Roger Federer Enters Wimbledon

Roger Federer Enters Wimbledon Quarters in the Quest for His 18th Grand Slam Title

 July 5, 2016   R K Gupta

, , , ,

On day 7 of the All-England Championships, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Serena Williams reached the quarterfinals. Joining them in the last eight were; Milos Raonic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Sam Querrey, Marin Cilic, Simona Halep, Angelique Kerber, Dominika Cibulkova, Elena Vesnina and veteran American Venus Williams. India’s Sania Mirza also reached the women’s doubles quarterfinal with […]

Read more
Sam Querrey

Djokovic’s Incredible Run of Success is Halted by Querrey Murray Sails Into Fourth Round

 July 3, 2016   R K Gupta

, , , , ,

In one of the biggest upsets in tennis history, world no.1 Novak Djokovic made a third-round exit at Wimbledon 2016. The defending champion and world no.1 lost to USA’s Sam Querrey in four sets in a match that was interrupted several times because of rain. Djokovic’s loss was a huge shock and the sensational news […]

Read more
 
Wimbledon

Djokovic Down in Deep Ditch Against Sam Query Federer Beats Another Brit at Wimbledon

 July 2, 2016   R K Gupta

, , ,

On a rain-drenched Friday at Wimbledon, men and women’s defending champions faced even heavier weather in the matches against their opponents. While Serena Williams managed to extricate herself from a losing position to advance to the third round, Novak Djokovic found himself on the brink of an early extinction from the All England Club. In […]

Read more

Wimbledon 2016: Federer in Third Round but Loser Willis Gets All the Applause

 July 1, 2016   R K Gupta

, , , , ,

It’s not often that Roger Federer plays a tennis match and his opponent gets support from crowd. In his nearly two-decade long tennis career, the Swiss Maestro has acquired a unique universal appeal of taking the audience with him regardless of the venue. On Wednesday however, the 17-time Grand Slam winner played while also watching […]

Read more
 
marcus willis wimbledon-2016 copy

Marcus Willis Gives Wimbledon An Underdog To Root For

 June 30, 2016   kridangan

, , ,

Marcus Willis is a part-time tennis player who gets paid $60 per hour to coach at a club in the British Midlands. On Wednesday, Willis will play one of the greatest tennis players ever, and the richest one as well at Wimbledon, for a guaranteed check of $100,000. Even though online tennis betting odds are […]

Read more
Halle Crown

Murray Digs Deep before Making Queen’s Club History Mayer Beats Zverev for Halle Crown

 June 21, 2016   R K Gupta

, , , , ,

Murray nearly lost his chance for the tryst with history. Playing the Aegon Championships final against Canada’s Milos Raonic, the Scot lost the first set and trailed 0-3 in the second. With the Canadian making fire with his trademark booming service, just the crowd support wasn’t enough for Murray. But just in the nick of […]

Read more
 
Federer Falls to Teenaged Zverev

Federer Falls to Teenaged Zverev in Halle Murray One Step Away from 5th Win at London

 June 19, 2016   R K Gupta

, , , ,

Roger Federer was denied his 9th title at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle by rising German star Alexander Zverev, who recorded the biggest win of his short tennis career on Saturday. The 19-year old Zverev played inspired tennis against the legendary Swiss before beating the world no.3 and eight-time winner at Halle. After losing […]

Read more
Roger Federer 2016

Roger Federer Reaches Halle Quarterfinals Andy Murray Does the Same at Queens Club

 June 17, 2016   R K Gupta

, , ,

Two ATP-500 tournaments, Halle’s Gerry Weber Open and Queen’s Club’s Aegon Championships are regarded by tennis players as preparatory events to the year’s third Grand Slam, the Wimbledon. The playing surface transition from clay to grass begins after Roland Garros and top stars use the period for testing themselves ahead of arguably the most coveted […]

Read more
 
Roger Federer Returns

Roger Federer Returns to Tennis Courts Loses in SF to Eventual Winner Thiem in Stuttgart

 June 16, 2016   R K Gupta

, ,

Roger Federer has had a woeful 2016 season so far. Two months shy of his 35th birthday in August 2016, the Swiss Master is having a hard time staying in good physical condition. After his semifinal loss to world no.1 Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open, he underwent a surgery. He tore his left-knee meniscus […]

Read more

Doubles Glory for French Garcia Mladenovic and Spaniards Lopez/Lopez at Roland Garros

 June 9, 2016   R K Gupta

, , , , , , , ,

Amidst the headline grabbing historic singles victories by Novak Djokovic and Garbine Muguruza, the French women pair of Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic created their own little niche by winning the women’s doubles crown at the Roland Garros. It was a rare triumph for the home nation and there was no dearth of support for […]

Read more