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Amid the Ninth Day Drama Novak Djokovic is Out of Australian Open

January 21, 2014 R K Gupta

In one of the most absorbing tennis duels on Tuesday, Stanislas Wawrinka extracted his revenge of his last year’s fourth round defeat against the formidable Novak Djokovic. Playing at the Rod Laver Arena, Djokovic and Stanislas Wawrinka literally re-enacted their last year’s epic battle in the second quarterfinal at Melbourne Park, albeit with a different […]

Men’s Singles Quarterfinal Line-up Decided in the Australian Open

January 20, 2014 R K Gupta

Australian Open, Tennis

The big four; Nadal, Djokovic, Murray and Federer are through to the quarterfinals at Melbourne Park. They are joined by David Ferrer, Tomas Berdych, Stanislas Wawrinka and Grigor Dimitrov. The last named player is the only one, not seeded within the top eight. He comes in after beating Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut in his fourth […]

The Fall of High Profile Maria Sharapova As Australian Open Enters Second Week

January 20, 2014 R K Gupta

Australian Open, Maria Sharapova, Tennis, Women Tennis

Serena Williams’ exit on Sunday was followed by Maria Sharapova’s on Monday morning. In yet another major upset of the tournament, the diminutive Dominika Cibulkova surprised the fancied Russian with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory. With this win, Cibulkova has marched into the quarterfinals. In 2009, she made it to the semifinals of the French […]

Relief from Heat at Melbourne Park as the Australian Open nears End of First Week

January 18, 2014 R K Gupta

Australian Open, Tennis

Cooler conditions prevailed in Melbourne Park on Friday evening. Even for Saturday, there is a temperature forecast of about 250 C has been made. As the tournament heads to the completion of its first week, the main contenders in men’s and women’s categories appeared on course. Novak Djokovic’s victory in the third round on Friday […]

FIFA and Qatar should study heat issues affecting Australian Open

January 16, 2014 John Welsh

Australian Open, FIFA, FIFA World Cup, Tennis

During Wimbledon fortnight the only weather which usually affects playing time is the British rain when tennis action is only possible on the covered courts. Conversely, the Australian Open is Melbourne is being affected by extreme heat prompting Croatian Ivan Dodig to declare that he thought he might die during his match. Dodig withdrew due […]

Major Stories from the First Two Days of the Australian Open

January 15, 2014 R K Gupta

Australian Open, Tennis

There were many interesting moments over the first two days of the Australian Open but none of these could beat the incessant talks about extremely hot weather conditions at Melbourne Park. On Monday, the first day of this year’s first grand slam, the maximum temperature in the afternoon was around 310 C, which shot to […]

Serena Williams: the tennis racket queen

January 8, 2014 Kirti Daga

Serena Williams, Tennis, Women Tennis

Constantly ranked as the number one woman tennis player Serena Williams is till date the only female player to have won more than 450 million of price money. Apart from winning 56 singles championships and 22 doubles championships, she also emerged victorious in 2002, 2008 and 2012 Olympics by winning the gold medal. Being accustomed […]

How to Play Serena Williams?

January 2, 2014 R K Gupta

Serena Williams, Tennis, Women Tennis

This is the one question, uppermost in the minds of several women players, who hold the top 10 ATP ranks. Serena is a juggernaut, against whom no schemes work and all players succumb to her consistent performance. The sight of the powerful Serena Williams, on the other side of the net is intimidating to most […]

Novak Djokovic in Abu Dhabi. tennis season

Beginning of the New Tennis Season and Player Strategies

January 1, 2014 R K Gupta

Novak Djokovic, Tennis

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala World Tennis Championship is no ATP event, but for the last few years, it has traditionally been regarded as the beginning of the new Tennis Season. This year, the Championship was held during 26th – 28th December, 2013, with the participation of 6 players ranked within the top 10 in the world. […]

The Great Roger Federer – Down the Memory Lane

December 25, 2013 R K Gupta

Roger Federer, Tennis

It is over 12 years, since Roger Federer entered the world tennis scene. He made news in 2000, when he ended runner-up to Marc Rosset at Marseille open as a 19-year old. In 2001, he won the Hopman Cup for Switzerland with Martina Hingis, beating Jan-Michael Gambill and Monica Seles of US. Milan indoor tournament […]

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