Ever since boxer Muhammad Ali proclaimed “I am the greatest,” the term “Greatest of All Times” or GOAT has become very popular in all sports. While Don Bradman (Avg. 99.94) is the GOAT of cricket, it is Jack Nicklaus (18 Majors) for golf and Usain Bolt (23 gold medals) is for athletics. However, there is…
By U.B. Acharya One might ask what these magic numbers are. In fact, these are the number of Major titles won by the three great champions namely, Rafael Nadal (22), Novak Djokovic (21) and Roger Federer (20). Many old-time tennis experts believe that the GOAT (Greatest of All Times) in tennis should be based mainly…
as the legend lifts his 22nd Grand Slam title at French Open-2022 By V.N. Prasad The 5th of June, 2022 renders a “Red Letter Day” in the annals of Grand Slam History as the impermeable Rafael Nadal lifted his 22nd Title and the 14th at the French Open — two more than his contemporary legends…
By U.B. Acharya One may ask “How come year ending review is written a good 36 days before the end of the year?” The reason is that unlike cricket season which extend to 52 weeks every year, tennis season is for about 47 weeks only with no tennis tournament for 5 weeks from November end…
By U.B. Acharya With Novak “Nole” Djokovic winning the Wimbledon 2021 and thus winning his 20th Major title (same as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal), it is time to start a debate on “Greatest of All Times”. Though it is difficult to compare athletes of different eras, in this case the three great players have…
Invincible Djokovic, Unrelenting Barty and budding Junior Star Samir Banerjee By V.N. Prasad London was agog with sporting activities last week-end. Italy won the European Championship for the 1st time since 1968 in a 3-2 shootout win at Wembley. 17-year-old ‘Indian American’ lifted the 2021 Wimbledon Juniors Trophy. Cool and composed Barty lifted her 1st…
Novak looks all set to lift the ‘Golden Grand Slam’ By V.N. Prasad In a rare feat, unseeded 25-year-old Barbora Krejcikova of Czec Republic not only lifted the coveted Singles Trophy but also shared the Doubles Title this year — with Katerina Siniakova. Her coach Jana Navotna would have been proud of her fellow Czec’s…
By U.B. Acharya By winning the French Open 2021 last night against Stefanos Tsitsipas, Novak Djokovic (aka ‘NOLE’) created some kind of a history. Firstly, after nearly 52 years, the feat of winning all four Majors twice was repeated by Novak. The other two players who have achieved this remarkable feat are the great Rod…
By U.B. Acharya On Monday, the 8th of March 2021, Novak Djokovic crossed a milestone of reaching 311 weeks as ATP’s No. 1 ranked player surpassing Roger Federer’s what one thought of as unbeatable record of 310 weeks. Before discussing further, let us look at some historical milestones. Historical Records Though international tennis started in…
By U.B. Acharya With the conclusion of ATP Finals at O2 Arena in London in mid November, the curtain closed for the 2020 ATP Tennis season. Normally the season has about 70 ATP tournaments plus over 100 Challengers and ITF Features tournaments spread throughout the year and all over the world. However, due to the…
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