By the 2024 US Open, ESPN noted that Djokovic had advanced via opponent retirements or walkovers 16 times at Majors, the most of any male player in the Open Era.
In the imagination of many, Nadal symbolises relentlessness, intensity, resoluteness, determination. But this also does a great disservice to Nadal and his legacy.
Federer didn’t overcome his opponents by blasting them out of court or wearing them down with heavy percentage topspin. They were taken apart in gentler ways.
Carlos Alcaraz from Spain also defeated world No.3 Zverev to lift the trophy, and is among favourites to win French Open. His coach is former No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero.
The ‘Amar Pujo, Amar Starbucks’ campaign also created Bhetki Bhaja Sandwich and Sorse Chicken Burger, but Bengalis drew a line when they saw aloo posto being butchered.
The regulator says insurance distribution has become too commission-driven. Its new proposal seeks to make sales more transparent, accountable and aligned with customer needs.
IAF chief Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh has ruled out a separate drone force, saying that UAVs must operate with fighters and other existing technology.
Modern India might have been conjured up in the image of Gandhi. But India was never a Gandhian state. Founders of the Republic, be it Nehru or Patel, nursed zero such notions.
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