Rafael Nadal eliminated from US Open 2016 by Lucas Pouille

 September 5, 2016   Vignesh Aravind

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Rafael Nadal’s disastrous season continues as he was eliminated in last 16 match by world number 25 Lucas Pouille. It was a  hard-fought victory for Pouille as he managed to edge over the Spaniard 6-1 2-6 6-4 3-6 7-6 (8-6). The defeat means that 2016 is the first year since 2004 in which Nadal has failed […]

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307 and Counting for Tennis Superstar Serena Williams at the 2016 US Open

 September 4, 2016   R K Gupta

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With a dominant victory over Sweden’s Johanna Larsson on Saturday, the iconic Serena Williams of USA has surpassed the Grand Slam match-win mark of the legendary Martina Navratilova. With the 307th win in her pocket, Serena is now level with another living legend the great Roger Federer of Switzerland. If she wins her round-of-sixteen match […]

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Except 7th Seed Cilic Fancied Men & Women Stars Make Smooth Progress in 2016 US Open

 September 3, 2016   R K Gupta

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For his second match on trot, defending US Open champion and world no.1 Novak Djokovic found the going easier than expected. After the walk-over win over Czech Jiri Vesely, Djokovic didn’t have to play too long against Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny, who retired with the Serb leading 4-2 in the first set itself. Another Russian Andrey […]

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Murray & Serena Win Easily but Raonic and Muguruza Make Early Exits from 2016 US Open

 September 1, 2016   R K Gupta

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While second-seed Andy Murray of Great Britain and women’s top seed Serena Williams reached the second round of 2016 US Open, Canadian Milos Raonic and French Open champion Garbine Muguruza were bundled out by their little-known opponents. Men’s top seed Novak Djokovic and no.4 seed Rafael Nadal advanced to the third round as also the […]

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2016 US Open: Nadal Djokovic Win Round-1 but Legendary Phil Collins Steals the Show

 August 30, 2016   R K Gupta

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To mark the debut of $ 150 million retractable roof of the Arthur Ashe Stadium, US Open managers brought the iconic pop-rock legend Phil Collins on the first day of the 2016 US Open. Collins doesn’t play tennis but he is known for blowing away the roofs with his Grand-Stand singing performances.  The singing sensation […]

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Top 5 Contenders for US Open title 2016

Top 5 Contenders for US Open title 2016

 August 28, 2016   Vignesh Aravind

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A look at some of the top players competing at the US Open 2016.Here are the top 5 Contenders for the title. 1.Novak Djokovic For the past 3 years it’s been all about Djokovic. The Serbian’s rise has been incredible that he has achieved almost everything.But it’s been a quite disappointing season for him.His Wimbledon […]

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Top 5 Breathtaking matches of US Open 2015

 August 26, 2016   Vignesh Aravind

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Here’s a look at some of the thrillers that happened at US Open 2015. 1.Roberta Vinci def. Serena Williams,  Roberta Vinci def. Serena Williams, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 Probably one of the greatest upsets in the history of US Open. Serena Williams was on her way to a calendar year Grand Slam before an unthinkable happened. […]

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The Sad Story of Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis Split

 August 26, 2016   R K Gupta

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In the 2016 French Open, India’s Sania Mirza and Switzerland’s Martina Hingis couldn’t progress beyond the third round. The pair had won the Wimbledon and the US Open in 2015 and began the year as the Australian Open champions. But their hopes of holding all four Grand Slam titles were shattered with a third-round loss […]

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Cincinnati Masters: Sania Mirza becomes sole world No 1 in women’s doubles rankings

 August 21, 2016   kridangan

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Sania Mirza becomes sole world No 1 in women’s doubles rankings after Cincinnati title, Sania -Barbora Strycova who ranked 7 in tournament beaten former partner Martina Hingis and Coco Vandeweghe 7-5, 6-4 in Sunday’s Cincinnati final. After this win now Sania Mirza will claim alone no 1 position in WTA doubles. This is first title […]

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Cincinnati Masters: Angelique Kerber failed again in final

 August 21, 2016   kridangan

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After the Olympic final Angelique Kerber failed again in final of Cincinnati Masters, throughout the tournament she was playing well. she not just lost this final but  she also failed to end Serena Williams’ 183-week run as world number one. Angelique Kerber was beaten 6-3 6-1 by her 24-year-old Czech opponent Pliskova , who gained her sixth WTA […]

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