Haresh Ramchandani
Read biographyA banker and tennis fanatic based in Mumbai who lives by the motto Game, Set, Match, Life!!
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Somdev has his task cut out against Youzhny
It seems like Somdev Devvarman has been around a long time. But for everything that he has accomplished, the Indian will be playing in the second round of a Grand Slam event for only the second time in his career when he takes on the 18th seed Mikhail Youzhny at #Mikhail Youzhny #Somdev Devvarman #Sports #TheBigEvent #Wimbledon
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First round battles that you shouldn’t miss
The first thing that many noticed as soon as the Wimbledon draw was announced was that Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were in opposite sides of the draw — leaving open the possibility of seeing a final involving the two best players of the game. While tennis fans can salivate at #John Isner vs Nicolas Mahut #Sports #Tennis #TheBigEvent #Wimbledon
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Bring those old days back, serve me some volleys
I was fortunate enough to live through a time when serve-n-volley tennis was a style of play and not something referenced to in the archives section. Wimbledon used to be synonymous with the serve-n-volley game -- the quick and low bouncing grass favoured net-rushers such as John McEnroe, Boris Becker #Sports #Tennis #TheBigEvent #Wimbledon
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Guts and glory of the old school
Tennis players are a versatile breed. Some of them choose to quit at the top of their game; not ready to play the role of an also-ran after scaling the highest peaks of the sport. Others continue to grind it out on the professional circuit, years after their best days #David Nalbandian #Lleyton Hewitt #Sports #stayingput #Tennis #Tommy Haas
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Bonjour for Sania at Roland Garros
For someone who has followed Sania Mirza closely, there were familiar patterns in her first round encounter against Germany's Kristina Barrois at the French Open on Monday. Forehand winners aplenty and a fair amount of backhand winners to go with unforced errors and double faults. The deciding factor, as always, would #FrenchOpen #Kristina Barrois #Sania Mirza #Somdev Devvarman
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Surface tension for Somdev, Sania, first week crucial
2011 has been a reasonably good year for Indian tennis players, which explains why fans can look forward to the French Open with some degree of excitement. But the year’s second Grand Slam is played on clay, historically considered the toughest surface for any Indian tennis player - reason enough #FrenchOpen #Somdev Devvarman #Tennis
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Strong is Beautiful?
On Thursday, the WTA unveiled its new marketing campaign ‘Strong is Beautiful’ to an overwhelmingly positive response. Featuring 38 current and rising stars of the game, the campaign will be unveiled on TV, print and digital ads, and social media applications across 80 countries over #CourtsideView #Kim Clijsters #Sports #Venus Williams #Women's Tennis Association