no.1 Serena Williams

Wimbledon 2015 Day 5: Serena Overcomes Watson Scare; Raonic, Dimitrov Fall; Djokovic, Wawrinka, Azarenka and Sharapova Go Through

 July 4, 2015   R K Gupta

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On an eventful fifth day, British no.1 Heather Watson came close to upsetting the top seed and world no.1 Serena Williams as she served for the match at 5-4 in the third set. But the 20-time Grand Slam champion shifted gears and broke Watson’s service before defeating her in three sets. The Watson-Serena third-round thriller […]

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Wimbledon Novak Djokovic

Djokovic, Serena, Sharapova Advance; Ana Ivanovic Upset And Nishikori pulls out on Day 3 of Wimbledon 2015

 July 2, 2015   R K Gupta

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Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen played his last Wimbledon singles match on Wednesday and he faced none other than the world no.1 Novak Djokovic to bid adieu to the spectators at the Center Court. On the second day, the Finn had beaten Australia’s Old warrior Lleyton Hewitt, who also bid an emotional farewell to Wimbledon. The two […]

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2015 Wimbledon

2015 Wimbledon Day 2: Murray, Kvitova Enter Second Round, Simona Halep Exits Early

 July 1, 2015   R K Gupta

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Much to the delight of the center court crowd on Tuesday, Britain’s Andy Murray made a great start to his Wimbledon campaign by winning against Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Kukushkin in straight sets. Playing in hot afternoon sun with mercury touching 410 C, Murray fought for over 2 hours with the Kazakh before cruising through to the […]

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Wimbledon Championships

Aura of Wimbledon Recalled as the Championships Get Underway on Monday

 June 30, 2015   R K Gupta

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Ivan Lendl was a big force in men’s tennis in the eighties and early nineties. Originally from Czechoslovakia, Lendl became a US citizen in 1992. During his illustrious tennis career lasting over a decade, Lendl won 8 out of 19 Grand Slam finals that he contested. He held the Grand-Slam-final- appearance record until 2009, when […]

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Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal Defeats Gael Monfils to Enter Mercedes Cup Final at Stuttgart

 June 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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After four years, Rafael Nadal has entered his first grass-court final. The last time he made to the final in a grass court tournament was in Wimbledon 2011, when he lost to Novak Djokovic. On Saturday at Stuttgart, he beat Frenchman Gael Monfils to set up the title clash with Serbia’s Viktor Troicki, who earned […]

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Radwanska

Nadal Grinds into Stuttgart Semifinals, Radwanska Advances at Nottingham

 June 13, 2015   R K Gupta

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The ATP and WTA grass-court tournaments at Stuttgart, s-Hertogenbosch and Nottingham are approaching climax with semi-final line-up becoming crystal clear. Former world no.1 Rafael Nadal, who is the highest-ranked men’s player in these tournaments, had a hard time against Australia’s Bernard Tomic before cruising through to the semi-final in three sets. He will play France’s […]

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ATP

Grass Season Begins with Three ATP & WTA Events at Different World Venues

 June 13, 2015   R K Gupta

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The day after Roland Garros, the tennis scene shifted to the grass courts of ‘s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands, Stuttgart in Germany and Nottingham in England. Topshelf Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch is one of seven tour-level events played on grass, hosting both men’s and women’s tours; the Mercedes Open in Stuttgart is purely a men’s event while […]

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French Crown Serena

Serena Clinches a Dramatic French Crown and 20th Grand Slam, Djokovic Plays Wawrinka for Men’s Title on Sunday

 June 7, 2015   R K Gupta

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The world no.1 American Serena Williams did not play her best tennis in the final. Regardless, she looked like taking the title game in two sets in just under an hour. But the 13th seeded Lucie Safarova delayed the inevitable by taking advantage of three double faults from the top seed in the second set […]

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French Open Title

Lucie Safarova to Challenge Serena for the French Open Title

 June 5, 2015   R K Gupta

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In an amazing display, Czech Republic’s Lucie Safarova beat Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic in women’s semifinal to meet 19-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams for the French Open Crown. In a match that saw emotions flying, high quality tennis from both players delighted the fans. The match could have gone either way but Safarova edged out […]

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Sharapova and Kvitova Exit on a Blockbuster Monday at Roland Garros, Serena Williams and Men’s Big Four in Quarters

 June 2, 2015   R K Gupta

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On an action-filled 9th day at French Open, each one of men’s ‘Big Four’ and world no.1 Serena Williams won their matches to enter quarterfinals. However, reigning women’s champions Maria Sharapova got unlucky to lose against Czech Republic’s Lucie Safarova. Roger Federer had his match completed against Frenchman Gael Monfils and entered the quarterfinal to […]

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