US Open Tennis

Nishikori, Makarova New Faces in Semis as Sania Mirza Excels in Doubles on Day 10 of US Open

 September 5, 2014   R K Gupta

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On Wednesday at US Open, Russian Ekaterina Makarova stopped Belarusian Victoria Azarenka to set up a semifinal clash with Serena Williams, who won against Italian Flavia Pennetta. Later in the day, Novak Djokovic and Kei Nishikori also reached semifinals to fight each other for a place in the final. With three days remaining, the possibility […]

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Agnieszka Radwanska

Agnieszka Radwanska Falls on Day 3 As Sharapova and Wawrinka Survive Second Round Scare

 August 28, 2014   R K Gupta

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On a day when two-time defending women’s champion Serena Williams, top two seeds Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Scotsman Andy Murray all had their schedules deferred to another time, the major news makers were women’s 4th seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, French Open women’s champion Maria Sharapova of Russia and Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland. […]

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Chinese tennis

Li Na- the Chinese tennis star

 August 28, 2014   Kirti Daga

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Remaining consistently in the world top 5 best tennis player rankings, Li- Na is a professional Chinese tennis player. Playing tennis since the age of eight, Li- Na, a right hand player holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism since 2009. Born and brought up in China, Li- Na is actually the first Asian player who […]

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Kvitova

Kvitova Shatters Bouchard’s Dreams to Win Wimbledon Championship for the Second Time

 July 6, 2014   R K Gupta

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It was a sad end to Eugenie Bouchard’s marvelous run in Wimbledon 2014 as she succumbed to Czech Repulic’s Petra Kvitova in the final without a fight. The 55-minute one-sided finish was brought about by Kvitova playing a power-packed faultless game that left the Canadian no option but gape at the whizzing shots passing her […]

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Wimbledon

Canadian Beauty Bouchard to Contest Women’s Singles Final Against Czech Republics’ Kvitova

 July 3, 2014   R K Gupta

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Playing marvelous tennis, Eugenie Bouchard brought historical glory to her nation by becoming the first ever Canadian tennis player to reach a Grand Slam singles final. In the second semifinal on Thursday, Bouchard ended the dreams of Romanian third seed Simona Halep to set up a championship encounter with Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova, who had […]

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Wimbledon

Men and Women’s French Open Champions Suffer Shock Defeats at Wimbledon on Tuesday

 July 2, 2014   R K Gupta

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Last month’s championship winners at Roland Garros were bundled out of their fourth round matches at Wimbledon on Tuesday. While Rafael Nadal fell to Australian teenager Nick Kyrgios, who played the biggest match of his tennis career, 2004 champion Maria Sharapova lost to Germany’s ninth seed Angelique Kerber in three sets. In other matches on […]

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Wimbledon QF

Djokovi.c, Murray, Dimitrov & Cilic Enter Wimbledon QF on Monday as Radawanska falls

 July 2, 2014   R K Gupta

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Top seeded Novak Djokovic was perhaps oblivious to the halted actions on other courts as rain played havoc yet again. Playing at the close-roofed Center Court against the 14th seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Djokovic was all business in his straight sets victory. In a rain-interrupted fourth round match Andy Murray defeated Kevin Anderson of South […]

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Madison Key

Madison Key, Feliciano Lopez win at Eastbourne and Roberto Bautista Agut at Topshelf

 June 24, 2014   R K Gupta

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Unseeded American teenage sensation, Madison Keys sprang a surprise at Eastbourne by beating fifth seed Angelique Kerber of Germany to win the final of Aegon International Tournament. The men’s title at Eastbourne was successfully defended by Spain’s Feliciano Lopez, who beat the tournament top seed Richard Gasquet of France. In the other pre-Wimbledon grass-court tournament at […]

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Pavlyuchenkova

Another Tennis Star Benefits From a Brief Coaching Stint by a Former Champion

 February 4, 2014   R K Gupta

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In May 2013, one of the women’s singles quarterfinal matches, in the Portugal Open, was played between two Russians. The tournament was an ATP World Series event, which preceded the French Open last year. Since the top seed, Marion Bartoli and the No. 2 seed Dominika Cibulkova, had already fallen in their first round matches, […]

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