Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal Defeats Gael Monfils to Enter Mercedes Cup Final at Stuttgart

 June 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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After four years, Rafael Nadal has entered his first grass-court final. The last time he made to the final in a grass court tournament was in Wimbledon 2011, when he lost to Novak Djokovic. On Saturday at Stuttgart, he beat Frenchman Gael Monfils to set up the title clash with Serbia’s Viktor Troicki, who earned […]

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Djokovic

French Open Day 11: Djokovic Dethrones King-of-Clay, Serena, Murray, Bacsinszky Enter Semifinals

 June 4, 2015   R K Gupta

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On 11th day of the French Open, 9-time Rafael Nadal lost his second match in 11 years. On the clay courts of Roland Garros, where the Spaniard played like a king for years, it required the force of world’s best tennis player to end the emperor’s superb reign. Djokovic, who has won all over the […]

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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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Roland Garros

Day-3 Roland Garros: Rafael Nadal Begins Title Defense with First-Round Win, Djokovic, Serena Through, But Dimitrov, Bouchard Knocked Out

 May 27, 2015   R K Gupta

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Nine-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal began solidly with a first round straight sets victory over Frenchman Quentin Halys on Tuesday. The day-3 also saw men and women’s top seeds sailing into the second round as both Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams won their matches easily. But there were casualties as well. Men’s 10th seed […]

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Mutual Madrid murray

Murray Never Had it so Good! Stuns Clay-Court Ace Nadal to Win Mutual Madrid!!

 May 12, 2015   R K Gupta

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It was a bit like waiting for the bus. For eternity, you wait for one and then two come along one after another. Andy Murray waited 10 years for a single clay-court title and he ended up winning two in a weeks’ time. Last week, Murray and Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber played three sets in the […]

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Monte-Carlo Masters

Djokovic Wins the High Octane Battle-of-Wits With Rafa at Monte-Carlo Masters

 April 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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In the semifinal of 2015 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, two great players from the Big-Four Club squared off against one another on Saturday for the 43rd time and first since 2014 Roland Garros final. It was always going to be the mind game more than tennis skills on court. Finally, Novak Djokovic prevailed over Rafael Nadal […]

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2015 Miami Masters

Nadal, Wawrinka, Azarenka Knocked Out of 2015 Miami Masters on Sunday

 March 31, 2015   R K Gupta

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The Key Biscayne tennis lovers saw the exit of two notable men’s seed at the 2015 Miami Masters on an otherwise uneventful Sunday. Rafael Nadal was not expected to lose against his countryman Fernando Verdasco nor was Stan Wawrinka against Frenchman Adrian Mannarino. But while the second seed Nadal went down in three sets after […]

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Miami Masters Nadal

CiCi Bellis Carries 2014 US Open Splash to Miami Masters; Nadal, Murray, Wawrinka, Halep, Azarenka, Ivanovic Advance on Friday

 March 28, 2015   R K Gupta

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Bubbling babe Bellis is back with her tennis court dances. After making her presence felt at 2014 US Open, CiCi Bellis won at Miami Masters on Friday. She now waits for her next match, where she will most probably meet 19-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams. And surprisingly the kid didn’t sound scared, when she […]

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Buenos Aires Nadal Wins

Buenos Aires: Nadal Wins First Title in 2015, Nieminen and Sa Take Doubles

 March 4, 2015   R K Gupta

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Finally, Rafael Nadal has won the Argentina Open presentado por Buenos Aires Ciudad on Sunday. It was a huge relief for the top seed, who converted on his first match point against home favorite Juan Monaco to record his first title victory of the 2015 season. The final match was interrupted several times on account […]

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Rafael Nadal Inching Closer to his 46th Clay-Court Title at Buenos Aires

 February 28, 2015   R K Gupta

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Top seeded Rafael Nadal eased into the semifinals of the Argentina Open Presented by Buenos Aires Ciudad with a comfortable victory over Federico Delbonis. If the Spaniard wins this tournament, he will record his 46th title win on clay courts to tie with Argentinian legend Guillermo Vilas. The other three semifinal spots were grabbed by […]

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