Roger Federer

Roger Federer, Serena Williams & Bryan Twins Emerge as Champions at Cincinnati Masters 2014

 August 18, 2014   R K Gupta

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Roger Federer has had a great 2014 thus far and after he finished runners-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga last week at Toronto’s Rogers Cup, the world no. 3 claimed the men’s singles crown at Cincinnati’s Western & Southern Open. The 33-year old Federer faced 32-year old David Ferrer of Spain and after some scare in the second […]

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Tsonga

Life’s Best Tennis Week for Tsonga as He Defeats Roger Federer to Win Rogers Cup in Toronto

 August 13, 2014   R K Gupta

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tennJo-Wilfried Tsonga could not have asked for a better reward in his entire tennis career. The Frenchman produced amazing form in a dream week that began on August 4 and ended last Sunday. The 13th seeded Frenchman finished as the Rogers Cup winner to take the second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title of his […]

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Clay-Court

Unexpected Week-End Winners at Clay-Court Tournaments In Portugal and Germany

 May 7, 2014   R K Gupta

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No one gave any chances to Argentinian Carlos Berlocq and Slovakian Martin Klizan, when two clay-court ATP 250 events got underway on April 28, 2014. But the two guys played the tournaments of their lives and won in the finals by beating their more celebrated opponents. In Oeiras, Portugal, Berlocq lost the first set 0-6 […]

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Nishikori

Nishikori Wins Barcelona Open in the Midst of a Blooming Clay Season in Europe

 April 28, 2014   R K Gupta

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After the ATP Masters 1000 tournament at Monte Carlo, tennis players were required to choose from several clay-court tournaments in many European venues because some of them have overlapping schedules. For example, the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell and the BRD Nastase/Tiriac Trophy at Bucharest had identical schedules. In addition, the Bucharest event fell under the […]

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Monte Carlo Masters 2014

Season’s First Clay-Court Matches Begin With Star Studded Monte Carlo Masters 2014

 April 15, 2014   R K Gupta

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The Rolex-sponsored Monte Carlo Open is another ATP 1000 event for men, following Indian Wells and Miami Masters. It has its popularity with top tennis professionals for a crucial reason. The tournament presents the first true clay surface, which along with several upcoming events, affords an opportunity for acclimatizing the players in the run up […]

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Sony Open at Miami

Roger Federer Crashes out of Sony Open at Miami

 March 27, 2014   R K Gupta

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By tradition, the annual event at Miami has always been well attended and 2014 was no different. Originally called the Miami Masters, the ATP 1000 event has had multiple sponsorships over the years and for the last two years it is known as the Sony Open. The tournament in one of a few ATP events […]

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Rafael

Why Rafael Nadal Chose To Go To Rio?

 February 28, 2014   R K Gupta

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While most top-ranked tennis players headed east to participate in the Dubai Open, Rafael Nadal opted to go the other way. Well Rafa wasn’t exactly alone, since he had the company of some other high-ranked players like; the compatriot world no. 4, David Ferrer, no. 14, Italian Fabio Fognini and two more guys from Spain, […]

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Rotterdam Open

At Long Last Tomas Berdych Fulfills His wishes Of Winning The Rotterdam Open

 February 19, 2014   R K Gupta

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The 41st ABN AMRO World Men’s Tennis Tournament, popularly known as the Rotterdam Open concluded on February 16, 2014, with Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic emerging as the new champion. The famous competition, held on indoor hard courts, is a part of ATP World Series Tour 500 Series, in which famous tennis players participate every […]

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Pavlyuchenkova

Another Tennis Star Benefits From a Brief Coaching Stint by a Former Champion

 February 4, 2014   R K Gupta

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In May 2013, one of the women’s singles quarterfinal matches, in the Portugal Open, was played between two Russians. The tournament was an ATP World Series event, which preceded the French Open last year. Since the top seed, Marion Bartoli and the No. 2 seed Dominika Cibulkova, had already fallen in their first round matches, […]

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Novak Djokovic

ATP tournament confirms Djokovic and Nadal superiority

 November 12, 2013   John Welsh

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When Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal in the final of the ATP World Tours Final tournament, it proved that the old guard are still dominating the tennis circuit with few players currently capable of challenging their continued supremacy. Andy Murray prevented the dominant duo from winning all four grand slam tournaments but he appears to […]

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