All posts tagged "Roger Federer"

Emperor Rafa and the select few

An asteroid has been named after him. Shakira put him in her music video for being an extraordinary world champion as a...

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Congrats Roger Federer for winning the prestigious Laureus awards

The First Laureus Awards ceremony started in 2000 with the incomparable Nelson Mandela announcing: “Sport has the power to change the world. It...

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Roger Federer: Old is Gold

Roger Federer by reaching the semi-finals of the 2018 ABN Amro ATP 500 Tournament at Rotterdam became the oldest Number 1 in...

Federer, the Definitive GOAT

Legendary allrounder Kapil Dev has a firm view that one can never be the “Greatest of all time” (GOAT), but at the...

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At Sweet 16 the Heart still beats for Nadal

“Eventually our relationships with athletes over time are not only to do with winning but also how they win, the way they...

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Review of 2017 London WTF Finals

The prelude to the elite year-end event at London was initially all about whether World Number 1 Rafa Nadal would participate. Ultimately...

ATP WTF Champions over the years; A historical perspective

The ATP World Tour finals will be played at the 02, London from 12th to 19th November 2019. The 2017 edition is sponsored...

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The ATP Race to London

The year end ATP finals is a much awaited elite tennis event played by the top 8 ranked players of the preceding...

Updated Preview of Paris Masters 2017

Draw for the Rolex Paris Masters being out and world number 2 Roger Federer opting out after winning his 8th Basel tournament,...

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The unlikely destroyer trio and a few more

A statement that Roger Federer, Pete Sampras and Boris Becker are among the three most dominating players at Wimbledon would lead to...

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Rolex Paris Masters 2017 Review

Nadal and Federer had never met in the US Open. They were on a collision course for the US Open 2017 semifinals...

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Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal to win Shanghai Masters

Shanghai: In yet another blockbuster showdown between tennis greats Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal as both had a face-off match in the...

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Preview of Shanghai Masters and China Open 2017

US Open Champion and World Number 1 Rafa Nadal with 9465 points has a comfortable lead of over 2nd ranked Roger Federer...

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Review of Laver Cup 2017

Laver Cup’s much-anticipated inaugural edition between Europe and World was played from September 22 to 24 at Prague, Europe. The captains of...

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Preview of Inaugural Laver Cup 2017

In honour of one of the greatest players ever in the world of tennis, the inaugural Laver Cup will be held at...

Review of 2017 US Open- Hollywood perspective

US Open, the last Major ( Grand Slam) of the Year is one of the oldest tournaments of history. What started in...

Entire US Open to continue as best of 5 Sets please

Novak Djokovic Andy Murray and defending Champion Wawrinka, winners of 4 of the last 6 US Opens have opted out of the...

Preview of Cincinnati Open 2017

Roger Federer has won the Cincinnati Masters as many as 7 times. This year, as the second seed he will be hoping...

The challenging French Open-Wimbledon double – can Rafa do it again?

In the open era of tennis, since 1969, only four champions have achieved arguably what is the most difficult task in tennis,...

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Rafa – The other ‘greatest’!

Last 24 hours have been all about Federer, and they have been perfect for Federer. It does sound quite appropriate for the...

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Federer wins epic five set Aus Open against Rafa

Melbourne: Roger Federer defied all odds against time and his faltering form against his most dominant nemesis at major finals Rafael Nadal...

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