Rogers Cup Nadal match

In Montreal Murray Nadal Nishikori Adavance But Berdych & Cilic Lose While Kvitova and Wozniacki Fall in Toronto

 August 13, 2015   R K Gupta

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In Rogers Cup second round matches on Wednesday, no.2 seed Andy Murray of Great Britain defeated Spanish veteran Tommy Robredo, no.7 seed Rafael Nadal of Spain triumphed against Ukraine’s Sergiy Stakhovsky and no.4 seed Japan’s Kei Nishikori beat Spain’s Pablo Andujar. But there were heartbreaks for no.5 seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic and […]

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Nishikori Takes Washington Singles

Nishikori Takes Washington Singles While Bryans Win Make It 108 Titles Together

 August 10, 2015   R K Gupta

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After he got his revenge for his 2014 US Open final loss to Croat Marin Cilic on Saturday, Japan’s Kei Nishikori had another encounter for the title match with USA’s John Isner on Sunday. Against the big-serving American, Nishikori had to remain focused on return of serves. Nishikori lost the first set but came back […]

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ATP World Tour Nishikori

Nishikori Faces Isner for Washington Title Kohlschreiber Wins Generali Open at Kitzbuhel

 August 10, 2015   R K Gupta

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For Japan’s Kei Nishikori, it was a revenge of his 2014 US Open loss to Marin Cilic as he beat the Croat in the semifinal of the Citi Open in Washington DC to set up the title clash with US star John Isner. In an all-American semifinal with compatriot Steve Johnson, Isner saved two match […]

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Kei Nishikori

Nishikori and Three Americans In Citi Open QFs Dominic Thiem in Semis of Generali Open

 August 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori overcame the rustiness he showed in his first match against Australian Duckworth and defeated Argentina’s Leonardo Mayer to enter the quarterfinals of the Citi Open in Washington. He was joined by a trio of American players in the round-of-eight. John Isner defeated Canada’s no.12 seed Vasek Pospisil; Steve Johnson upset no.6 […]

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Nishikori

Nishikori Survives in Citi Open as Wild-Card Dennis Novak Beats Aljaz Bedene in Kitzbuhel

 August 5, 2015   R K Gupta

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This tennis week features an ATP 500 event in Washington DC and an ATP250 tournament in Kitzbuhel, Austria. Washington’s Citi Open, being played at Rock Creek Park, is one of the 13 ATP Tour 500 tournaments and this year it has world’s two top 5 players in Andy Murray and Kei Nishikori. While Murray is […]

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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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Andy Murray

Murray, Muller, Monfils and Nishikori Continue the Grass Swing at Queen’s and Halle

 June 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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Andy Murray defeated Spain’s Fernando Verdasco to remain in contention for his fourth title at the prestigious Queen’s Club in London. However, the top-seeded Scot had to fight hard against world no.42 Verdasco in his second round match on Thursday before notching up a straight sets victory. Murray will now take on Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller, […]

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Roger Federer

Federer Fails in QF, Tsonga Raises French Hopes, Ana Ivanovic in Semifinals

 June 3, 2015   R K Gupta

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Roger Federer and Kei Nishikori lost their quarterfinal matches on Tuesday at the 2015 French Open. In blustery conditions at Suzanne Lenglen, the world no.2 was eliminated by his pal and Davis Cup teammate Stan Wawrinka, who packed too much power in his shot-making and left Federer stranded on several occasions. This is the third […]

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Kei Nishikori

Sunday at Roland Garros: Nishikori, Tsonga, Wawrinka Reach QFs on a Day Marred by Rain and Bad Light

 June 2, 2015   R K Gupta

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Kei Nishikori created history by becoming the second Japanese to reach men’s singles quarterfinals of the French Open in 82 years. In 1931 and 1933, Jiro Satoh of Japan had reached the semifinals and since then, no Japanese has reached the quarterfinals until Nishikori did that on Sunday. On a day interrupted by showers in […]

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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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