The opening match to Roland Garros 2016 between no.2 seed Andy Murray and 129 ranked Radek Stepanek on Monday was a highly turbulent and a fierce duel which saw changes in pace, shifts in momentum and even a one day delay in the completion of the match. The match started with a strong opening by […]
The clay season has been extremely satisfactory for all the tennis fans so far. It has seen the revival of clay king Rafael Nadal from his year long slump, going on to win the Monte-Carlo masters and the Barcelona Open, while Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Serena Williams too have taken their game to the […]
Maria Sharapova, who has provisionally remained suspended from playing after failing a drug test, may be in for a serious trouble. Sharapova was tested positive for meldonium, at the Australian Open in January this year. The drug was outlawed by WADA with effect from January 1, after they found out that in some capacities, the drug […]
Maria Sharapova, the most marketable female athlete in the world, admitted to failing a drug test, this January at the Australian Open. Meldonium, the drug in question was outlawed by WADA with effect from January 1, after they found out that in some capacities, the drug might be used by athletes for performance enhancing. She claims that […]
The future of Tennis looks bright. While The Big 4 and The Serena William might be ruling the roster in The ATP and WTA respectively – There are a lot of youngsters making waves with their performances. More than capable of causing an upset or two on their day these youngsters look destined for stardom […]
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: […]
