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Written on June 12th, 2013 by Tennis Comments

The King of Clay Triumphs Again

The King of Clay Triumphs Again

The King of Clay Triumphs Again

By Praveen Nvs: It has been a very familiar story at the Roland Garros – a story that has repeated itself a record eight times in the last nine years. As expected by everyone, Rafael Nadal emerged as the winner of the final of this year’s French Open.

An absolutely clueless David Ferrer ran into a red-hot Rafael Nadal, the King of Clay successfully defended his crown by crushing his compatriot in style. Yet another French Open to his name and yet another feather in his cap.

Nadal, who was the overwhelming favourite ahead of the final, did not give any room for Ferrer to pull off a spectacular upset and finished off the match in straight sets. With a commanding victory, he reiterated his dominance on the Clay court.

A valiant Djokovic stretched him in the semi-final but the final was a one-sided affair. Although Ferrer fought hard, he could never make the contest look even. He simply did not have the firepower in him to beat a player of Nadal’s calibre.

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Written on June 12th, 2013 by Tennis Comments

Serena Williams Is The Champion

Serena Williams Is The Champion

Serena Williams Is The Champion

By Praveen Nvs: It has been a long wait for Serena Williams at the Rolland Garros since she first won the French Open way back in 2002 but, she finally ended it with a commanding victory(6-4,6-4) over the defending champion Maria Sharapova. It is another feather in her cap, which is already filled with many.

In the last decade, Women’s tennis witnessed many talented stars grab their share of limelight and fade away quickly but Serena managed to stay at the top and dominate in spite of some stiff resistance from the younger generation.
Her longevity is simply amazing!

Sharapova is by no means an ordinary player. She is a player of the highest class. However, when Serena is on the rampage, she makes any opponent look ordinary. Sharapova fought hard but overcoming a player like Serena is never an easy task.

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Written on June 9th, 2013 by Tennis Comments

Rafa Nadal makes history at the French Open

Nadal wins his eighth French Open title in Paris

Nadal wins his eighth French Open title in Paris

By Phillipa Hopwood: Rafa Nadal has won his eighth French Open title after beating fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-3 6-2 6-3 in Roland Garros, Paris.

David Ferrer was a big underdog, taking part in his first ever Grand Slam final. He got through after beating Jo Wilfred Tsonga 6-1, 7-6, (7-3), 6-2 on Friday.

Ferrer’s only hope heading into today’s showdown was that Nadal had not fully recovered from his four hour and 37 minute match with World Number One Novak Djokovic.

The match was the game of the tournament pitting number one against number three, both men went at it hard and a lot of people thought it would upstage the final because of the fierce rivalry between the two. Nadal managed to come out on top 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7 (3-7), 9-7.

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Written on June 5th, 2013 by Tennis Comments

Jerzy Janowicz Pumps It Up For Paris

Jerzy Janowicz Pumps It Up For Paris

Jerzy Janowicz Pumps It Up For Paris

By R. Hoyal: Jerzy Janowicz is either ripping his shirts like the Incredible Hulk or smashing down serves with light-speed velocity, a tennis machine ready to crush the Paris open.

The 22-year-old Polish star, whose lively on-court character evokes memories of Marat Safin, spiced up proceedings in Rome last week beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Richard Gasquet. Janowicz, who rocketed to fame by reaching the Paris Masters final last year, has not won everyone over with his on-court antics on court however.

This does not seem to bother Janowicz, as with a career-high ranking of 23 and his fearless demeanour on court, many have tipped him as a future threat to the top dogs. This was proven in Rome, when critics agreed he only lost out to the mighty Federer because of poor shot selection at crucial moments of the game.

Despite this, Federer was impressed and believes Janowicz can be a threat for the French Open title – they face each other in the main draw for the first time since Rome.

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