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It is indeed unfortunate that India is still not the country conducive enough for a rising young sports star. I am talking about our rising tennis sensation Sania Mirza. At a press conference yesterday, the 21-year old announced her decision to opt out.

Serbian Novak Djokovic had to call all his gifted talent and determination to see-off crowd favourite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for his first ever Grand Slam title at a packed Rod Laver Arena on Sunday. The 2008 final was itself somewhat unexpected with hot...

Fans drive sports! In a sport where both genders compete in the same tournament, alongside - their equal footing gets must. Wimbledon (premier tennis tournament) agreeing to prizemoney parity has proven it true. Wimbledon has succumbed to years of...

It has become impossible to overcome him on court, by far the most talented performer in modern tennis - Roger Invincible Federer defeated Fernando Gonzalez to win the third Australian Open. The Swiss World No. 1 took slightly over two hours (2:20)..

Just fabulous! sums up this eager to prove Americans victory at the Australian Open - Serena Williams, coming black from an injury layout entering the tournament as an unseeded player and then going on to win the Australian Open becoming only the...

When the going gets tough, the tough get going! Maria Sharapova is indeed a true champion - fiercer the competition and the opponent's the better she gets. She's has had a horrid run through the tournament but the top seed played like one,...

She is on her comeback from a long stint of injuries - appearing in the grand slam as an unseeded competitor but outright in proving why she once was a tennis sensation in the World. The mum's gal has made into the maiden grand slam final post...

It took me by surprise, I had never in my wildest of dreams thought of such a scoreline - upsets are a part of major tourneys as this but...this definitely is the biggest of year's Australian Open. The Chilean has had a dream run going in the grand.

The most anticipated quarterfinal of the years opening Grand Slam - Two most proficient names in the Woman's arena head on, in what was a repeat of the last year's event. None could be weighed lighter before the game and the showdown promising a...

If Martina Hingis is a workaholic in the woman's circuit then he certainly is one in the men's - the way he played against his Scottish opponent, and how the game configured in itself is beyond words to explain though, harder to deny it as the fiercest.