Sunday at Roland Garros: Nishikori, Tsonga, Wawrinka Reach QFs on a Day Marred by Rain and Bad Light
June 2, 2015 R K Gupta
ATP, French Open, Nishikori, Roland Garros, Stanislas Wawrinka, TennisKei Nishikori created history by becoming the second Japanese to reach men’s singles quarterfinals of the French Open in 82 years. In 1931 and 1933, Jiro Satoh of Japan had reached the semifinals and since then, no Japanese has reached the quarterfinals until Nishikori did that on Sunday. On a day interrupted by showers in […]
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Five Frenchmen in Last 16 but Top Men and Women’s Seeds Stay on Course at the End of First Week of the French Open
May 31, 2015 R K Gupta
ATP, French Open, Maria Sharapova, Roger Federer, Roland Garros, Serena Williams, TennisRoger Federer, Maria Sharapova, Andy Murray, Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have all progressed to the last sixteen after winning their third round matches. Friday and Saturday were two hugely entertaining days at Roland Garros with superb tennis action from men and women and the locals were delighted to have five of their […]
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Djokovic, Nadal Moving Towards QF Showdown – Murray, Serena Enter Third Round on Day-5 of the French Open
May 29, 2015 R K Gupta
ATP, French Open, Grand Slam, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roland Garros, TennisDefending champion Rafael Nadal and world no.1 Novak Djokovic won their second round matches on Thursday and the way they are playing, the big two are destined to meet each other in quarterfinal of the 2015 French Open tournament. Britain’s Andy Murray dropped a set against Portuguese Joao Sousa before coming through in four sets. […]
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Simona Shocked Second Time by Lucic-Baroni; Federer, Sharapova Reach Third Round at Roland Garros on Day 4
May 28, 2015 R K Gupta
ATP, French Open, Grand Slam, Lucic-Baroni, Maria Sharapova, Roland Garros, TennisThe psychological factor probably worked against third seed Simona Halep as she suffered her second loss to a player, who had upset her in last year’s US Open. Croat veteran 33-year old Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, who made waves 15 years ago caused an earthquake on Court Suzanne Lenglen at Roland Garros on Wednesday by knocking Halep […]
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Day-3 Roland Garros: Rafael Nadal Begins Title Defense with First-Round Win, Djokovic, Serena Through, But Dimitrov, Bouchard Knocked Out
May 27, 2015 R K Gupta
ATP, French Open, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roland Garros, Serena Williams, TennisNine-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal began solidly with a first round straight sets victory over Frenchman Quentin Halys on Tuesday. The day-3 also saw men and women’s top seeds sailing into the second round as both Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams won their matches easily. But there were casualties as well. Men’s 10th seed […]
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Out-of-the-World Achievement for Rafael Nadal As Curtain Comes Down At Roland Garros
June 9, 2014 R K Gupta
French Open, Rafael Nadal, Roland Garros, TennisThe King of Clay had his reputation at stake. Anyone, who could say anything, used the medium of his/her choice to cast doubts on Nadal’s ability. Nadal, too, helped his critics by some sloppy display in the 2014 season. But the great Rafa took all this in his stride and refused to be drawn into […]
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Four Fighters For Two French Open Titles at Roland Garros on Saturday & Sunday
June 7, 2014 R K Gupta
French Open, Roland Garros, TennisAfter the fall of top three women’s seed early in the tournament, there was almost a smooth progression of events in later stages. It was even more predictable in the men’s category, except Roger Federer’s relatively early exit. With just two days remaining for the conclusion of year’s second Grand Slam, you can either have […]
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Battle Lines Firmly Drawn At Roland Garros As Crunch Games Begin Thursday
June 5, 2014 R K Gupta
French Open, Roland Garros, TennisSemifinal line-ups were decided on Wednesday after the completion of all quarterfinal matches in men and women’s singles matches. Andrea Petkovic’s quarterfinal victory over Sara Errani was significant since no German has reached the semifinal at Roland Garros in the last 15 years, when Steffi Graf held the winner’s trophy in 1999. In the other […]
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Pushed on the Brink, Sharapova Survives Second Scare to Summersault Into Semifinal in Paris
June 5, 2014 R K Gupta
French Open, Maria Sharapova, Roland GarrosAfter being a game away from losing the match, Maria Sharapova emerged 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 winner over the tenacious Spaniard Garbine Muruguza. To a large extent, the script of this much was similar to the one Sharapova played against Sam Stosur in her fourth round match. Regardless, Sharapova is through to the semifinals despite the […]
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Federer Falls At Paris But Nadal, Djokovic, Ferrer, Murray and Sharapova Go Up
June 2, 2014 R K Gupta
French Open, Roger Federer, Roland GarrosRoger 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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| # | Player | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRANNOY H. S. | 62,410 |
| 2 | Viktor AXELSEN | 61,500 |
| 3 | CHOU Tien Chen | 58,580 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 55,060 |
| 5 | Anthony Sinisuka GINTING | 52,440 |