2015 Wimbledon

2015 Wimbledon Day 2: Murray, Kvitova Enter Second Round, Simona Halep Exits Early

 July 1, 2015   R K Gupta

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Much to the delight of the center court crowd on Tuesday, Britain’s Andy Murray made a great start to his Wimbledon campaign by winning against Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Kukushkin in straight sets. Playing in hot afternoon sun with mercury touching 410 C, Murray fought for over 2 hours with the Kazakh before cruising through to the […]

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Wimbledon Championships

Aura of Wimbledon Recalled as the Championships Get Underway on Monday

 June 30, 2015   R K Gupta

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Ivan Lendl was a big force in men’s tennis in the eighties and early nineties. Originally from Czechoslovakia, Lendl became a US citizen in 1992. During his illustrious tennis career lasting over a decade, Lendl won 8 out of 19 Grand Slam finals that he contested. He held the Grand-Slam-final- appearance record until 2009, when […]

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Federer Wins Record 8th Title

Murray Emerges as 4th Time King at Queen’s While Federer Wins Record 8th Title at Halle

 June 24, 2015   R K Gupta

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The two men from Modern Tennis’ long-standing Big-Four, scored signature victories at two European venues, almost 1000 km apart from each other. Great Britain’s Andy Murray had a more difficult task in London than Roger Federer in Halle as Murray was merely a semi-finalist on Sunday morning. The Scot was locked 3-3 with Serbia’s Viktor […]

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Roger Federer news

Federer to Clash with Seppi for 8th Title at Halle But Rain Plays Spoilsport at Queen’s Club

 June 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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Roger Federer is just one match away from what could be a record eighth title for him at the 2015 Gerry Weber Open in Halle. Facing him in the final on Sunday will be Andreas Seppi of Italy, who had shocked him in this year’s Australian Open. Later, however, Federer had taken his revenge on […]

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Federer

Federer Inches One Step Closer to 8th Title at Halle, Murray Equally Close for 4th in London

 June 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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On Friday, Roger Federer defeated Germany’s Florian Mayer to enter the semifinal of the Gary Weber Open at Halle in Germany. He will now take on Croatia’s Ivo Karlovic, whose barrage of 45 aces sunk Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych in the other quarterfinal. If Federer wins at Halle, it will be the eighth time that […]

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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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Nadal at Halle

Federer into Halle QF As Nadal, Wawrinka Crash Out of Queen’s Club, Murray Advances

 June 18, 2015   R K Gupta

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After the first round scare against Germany’s Philippe Kohlschreiber, Roger Federer moved into the quarterfinals of the Gerry Weber Open at Halle with a straight sets victory over Ernests Gulbis of Latvia. In London, however, Rafael Nadal and Stan Wawrinka were trounced out of the prestigious Aegon Championships at the Queen’s Club, while world no.3 […]

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Roger Federer

Roger Federer Survives a Close First-Round Call at Halle in 2015 Gary Weber Open

 June 17, 2015   R K Gupta

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From this year, the Gerry Weber Open has been categorized as an ATP500 event. The Halle Open is one of the seven grass-court events on ATP calendar and it serves as the tonic for Wimbledon preparations for the participants. Since its first edition in 1993, five Germans have won at Halle but the man, who […]

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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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Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal Defeats Gael Monfils to Enter Mercedes Cup Final at Stuttgart

 June 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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After four years, Rafael Nadal has entered his first grass-court final. The last time he made to the final in a grass court tournament was in Wimbledon 2011, when he lost to Novak Djokovic. On Saturday at Stuttgart, he beat Frenchman Gael Monfils to set up the title clash with Serbia’s Viktor Troicki, who earned […]

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