Top Seeds Continue to Progress at Miami Masters but Dimitrov, Wozniacki and Radwanska Dumped

 March 31, 2015   R K Gupta

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Top men and women’s seeds continued their march at 2015 Miami Masters as many of men’s third-round and women’s fourth-round matches were completed. Djokovic and Serena cruised into their next rounds without much trouble as did Kei Nishikori, Milos Raonic, David Ferrer, David Goffin, Gilles Simon and Alexandr Dolgopolov. But Grigor Dimitrov was halted in […]

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2015 Miami Masters: Serena, Djokovic Win Their Opening Matches On an Action-Filled Saturday

 March 29, 2015   R K Gupta

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Defending champions Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic cruised through their first matches at 2015 Miami Masters. The two players have had a great start to the 2015 tennis season by claiming the first major of the year at Melbourne and are favorites in Florida this week. Serena advanced to the third round with straight-sets but […]

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Indian Wells Masters Ends with Djokovic Taking Men’s Crown, Halep Clinching Women’s, Pospisil/Sock & Sania Mirza/Hingis Lifting Men & Women’s Doubles.

 March 24, 2015   R K Gupta

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It was payback time for Novak Djokovic. The world no.1 avenged his Dubai Open loss against Roger Federer and won the men’s singles title by beating the Swiss in the final of the BNP Paribas Open. Women’s no.3 seed Simona Halep recorded her career’s biggest win by coming back from the brink and handing a […]

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Serena Takes Australian Open Title

Classy Serena Takes Australian Open Title Home For the Sixth Time

 February 1, 2015   R K Gupta

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Maria Sharapova failed again to break the Serena voo-doo. She has been losing to Serena Williams for the last 11 years. Today’s final was the 19th match between two of the world’s most experienced women’s tennis players over the last 12 years or so and that gave Serena her 19th Grand Slam title as well. […]

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Mattek-Sands & Safarova

In First Result at Melbourne Mattek-Sands & Safarova Win Women’s Doubles Title

 January 31, 2015   R K Gupta

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In a close encounter, the new pair of USA’s Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Czech Republic’s Lucie Safarova has claimed Australian Open women’s doubles championship crown. Until Melbourne, the women never played together as a team and therefore the victory for them was a vindication of their decision in forming a new partnership. It wasn’t an easy […]

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Serena Locks Out Keys to Set-up Title Clash with Maria Sharapova on Saturday

 January 30, 2015   R K Gupta

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The eleventh day at Melbourne Park started with Maria Sharapova taking on Ekaterina Makarova in the all-Russian semifinal for the first time since 2009, when Dinara Safina beat Vera Zvonareva in a memorable duel. Unlike that match, the one between Sharapova and Makarova proved a lackluster encounter. Although Sharapova won 6-3, 6-2, she had issues […]

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Australian Open

Rafa Bludgeoned by Berdych’s Bountiful Brilliance on Day 9 of Australian Open

 January 29, 2015   R K Gupta

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On Tuesday’s most remarkable upset, Rafael Nadal was bounced out of the Australian Open at the Rod Laver Arena, usually regarded as the graveyard of champions. The celebrated Spaniard was facing someone, whom he had beaten in 17 previous meetings but the 18th proved to be his undoing against the seasoned Tomas Berdych. The Czech […]

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Men & Women’s QF Line-up Revealed on 8th Day at Melbourne as Ferrer, Radwanska are Knocked out

 January 28, 2015   R K Gupta

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As the first day of the second week in Year’s first Grand Slam came to an end, eight men and eight women have remained in the tournament to play in the quarterfinals beginning Tuesday. There were some predictable performances and some stunning results on Monday. Men’s top seed Novak Djokovic came with another stellar show against Luxemburg’s Gilles […]

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Nadal, Murray, Sharapova and Other Favorites Roll On at the end 7th Day at Australian Open 2015

 January 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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The quarterfinal entrants have begun to emerge from among the favorite stars as the 7th day came to an end at the Melbourne Park. The famous names, who have already booked their passages into the last eight are; Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Tomas Berdych, Nick Kyrgios, Maria Sharapova, Eugenie Bouchard, Simona Halep and Ekaterina Makarova. […]

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Australian Open Day 6: Djokovic, Raonic, Wawrinka Look Strong; Serena Survives, Vika Rolls on

 January 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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The Australian Open is slowly heading to a climax just as the temperatures begin soaring. On the sixth day, Novak Djokovic and Milos Raonic still showed their strength in straight sets victories over their rivals while Stan Wawrinka played like a champion after struggling in earlier rounds. Serena Williams started slowly, dropped a set against […]

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