Federer

Federer Wins Second Match for Africa from Wawrinka at Zurich

 December 30, 2014   R K Gupta

, , ,

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 […]

Read more
Eugenie Bouchard

Eugenie Bouchard & Caroline Wozniacki: Two of WTA’s Most Promising Stars in 2014

 December 25, 2014   R K Gupta

, , , ,

If one were to rate women tennis players on consistency in the 2014 season, then Canadian Eugenie Bouchard and Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki pick themselves up without a shred of doubt. While the year was also interspersed with other stellar performances from the likes of Dominika Cibulkova in the Australian Open, Maria Sharapova at Roland Garros […]

Read more
 
Indian Aces IPTL

Indian Aces Win the Inaugural International Premier Tennis League after Dubai Leg Ends

 December 14, 2014   R K Gupta

, , ,

Micromax Indian Aces emerged as the best team out of four in the 4-Asian-city-legs, after all matches in Dubai were concluded on Saturday. Roger Federer skipped the Dubai leg but that didn’t prevent the Aces from lifting the inaugural trophy, as they finished as champions of the first International Premier Tennis League. The Musafir.com UAE […]

Read more

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

 December 11, 2014   R K Gupta

, , , , ,

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 […]

Read more
 
IPTL roger

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

 December 8, 2014   R K Gupta

, , , ,

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 […]

Read more
Indian Aces sania- rohan

Indian Aces Continue to Lead as Serena Joins Singapore Slammers on the Last Day at Manila

 December 2, 2014   R K Gupta

, , ,

Micromax Indian Aces won their third consecutive match on the last day of the unique International Premier Tennis League as they defeated Musafir.com UAE Royal 28-20 in the Manila league of the championship. In the second match on November 30, another big celebrity, Serena Williams arrived in the Mall of Asia Arena to join her […]

Read more
 
IPTL

The Fun-Format IPTL Tennis Fest Gets off to a Colorful Start at the Philippines

 November 30, 2014   R K Gupta

,

On Friday, the inaugural International Premier Tennis League had a roaring start with the participation of past and present tennis celebrities. On the first two days, Micromax Indian Aces and UAE Royals won their matches in a format that is unique to the league. The other two teams are; DBS Singapore Slammers and Manila Mavericks. […]

Read more
Federer

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

 November 24, 2014   R K Gupta

, , , ,

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 […]

Read more
 
Davis Cup Final

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

, , ,

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. […]

Read more
Davis Cup swiss vs france

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

 November 22, 2014   R K Gupta

, , , ,

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 […]

Read more