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  1. Both AITA and union of players have harmed Indian tennis

    Posted by
    / January 13, 2013 /
    High time they changed the rules for Indian tennis. Because there is nothing called love-all among the Indian tennis fraternity and break point dominates the scoreline most of the time. The fracas has resulted in India fielding a weak team for the Davis Cup tie against South Korea next month....

  2. After double fault, it is match over

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    / September 16, 2012 /
    Mahesh Bhupathi tweeted : “Watched BARFI, Thumbs up!!!” Within three hours, the sweet feeling had disappeared as he received the news that he and Rohan Bopanna were sent into exile for two years by the All-India Tennis Association (AITA) for all the pre-Olympics tamasha that the duo had indulged in....

  3. Breakpoint for Sania-Bhupathi

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    / August 30, 2012 /
    The acrimony over selection of the teams before the London Olympics has ended in breakpoint for tennis players Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi. Sania was virtually forced by the AITA to partner Leander Paes in the mixed doubles at London as a compromise after Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna refused to...

  4. Reasserting regal authority, the Fedex way

    Posted by G Veda Vyass
    / July 6, 2012 /
    The hallmark of champions is their will and determination to never bow down and fight their way to glory against all odds. Roger Federer, aged 30 was chasing his 7th Wimbldeon crown and his 17th Grand Slam title. He hasn’t played a single match on grass against the Serb Novak...

  5. Federer exacts sweet revenge

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    / July 6, 2012 /
    It was the final before the grand finale on Sunday – while that may sound disrespectful of the players from the other half of the draw, such was pedigree of the two contestants of the first semi-finals this evening at SW19 outside London. One of them had won four of...

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

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    / July 5, 2012 /
    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

  7. Federer lives to fight another day

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    / June 30, 2012 /
    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...

  8. `David’ Rosol slays Goliath `Nadal’

    Posted by G Veda Vyass
    / June 29, 2012 /
    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

  9. 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...

  10. 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...

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