reporttennis4 years ago

French Open Round up | Rafael Nadal to play Roger Federer in epic semi-final

Both Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer won their respective matches in the French Open to set up a mouth-watering semi-final against each other on Friday. Meanwhile, Johanna Konta got the better of Sloane Stephens while Markéta Vondroušová outplayed Croatia’s Petra Martić in straight sets.
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newstennis4 years ago

VIDEO | Roger Federer almost breaks Kevin Anderson’s ankles with perfect passing winner

Roger Federer mightn’t be a big title contender anymore with Novak Djokovic reaching his 'second prime', but the Swiss ace still remains the best showman the world has ever seen. His win over Kevin Anderson in the ATP Finals proved it as he outwitted his opponent with a brilliant passing shot.
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newstennis5 years ago

Wimbledon 2018 | Novak Djokovic calls out ‘double standards’ of umpire

Novak Djokovic, who reached the semi-final of the Wimbledon, picked up two code violations warnings during the course of the match and accused the umpire of having double standards. He stated that he was feeling good to be in the top four of a slam and insisted that he was peaking at the right time.
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newstennis5 years ago

WATCH | Kei Nishikori comes up with ‘miss of the decade’

No matter how good a player is, one has surely committed grave errors at times that was enough to cost them the game. The latest such incident happened in Italian open’s match between Novak Djokovic and Kei Nishikori, where the World No. 24 missed an easy smash that pretty much decided the outcome.
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newstennis6 years ago

WATCH | Gael Monfils saves 3 match points to secure a win

Gael Monfils was at his exceptional best in the last and deciding tie breaker set against Kei Nishikori in the round of 32 at the ongoing Rogers Cup. Not only did the Frenchman manage to save three match points he finally also managed to convert a match point of his own with some power hitting.
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newstennis6 years ago

Wimbledon 2017 | The gifs that keep on giffing - Round 3

The first week of the 2017 Wimbledon concluded yesterday, but it gave the tennis fanatics some memorable moments to cherish. Federer and Djokovic were at it once again while the ever entertaining Gael Monfils produced a few moments of magic to light up the tournament and enthrall the audience.
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reporttennis6 years ago

Wimbledon 2017 | Rohan Bopanna, Purav Raja-Divij Sharan bow out while Nadal, Murray advance to the round of 16

Rohan Bopanna and Roger Vasselin's men's doubles campaign came to an end after the duo was beaten by Ken and Neal Skupski in the second round while Divij Sharan and Purav Raja, too bowed out of the category. Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray progressed to the round of 16.
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newstennis6 years ago

Wimbledon 2017 Round One | The Gifs that keep on Giffing

The third Grand Slam of the year started at the All England Club on Monday and starting from the first day itself, the tournament has provided fans with some exciting tennis. The grass-court major saw all seeded players, with the exception of Serena Williams, join the fray for the oldest Grand Slam.
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reporttennis6 years ago

French Open Roundup | Dominic Thiem shocks Novak Djokovic; Andy Murray to face Stan Wawrinka in the semis

Dominic Thiem registered a stunning 7-6 (7/5), 6-3, 6-0 over Novak Djokovic and will take on Rafael Nadal in the semi-final of the French Open. Andy Murray will square up against Stan Wawrinka in the other semifinal after overcoming Kei Nishikori who dazzled early only to fizzle out.
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newstennis6 years ago

French Open Roundup | Bacsinszky and Ostapenko enter women's semis; Nadal and Djokovic matches postponed

Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland beat 13th-seeded home favourite Mladenovic 6-4, 6-4 and entered in the French Open semi-finals, the match was twice delayed by rain. Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic's French Open quarter-finals were postponed until Wednesday because of the heavy rain in Paris.
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