Wimbledon

Ferrer, Gulbis, Youzhny and Azarenka Bounced Out of Wimbledon on Day 3

 June 26, 2014   R K Gupta

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In a major upset on Wednesday, 7th seeded Spaniard David Ferrer was shocked by Andrey Kuznetsov of Russia in a grueling five-set second round match. In other upsets of the day, men’s 12th seeded Latvian Ernests Gulbis, 17th seeded Russian Mikhail Youzhny and women’s 8th seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus also bowed out of the […]

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Wimbledon

Nadal drops a set, Tsonga survives and other top stars go through on day 2 at Wimbledon

 June 25, 2014   R K Gupta

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After three men and three women seeded players fell on day 1, it was the turn of three other gentlemen and six more women seeded players exiting in the first round on Tuesday. Barring this breed of first round losers, most men and women top stars stayed on course. World no.1 and second-seed Rafael Nadal […]

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Andy Murray

Of Andy Murray Mauresmo and the Briton’s Quest for another title as Wimbledon Gets Underway

 June 24, 2014   R K Gupta

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Undeterred by the divided attention of sports enthusiasts in the wake of FIFA World Cup in Brazil, year’s third Grand Slam, and inarguably the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world, began near London on Monday. Ivan Lendl famously said once that he would willingly trade all his championship trophies for just one Wimbledon crown. […]

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