2016 French Open

2016 French Open: Paes/Hingis Win Mixed Doubles Crown Serena Plays Muguruza and Djokovic Meets Murray for Titles

 June 4, 2016   R K Gupta

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Torrential rains in France broke all past records and made life difficult for people in all walks of life. However, regardless of the rain-soaked Paris, organizers of the year’s second Grand Slam at Roland Garros did a remarkable job. They fought the rains, inconvenience and time to ensure that the 115th edition of the French […]

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Djokovic Reaches US $100 Million

Murray Wawrinka in SF Showdown and Djokovic Reaches US $100 Million Prize-Money Mark

 June 2, 2016   R K Gupta

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For two days, Paris was inundated by the fury of river Seine. Along with other City engagements, the schedule of 2016 French Open at Roland Garros was badly affected. Regardless, play was possible on Wednesday despite interruptions. The off-shoot of Wednesday’s play is the Friday showdown between defending champion Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland and world […]

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Rafael Nadal Pulls Out of French Open Due to Wrist Injury

Rafael Nadal Pulls Out of French Open Due to Wrist Injury Murray Wawrinka Move Up

 May 28, 2016   R K Gupta

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After playing his first two matches with great authority, 9-time Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the 2016 French Open with a wrist injury. The Spaniard, who logged his 200th win in Grand Slam matches on Thursday, after beating Facundo Bagnis of Argentina, announced that he could not play his third round match […]

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Andy Murray Fights

Andy Murray Fights Another Five-Set Fire in Less than 24 Hours at Roland Garros

 May 26, 2016   R K Gupta

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The Scotsman could be out of his wits. It was 10 days ago, when he blew away world no.1 Novak Djokovic at Rome and now this. On second and third day, Murray had to deal with a born-again Radek Stepanek, currently ranked 129 in the world before breathing a sigh of relief that was short-lived […]

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2016 French Open

2016 French Open: Djokovic Murray Nadal & Serena Cross 1st Hurdles Kerber Vika Exit

 May 25, 2016   R K Gupta

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After first three days of 2016 French Open at Roland Garros, men and women’s top seeds are still in the fray and though men’s second seed Andy Murray sailed into the second round, it wasn’t a cake walk for him. The Scot survived after losing the first two sets to Czech qualifier Radek Stepanek, faced […]

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Roger Federer to Miss French Open for the First Time in the New Millennium

 May 20, 2016   R K Gupta

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The news of Roger Federer’s withdrawal from this year’s French Open spread like wildfire in the tennis world. All week, Federer had been practicing at Roland Garros but those, who watched him wince in pain, were convinced that the Swiss Maestro looked less than match-fit. His back injury has seriously curtailed his preparations and finally […]

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Wawrinka

Wawrinka Shatters Djokovic’s Dreams, Claims the French Open Title

 June 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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The one potent weapon that Stan Wawrinka employed against the world no.1 Novak Djokovic in the final was the one-handed backhand. He misfired on a few occasions but by and large, he was consistent in its execution. After losing the first set, Wawrinka roared back in the game to nullify Djokovic’s powerful onslaught in the […]

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French Crown Serena

Serena Clinches a Dramatic French Crown and 20th Grand Slam, Djokovic Plays Wawrinka for Men’s Title on Sunday

 June 7, 2015   R K Gupta

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The world no.1 American Serena Williams did not play her best tennis in the final. Regardless, she looked like taking the title game in two sets in just under an hour. But the 13th seeded Lucie Safarova delayed the inevitable by taking advantage of three double faults from the top seed in the second set […]

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Stanislas Wawrinka

Wawrinka Awaits His Final Opponent As Storm Suspends Djokovic-Murray Semifinal at Roland Garros.

 June 6, 2015   R K Gupta

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Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka reached his second career Grand Slam final by edging out home favorite and extremely demanding Jo Wilfried-Tsonga. Though Wawrinka took the first set, the Frenchman didn’t give in easily and fought back to take the second on tiebreak. After another set also went to the tiebreak in Wawrinka’s favor, Tsonga couldn’t force […]

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French Open Title

Lucie Safarova to Challenge Serena for the French Open Title

 June 5, 2015   R K Gupta

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In an amazing display, Czech Republic’s Lucie Safarova beat Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic in women’s semifinal to meet 19-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams for the French Open Crown. In a match that saw emotions flying, high quality tennis from both players delighted the fans. The match could have gone either way but Safarova edged out […]

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