Rafael Nadal made history by winning the 2012 Monte Carlo Open, and now he has only increased his record at 2012 Barcelona Open. He won his eight consecutive Monte Carlo championships a record in itself. The only person to come close to it Guillermo Villas who won eight Buenos Aires titles in ten years. Nadal [...]
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Roger Federer stands in the way of Novak Djokovik’s ATP Number 1 Rank!!!
Posted: June 1, 2011 by Shishir Gupta in Rafael Nadal, TennisTags: Andy Murray, ATP Rankings, French Open, Novak Djokovic, Rafeal Nadal, Robin Soderling, Roger Federer, Tennis
Novak Djokovic is as close of the ATP number 1 rank, as he would have ever expected. He has had an unbelievable year so far. He has played 42 matches and has been undefeated. And now he is just one victory away to become the new world number 1 player. But the problem is that [...]
Rafael Nadal wins US Open 2010!!!
Posted: September 14, 2010 by Shishir Gupta in Rafael Nadal, TennisTags: ATP Rankings, Novak Djokovic, Rafeal Nadal, Roger Federer, Tennis, US Open
Finally Rafael Nadal has won the US Open championship by winning it here in 2010. He defeated Novak Djokovic in four sets 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2. And what was even more convincing was that he was serving very well during the course of the match. Though his serve was broken three times in the match [...]
US Open 2010 – It is Nadal vs Djokovic in the finals!
Posted: September 12, 2010 by Shishir Gupta in Rafael Nadal, TennisTags: Ana Ivanovic, ATP Rankings, Kim Clijters, Maria Sharapova, Novak Djokovic, Rafeal Nadal, Roger Federer, Tennis, US Open, Vera Zvonareva, WTA Rankings
It is going to be Rafael Nadal versus Novak Djokovic in the US Open men’s final today. Yesterday (or rather today early morning) Djokovic managed to defeat Roger Federer in the semi-finals of the tournament. Though the victory came in 5 sets where he saved two match points in the final set, and then later [...]
Ana Ivanovic out of US Open 2010!
Posted: September 5, 2010 by Shishir Gupta in Ana Ivanovic, TennisTags: Ana Ivanovic, Caroline Wozniacki, Kim Clijters, Maria Sharapova, Tennis, US Open, WTA Rankings
Ana Ivanovic is finally out of the US Open. Though this is her best ever performance in this grand slam, having made it to the 4th round of the slam. She had reached the same stage here 3 years back. Ana has been struggling with her form throughout the year, which even saw her drop [...]
Ana Ivanovic’s great run ends in a disappointment!
Posted: August 15, 2010 by Shishir Gupta in Ana Ivanovic, TennisTags: Ana Ivanovic, Kim Clijters, Maria Sharapova, Tennis, WTA Rankings
Ana Ivanovic’s great run and return to form at the 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, Cincinnati came to an disappointing end when she limped off the court after playing just 3 games in the semifinal match against Kim Clijsters. It was a little bizarre end as she did not fall, neither twisted her [...]
Ana Ivanovic is out of Top 50 in WTA Rankings!
Posted: July 5, 2010 by Shishir Gupta in Ana Ivanovic, TennisTags: Agnieszka Radwanska, Ana Ivanovic, Caroline Wozniacki, Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva, Flavia Pennetta, Francesca Schiavone, Jelena Jankovic, Kim Clijters, Li Na, Petra Kvitova, Samantha Stosur, Sania Mirza, Serena Williams, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Tennis, Tsvetana Pironkova, Venus Willaims, Vera Zvonareva, Wimbledon, WTA Rankings
Ana Ivanovic has dropped out of the top 50 in the WTA rankings. She has now dropped to 64, which is 19 places from where she was at the start of Wimbledon. Meanwhile Serena Williams strengthened her position at the top after her win at the Wimbledon. Jelena Jankovic gained a position to be ranked number 2 now and [...]
Federer Drops to No. 3 in ATP Rankings!
Posted: July 5, 2010 by Shishir Gupta in Rafael Nadal, TennisTags: Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, ATP Rankings, Fernando Verdasco, Jo-Wilfred Tsonga, Juan Martin Del Potro, Nicolay Davydenko, Novak Djokovic, Rafeal Nadal, Robin Soderling, Roger Federer, Somdev Devvarman, Tennis, Tomas Berdych, Wimbledon
Federer has dropped to world number 3 in the ATP rankings. This is the first time in almost seven years that he has dropped out of the top two ranks. Meanwhile Novak Djokovic climbed to world number 2 eclipsing Roger Federer. Rafael Nadal strengthened his position at the top after his win at the Wimbledon. [...]
Leander Paes and Cara Black win Wimbledon Mixed Doubles 2010!!
Posted: July 4, 2010 by Shishir Gupta in TennisTags: Cara Black, Leander Paes, Rafeal Nadal, Tennis, Wimbledon
Leander Paes wins the Wimbledon 2010 Mixed Doubles along with Cara Black. This is his 12th Grand Slam Doubles title, and his 6th Mixed Doubles Slam title. He has won four times at Wimbledon now, of which this is his third in the Mixed Doubles. This is his third title partnering Cara Black. Although they [...]
Rafael Nadal wins Wimbledon 2010!!!
Posted: July 4, 2010 by Shishir Gupta in Rafael Nadal, TennisTags: ATP Rankings, Rafeal Nadal, Roger Federer, Tennis, Tomas Berdych, Wimbledon
Rafael Nadal with the Wimbledon 2010 trophy Finally Rafael Nadal has won the Wimbledon 2010. He defeated Tomas Berdych in straight sets 6-3, 7-5, 6-4. And what was even more convincing was that his serve was not even broken once during the course of the match. This is his second win at Wimbledon and his [...]
Wimbledon 2010 – It is Nadal vs Berdych in the Finals!!
Posted: July 4, 2010 by Shishir Gupta in Rafael Nadal, TennisTags: Andy Murray, ATP Rankings, Leander Paes, Novak Djokovic, Rafeal Nadal, Robin Soderling, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Tennis, Tomas Berdych, Venus Willaims, Wimbledon
It is going to be Rafael Nadal versus Tomas Berdych in the Wimbledon men’s final today. I was without the internet connection for more than a week so I could not post any update of the tournament. Though it is late still I would give in a few details here. In the quarter finals round [...]
Wimbledon 2010 – The Isner-Mahut match is Finally Over!
Posted: June 24, 2010 by Shishir Gupta in TennisTags: John Isner, Nicolas Mahut, Tennis, Wimbledon
Finally after 11 hours and 5 minutes of battle on the court Isner defeated Mahut in the first round of the Wimbledon 2010 championships. The match consisted of 183 games, this was by far the longest match in the terms of the number of games played as well as the duration of the match. This [...]
Wimbledon 2010 Day 1 – Day of Complete Drama!!
Posted: June 22, 2010 by Shishir Gupta in Ana Ivanovic, TennisTags: Ana Ivanovic, Andy Roddick, Marin Cilic, Novak Djokovic, Rafeal Nadal, Roger Federer, Tennis
Day 1 at the Wimbledon turned out to be very dramatic, as many high seeded player in both men’s and Women’s section either lost or almost got a scare. In men’s round, Marin Cilic was the biggest casualty, while Ivan Ljubicic, Stanislas Warwinka, and Tommy Robredo also lost in the first round of the tournament [...]
Ana Ivanovic out of Wimbledon 2010!
Posted: June 22, 2010 by Shishir Gupta in Ana Ivanovic, TennisTags: Ana Ivanovic, Ana Ivanovic pictures, Tennis, Wimbledon, WTA Rankings
Ana Ivanovic crashed out of the Wimbledon yesterday, suffering a heavy defeat at the hands of Shahar Peer. I am very disappointed with her performance since I was expecting a little more from her. A first round exit is something one does expect from a grand slam winner. One can say that she got a [...]
Rafael Nadal wins French Open 2010!!!
Posted: June 6, 2010 by Shishir Gupta in Rafael Nadal, TennisTags: ATP Rankings, French Open, Rafeal Nadal, Robin Soderling, Roger Federer, Spain, Tennis, Wimbledon
Rafael Nadal wins the french open. He defeated Robin Soderling in straight sets 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. Finally Nadal is back, he gets a grand slam. It has been more than year that he last time won. In fact it has been the injuries that have been the cause and not the form. He won his [...]


