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It is funny how a surface can significantly and suddenly change a player’s fortunes in tennis. Before the grass season commenced in Stuttgart, Marin Cilic was having a torrid time on the tour. Not only did he struggle on clay–which is not his stronghold anyways–but he also failed to have any impact during the hard […] READ MORE
Former World No.1 and the 3-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray made a return to singles’ tennis on Tuesday in his home tournament at Queen’s Club Championships in London. The two 2-time Wimbledon champ received a wild card at this year’s event. In his first singles appearance since Rotterdam in March, the 34-year-old made a […] READ MORE
After a decent outing on the red dirt at Roland Garros, Roger Federer returned to his beloved grass on Monday, at the ATP Halle Open. After winning his first three matches at Paris, the 39-year-old withdrew from the French Open. The Swiss said he needed some rest before the grass season, adding that he was […] READ MORE
Let the reality sink in and let us take a deep breath to absorb what we witnessed at Phillipe Chatrier in the second semifinal of this year’s French Open on Friday. As we embrace the moment of truth, there are barely any adjectives worthy enough to describe Novak Djokovic’s colossal feat. In an instant classic, […] READ MORE
It is semifinal time in Paris and the much-anticipated clash at this year’s French Open is just around the corner. Two stalwarts of the game, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, all set to lock horns in the second semifinal on Friday. Barely a month ago, these two legends fought a three-set battle in the final […] READ MORE
Champions always find inner strength to get back up when they are pushed into the corner, don’t they? And the World No.1, Novak Djokovic displayed that in abundance in his freakish French Open Round of 16 clash against Italian teenager Lorenzo Musetti. The 34-year-old Serb was down two sets, losing the first two sets in […] READ MORE
There is an aura of invincibility at the French Open when Rafael Nadal steps on to Court Philippe Chatrier. In his Round of 16 clash against Italian teen Jannik Sinner, he let the youngster sniff at the prospect of taking a set when the 19-year-old was serving for the set at 5-3. But, at Roland […] READ MORE
Barely eight months later after he won his record equaling 20th career Major and 13th French Open title, Rafael Nadal returned to his beloved Parisian clay on Tuesday to embark on a journey towards a possible 14th crown at the Roland Garros–the tournament that he has made his home over the course of last decade […] READ MORE
The “King of Clay,” Rafael Nadal, made his return to his sanctuary and his happy place, the red clay–at the recently concluded Monte Carlo Masters 1000 last week. It was Nadal’s first appearance since his rather unusual exit at the Australian Open earlier this year. Early-season injuries for Nadal The back problem that Nadal faced […] READ MORE
The ATP 250 event “Cordoba Open” marks the beginning of the “Golden Swing,” as the first Clay tournament of the season got underway in Argentina just a day after the curtains were drawn on the Australian Open, which saw Novak Djokovic crowned as champion for the unprecedented ninth time this past Sunday. Diego Schwartzman in […] READ MORE