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Gosh ! What a Wimbledon final !! Federer finally clinched his 15th Grand Slam but not before Andy Roddick gave him some super anxious moments during this marathon of a match. The scoreline says Fed won 5-7, 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 16-14; the longest Wimbledon final in terms of games, as well as the longest Slam. The final [...]

The Republic Day on 26-Jan afforded the opportunity to avail a long weekend. Did some long overdue cleaning up at home, lazed around a bit… Also got an opportunity to catch up with some old friends… and yes, spent time watching the telly….

Had a pretty lazy weekend this time.. With the roads everywhere being in the condition they are, sitting at home watching TV seemed to a better proposition, except of course, watching “Breaking News”. Secondly, as far as sports is concerend, the difference in the various time zones makes one a couch potato, as some or [...]

A new dress, sweltering heat, and finally, victory: Sharapova enters Round 2 of the Australian Open ! While I didn’t think her new dress was all that it was hyped up to be , what really got my attention was the manner in which her opponent, Camille Pin almost came close to knocking Sharapova out [...]

I’ve been watching the Masters Cup matches, and the quality of tennis was pretty good. First, we had the doubles semifinals, which I hoped Paes and Damm would win, but that did not happen. Paes was at his best on crucial points, and he managed some awesome angles. But the treat was the Fed-Ex, Roger [...]