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Nishikori Wins at Barcelona, Garcia-Lopez Takes BRD Nastase Trophy in a Busy Fortnight for ATP World Tour

 April 29, 2015   R K Gupta

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The ATP calendar in the fortnight after the Monte-Carlo Open is extremely active in the current clay season. The last week saw the conclusion of Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, an ATP 500 event, at the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, which is the oldest Tennis Club in Spain dating back to 1899. Concurrently, Bucharest hosted […]

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Indian Wells Masters: Big Four on Course, Serena Moves On, Nishikori, Sharapova Shocked

 March 22, 2015   R K Gupta

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When Roger Federer hangs his boots, he will go down in tennis history as arguably the best men’s tennis player, several notches above his contemporaries and predecessors. There is nothing that he has not achieved in his decade-and half long tennis career. On Wednesday, Federer’s already heavily ornamented cap got another feather, when he beat […]

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Nadal Into Argentina Final, Ferrer Wins Acapulco and Bopanna/Nestor Take Doubles Crown at Dubai

 March 1, 2015   R K Gupta

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Other than Roger Federer winning his seventh title at Dubai Duty-Free Tennis championships, Saturday brought some more interesting Tennis news. Rafael Nadal entered the final of the Argentina Open at Buenos Aires; David Ferrer got past Kei Nishikori at Acapulco and Rohan Bopanna/Daniel Nestor emerged as men’s doubles champions at Dubai Duty-Free tournament. Looking for […]

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Japanese Kei Nishikori Reaches the Final of Abierto Mexicano Telcel at Acapulco

 March 1, 2015   R K Gupta

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Just as in Dubai, the final of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel at Mexico will also feature tournaments no.1 and no.2 seeds, justifying the organizers faith in the seed placements at the start. In Saturday’s final against Spain’s David Ferrer, Japanese tennis sensation Kei Nishikori will strive for a back-to-back title victory this season after he […]

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Kei Nishikori Wins Memphis Open for Third Consecutive Year

 February 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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While Tomas Berdych failed to retain the Rotterdam Open, Japanese Hero Kei Nishikori remained on course at the ATP250 Memphis Open to register back-to-back victories for the third year in a row. The tournament, which began in 1975 but acquired its current form in 1976, was won in that year by India’s Vijay Amritraj. The […]

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Emergence of Brand Nishikori is the Most Significant Commercial Gain from US Open 2014

 September 13, 2014   R K Gupta

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Kei Nishikori did not leave New York last Monday as the new Grand Slam champion at Flushing Meadows but he had done enough before his match against the newly crowned Marin Cilic to earn fame. The 24-year old Japanese did his country proud as he became the first Asian ever to reach the final of […]

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Martin Cilic Is The Most Unexpected Men’s Champion at the US Open In Decades

 September 9, 2014   R K Gupta

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If you had put your money on Marin Cilic before the start of US open tournament, you would have reaped riches on Monday because, with the ruling odds of 66/1; $1000 could have fetched you $66000. Since the advent of the tennis’ modern era in 1968; no tennis player was more unlikely to win US […]

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Top Two Tennis Titans Toppled on Saturday at US Open ’s Biggest Single-Day Upset

 September 7, 2014   R K Gupta

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First it was Novak Djokovic and then came the turn of Roger Federer. The two tennis kings were shockingly made to bite dust on a fateful Saturday at US Open Tennis Tournament’s 13th day in New-York. In carving out a tennis history of sorts, Japan’s Kei Nishikori became the first Asian male to enter the […]

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Nishikori Wins Barcelona Open in the Midst of a Blooming Clay Season in Europe

 April 28, 2014   R K Gupta

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After the ATP Masters 1000 tournament at Monte Carlo, tennis players were required to choose from several clay-court tournaments in many European venues because some of them have overlapping schedules. For example, the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell and the BRD Nastase/Tiriac Trophy at Bucharest had identical schedules. In addition, the Bucharest event fell under the […]

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