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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John Isner

Rafael Nadal John Isner and Dominic Thiem Take ATP Titles at Hamburg Atlanta & Gstaad

 August 3, 2015   R K Gupta

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It was a confidence-boosting victory for former world no.1 Rafael Nadal at the Bet-At-Home open in Hamburg. After Stuttgart and Buenos Aires, this was the season’s third ATP title for the Spaniard. Nadal’s victory against Fabio Fognini was especially sweet since the Italian had beaten him twice on clay this season. In Atlanta, John Isner […]

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Nadal Plays Fognini

Title Games: Nadal Plays Fognini at Hamburg, Isner Meets Baghdatis in Atlanta & Goffin Faces Thiem at Gstaad

 August 2, 2015   R K Gupta

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All three men’s singles top seeds reached the finals of the ongoing ATP events at Hamburg, Atlanta and Gstaad. Rafael Nadal faced no difficulty in seeing off Andreas Seppi of Italy in Hamburg’s semifinal and now takes on another Italian Fabio Fognini for the title. In Atlanta, two-time defending champion John Isner fought hard against […]

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Rafael Nadal Advances at Hamburg

Rafael Nadal Advances at Hamburg Fish/Roddick Await for Next Match at Atlanta and All Top Seeds Reach QFs at Gstaad

 July 31, 2015   R K Gupta

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Rafael Nadal’s quest of regaining old prominence went one notch up with his second round victory over Czech Republic’s Jiri Vesely on Thursday. The big man, however, toiled for it and now faces Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas for a place in the semifinals. In Atlanta, two-time champion John Isner defeated Radek Stepanek in two tiebreaks and […]

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Rafael Nadal

Bautista Agut Falls at Hamburg Fish Roddick Win Doubles 1st Round in Atlanta and Andujar Enters QF at Gstaad

 July 30, 2015   R K Gupta

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Frenchman Benoit Paire defeated Spanish veteran and no.2 seed Tommy Robredo for the second time in four days. After shattering Robredo’s third Bastaad title dreams last Sunday, Paire beat Robredo once again in the second round at Hamburg. Once again Robredo began well but Paire rallied to win the next two sets and entered the […]

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ATP Action

With Top Tennis Stars in Vacation Mood ATP Action Continues In Hamburg Atlanta & Gstaad

 July 29, 2015   R K Gupta

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Just after Wimbledon, top stars usually pull themselves away from the rigors of professional tennis. Last year, Novak Djokovic scheduled his marriage in the week following his Wimbledon victory and a few days ago, he was seen sitting with spectators to watch the final at Umag’s Konzum Croatia Open. Most top players enjoy the break […]

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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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Rafael Nadal tennis

After dropping down the Tour rankings, is Nadal nearing the end of his Hall of Fame career?

 July 2, 2015   kridangan

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Knowing when it’s the right time to retire is one of the most difficult decisions a sportsperson has to make. Go too soon and you’re left with that temptation to make a comeback. Stay on too long and you risk tarnishing the reputation you’ve spent years building as your fans and the general public only […]

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Nadal at Halle

Federer into Halle QF As Nadal, Wawrinka Crash Out of Queen’s Club, Murray Advances

 June 18, 2015   R K Gupta

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After the first round scare against Germany’s Philippe Kohlschreiber, Roger Federer moved into the quarterfinals of the Gerry Weber Open at Halle with a straight sets victory over Ernests Gulbis of Latvia. In London, however, Rafael Nadal and Stan Wawrinka were trounced out of the prestigious Aegon Championships at the Queen’s Club, while world no.3 […]

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Rafael Nadal

Nadal Breaks the Jinx at Stuttgart to Win on Grass after 5 years; Mahut & Giorgi Emerge as Topshelf Champions and Konjuh Wins at Nottingham

 June 16, 2015   R K Gupta

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It must have been a huge relief for Spain’s former world no.1 Rafael Nadal to get back to the circle of winners. In the Mercedes’s Cup at Stuttgart, he convincingly defeated Serbia’s Viktor Troicki in two sets to win a grass court title for the first time after his Wimbledon 2010 triumph against Czech Republic’s […]

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