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US Open: Kerber Wins Women’s Title

 September 11, 2016   R K Gupta

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Less than a month ago, Karolina Pliskova outplayed Angelique Kerber in the final of Western & Southern Open at Cincinnaiti. When the two women met again for the title game at 2016 US Open on Saturday, Kerber could not have rid herself of that event playing back on her psyche. The German won the first […]

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Pliskova Springs Shocked Surprise on Serena Sets Up a Clash with Kerber for US Open Title

 September 10, 2016   R K Gupta

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In addition to losing a chance to win her 23rd Grand Slam crown, Serena Williams also lost her no.1 singles rankings. In Thursday’s women’s singles semifinal, the American was forced into submission by no.10 seeded Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic. Serena’s stunning defeat was an anticlimax after her smooth progress in the tournament so […]

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Murray Knocked Out of US Open by Nishikori in Five Sets Serena Beats Halep to Enter SF

 September 8, 2016   R K Gupta

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Japan’s Kei Nishikori played spoilsport to Andy Murray’s remarkable tennis summer and defeated the Scotsman in US Open quarterfinal after being down two sets to one. Murray was being touted as the favorite to win the 2016 US Open after taking his second Wimbledon title this year, followed by his gold-medal winning performance in the […]

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Djokovic Makes Effortless Entry into US Semifinals Meets Gael Monfils Next

 September 7, 2016   R K Gupta

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For the third time this US Open, Novak Djokovic’s passage into the next round was smoothened by an injured opponent. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga provided a French anti-climax by stopping play after a bludgeoning Djokovic had run through the first two sets. The Serb is now just two matches away from retaining his 2015 US Open crown […]

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Serena Williams Beats Roger Federer in Grand Slam Match-Win Count to Make History

Serena Williams Beats Roger Federer in Grand Slam Match-Win Count to Make History

 September 6, 2016   R K Gupta

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US Open’s day 8 belonged to Serena Williams, who made tennis history by winning her 308th match in Grand Slam tournaments. The living legend of modern tennis was helped by the absence of Swiss maestro Roger Federer, who is staying away from active tennis in the current year due to injury. There was little doubt […]

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Rafael Nadal Bounced off from 2016 US Open by Frenchman Lucas Pouille in Fourth Round

 September 5, 2016   R K Gupta

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Of the three strongest men’s title contenders, one has exited this year’s US Open. Spain’s 14-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal was taken to five sets by 24th seed Lucas Pouille before losing in the tiebreak. Nadal surrendered a 4-2 lead in the final set and allowed the Frenchman to take the match to the […]

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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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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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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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