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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French Open Approaching Climax With Quarterfinal Entries For Top Stars
June 3, 2014 R K Gupta
Djokovic, French Open, TennisConfident looking David Ferrer made his tenth straight Grand Slam quarter-final on Monday beating South African Kevin Anderson to set up an all-Spain showdown with Rafael Nadal. In other matches on Monday, which decided the quarterfinal line up; Milos Raonic defeated Marcel Granollers to face Novak Djokovic and crowd entertainer Gael Monfils had an easy […]
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Women’s 3rd Seed Radwanska Exits As Djokovic Federer and Sharapova Advance In Paris
May 31, 2014 R K Gupta
French Open, Radwanska, Roland Garros, TennisOn day 6 at Roland Garros, the most stunning upset was caused by Croatia’s Ajla Tomljanovic, who disposed of Poland’s 3rd seeded player Agnieszka Radwanska in straight sets. In doing so, Tomljanovic ensured that the women’s field will now be without its top three seeded players. In men’s singles, Novak Djokovic had a difficult test against […]
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Speculations Run High As Year’s Second Tennis Grand Slam Begins in Paris
May 26, 2014 R K Gupta
Grand Slam, Rafael Nadal, TennisThe Red clay of the Roland Garros is one of the most deceptive playing surfaces. Tennis greats of the open era, who excelled elsewhere, found the going difficult in Paris. Arthur Ashe, Stefan Edberg, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe Pete Sampras and Boris Becker could never win at Roland Garros and lucky stars like Andre Agassi […]
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Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova Win 2014 Mutua Madrid Open
May 13, 2014 R K Gupta
Maria Sharapova, Mutua Madrid Open, Rafael Nadal, TennisThe king of clay might have won the Mutua Madrid Open 2014 but people’s hearts were won by the Japanese Kei Nishikori, whose injury forced Rafa to get away with the Madrid crown. The Japanese is improving by leaps and bounds and yesterday, he broke into the top 10 of the Emirates ATP rankings. Rafa’s […]
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Unexpected Week-End Winners at Clay-Court Tournaments In Portugal and Germany
May 7, 2014 R K Gupta
ATP, ATP 250, Carlos Berlocq, Slovakian Martin Klizan, TennisNo one gave any chances to Argentinian Carlos Berlocq and Slovakian Martin Klizan, when two clay-court ATP 250 events got underway on April 28, 2014. But the two guys played the tournaments of their lives and won in the finals by beating their more celebrated opponents. In Oeiras, Portugal, Berlocq lost the first set 0-6 […]
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Nishikori Wins Barcelona Open in the Midst of a Blooming Clay Season in Europe
April 28, 2014 R K Gupta
ATP, Barcelona Open, Nishikori, TennisAfter the ATP Masters 1000 tournament at Monte Carlo, tennis players were required to choose from several clay-court tournaments in many European venues because some of them have overlapping schedules. For example, the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell and the BRD Nastase/Tiriac Trophy at Bucharest had identical schedules. In addition, the Bucharest event fell under the […]
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Bob and Mike – The Amazing Tennis Twins of Modern Era
April 23, 2014 R K Gupta
Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan, TennisBob Bryan and Mike Bryan are American professional doubles tennis players, who have already become the living legends of the game. In about a week from now, the Bryan brothers will celebrate their 36 birthdays. Age, however, has not dented their game or muted their combined rhythmic tennis music as the brothers keep going on […]
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For the Fourth Time Federer Fails In the Final of 2014 Monte-Carlo Open
April 22, 2014 R K Gupta
Monte Carlo Masters, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, TennisThe jinx continues for Roger Federer at Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. For three consecutive years in 2006, 2007 and 2008, Federer lost in the final to Rafael Nadal and yesterday, compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka deprived him of another chance. In the men’s singles final played yesterday night, Federer lost to Wawrinka after winning the first set and […]
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| # | Player | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor AXELSEN | 72,500 |
| 2 | CHOU Tien Chen | 67,190 |
| 3 | PRANNOY H. S. | 66,730 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 64,960 |
| 5 | Anthony Sinisuka GINTING | 62,100 |