Roger Federer Enters Wimbledon

Roger Federer Enters Wimbledon Quarters in the Quest for His 18th Grand Slam Title

 July 5, 2016   R K Gupta

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On day 7 of the All-England Championships, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Serena Williams reached the quarterfinals. Joining them in the last eight were; Milos Raonic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Sam Querrey, Marin Cilic, Simona Halep, Angelique Kerber, Dominika Cibulkova, Elena Vesnina and veteran American Venus Williams. India’s Sania Mirza also reached the women’s doubles quarterfinal with […]

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Serena Williams Wins 300th Grand Slam Match

 July 3, 2016   Kridangan Statistics Team

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Serena Williams notches her 300th career Grand Slam match win, passing Chris Evert for 2nd-most in Open Era More Photo Statistics   Messis Record against Arsenal Cristiano Ronaldo’s Amazing Record against Atlético de Madrid Neymar Jr – The Dribble Master Most Assists in TOP 5 European Leagues

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Wimbledon 2016: Federer in Third Round but Loser Willis Gets All the Applause

 July 1, 2016   R K Gupta

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It’s not often that Roger Federer plays a tennis match and his opponent gets support from crowd. In his nearly two-decade long tennis career, the Swiss Maestro has acquired a unique universal appeal of taking the audience with him regardless of the venue. On Wednesday however, the 17-time Grand Slam winner played while also watching […]

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Doubles Glory for French Garcia Mladenovic and Spaniards Lopez/Lopez at Roland Garros

 June 9, 2016   R K Gupta

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Amidst the headline grabbing historic singles victories by Novak Djokovic and Garbine Muguruza, the French women pair of Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic created their own little niche by winning the women’s doubles crown at the Roland Garros. It was a rare triumph for the home nation and there was no dearth of support for […]

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Roland Garros 2016: Muguruza Prevents Serena from Winning Her 22nd Grand Slam Title

 June 5, 2016   R K Gupta

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Eleven years ago, Rafael Nadal won the French Open for the first time as a 19-year old. He went on to win at the Roland Garros 9 more times until 2014. Though, Roger Federer became an exception in 2009, the famed Spaniard ruled on the red-clay courts of Roland Garros in Paris for an incredibly […]

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2016 French Open

2016 French Open: Djokovic Murray Nadal & Serena Cross 1st Hurdles Kerber Vika Exit

 May 25, 2016   R K Gupta

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After first three days of 2016 French Open at Roland Garros, men and women’s top seeds are still in the fray and though men’s second seed Andy Murray sailed into the second round, it wasn’t a cake walk for him. The Scot survived after losing the first two sets to Czech qualifier Radek Stepanek, faced […]

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Maria Sharapova

The Curious Case of Maria Sharapova after She Admitted to Using a Banned Substance

 May 22, 2016   R K Gupta

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At the Australian Open quarterfinals on January 26, 2016 at Melbourne, Russia’s Maria Sharapova suffered her umpteenth defeat against the world no.1 Serena Williams. The same day, she failed a dope test but the news was not immediately made public. During a press conference in March 2016, the 29-year old Russian dropped a bombshell by […]

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Andy Murray

Birthday Boy Andy Takes Rome Masters from Novak Serena SanTina & Bryans Also Win

 May 18, 2016   R K Gupta

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On a remarkable Sunday at Foro Italico at Rome, British no.1 Andy Murray scored his first ever victory on clay over the top seed and world’s number one tennis player Novak Djokovic. The straight sets win allowed Murray to celebrate his 29th birthday in style. With the French Open just round the corner, Murray’s turnaround […]

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Mutua Madrid Open

2016 Mutua Madrid open: Halep Is Singles Champion Sania Hingis Lose Doubles Final

 May 8, 2016   R K Gupta

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Simona Halep of Romania defeated Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova to win the women’s singles crown at 2016 Mutua Madrid Masters but top-seeded women’s doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis fell at the final hurdle against Frenchwomen Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic. In men’s singles semifinals on Saturday, Andy Murray saw off Spain’s Rafael Nadal […]

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Halep Meets Cibulkova in Madrid Final In Men’s Semis Its Nadal Vs Murray & Djokovic Vs Nishikori

 May 7, 2016   R K Gupta

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On the penultimate day of 2016 Mutua Madrid Masters, Romania’s no.6 seeded Simona Halep and Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova scored easy semifinal victories over their rivals and set up the women’s singles final against each other on Saturday. While Halep defeated Australian Samantha Stosur, Cibulkova stopped the dream run of American qualifier Louisa Chirico. In the […]

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