no.1 Serena Williams

Wimbledon 2015 Day 5: Serena Overcomes Watson Scare; Raonic, Dimitrov Fall; Djokovic, Wawrinka, Azarenka and Sharapova Go Through

 July 4, 2015   R K Gupta

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On an eventful fifth day, British no.1 Heather Watson came close to upsetting the top seed and world no.1 Serena Williams as she served for the match at 5-4 in the third set. But the 20-time Grand Slam champion shifted gears and broke Watson’s service before defeating her in three sets. The Watson-Serena third-round thriller […]

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rafael nadal exit

Rafael Nadal Dumped out of Wimbledon by Qualifier Brown on Fourth Day

 July 3, 2015   R K Gupta

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For the fourth year in a row, two-time champion Rafael Nadal has faced an early exit from Wimbledon. The only difference this time is a qualifier and world no.102, Dustin Brown sweeping away the big Spaniard. The title winner in 2008 and 2010 and runner-up in 2006, 2007 and 2011 was beaten in the fourth […]

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Wimbledon Novak Djokovic

Djokovic, Serena, Sharapova Advance; Ana Ivanovic Upset And Nishikori pulls out on Day 3 of Wimbledon 2015

 July 2, 2015   R K Gupta

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Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen played his last Wimbledon singles match on Wednesday and he faced none other than the world no.1 Novak Djokovic to bid adieu to the spectators at the Center Court. On the second day, the Finn had beaten Australia’s Old warrior Lleyton Hewitt, who also bid an emotional farewell to Wimbledon. The two […]

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2015 Wimbledon

2015 Wimbledon Day 2: Murray, Kvitova Enter Second Round, Simona Halep Exits Early

 July 1, 2015   R K Gupta

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Much to the delight of the center court crowd on Tuesday, Britain’s Andy Murray made a great start to his Wimbledon campaign by winning against Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Kukushkin in straight sets. Playing in hot afternoon sun with mercury touching 410 C, Murray fought for over 2 hours with the Kazakh before cruising through to the […]

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Wimbledon Championships

Aura of Wimbledon Recalled as the Championships Get Underway on Monday

 June 30, 2015   R K Gupta

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Ivan Lendl was a big force in men’s tennis in the eighties and early nineties. Originally from Czechoslovakia, Lendl became a US citizen in 1992. During his illustrious tennis career lasting over a decade, Lendl won 8 out of 19 Grand Slam finals that he contested. He held the Grand-Slam-final- appearance record until 2009, when […]

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French Open QF

Djokovic, Nadal Moving Towards QF Showdown – Murray, Serena Enter Third Round on Day-5 of the French Open

 May 29, 2015   R K Gupta

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Defending champion Rafael Nadal and world no.1 Novak Djokovic won their second round matches on Thursday and the way they are playing, the big two are destined to meet each other in quarterfinal of the 2015 French Open tournament. Britain’s Andy Murray dropped a set against Portuguese Joao Sousa before coming through in four sets. […]

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Lucic-Baroni

Simona Shocked Second Time by Lucic-Baroni; Federer, Sharapova Reach Third Round at Roland Garros on Day 4

 May 28, 2015   R K Gupta

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The psychological factor probably worked against third seed Simona Halep as she suffered her second loss to a player, who had upset her in last year’s US Open. Croat veteran 33-year old Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, who made waves 15 years ago caused an earthquake on Court Suzanne Lenglen at Roland Garros on Wednesday by knocking Halep […]

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French Open

French Open Day-2: Radwanska Falls at First Hurdle, Murray, Sharapova, Berdych, Monfils and Navarro Win First Round Matches

 May 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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Just as it happened on Sunday, two men’s seeds fell along with two women’s seeds on the second day of the French Open on Monday. Among notable winners; Andy Murray, Maria Sharapova, Tomas Berdych, Gael Monfils, Carla Suarez Navarro and Victoria Azarenka entered the second round. Top seed Novak Djokovic, nine-time champion Rafael Nadal and […]

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French Open

Halep, Federer, Wawrinka and Nishikori Sail Through on Day one at French Open

 May 25, 2015   R K Gupta

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The year’s second Grand Slam began on Sunday at Paris’ famed Stade Roland Garros. The prestigious French Open was the first Grand Slam tournament to embrace the Open Era in 1968 and its red clay courts have been graced by many tennis greats like Bjorn Borg, Ivan Lendl, Mats Wilander, Gustavo Kuerten, Roger Federer and […]

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Tennis Grand Slam

Speculations Run High As Year’s Second Tennis Grand Slam Begins in Paris

 May 26, 2014   R K Gupta

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The Red clay of the Roland Garros is one of the most deceptive playing surfaces. Tennis greats of the open era, who excelled elsewhere, found the going difficult in Paris. Arthur Ashe, Stefan Edberg, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe Pete Sampras and Boris Becker could never win at Roland Garros and lucky stars like Andre Agassi […]

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