Novak Djokovic

Men & Women’s QF Line-up Revealed on 8th Day at Melbourne as Ferrer, Radwanska are Knocked out

 January 28, 2015   R K Gupta

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As the first day of the second week in Year’s first Grand Slam came to an end, eight men and eight women have remained in the tournament to play in the quarterfinals beginning Tuesday. There were some predictable performances and some stunning results on Monday. Men’s top seed Novak Djokovic came with another stellar show against Luxemburg’s Gilles […]

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Sharapova

Nadal, Murray, Sharapova and Other Favorites Roll On at the end 7th Day at Australian Open 2015

 January 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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The quarterfinal entrants have begun to emerge from among the favorite stars as the 7th day came to an end at the Melbourne Park. The famous names, who have already booked their passages into the last eight are; Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Tomas Berdych, Nick Kyrgios, Maria Sharapova, Eugenie Bouchard, Simona Halep and Ekaterina Makarova. […]

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Serena

Australian Open Day 6: Djokovic, Raonic, Wawrinka Look Strong; Serena Survives, Vika Rolls on

 January 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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The Australian Open is slowly heading to a climax just as the temperatures begin soaring. On the sixth day, Novak Djokovic and Milos Raonic still showed their strength in straight sets victories over their rivals while Stan Wawrinka played like a champion after struggling in earlier rounds. Serena Williams started slowly, dropped a set against […]

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Federer Falls

Formidable Federer Falls on a Fateful Friday at the Australian Open

 January 24, 2015   R K Gupta

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The biggest day five casualty was Roger Federer, who was knocked out by Italian world no.46 Andreas Seppi in four sets. The stunned crowd at the Rod Laver arena suffered with Federer since it was one match the Swiss could have won, whatever else the score-line conveys. Of the four sets that the match lasted, […]

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Australian Open

Djokovic, Raonic Strong, Serena Survive Scare But Vika on Comeback Trail on Day 4 of Australian Open

 January 23, 2015   R K Gupta

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Top seed Novak Djokovic found Russian Andrey Kuznetsov an easy meat for his second round feast. Nearly the same was true for 8th seed Milos Raonic, who overpowered American Donald Young with a solid performance. But no.1 women’s seed Serena Williams stuttered in first set against world’s 203rd ranked player, Vera Zvonareva of Russia. Serena […]

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Nadal

Australian Open Day 3: Sharapova, Nadal and Federer Survive Scare Before Moving on to Third Round

 January 22, 2015   R K Gupta

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Third day at Melbourne Park was full of possibilities as several top players, including potential Grand Slam winners came close to making exits. The day also brought the cursing summer to the arena as air temperatures rose in the vicinity of 350 Celsius. First, it was the Russian Alexandra Panova, who almost ended the run […]

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Djokovic, Wawrinka, Serena, Kvitova & Wozniacki Sail Into second round of Australian Open on Day 2

 January 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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Four-time winner Novak Djokovic, defending champion Stan Wawrinka, Japanese star Kei Nishikori, world no.1 Serena Williams, fourth seed Petra Kvitova two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka and serious challenger Caroline Wozniacki won their first-round matches on the second day of the Australian Open at Melbourne. Except a little first-set wobble for Wozniacki, none of these […]

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Federer

Federer, Nadal, Sharapova Sail into Second Round on First Day of the Australian Open

 January 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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On the inaugural day that saw Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Maria Sharapova sail comfortably into the second round, 10 seeded players; 2 men and 8 women made their exit from the 103rd edition of the Australian Open. Year 2015’s first Grand Slam also opened with great news for the locals as Australian […]

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Heineken Open at Auckla

Qualifiers and New Pairs Steal Limelight at Apia International Sydney & Heineken Open at Auckland

 January 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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Apia International at Sydney and Heineken Open in Auckland both had their Men’s singles final dominated by qualifiers. In Sydney the final was contested between two qualifiers for the first time in tournament’s history and another qualifier won Heineken Open in New Zealand. The Apia International was won by Serbia’s Viktor Troicki and Heineken Open […]

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David Ferrer

Spain’s David Ferrer Wins Qatar ExxonMobil Title at Doha

 January 16, 2015   R K Gupta

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Besides Brisbane and Chennai, Doha was another world city, which simultaneously hosted one of the season-opening ATP events with rich field of tennis stars. While the ExxonMobil Open tournament threw up some shocks, it proved lucky for Spain’s world no.10 David Ferrer. Playing brilliant tennis all along, Ferrer won the title by beating another celebrity […]

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