Wimbledon 2019: Novak Djokovic won 16th Grand Slam Title

Novak Djokovic became the first player in the Open Era to win the Wimbledon men’s singles final after being down match point since 1948 to clinch his fifth title at the Championships and take his Grand Slams tally to 16.

Djokovic played out the longest Wimbledon men's singles final in history against the legendary Roger Federer and prevailed 7-6, 1-6, 7-6, 4-6, 13-12 in a marathon encounter on Centre Court.

The player to win the Wimbledon men's singles final after being down match point was America's Robert Falkenburg, who saved three match points and came back to defeat Australia's John Bromwich in the men's singles final.

This triumph also earned Djokovic his 16th Grand Slam trophy overall, moving him closer to the only men ahead of him in tennis history: Federer owns 20, Rafael Nadal has 18. Djokovic has now won the past five meetings against Federer and holds a 26-22 advantage overall head-to-head, including 10-6 at Grand Slam tournaments and 3-1 at Wimbledon. Simona Halep won the Women’s Single titles against Serena Williams.

Rafael Nadal wins 11th French Open Title

Rafael Nadal’s incredible domination continued with his 11th French Open win. The 32 year old defeated Austria Dominic Thiem 6-4 6-3 6-2 to add yet another Grand Slam title to his resume.

It was Nadal's seventh win in 10 matches against the 24-year-old Thiem, who has been the only player to beat Nadal on clay over the past few years. Nadal was impressive in the title round and managed to keep his flawless French final mark. The top-ranked Nadal only lost one set in his latest title at Roland Garros, making this one of his most dominant and impressive victories yet.

Nadal's incredible record in Paris now reads 86 wins and two defeats. He has won every final he has reached, and in those 11 finals he has dropped just six sets. Rosewall, Laver and Federer are the only other players to have won three or more slams past the age of 30. History rushes to embrace Nadal with every passing triumph.

No-one can catch Nadal now. Not on clay. Victory confirmed his world No 1 ranking and he heads for Wimbledon next month restored to near his best form on his favourite surface. He moves alongside Margaret Court for the most titles at the same slam, 11. His total of 17 majors edges him closer to the 20 owned by 36-year-old Roger Federer, who will be favourite to add to that at the All England Club, where he has been champion eight times.

Australian Open 2018

The 2018 Australian Open ended with a high profile bang: Roger Federer one of the most famous and beloved athletes in the world, won his record 20th Major singles title. But the tournament had other memorable champions as well. Caroline Wozniacki grabbed her first-ever Grand Slam trophy -- after two previous appearances in major finals and years of fans wondering whether she had what it takes to win a big one.

And Caro wasn’t the only title-winner in Melbourne to finally overcome the ghost of Grand Slam finals past. The women’s doubles champions, Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic, won their first major as a team, nearly four years after coming up one match-win short at Wimbledon.

Roger Federer won his 20th Grand Slam on Sunday, defeating Marin Čilić, 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. Federer arrived at the tournament a heavy favorite to defend his 2017 title and expectations only rose as he moved through each round with ease, making it to the final without having dropped a set. With this trophy—his sixth at the Australian Open—he joins Roy Emerson and Novak Djokovic in a three-way tie for most wins in Melbourne.

One by one, former Grand Slam champions welcomed Caroline Wozniacki to the club late Saturday night at Melbourne Park after her 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4 victory over Simona Halep. Billie Jean King was first. She handed the beaming Wozniacki the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup, which is awarded to the women’s singles champion at the Australian Open. Chris Evert and Mats Wilander were next.

French Open 2017

Make it 10 French Open titles for Rafael Nadal, the undisputed king of Clay. Nadal wrapped up his record 10^th French Open title and claimed his 15^th Grand Slam title by battering third seeded Stan Wawrinka in straight sets 6-2, 6-3, 6-1. It took the fourth seeded Nadal just over two hours to win, with the Spaniard sealing it on his second match point when Wawrinka sliced a backhand volley into the net.

Nadal did not drop a set all tournament on his way to his 15th Grand Slam title overall. Wawrinka smashed his racket after giving up two set points and the fourth-seeded Nadal sealed it on his first, when the Swiss player returned long.  It was the Swiss player's 17th unforced error. Nadal, who had taken the first set 6-2, broke early in the second and stretched his winning run of games to seven before Wawrinka managed to get on the board again. Nadal dominance at Roland Garros remains unmatched.

In Saturday's women's final,  unseeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia used bold strokes and an unbending will to come back and stun No. 3 Simona Halep 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in an enthralling French Open final for the first title of her career. Ostapenko, ranked only 47th and just two days past her 20th birthday, became one of the most unlikely Grand Slam champions in tennis history. She also denied Halep what would have been her first major championship and the No. 1 ranking.

R. Harrison and M. Venus won Men’s doubles trophy. L. Safarova and B. Mattek-Sands won Women’s doubles trophy. G. Dabrowski and R. Bopanna won Mixed doubles trophy at French Open 2017. Next major tournament of Tennis is Wimbledon which will start from 3 July 2017 and will last till 17 July 2017.

Cincinnati Masters

The Cincinnati Masters also called the Western and Southern Open is an annual outdoor hard court tennis event held in Mason, Ohio, USA. It is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2015 ATP World Tour and the WTA Premier 5 Tournaments of the 2015 WTA Tour, as well as 2015 US Open Series Event.

The tournament is the second largest summer tennis event in the US after the US Open. Roger Federer and Serena Williams were the defending champions and both successfully defend their titles. Roger Federer defeated Novak Djokovic in finals by 7-6, 6-3 victory and Serena Williams defeated Simona Halep by 6-3, 7-6 in final. This was Simona Halep second final in this month. Roger Federer won his seventh Cincinnati Masters title. Serena Williams won 69^th singles title of her career.

Novak Djokovic lost his fifth Cincinnati Finals and third by Roger Federer. He is the only top seeded player who had never won Cincinnati Finals. Andy Murray did it twice while Rafael Nadal only once. This was Serena William’s second consecutive Cincinnati win and her fourth title of the year. This win by Roger Federer and Serena Williams is an indication of tough US Open game which is going to start by the end of this month in New York. 

2015 Rogers Cup

The 2015 Rogers Cup presented by National Bank is a Tennis Tournament played on Outdoor Hard Courts. It was the 126^th edition for men and the 114^th edition for women of the Canadian Open, and is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2015 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier 5 Tournaments of the 2015 WTA Tour, plus is the 2015 US Open series event.

The men’s event was held at the Uniprix Stadium in Montreal, from August 10 to August 16, and the Women event at the Rexall Centre in Toronto, from August 10 to August 16. Second Seed Andy Murray won the Men’s Singles title while Belinda Bencic won the Women Singles Title. Andy Murray ended an eight match losing run against Novak Djokovic, beating the world number one for the first time in two years to win the Rogers Cup.

The British Number one’s 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 victory in three hours in Montreal earned him a fourth title of the year. A first win over the Serbian since the 2013 Wimbledon final will be a huge boost for Murray before the US Open in New York starts on 31 August. The Scot dominated from the baseline as he claimed an 11^th Masters title.

On the other hand, eighteen year old Belinda Bencic won women Singles beating Simona Halep in final. Simona retired in third round after losing three game points due to injury in leg. Men’s doubles tournament is won by Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan. Women’s doubles is won by Bethanie Mattek Sands and Lucie Safarova. 

Australian Open 2015

2015 Tennis season has started with Australian Open. It is played on outdoor hard courts at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Australia. It will be played from 19 January to 1 February and will feature men and women events in Singles, as well as mixed doubles. The tournament will also feature senior, junior, and wheelchair events. Stan Wawrinka is the defending men’s champion from Switzerland and Li Na is defending women’s champion from China. Li Na will not defend her title as she retired from tennis on 19 September 2014.

As a sports crazy fan, I prefer watching almost all sports and follow their updates. Like every year, this year is going to be very interesting in tennis. I have compiled a list of players to watch out for in Men and Women tournament. Beginning with the Men tournament, first is Stanislas Wawrinka. He is the currently the world no. 4 tennis player and the defending champion of Australian Open. In finals, he defeated Rafael Nadal and won the first grand slam title for him. This year, he will have to fight to defend his title. Roger Federer is currently world no. 2 and one of the best tennis players in the world of all time. He recently won his 1000 match this month. He won Australian Open four times and last time in 2010. However, the World No. 2 had not won any grand slam title since last two years. This year he will have to fight hard and increase his slam tally.

Novak Djokovic is World No. 1 tennis player from Serbia. He won Australian Open in 2013 and won one grand slam titles in 2014. He can change the course of game anytime into his favor. He is one of the strongest players this year too. Rafael Nadal is World No. 3 tennis player in the world from Spain. Famous as “The King of Clay,” Nadal is winner of Australian open once. He won one title in 2014 and geared up for this season too. Andy Murray is World No. 6 tennis player from Britain. He is the finalist of Australian Open 2013 and had never won the Australian Title. He can be the one to change his tally figures this year. He won two grand slam titles until now. Marin Cilic is World No. 9 Tennis player from Croatia. He is the new star in Tennis, who won US Open 2014 title. He was also quarterfinalist in Wimbledon 2014. He is also under watch in Australian Open. Kei Nishikori is World No. 5 Tennis player from Japan. He is youngest player contender for title this year. He was the finalist of US Open in 2014 and fourth round in Wimbledon 2014. These are few men singles players who seems to be fight against each other to win title.

Now, in the Women tournament first is Serena Williams. Currently ranked World No. 1 from US, Serena won Australian Open five times. She is the winner of US Open 2014 and is in good touch to win Australian Open again. Maria Sharapova is World No. 2 women tennis player. She is the winner of Australian Open once in 2008. She had won grand slam title in 2014. Simona Halep is World No. 3 tennis player from Romania. She had a wonderful year last year but was not able to win any title. She is young and enthusiastic to open his slam tally. She made into finals of French Open 2014 and semifinals of Wimbledon. She is the one to watch in tournament. Petra Kvitova is World No. 4 tennis player. She is the winner of Wimbledon 2014. In year 2012, she made into semi finals of three slam tournaments but could not make any further. She is another strong contender in the queue.

Agnieszka Radwanska is World No. 5 tennis player from Poland. She is the semi finalist of Australian Open 2014 and made into finals of Wimbledon 2012. She will try hard to win her first grand slam title. Eugenie Bouchard is the World No. 7 tennis player from Canada. She is just 20 year old and is the youngest and strongest tennis player of coming time. She had wonderful last year and made into semi finals of Australian Open 2014 and French Open 2014. She was the finalist in Wimbledon 2014 and fourth round in US Open 2014. She is the one to watch this year. Victoria Azarenka is the World No. 42 tennis player. She is into list because she won Australian Open in 2013. Last year was not good for her but in 2013 she was up to his best. She can also change game. Last but not the least is Venus Williams. She had won Wimbledon and US Open many times but had never won French Open and Australian Open. She may want to open his tally for these grand slam titles.

This is the list of players to watch out in Australian Open 2015, who will produce a good beginning sports season. Let us stay tuned for the results and watch some tight matches between the champions.