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Federer ends Wimbledon with a bang!
Sometimes even the bare statistics can be enough to tell the entire story. With this four-set victory over Andy Murray in the Wimbledon final, Roger Federer won an astonishing 17th grand slam, three...
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Parenting: On Andy Murray’s loss and Judy Murray’s victory
I am not particularly interested in tennis but to keep my husband company, I watched the Murray-Federer Wimbledon final. And at the end of the match - while I, along with everyone in the whole world,...
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Roger Federer: Still going strong
Wimbledon championships exude the kind of decorum, class and tradition that is existent to a far lesser degree at tennis’s three other major tournaments. For precisely this reason the third grand slam...
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Rafael Nadal: The king is back!
June 28, 2012, proved to be the most significant date in the life of Lukas Rosol. He not only beat Nadal in Wimbeldon but rather pulled off the biggest upset in sport, for the last decade. Nadal’s mind...
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Federer versus Nadal: Who is the greatest of them all?
Art is the purest form of human expression - free from the quagmire of social pessimism. The best way to appreciate it lies in the process of rising above vague parameters of judgment, which in their...
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A change of guard at Wimbledon
The tennis world is agog at the return of its prodigal son, Rafael Nadal. He's back from a debilitating injury to reignite his rivalry with Roger Federer. Nadal is arguably the greatest clay court...
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Andy Murray’s Wimbledon win: Here comes the Son
So it has finally happened. A Brit has lifted the silver trophy so ardently desired but so out of reach for his fellow countrymen. Churchill is crowing in his grave, the ravens at the Tower of London...
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Federer, Nadal, Djokovic or Murray, who will win the US Open?
As the tennis season nears its conclusion, attention turns to the boisterous city of New York, home to one the most unpredictable Grand Slam events - the US open Championships. Rapper Jay Z called New...
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US Open 2013: Is this the end of Roger Federer?
The US Open that culminated in Rafael Nadal’s victory this past Monday was a landmark event in recent tennis history. Firstly, it provided the venue for the evident demise of the tennis god, Roger...
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Is Roger Federer truly the ‘Greatest of All Time’?
It has been the year of comebacks so far; Justin Timberlake and our own prime minister would attest to that. There are fewer sights more exhilarating than a stirring rise of someone written off. Such a...
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The ATP World Tour: What to expect
After the French Open, the tennis giants move on to the grass courts. There are only five grass court events on the ATP World Tour calendar. The conversion from clay to grass is tough and the short...
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Younus Khan: Rekindling the charm cricket once had
Fans of Pakistani cricket were not able to watch their team playing at an international level, but enjoyed the same emotional feelings through other sports; at the biggest stages including FIFA World...
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Davis Cup 2014: There is no beating Roger Federer
On Sunday, November 23, 2014, history was made for Switzerland by their most prolific and magnanimous sportsman Roger Federer, when he beat Richard Gasquet to give his team an unassailable lead of 3-1...
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Progress of female players – Asking for a “twirl” instead of talent
Eugenie Bouchard, famously known as Genie Bouchard, won her second match after defeating Kiki Bertens in straight sets in the Australian Open. She is considered to be a rising star in the world of...
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Wawrinka won the French Open but will he win the Wimbledon as well?
On a windy afternoon at the Roland Garros, when large shadows loomed over Court Philippe Chatrier, the world’s number one Novak Djokovic stared in the distant horizon with pursed lips, perhaps still...
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Djokovic, Murray or Federer, who will take home the golden trophy?
Halfway through the season, Grand Slam tennis has returned to its roots at Wimbledon, the oldest and most prestigious of all slams. It’s the holy lawns of tennis where everything else takes a backseat...
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Will Roger Federer be able to win his sixth US Open title?
The dysfunctional air-conditioner in my dorm TV lounge accentuated the Sharjah heat as I uncomfortably shifted on the leather couch, watching Roger Federer play Juan Martin Del Potro in the 2009 US...
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Manchester United, you owe your fame to these people
According to a 2015 issue of Forbes Magazine, Manchester United became the richest English club, boasting of $3.10 billion as their net worth, as well as being ranked third in the world after the two...
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Match-fixing in tennis: Et tu, Brute?
Just when Mohammad Amir was allowed to bowl for the first time after a lengthy ban of five years, another match-fixing controversy arose in the sports world. This time around it was in the world of...
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Is it time for Roger Federer to retire?
To say that Roger Federer has had an illustrious career in tennis is perhaps an understatement. His accomplishments in the sport have caused him to be regarded by many as the greatest tennis player of...
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