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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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, 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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Saina Nehwal

Saina Nehwal Wins World Super-Series after 20 Months at Australian Open In Sydney.

 July 1, 2014   R K Gupta

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India’s ace shuttler Saina Nehwal returned to her winning ways after a long time. In the Star Australian Open BWF super-series final at Sydney on Sunday, Nehwal beat Spain’s Carolina Marin to announce her still mighty presence in the badminton circuit. Her last super-series triumph was at the Denmark open in 2012 but afterwards, Nehwal […]

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Stanislas Wawrinka Wins in a Poorly Contested Australian Open Final.

 January 26, 2014   R K Gupta

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It is a little over 4 years ago that Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro won the 2009 US Open. Since then, every tennis Grand Slam has been won by one of the big four men in the game. That jinx was broken on Sunday, when Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka defeated world’s no.1 men’s player, the irrepressible […]

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Li Na

Li Na Wins Australian Open In Her Third Attempt

 January 26, 2014   R K Gupta

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When the familiar Chinese, Li Na came to the Rod Laver Arena on Saturday evening to play the Australian Open final, for the third time in the last four years, it was impossible to predict, if she would be lucky this time. The fourth seed has had a rather easy passage into the final, except […]

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Rafael Nadal

Brilliant Rafa Roars into Australian Open Final

 January 25, 2014   R K Gupta

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When Rafael Nadal played his fourth round match against the Japanese Kei Nishikori, rough edges were visible in his game. Two tie-breaks were required before Nadal could scrape through 7-6, 7-5, 7-6. The score line, however, does not tell the real story of the nail biting three-setter, because the match was more closely contested than […]

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Stanislas Wawrinka Enters His First Ever Grand Slam Final

 January 25, 2014   R K Gupta

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After he caused a major upset on Tuesday by outlasting the reigning champion and second seed Novak Djokovic, eighth seed Stanislas Wawrinka could be weighing his chances of winning the Australian Open title. Knowing that the road ahead would be treacherous, he took the first step as he went into Thursday’s semifinal with the highly […]

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Li Na, Cibulkova Storm Into Australian Open Final

 January 23, 2014   R K Gupta

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There is something inexplicable about Li Na’s performance at the Australian Open. She has reached the finals here in 2011, 2013 and now in 2014. Unfortunately, she couldn’t convert any one of these opportunities in a victory. In 15 years as professional women’s tennis player, she has won many singles tournaments on the ITF Circuit. […]

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