Tennis

Threat to Big Four in 2015 With the Rise of New Young Breed in Men’s Tennis in 2014

 January 1, 2015   R K Gupta

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In 2014, Nick Kyrgios, Kei Nishikori, Milos Raonic and Marin Cilic kept themselves in the news all-round the year and they were recognized as the face of tennis force to reckon with in the nearest future. These four, and a few others of their genre, surprised many with their superlative performances in different tournaments. In […]

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Federer Wins Second Match for Africa from Wawrinka at Zurich

 December 30, 2014   R K Gupta

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On Sunday December 21, 2012, Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka fought out in front of the packed Swiss crowd of 11000 people at Zurich’s Hallenstadion, where the second match for Africa was staged after four years. Although, it was strictly an exhibition game, played for a cause, the enthusiasm was not missing as two highly […]

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Fantastic Federer Spearheads Switzerland to Their First-Ever Davis Cup Triumph on Sunday

 November 24, 2014   R K Gupta

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On day one, Federer looked the shadow of his true self and lost to a player, several notches below him in the ATP ranking. On Saturday, regardless of his first day’s poor show against Monfils, his captain chose Federer to pair with Stan Wawrinka for the crucial doubles game under the watchful eyes of consultant […]

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Switzerland Win Doubles to Take a Crucial 2-1 Lead on Second Day of Davis Cup Final at Lille

 November 23, 2014   R K Gupta

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iIt was a different Roger Federer than the one people saw on the first day against Gael Monfils. He looked fitter and more enthusiastic as he combined with Stanislas Wawrinka in the doubles tie on Saturday. The two guys don’t play much doubles together but they justified the confidence reposed in them by their captain. […]

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France and Switzerland Share Honors on Day 1 of the Davis Cup Final at Lille

 November 22, 2014   R K Gupta

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The first day of the prestigious Davis Cup final between hosts France and Switzerland at the state-of-the-art Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille, where a crowd of over 27000 was privy to some truly engrossing and memorable tennis action. While such attendance can be called a no-crowd for football matches, the number of tennis enthusiasts, who […]

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Davis Cup Final Preview: Federer and Wawrinka Need to Rise Above Unseemly Mirka Spat

 November 20, 2014   R K Gupta

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It wasn’t very pleasant of Mirka Federer to call Wawrinka a crybaby. It was in bad taste as the spat forced Switzerland’s no.1 and no.2 players on a war of words. Besides the back problem, if there was any, the ugly intervention by Federer’s wife during the semifinal between the Swiss duo became another reason […]

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Amazing Bryan Twins Clinch Barclays ATP World Tour Doubles Title for the Fourth Time

 November 20, 2014   R K Gupta

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Mike and Bob won’t give in. Not just yet. The 36 year old Californian twins still have the match-fire burning within them. On Sunday afternoon at London’s O2 arena, the Bryans captured their fourth World Tour Doubles title in their sixth championship match. It was also the top-seeded Bryans 103th team trophy as they scored […]

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Novak Djokovic Continues to Stay on Top of the ATP World Rankings

 November 19, 2014   R K Gupta

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Serbian super star Novak Djokovic came out unchallenged and claimed the year-end no.1 spot as ATP’s top-most ranked player after he defeated Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych in his last round-robin league match of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. He didn’t even have to play the upcoming semifinal against Japan’s Kei Nishikori. A fortnight ago, […]

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Major Anti-Climax in ATP World Tour Singles Final as Federer Pulls Out at Last-minute

 November 17, 2014   R K Gupta

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It was a huge disappointment for spectators and worldwide television viewers, when they heard about the injury-forced retirement announced by Roger Federer ahead of his final match with Novak Djokovic on Sunday. As per Federer, he suffered a back injury that would not allow him to take the court against Djokovic in the Barclays ATP […]

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Singles & Doubles Semifinal Line-ups decided for Barclay’s ATP World Tour Finals in London

 November 15, 2014   R K Gupta

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On Friday night, the semifinal line-up completely emerged in the prestigious season-ending finale at O2 in London, where Barclay’s ATP World Tour Finals will conclude on Sunday. The last man to enter the last four in men’s singles was Stanislas Wawrinka, who got the better of Marin Cilic in three set 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Novak […]

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