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  1. S P Misra to lead Indian tennis team in London

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    / July 5, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Non-playing captain of the Indian Davis Cup team, S P Misra has been appointed the team leader of the Indian tennis contingent at the London Olympics. A tough task for the Hyderabad-based former Davis Cupper, given the acrimony and the war of words between the top players in the last...
    Posted in South Buzz, Sports, Tennis
    Tagged bhupathi, bopanna, davis cup, london olympics, paes, s p misra, sania

  2. Federer lives to fight another day

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    / June 30, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Wimbledon was still reeling from the effects of the tsunami on Thursday, when Lukas Rosol brought down the immovable edifice of Rafael Nadal in one of the most shocking upset stories in Grand Slam history. Even before they could recover from that amazing event, the aftershocks from that tectonic event...

  3. `David’ Rosol slays Goliath `Nadal’

    Posted by G Veda Vyass
    / June 29, 2012 / Leave a comment
    In a dramatic turn of events on Center Court at Wimbledon, the world witnessed one of the greatest upsets in the history of tennis. In a match that everyone expected the Spanish Bull to negotiate with ease, we were witness  to one of the most mindblowing exhibition of clean hitting....
    Posted in Sports, Tennis
    Tagged ace, center court, french open, , rafa, rosol, serve, wimbledon

  4. Indian tennis – The Dirty Picture

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    / June 27, 2012 / 1 Comment
    The outrage expressed in Sania Mirza’s open letter (Read entire letter here) was exactly my reaction when she was `offered’ as partner to Leander Paes if he agreed to `accept’ Vishnu Vardhan. I remember telling a friend then that the All-India Tennis Association (AITA) is attempting to be a benevolent...

  5. Sania Mirza speaks her mind

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    / June 26, 2012 / 1 Comment
    I feel absolutely thrilled and emotionally overwhelmed to have qualified to represent India at the Olympics in London. I am extremely grateful to the International Tennis Federation for the faith they have reposed in me by giving me a wild card entry that gives me a cherished opportunity to represent...

  6. Let the Games begin? But in India, they already did

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    / June 22, 2012 / 1 Comment
    The serve was faulty. The volleys were worse. Return of serve was pathetic. And in the end, it was not Advantage India. In fact, Indian tennis has lost the match much before the Queen says `Let the Games begin’. In fact, the games in India began a good seven weeks...

  7. AP govt awards Rs 50 lakh to Saina

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    / June 22, 2012 / Leave a comment
    The Andhra Pradesh government has announced a Rs 50 lakh incentive – the highest so far – to badminton champ Saina Nehwal for her three titles in 2012. The cash award comes just five weeks ahead of the London Olympics where Saina is a serious medal prospect for India. Saina...

  8. Double Fault. And no love-all

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    / June 18, 2012 / 1 Comment
    “We never realised the depth of the bitterness,” admits S P Misra, who was among the six selectors who chose Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi to represent India in the men’s doubles tennis at the London Olympics. “We did not realise the gravity of the dispute because in the past...

  9. A Father’s day gift from Saina Nehwal

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    / June 17, 2012 / 1 Comment
    When I called up Saina Nehwal’s father Dr Harvir Singh to congratulate him on his daughter’s incredible triumph at the Indonesia Open Super Series, I asked if he was laughing or shedding khushi ke aansoo. Harvir Singh’s tears do the talking whenever he feels overwhelmed with Saina’s performance. “Sudhir Sir,...

  10. Rafa in seventh heaven

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    / June 11, 2012 / Leave a comment
    It wasn’t just another Monday in Paris. Not with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic resuming their battle for supremacy and a chunky pie of tennis history. The Serbian evoked visions of a titanic battle, with his rousing fightback in the third set on Sunday. But much to the disappointment of...

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