Stanislas Wawrinka aus win 2014

Stanislas Wawrinka Wins in a Poorly Contested Australian Open Final.

 January 26, 2014   R K Gupta

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It is a little over 4 years ago that Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro won the 2009 US Open. Since then, every tennis Grand Slam has been won by one of the big four men in the game. That jinx was broken on Sunday, when Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka defeated world’s no.1 men’s player, the irrepressible […]

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Rafael Nadal

Brilliant Rafa Roars into Australian Open Final

 January 25, 2014   R K Gupta

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When Rafael Nadal played his fourth round match against the Japanese Kei Nishikori, rough edges were visible in his game. Two tie-breaks were required before Nadal could scrape through 7-6, 7-5, 7-6. The score line, however, does not tell the real story of the nail biting three-setter, because the match was more closely contested than […]

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Rafa Against Roger Aus open 2014

It Will Be Rafa Against Roger In the Second Semifinal At Melbourne Park

 January 22, 2014   R K Gupta

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Victoria Azarenka’s unexpected exit from the Australian Open was not the only news on day 10 of the year’s first Grand Slam. The way the great Roger Federer played in his match against fourth seed Andy Murray of Great Britain was sensational as well. Federer played like old times at the Rod Laver Arena, in […]

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Novak Djokovic

ATP tournament confirms Djokovic and Nadal superiority

 November 12, 2013   John Welsh

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When Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal in the final of the ATP World Tours Final tournament, it proved that the old guard are still dominating the tennis circuit with few players currently capable of challenging their continued supremacy. Andy Murray prevented the dominant duo from winning all four grand slam tournaments but he appears to […]

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Rafael Nadal wins the 2013 US Open over top seed Novak Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 and holds up the winner's trophy.

Nadal US Open victory extends current monopoly in men’s tennis

 September 10, 2013   John Welsh

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When Argentinian tennis professional Juan Martin del Potro won the US Men’s Singles title in 2009, it is difficult to imagine that he would be last player outside a group of four other names to win a grand slam tournament. Such has been the dominance of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray […]

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Novak Djokovic

US Open Men’s semifinals: Anticipation for a new Rafa-Nole battle

 September 6, 2013   Maria Mitsova

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US Open trophy will again have a new owner in 2013. Its fifth straight post-Federer year, since the champion couldn’t defend the silverware. Andy Murray not only lost in the quarterfinals, but was beaten very convincingly by Stanislas Wawrinka. It’s Wawrinka’s persistence, that is to be admired – he has been to 35 Grand Slam […]

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