The 100-Plus Year-Legacy of Indian Tennis
January 5, 2017 R K Gupta
Indian Tennis, TennisA similar article appeared in Kridangan in September 2013 and this one is an updated version for interested readers. Like many other sports, tennis was another gift to the world from British. Army officers and civilians in India played tennis as pastime. Soon, there were competitive tournaments for wider participation. But most such tournaments were […]
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Federer Leads Superiority of Experience Over Youth on First Two Days of 2017 Hopman Cup
January 3, 2017 R K Gupta
2017 Hopman Cup, TennisThe second day of the 2017 Hopman Cup was more eagerly awaited than the first. The global tennis fans wanted to see the comeback of Swiss Maestro Roger Federer, when his team played against Great Britain. True to his famous command on the game, Federer began his match against Britain’s Dan Evans with an ace. […]
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Andy Murray Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis-Hill Knighted in New Year Honors
January 1, 2017 R K Gupta
TennisThe New Year’s Honors list of Queen Elizabeth-II on Friday included several British sportspersons, three among whom were; world’s no.1 tennis player Andrew Barron Murray, celebrated long-distance runner Mo Farah and heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill. Murray will now be Sir Andy after being knighted for his tumultuous performance in tennis. While Murray and Mo Farah won […]
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Sania Mirza Changes her Women Doubles’ Partner Yet Again
December 30, 2016 R K Gupta
Barbora Strycova, Sania Mirza, Tennis, Women TennisAfter splitting with Martina Hingis last summer, India’s Sania Mirza combined with Czech Republic’s Barbora Strycova for rest of the 2016 season. But the Indian has announced that she would have a new partner for women’s doubles matches to begin her 2017 season. The Sania-Hingis combo became unbeatable from March 2015. They played together for […]
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New Tennis Season Gets Underway with Mastercard Hopman Cup on January 1, 2017
December 28, 2016 R K Gupta
Mastercard Hopman Cup 2017, TennisModern professional tennis is dominated by individual events, where men and women compete to enhance their earnings from the game while team events are few and far in between. The most prestigious global team event is the Davis Cup, where men play for the honor of their countries. The equivalent event for women is the […]
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Rejuvenated Roger Rearing to Return in 2017 Tennis Season
December 28, 2016 R K Gupta
Roger Federer, TennisThe new tennis season is just around the corner. Among other topics in the media, the one about 17-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer’s making the comeback in 2017 season takes precedence. The last time Federer won the Grand Slam was at Wimbledon 2012 and since then his closest contemporary Novak Djokovic has added six […]
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Juan Martin del Potro Could Be the Man To Watch In 2017 Tennis Season
December 15, 2016 R K Gupta
Argentina, ATP, Del Potro, TennisTowards the end of 2016 tennis season, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic lost his world no.1 ranking to Great Britain’s Andy Murray. These two are among modern tennis’s Big Four. The other two; the Swiss Roger Federer and Spaniard Rafael Nadal have hit a patchy form in the last couple of seasons. Nadal is now world no.9 […]
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Novak Djokovic & Boris Becker Agree to Mutually Consented Split after 3 Years
December 11, 2016 R K Gupta
ATP, Boris Becker, Novak Djokovic, TennisBoris Becker and his expressionless face will be missed, the next time Novak Djokovic plays an important tennis match. The talented German constantly headed Djokovic’s coaching team and his three-year association fructified in the Serb winning six Grand Slam tournaments and several other important ATP events. But after a trophy-laden time together, they have parted […]
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Del Potro and Delbonis Lead Argentina to a Dramatic Davis Cup Victory Over Croatia
November 30, 2016 R K Gupta
Argentina, Croatia, Davis Cup, Del Potro, TennisAfter winning the crucial doubles in the 2016 Davis Cup final on Saturday, Croatia led Argentina 2-1 with Sunday’s two reverse singles remaining. In the first match, when Marin Cilic took a 2 sets lead over Juan Martin del Potro, the Croats were at Argentina’s throats. One more set and the Davis Cup was Croatia’s. […]
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World-Tour Finals: Murray Extends His World No.1 Reign with a Clean Victory over Djokovic
November 21, 2016 R K Gupta
Andy Murray, ATP, ATP World Tour, Novak Djokovic, TennisFinally, Great Britain’s Andy Murray stays as the world’s no.1 tennis player. The 2016 tennis season for Murray began with a fourth final loss to Serbia’s Novak Djokovic at year’s first Grand Slam in Australia. That is still the only Slam that has eluded Murray. In the year’s second Grand Slam at Roland Garros, the […]
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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 |