US Open

US Open enters Day 3 Amid Fascinating Results and Heightened Expectations

 August 27, 2014   R K Gupta

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As the Year’s final Grand Slam began in New York on Monday, the question uppermost in the minds of tennis lovers concerned two past champions; Roger Federer and Serena Williams. Both players have won tournament majors 17 times each and they still make their presence felt in the world of tennis. Serena has not had […]

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Roger Federer

Roger Federer, Serena Williams & Bryan Twins Emerge as Champions at Cincinnati Masters 2014

 August 18, 2014   R K Gupta

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Roger Federer has had a great 2014 thus far and after he finished runners-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga last week at Toronto’s Rogers Cup, the world no. 3 claimed the men’s singles crown at Cincinnati’s Western & Southern Open. The 33-year old Federer faced 32-year old David Ferrer of Spain and after some scare in the second […]

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Djokovic

Determined Djokovic Overpowers Federer in a 5-set thriller to Win the Wimbledon Crown

 July 7, 2014   R K Gupta

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Though it did not start like one, the Wimbledon 2014 final, ultimately became one classic of a match, truly worthy of being ranked as one of the greatest finals in Wimbledon history. It lasted the distance, provided edge of the seat romance and it was not over until the last point was played. Both Djokovic […]

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Roger Federer To Meet Novak Djokovic in Wimbledon Final As a Proxy Between Edberg & Becker

 July 5, 2014   R K Gupta

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In the first semifinal on Friday, talented Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov expectedly gave a scare to top-seeded Djokovic, after snatching the second set and posing some more danger in the fourth set Djokovic held on regardless. Alex Ramsay, writing for Wimbledon’s official IBM-managed website, did not make the description apt by his title; “Djokovic Silences The […]

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Federer

Dimitrov Dazzles, Defeats Murray to Join Djokovic, Federer and Raonic in Semifinals

 July 3, 2014   R K Gupta

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In a disappointingly dipping display at center court, Andy Murray allowed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria to dominate him completely in the quarterfinal on Wednesday. Murray’s downturn in performance was shocking since he had cruised confidently through his earlier four matches. He wouldn’t have regretted the loss so much, if he had maintained his seemingly solid […]

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Federer

From Roland Garros, Tennis Action Shifts To Grass Courts In The Run-Up to Wimbledon 2014

 June 17, 2014   R K Gupta

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For the first grass court tournament after Roland Garros, a number of big tennis stars moved to Halle in Germany to play the annual Gerry Weber Open ATP 250 tournament during June 10-15 2014. Some others went to the Queens Club in London for another ATP 250 event, the Aegon Championship tournament that also concluded […]

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Federer

Federer Falls At Paris But Nadal, Djokovic, Ferrer, Murray and Sharapova Go Up

 June 2, 2014   R K Gupta

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Roger Federer had a tenacious opponent in Latvian Ernests Gulbis, who prevented the 17-time Grand Slam winner from entering the quarterfinals of the French Open for the first time in a decade. The shocked spectators watched with awe as Gulbis came through in five sets 6-7, 7-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. In other matches played on […]

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Monte-Carlo

For the Fourth Time Federer Fails In the Final of 2014 Monte-Carlo Open

 April 22, 2014   R K Gupta

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The jinx continues for Roger Federer at Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. For three consecutive years in 2006, 2007 and 2008, Federer lost in the final to Rafael Nadal and yesterday, compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka deprived him of another chance. In the men’s singles final played yesterday night, Federer lost to Wawrinka after winning the first set and […]

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Sony Open at Miami

Roger Federer Crashes out of Sony Open at Miami

 March 27, 2014   R K Gupta

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By tradition, the annual event at Miami has always been well attended and 2014 was no different. Originally called the Miami Masters, the ATP 1000 event has had multiple sponsorships over the years and for the last two years it is known as the Sony Open. The tournament in one of a few ATP events […]

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Djokovic

Djokovic Wins a Hard-Fought Duel Against Roger Federer at BNP Paribas Open

 March 17, 2014   R K Gupta

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Boris Becker was once regarded as a guy with steely nerves and stable heartbeat. But working as Novak Djokovic’s chief coach for the past few months and watching his ward missing the finals of major tournaments must have affected him in some way. As if on cue, the Serbian decided to have his long-time coach […]

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