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India Drawn to Play The Czech Republic in World Group Play-off at Home in September

 July 23, 2015   R K Gupta

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The World Group play-off Draw was held on Tuesday July 21, 2015 at ITF headquarters in London as per which India face the Czech Republic, one of the toughest teams among the seeded nations. Switzerland and Czech Republic are the strongest Davis Cup sides, who, between them, have held the Davis Cup title since 2012. […]

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India Beat New Zealand in Asia/Oceania Group Second Round to Enter World Group Play-offs

 July 20, 2015   R K Gupta

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In what should be regarded as a commendable achievement, India’s low-ranked ATP players pulled of a close 3-2 win against host New Zealand at Christchurch. It didn’t look good on Friday, when India’s no.1 player Somdev Devvarman lost the opener in five sets to Michael Venus, who is ranked no. 548 in the world to […]

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Indians in Doubles Martina Hingis & Leander Paes

Mixed Fortunes for Indians in Doubles as Bopanna and Sania Lose but Paes Goes Through on Day 10 at Wimbledon

 July 10, 2015   R K Gupta

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After their famous victory over Bob and Mike Bryan in the quarterfinals, India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Romanian partner Florin Mergea lost the men’s doubles semifinal against Holland’s Jean-Julien Rojer and Romania’s Horia Tecau. The same fate beckoned Sania Mirza, who also lost in the mixed doubles quarterfinals with her partner Bruno Soares of Brazil. […]

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Bopanna Mergea

Bopanna Mergea Eject Bryan Twins from Wimbledon 2015 to Enter Semifinals

 July 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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In one of the major upsets at Wimbledon this year, the stunning loss of the celebrated Bryan Brothers will be counted as nothing sort of sensational. The top seeded US twins had their quarterfinal scheduled at court no.2 on Tuesday against ninth-seeded India’s Rohan Bopanna and Romania’s Florin Mergea. Starting aggressively, the Bryans took the […]

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Andy Murray

Murray, Muller, Monfils and Nishikori Continue the Grass Swing at Queen’s and Halle

 June 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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Andy Murray defeated Spain’s Fernando Verdasco to remain in contention for his fourth title at the prestigious Queen’s Club in London. However, the top-seeded Scot had to fight hard against world no.42 Verdasco in his second round match on Thursday before notching up a straight sets victory. Murray will now take on Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller, […]

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Rafael Nadal

Nadal Breaks the Jinx at Stuttgart to Win on Grass after 5 years; Mahut & Giorgi Emerge as Topshelf Champions and Konjuh Wins at Nottingham

 June 16, 2015   R K Gupta

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It must have been a huge relief for Spain’s former world no.1 Rafael Nadal to get back to the circle of winners. In the Mercedes’s Cup at Stuttgart, he convincingly defeated Serbia’s Viktor Troicki in two sets to win a grass court title for the first time after his Wimbledon 2010 triumph against Czech Republic’s […]

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