Federer Finishes Undefeated with Pulsating Victory Over Nishikori in ATP World Tour Finals

 November 20, 2015   R K Gupta

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Roger Federer dropped a set against Japan’s Kei Nishikori but still maintained a perfect 3-0 record in the 2015 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. The Swiss sent Nishikori packing but not before the Japanese demonstrated his fighting spirits in ample measure despite his three sets loss at the O2 Arena in London. After two relatively easier […]

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Rohan Bopanna Barclays ATP World Tour Finals

Federer Stops Djokovic Juggernaut Follows Bopanna Mergea to Semis at London on Tuesday

 November 18, 2015   R K Gupta

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Two semifinal spots were decided after play ended on Tuesday night in the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London. First to go through was the doubles team of India’s Rohan Bopanna with his Romanian partner Florin Mergea, and following them, came the celebrated Roger Federer. In the afternoon session, Bopanna/Mergea […]

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Federer Djokovic Make Strong Start in 2015 ATP World Tour Finals in London but Bryans Fall to Bopanna/Mergea in Doubles

 November 17, 2015   R K Gupta

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The 2015 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals kicked off in London’s O2 Arena on Sunday November 15. It is the 46th edition of the year-ending finale for top eight ATP ranked players and the 41st for the doubles. The players/teams have been split into two Groups of 4 each and they are playing in a Round-Robin […]

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Roger Federer Crashes Out of 2015 BNP Paribas Masters at Paris Rafael Nadal in Quarters

 November 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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With a stunning comeback victory over big-serving South African Kevin Anderson, former world no.1 Rafael Nadal took the last spot in the BNP Paribas Masters quarter-finals on Thursday at Paris. Nadal was down a match point in the second set but finally prevailed to rally through. Swiss maestro Roger Federer, however, was the major third-round […]

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India Hold Czech Republic to 1-1 Draw On First Day of Davis Cup World Group Play-Off

 September 20, 2015   R K Gupta

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Czech Republic’s Davis Cup squad arrived in Delhi for their world group play-off tie against India. They began well in taking the first singles, in which Lukas Rosol defeated India’s Yuki Bhambri in straight sets. But Somdev Devvarman leveled things up for India by overpowering world no.40 Jiri Vesely also in straight sets. Now Saturday’s […]

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Djokovic Denies Federer the Chance to Claim His 18th Grand Slam Title at 2015 US Open

 September 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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The score-line of Djokovic’s victory over Federer may not indicate the reality that Federer lost Sunday’s championship match against Novak Djokovic on account his failure to convert the numerous break-point opportunities that came his way. He got as many as 23 chances in the match and could only convert 4. Those 19 misses allowed Djokovic […]

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Federer in US Open Final After 6 Years to Have Another Showdown with Djokovic on Sunday

 September 12, 2015   R K Gupta

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Once again in a Grand Slam final, world’s two leading tennis stars will face each other. They met at Wimbledon a couple of months ago, when Djokovic walked off as the eventual champion. This US open, both Djokovic and Federer have played marvelously and delighted the organizers with their seeds ranking. After the no.1 and […]

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Roger Federer and Serena Williams Defend Their Cincinnati Masters Crowns

 August 24, 2015   R K Gupta

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Curtain came down on 2015 Western & Southern Cincinnati Matsers tennis tournament with both past singles champions successfully defending their 2014 titles. Playing marvelous tennis all week, Roger Federer defeated Serbia’s world no.1 and top seed Novak Djokovic, while Serena Williams braved a tough challenge thrown at her by Romania’s Simona Halep. The Swiss Maestro, […]

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Down To the Last Day at Cincinnati Djokovic to Fight Federer as Serena Takes on Halep

 August 23, 2015   R K Gupta

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Roger Federer has been doing well on tennis courts of late but his title clash with world no.1 Novak Djokovic on Sunday will be his toughest test awaiting. In his quest for an unprecedented seventh Cincinnati Masters title, the Swiss defeated Great Britain’s Andy Murray in Saturday’s semifinal. Federer’s last hurdle is Novak Djokovic, who […]

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Federer Flying High Plays Murray Next Djokovic Meets Dolgopolov Serena Into semis As well

 August 22, 2015   R K Gupta

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There is no let-up from Roger Federer’s tennis brilliance as he stormed into the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Friday. The big Swiss not only recorded his 40th match victory in the tournament but inched one step closer to an unprecedented 7th title at Cincinnati. His opponent in the semifinal […]

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