Rafa Nadal equaled the record of 49 clay-court titles held by the great Guillermo Vilas, by clinching his ninth title at Barcelona. Nadal beat the defending champion Kei Nishikori 6-4 7-5. It was a close match with Kei having nine chances to break in the first set but Rafa managed to save eight of them, proving […]
The Spanish sensation Garbine Muguruza is back in the news for her recent comments on sexism existing in tennis. In an interview to El Mundo, Muguruza made a statement that has certainly raised a couple of eyebrows. According to the 22 year old, the mentality of people is still stuck at skin show. ‘‘Unfortunately skirts […]
The Laureus World Sports Awards is an annual ceremony held to honour some of the most remarkable men and women in the world of sport along with the greatest sporting achievements throughout the previous calendar year. The ceremony for this year’s awards was held in Berlin and hosted by actor Bill Murray. The awards include: […]
Rafa Nadal bettered his own historic tally of Monte Carlo Masters by clinching his ninth title in Monaco. The Spaniard also caught up with Novak Djokovic, matching his record of 28 ATP Masters 1000. Djokovic had surpassed Rafa by winning in Miami few weeks back. Winner of eight consecutive titles here, it was a long […]
The 5 time Grand Slam champion may return to compete in the sport at the Olympics. Sharapova currently is suspended for testing positive for the drug meldonium after the Austrslian Open championship. Sharapova claimed that she had been taking the drug for the past 10 years and was unaware of the WADA ruling this year […]
The once ‘Clay King’ and winner of nine Grand Slams at Roland Garros, Rafael Nadal has stumbled upon the path of tumult and dereliction, evident from his plummeting performance since his injury in 2014. The year 2015 was a slamless year for the first time in 10 years for Rafa. A lot has happened in […]
It is not the first time that Novak has been defeated when all odds were favouring him. Let’s take a look at five such instances when Novak was unexpectedly defeated. 2012 US Open Final (against Andy Murray) This match is considered to be one of the best of the Murray- Djokovic rivalry. Murray had lost […]
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic lost in the second round of the first tournament of the clay season, Monte Carlo Masters. He lost to world number 55 Jiri Vesely 4-6, 6-2, 4-6. The last time he was knocked out in the second round of a tournament was in Madrid Masters in 2013. Jiri Vesely, 22, has […]
