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  1. Kabhi Jwala, kabhi aansoon ka pyaala

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    / July 31, 2012 / Leave a comment
    It was like an edge-of-the-seat thriller. Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa were on game point in the third game of their women’s doubles encounter against Chien and Cheng of Chinese Taipei. When the delicate drop shot did the trick, Jwala let out a shriek, which conveyed relief, ecstasy and happiness...

  2. 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...

  3. Arjuna award is big

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    / July 22, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By Jwala GuttaA friend texted me around 2 this afternoon, telling me that the awards selection committee has recommended my name for the Arjuna award. I was quite speechless, overwhelmed and ecstatic because the last couple of years have been really tough for me. There has been a lot of...

  4. Guangzhou, here we come

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    / November 7, 2010 / Leave a comment
    By Jwala GuttaPost-Delhi, the expectations from me, Ashwini and Diju in our respective events of women doubles and mixed doubles have gone up tremendously. Does it put any pressure on us? My answer would be no. We know how to take these kind of pressures and in fact, after the...

  5. Give us our due

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    / November 2, 2010 / 2 Comments
    By Jwala GuttaIt has been a month since the Commonwealth Games in Delhi and what a month it has been. A lot of things were said about me in an attempt to distract me from my game. Now after Ashwini and I won the women doubles gold at the CWG,...

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