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Refrain from Writing off Roger Federer – Not Just Yet

 March 2, 2014   R K Gupta

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After the title drought in nearly the whole of 2013, Roger Federer’s sixth Dubai Open victory assumes significance. The determined 17-Grand Slam victor demonstrated why he cannot be discounted just yet. About a month back, he reached the Australian open semifinal by beating Andy Murray but lost to Rafael Nadal in the semifinal. This week […]

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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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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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The Great Roger Federer – Down the Memory Lane

 December 25, 2013   R K Gupta

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It is over 12 years, since Roger Federer entered the world tennis scene. He made news in 2000, when he ended runner-up to Marc Rosset at Marseille open as a 19-year old. In 2001, he won the Hopman Cup for Switzerland with Martina Hingis, beating Jan-Michael Gambill and Monica Seles of US. Milan indoor tournament […]

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Media Hounding Roger Federer – Is It Justified?

 September 22, 2013   R K Gupta

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After Federer’s fourth round loss in this year’s US open, the daggers have been drawn. The great Roger Federer is under an ugly media scanner. They are talking all sorts of things, since Tommy Robredo handed him a straight sets defeat at Flushing Meadow, early this month. From the moment Federer made an assessment of […]

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