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Federer, Sharapova Justify Tournament Rankings to Win Brisbane Open Titles

 January 15, 2015   R K Gupta

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On the concluding day at Brisbane on January 11, 2015, Roger Federer registered his 1000th win and 83rd career title by defeating Milos Raonic in the final. Named after the 12-time Grand Slam winner Roy Emerson, the Brisbane International Trophy was presented to Federer by the legendary Emerson himself. Women’s singles crown was claimed by […]

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Three Australians Reach Quarterfinals of Brisbane Open, Sharapova into Semis

 January 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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Tennis action is about to reach climax at the Brisbane International Tennis Tournament. Already the women’s semifinal line-up is decided as also the men’s quarterfinalists. Among the eight male contenders left, there are three Australians; Bernard Tomic, Sam Groth and James Duckworth. Also making it to the last eight are; Roger Federer, Milos Raonic, Grigor […]

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Top Tennis Action To Begin In the First Week of the New Year

 January 3, 2015   R K Gupta

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After a lull of a little over a month, new tennis season will get underway in the first week of January 2015 in the Eastern Hemisphere. Top tennis stars have their own plans at to where they want the season to start for themselves. The first tournament is the Brisbane International in Australia that starts […]

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Federer Wins Second Match for Africa from Wawrinka at Zurich

 December 30, 2014   R K Gupta

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On Sunday December 21, 2012, Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka fought out in front of the packed Swiss crowd of 11000 people at Zurich’s Hallenstadion, where the second match for Africa was staged after four years. Although, it was strictly an exhibition game, played for a cause, the enthusiasm was not missing as two highly […]

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Delhi Leg of IPTL Finishes with Fun Frolic and Food with Federer Finding Fashionable Friends

 December 11, 2014   R K Gupta

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The tennis fans in Delhi could not have had it so good. It was a dreamlike scenario to be watching world’s best tennis players in action for three days culminating with the men’s singles set on December 8 between inarguably the best tennis stars in the world. World no.1 Novak Djokovic played against world no.2 […]

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Brilliant Roger Federer Lights up IPTL Scene with his Arrival to India on Sunday

 December 8, 2014   R K Gupta

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On the first day of the Indian Premier Tennis League’s Delhi leg on December 6, Micromax Indian Aces just managed to beat Manila Mavericks 26-25 and added 4 points to their league standings. On the second day, however, they had the mercurial Roger Federer playing for them in 3 out of the 5 sets and […]

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Fantastic Federer Spearheads Switzerland to Their First-Ever Davis Cup Triumph on Sunday

 November 24, 2014   R K Gupta

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On day one, Federer looked the shadow of his true self and lost to a player, several notches below him in the ATP ranking. On Saturday, regardless of his first day’s poor show against Monfils, his captain chose Federer to pair with Stan Wawrinka for the crucial doubles game under the watchful eyes of consultant […]

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Switzerland Win Doubles to Take a Crucial 2-1 Lead on Second Day of Davis Cup Final at Lille

 November 23, 2014   R K Gupta

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iIt was a different Roger Federer than the one people saw on the first day against Gael Monfils. He looked fitter and more enthusiastic as he combined with Stanislas Wawrinka in the doubles tie on Saturday. The two guys don’t play much doubles together but they justified the confidence reposed in them by their captain. […]

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France and Switzerland Share Honors on Day 1 of the Davis Cup Final at Lille

 November 22, 2014   R K Gupta

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The first day of the prestigious Davis Cup final between hosts France and Switzerland at the state-of-the-art Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille, where a crowd of over 27000 was privy to some truly engrossing and memorable tennis action. While such attendance can be called a no-crowd for football matches, the number of tennis enthusiasts, who […]

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Davis Cup Final Preview: Federer and Wawrinka Need to Rise Above Unseemly Mirka Spat

 November 20, 2014   R K Gupta

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It wasn’t very pleasant of Mirka Federer to call Wawrinka a crybaby. It was in bad taste as the spat forced Switzerland’s no.1 and no.2 players on a war of words. Besides the back problem, if there was any, the ugly intervention by Federer’s wife during the semifinal between the Swiss duo became another reason […]

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