/Hingis Make Another Doubles Semifinal

 May 16, 2015   R K Gupta

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Saturday will see the men and women’s semifinals at the 2015 Rome Masters with two of the big fours in men’s tennis making it to the last four. First to make the grade was Roger Federer, who defeated Tomas Berdych but there were hard fought contests elsewhere. World no.1 Novak Djokovic dropped a set before […]

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Mutual Madrid murray

Murray Never Had it so Good! Stuns Clay-Court Ace Nadal to Win Mutual Madrid!!

 May 12, 2015   R K Gupta

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It was a bit like waiting for the bus. For eternity, you wait for one and then two come along one after another. Andy Murray waited 10 years for a single clay-court title and he ended up winning two in a weeks’ time. Last week, Murray and Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber played three sets in the […]

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Petra Kvitova

Kvitova Supreme at Mutua Madrid, Murray to Clash with Nadal for Men’s Crown

 May 10, 2015   R K Gupta

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Playing brilliant tennis over two days, Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova was crowned as the women’s champion of 2015 Mutua Madrid Open. This was the Czech’s second title after she also won the tournament in 2011. In Saturday’s final, it was literally a cake walk for Kvitova, who disposed of Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-2 in […]

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Nick Kyrgios

Stubborn Kyrgios Knocks Out Federer at Mutua Madrid but Loses his way against John Isner, Murray, Nadal, Nishikori on Course and Serena Enters Semifinals

 May 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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After the Australian Nick Kyrgios showed the door to top seed Roger Federer in the second round, the young gun fell to the big-serving American John Isner in his next match in the Mutua Madrid Open. The hard-fought match with Federer probably brought fatigue, which Kyrgios probably couldn’t overcome against Isner. Elsewhere in the men’s […]

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Murray Takes Munich

Federer Wins Istanbul, Murray Takes Munich & Gasquet Tops at Estoril

 May 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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Last week’s three ATP 250 tournaments threw up predictable results. World no.2 and top seed Roger Federer won the inaugural TEB BNP Paribas Open at Istanbul. But the Swiss didn’t have a cake-walk. In his semifinal against Diego Schwartzman of Argentina, Federer had dropped the first set before taking the next two. In the final, […]

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Federer at Istanbul final

Scare for Federer at Istanbul, Rains Wash off Play in Munich While Kyrgios Makes to Semis in Estoril

 May 2, 2015   R K Gupta

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World no.2 and top seed Roger Federer had a big problem in his quarterfinal match against Daniel Gimeno-Traver of Spain in the TEB BNP Paribas Open at Istanbul. The Swiss was taken to the tiebreak in the first set before winning it but pushed hard in the second. Federer changed gear under trying circumstances to […]

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