Rogers Cup: Monfils Upsets Raonic & Kucova Beats Konta SF Line-up Clear

 July 30, 2016   R K Gupta

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French showman Gael Monfils didn’t surrender his 7-match winning streak even if he disappointed the biased home supporters at Toronto. It was widely expected that Milos Raonic would conquer Monfils to keep his expected semifinal date with Novak Djokovic. But Monfils matched the Canadian ball for ball and broke once in each set to record […]

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Roger Federer Drops

Roger Federer Drops a Bombshell Will Skip Rio Olympics to Shock His Global Tennis Fans

 July 27, 2016   R K Gupta

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Most of us thought Roger Federer’s decision about skipping Rogers Cup at Toronto was to buy more practice time for the upcoming Rio Olympics. But the Swiss Maestro had other problems, which he couldn’t possibly share with everybody, when he announced about his withdrawal from Rogers Cup. On Tuesday afternoon, however, he wrote on his […]

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ATP Events

Four ATP Events Currently Underway Ahead of Rogers Cup without Murray Federer & Nadal

 July 21, 2016   R K Gupta

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After the Wimbledon euphoria and Davis Cup quarterfinals, tennis’ next big event is the Rogers Cup at Toronto and Montreal. As per Tennis Canada’s policy of annual rotation of venues, men’s ATP event is being held in Toronto, while women will travel to Montreal this year. Though qualification rounds begin on July 23, the real […]

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Davis Cup World-Group

Borna Coric Emerges as Undisputed Hero on Last Day of Davis Cup World-Group Matches

 July 18, 2016   R K Gupta

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Trailing 0-2 to USA on the opening day, Ivan Dodig and Marin Cilic brought Croatia back into the match on Saturday with their doubles victory over Mike and Bob Bryan. But that left Croatia with a tough job of winning both the reverse singles on Sunday. In the fourth rubber, Marin Cilic defeated John Isner […]

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Davis Cup World Group

Davis Cup World Group Matches Interestingly Poised after the Second Day

 July 17, 2016   R K Gupta

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The four World-Group quarterfinal games ended the second day with an identical score-line of 2-1 for the leaders. However, Saturday’s doubles victories by Great Britain, France, Argentina and Croatia have given these nations an edge at this stage. Of these four, only Croatia trail USA and will need to win both reverse singles on Sunday. […]

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Djokovic and Murray Set to Skip Davis Cup

Djokovic and Murray Set to Skip Davis Cup

 July 15, 2016   kridangan

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Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, two of the best tennis players in the world right now. Will not represent their countries in the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup, which will be held in Belgrade this weekend. While their absence will make a difference in the online tennis betting odds, not too many people will complain […]

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Murray Uncertain About His Participation in Davis Cup Tie against Serbia Beginning Friday

 July 14, 2016   R K Gupta

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After Novak announced his withdrawal from Serbia’s Davis Cup squad, it was the turn of newly crowned Wimbledon champion Andy Murray to show uncertainty about his participation. The quarterfinals of the World Group matches begin on Friday with Serbia and Great Britain vying for one of the top four finishers. At Belgrade’s Tasmajdan Stadium, the […]

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Andy Murray Beats Milos Raonic in the Final to Win Wimbledon Crown for the Second Time

 July 11, 2016   R K Gupta

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Playing controlled tennis for 2 hours and 47 minutes, Great Britain’s Andy Murray lifted the Wimbledon trophy for the second time. In 2013, Murray had defeated Novak Djokovic in the final to win the championship for the first time. On Sunday, the Brit had Canada’s big-serving Milos Raonic playing against him on the other side. […]

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Raonic Stops Federer from Reaching the Wimbledon Final Sets up Summit Clash with Murray

Raonic Stops Federer from Reaching the Wimbledon Final Sets up Summit Clash with Murray

 July 9, 2016   R K Gupta

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Roger Federer came very close to beating Milos Raonic in the fourth set. He was just a touching distance away from reaching another final at Wimbledon but Raonic denied him at crunch time. The 7-time Wimbledon champion, however, played marvelous tennis against an inspired opponent. He had beaten Raonic in the 2014 semifinal but it […]

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Roger Federer Climbs Out of a Hole to Hold off Croatia’s Marin Cilic Meets Raonic in Semis

 July 7, 2016   R K Gupta

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Before Roger Federer took on Marin Cilic in his quarterfinal match on Wednesday, the 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 straight sets thrashing that Cilic inflicted on him in 2014 US Open semifinal, would certainly have been playing on his mind. That was also the last time Federer had played against Cilic. Though the Swiss had a 5-1 […]

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