Was reading a recent interview with Pete Sampras. He was very gracious towards Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Would he have thought in 2002 (when he left the 14 Grand Slam titles mark), after having broken the then 35-year-old Roy Emerson's mark (12), that in less than 20 years, 3 guys (!!!) would …
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My thoughts on Professional Sports like Tennis, NFL, NBA, Cricket etc., of which, I am a huge fan …
THE best Test Series I have seen ….
Have been watching Cricket judiciously since 1984. I cannot recall feeling more happy or elated during any series over the past 36 years. The series win in 2018-19 (Australia) had brought tears to my eyes (No kidding!). But this, man, it is surreal! On Dec 19th, 2020 (Saturday), which Indian fan would have thought the …
Self-Improvement: Lessons from Virat Kohli …
India tour of England, 2014: One of the rising young stars of the Indian team, Virat Kohli, scored all of 134 runs in 5 tests (10 innings). Highest score was 39. I.e. He scored 95 runs in 9 innings, an average of 10.55! Since then, he became the Captain of the Indian Cricket Team (across …
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Who had the greatest “ATP Grand Slams” year in the last 33 years?
Each year we have 4 Grand Slams: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open. I.e. 4 X 7 = 28 matches. A perfect year will be 28-0, leading to the Grand Slam. The usual suspects (a.k.a "Big Four") dominates, as you can see below. The closest one has come to the perfect "28-0" record …
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The amazing global phenomenon – Roger Federer
It was the year 2012 and I was in USA for a work-related visit to the corporate headquarters. Wimbledon 2012 was going on. When Federer beat Djokovic in the Semi-Finals, it was obvious that he would be the firm favorite in the Finals, against Andy Murray. Though Federer would go on to lose the first …
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Greatest ODI batsman – Sachin versus Virat …. A comparison.
Sachin Tendulkar is widely considered as the greatest One Day International (ODI) batsman in history. A quick comparison to see how the current ICC ODI No:1 batsman - Virat Kohli - is shaping up against the records of Sachin Tendulkar. Whether Virat can keep up this pace, time will tell ... Adios!
No:18!
Even the most optimistic Roger Federer fan would not have anticipated what happened in January 2018, at the Australian Open. When Federer won Wimbledon in 2012, most fans like me would have come to terms with the fact that the heydays were over and we would have to resign ourselves to sporadic results or even …
ATP 2004-15 – The 3 phases of domination …
Though we have 3 great players in the current generation (Andy Murray is very consistent and is always a contender at the major tournaments, but I do not think he is solidly in the Federer/Nadal/Djokovic conversation), there has been a distinct set of domination phases during the 2004-2015 time period, as highlighted below. Federer Phase (2004-2007, …
Cricket: 2015 IND tour of AUS …
Rohit Sharma: Against the World Champions, in their backyard, he scores 2 centuries, one 99, average of 110, in 5 matches! Ever since he has been made an opener, he has been awesome in ODIs. It is then an utter pity that he looks a total different player in Test Matches, even on Indian pitches. …