Page-20 of Tennis
Roger Federer and Li Na clinch Cincinnati Masters
Tennis star Roger Federer clinched a record fifth Western & Southern Open Title (Cincinnati Masters ) at Cincinnati. He defeated Novak Djokovic. In women’s singles China’s Li Na vanquished German Angelique Kerbar to bag the title.
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
Roger Federer clinches Wimbledon Open Title 2012
Swiss Tennis star Roger Federer defeated British player Andy Murray to win the Wimbledon Open Championship 2012 in London on. With this win Federer reclaimed the world No. 1 rank breaking Pete Sampras’ record of 286 weeks at the pinnacle ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Rafael lifts French Open
Spain’s Rafael Nadal beat Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in the final of French Open. With this win he overtook Sweden’s Bjorn Borg who won 6 Roland Garros titles Shattered Djokovic’s dream of becoming the 3rd man to win 4 consecutive grand ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
French Open: Sharapova conquers women’s singles title
Russian player Maria Sharapova wins her maiden French Open Women’s singles title. She defeated Italian Sara Errani and thus became the 10th woman to complete a career Grand Slam. Sharapova also keeps Wimbledon Crown in 2004, the US Open in ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
French Open: Sania, Bhupathi clinch maiden mixed doubles title
Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi won their 2nd Grand Slam title together and first French Open trophy. They defeated the Mexican-Polish duo of Santiago Gonzalez and Klaudia Jans Ignacik in the mixed doubles final held in in Paris. Earlier, Sania ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
Persons in News:
Nisha Rani Dutta Archery player The Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs approved an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh (from National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons) to archery player Nisha Rani Dutta who is living in a poor condition. Nisha (21) ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
Bhupati and Bopanna win Doubles in ATP Dubai
At the ATP Dubai Open, Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna, the Indian Pair won their maiden title together. In the Finals of the Doubles event they defeated the Poland’s pair of Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski. The 4th seeded Indian ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2012
Current Affairs: January 29, 2012
India signs agreement to set up Vivekananda Chair at Chicago University India has signed at agreement with the University of Chicago to set up a Vivekananad Chair at the University. The agreement has been signed between India’s Ministry of Culture ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2012
Current Affairs : January 1, 2012
Welcome 2012 New Year 2012 is welcomed by people world over with great fanfare. 2012 is a leap year that starts on Sunday. The United Nations General Assembly designated 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives, highlighting the contribution of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2012
Winners of Cincinnati Open 2011
Men’s Singles: Andy Murray (United Kingdom) Women’s Singles: Maria Sharapova (Russia) Men’s Doubles: Leander Paes / Mahesh Bhupati (India) Women’s Doubles: Vania King (US)/ Yaroslava Shvedova (Kazakhstan) The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hard courts tennis event held in ..