Federer was undone by the French Open in 2004, 2006 and 2007 while Nadal’s failure to win the 2010 Australian Open was a blip in a year when he romped to victory in Paris, London and New York. Having finally rid himself of his French Open curse, Novak Djokovic is chasing a third successive Wimbledon title to move one step closer to the first calendar Grand Slam in 47 years. Serbia’s Novak Djokovic practises at the All England Lawn Tennis Club on Saturday.Since she walked off Wimbledon’s Centre Court cradling the Venus Rosewater Dish awarded to the women’s champion nearly 12 months ago, Williams has found herself engaged in a losing battle with the history books.With Maria Sharapova absent as she appeals against a two-year ban for doping, the main challengers for Serena’s crown should be second ranked Muguruza, former Wimbl-edon finalist Agnieszka Radwanska and two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova.Djokovic currently holds all four majors and is targeting becoming the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to complete the calendar Grand Slam, a feat only achieved three times in the sport’s history.His victory over Andy Murray in Paris gave him a 12th major, taking him to within two of Rafael Nadal’s mark and five behind the record 17 of Roger Federer.Murray, just a week older than Djokovic, will be looking for his third major after the 2012 US Open and 2013 Wimbledon trophies.He is the first man since Jim Courier in 1992 to win the Australian and French Opens back-to-back.The 29-year-old world number one, champion at Wimbledon in 2011, 2014 and 2015, has become the unstoppable Slam machine.In between practice and this week’s rain, he posed for ‘selfies’ on the London underground, happily opting for public transport despite becoming the first man to pass the $100 million prize money mark at Roland Garros.. 2 Murray, the 2013 Wimbledon champion, remains Djokovic’s only serious rival but the British star has a 10-24 career record against the Serb.Even Federer and Nadal failed to achieve that sequence just as the two greats were also unsuccessful in attempts at a calendar sweep. “I don’t want to sound arrogant, but I really think everything is achievable in life,” Offset Double Ring Ratchet Spanner said Djokovic, who appears to be under little pressure heading into Wimbledon where he starts Monday against Britain’s world number 177, James Ward. Serena battles rivals, self doubtSerena Williams finds herself under siege from revitalised rivals and an army of doubters as the defending champion starts her bid for a seventh title and a record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam crown.”Djokovic has reached at least the quarter-finals of every Slam since a fourth round exit at the 2009 French Open.Having finally rid himself of his French Open curse, Novak Djokovic is chasing a third successive Wimbledon title to move one step closer to the first calendar Grand Slam in 47 years.But her historic bid came to stunning end in the US Open semi-finals when she was beaten by 300-1 outsider Roberta Vinci.“I’m trying to cherish these moments.But Nadal is missing from this year’s Wimbledon, nursing a wrist injury, while seven-time All England Club champion Federer is without a major in four years and a shadow of the player he once was.That Wimbledon final victory over Garbine Muguruza meant Williams had won all three of the year’s major titles, putting her within touching distance of becoming the first woman to secure a calendar Grand Slam since Steffi Graf in 1988. Whether or not I can reach a calendar slam, that’s still a possibility.World no.

The malls identified by the BMC are- CR2 5 PCS OFFSET RATCHET RING SPANNER SET (Nariman Point), Bayside (Haji Ali), Orchid City Centre (Mumbai Central), Crossroads (Haji Ali), SoBo Centre (Tardeo), Crystal Shopping (Kalbadevi), Reliance (Mumbai Central), Sim Lim Square (Lamington Road), Phoenix (Lower Parel), Atria (Worli), Star, Nakshatra (Dadar), Globus (Bandra), City, Infinity (Andheri), Prime (Juhu), Oberoi (Goregaon), Infinity (Malad), Grovel, Raghuleela (Kandivali), Moksh (Borivali), Phoenix, Market City (Kurla), K Star (Chembur), R City, Platinum, S Mall, Neelyog (Ghatkopar), Dreamz (Bhandup), Nirmal Lifestyle, R City (Mulund). The BMC also needs to ensure that residents are not disturbed due to mall activities during the night," said Lalbaug resident Rudresh Satpute..The civic body has identified 31 major malls and four important roads — Churchgate railway station, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) railway station, Domestic and International Airport and Gateway of India — that will be allowed to stay open 24x7. We plan to include more commercial establishments in our plans. For this, we are awaiting opinion from the police," said deputy municipal commissioner Nidhi Choudhari. But the security aspect, especially of women, also needs to be considered highly while giving approval.For this, civic chief Ajoy Mehta has written a letter to the police commissioner seeking his opinion on the possible law and order situation over the proposal.Malls are gated commercial communities, which can be allowed to remain open throughout the night as well. The letter says that malls and shopping centres could be kept open 24x7 according to section 11 of Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Service Condition) Act, 2017.In a bid to promote nightlife in the city, the civic body has decided to keep malls and four major public places open during the night.In a bid to promote nightlife in the city, the civic body has decided to keep malls and four major public places open during the night. Representational pic Mumbai: If the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has its way, Mumbaikars could  access major malls and shopping centres in the city and the suburbs 24x7.Among the 31 malls are CR2 (Nariman Point), Bayside (Haji Ali), Orchid City Centre (Mumbai Central), Crossroads (Haji Ali), SoBo Centre (Tardeo), Crystal Shopping (Kalbadevi), Reliance (Mumbai Central).The BMC has also sought the opinion of the police on the law and order aspect of this proposal to keep certain malls and shopping complexes open.“It's a good move to keep malls and shopping centres open 24x7.

Robredo is also a former top-10 ranker, reaching as high as 6th on the ATP rankings 8 PCS RATCHET SPANNER SET a decade ago. Three-time Grand Slam champion Stanislas Wawrinka remains the highest winner of Chennai Open titles – four (2011, 2014, 2015, 2016). Cilic remains the joint-second highest tournament winner in the tournament, winning the Chennai Open twice (2009 and 2010). Mikhail Youzhny had dominated Rafael Nadal in the 2008 Chennai Open final, winning it 6-0, 6-1.Two-time Chennai Open champion Marin Cilic had also confirmed his participation in the tournament on Sunday.Although Youzhny and Robredo are believed to be in the twilight of their respective careers, they are expected to be among the top players to enter the tournament..The tournament authorities confirmed to The Asian Age that Bosnian player Damir Dzumhur will also be taking part in the Chennai Open. Chennai: Russian and Spanish tennis stars Mikhail Youzhny and Tommy Robredo are all set to play in the 22nd edition of India’s only ATP 250 tournament Chennai Open, which will get underway from January 2, next year.Marin Cilic had also confirmed his participation in the tournament, on Sunday. 8) in 2008.Dzumhur, on the other hand, is one of the younger players to take part in the tournament.Youzhny had in fact, won the Chennai Open eight years back, dominating 14-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal 6-0, 6-1. That proved to be a great year for the Russian, who managed to break into the top-10 ATP rankings (no. The 24-year-old had won bronze in the 2010 youth Olympics in Singapore.

It is not as easy as it sounds,” said a teacher a secondary school here.D.The Akhilesh government in Uttar Pradesh is preparing to introduce an “open-book system” for students taking the Class 10 and 12 examinations of the UP Board from the next academic session 2016-2017. He has taken note of the open-book system in various countries and came to the conclusion that the system will help check mass scale copying during exams,” said an official in the CM secretariat. The Akhilesh government in Uttar Pradesh is preparing to introduce an “open-book system” for students taking the Class 10 and 12 examinations of the UP Board from the next academic session 2016-2017.. Tiwari government in 1988-89 but various teachers groups had strongly protested against the idea after which the state government withdrew the scheme. However, the UP Board examinations are also infamous for rampant mass copying and use of unfair means. Misra, principal of the Queen’s Inter College in Lucknow, recalls that the open-book system had been introduced on an experimental basis in the N. UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav asked Mr Balram Yadav, minister for secondary education, and Jitendra Kumar, principal secretary, secondary education department, to submit a detailed plan in this regard. As a result, students who succeed in the UP Board examination meet a poor success rate in other competitive examinations and courses. Dr R. The education mafia has penetrated deep and is ruining the education system and careers of students. Double Ratchet Combination Spanner If the child has not studied the entire book, he will spend all his time turning pages looking for the answer. The open-book examination system allows the students to consult their text books during examination and this system is popular in several schools in Europe. “The chief minister has been concerned over the menace of copying in examinations in the state, especially during the board exams.P. The UP Board examinations in the state conducts one of the world’s biggest examinations with nearly 68 lakh students having enrolled for the examination in 2016 March. In the open-book system, a child needs to study even more to be able to answer the questions that are differently framed in such examinations. “Children tend to think that with the open-book examination, they need not attend classes and study throughout the year but this is where they go wrong.

The maintenance and upkeep of the gardens will be carried out between 12 pm and 3 pm. Revised timings will be put up at garden enterances Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to keep all civic gardens open for 12 hours, which means they will now be accessible to citizens until 9 pm. Earlier, these gardens were kept open only for an hour between 7pm and 8pm during the evenings. Now however, the civic body has decided to keep them open from 3 pm to 9 pm.Currently, civic gardens are open to citizens only for seven hours a day and security personnel bars citizens from entering them after 8 pm. There are 750 gardens under the BMC’s garden department, which open and shut at different timings. There is no uniformity apart from causing residents inconvenience. According to activists, the working population does not get a chance to visit such gardens as they shut soon during evening hours.To tackle this problem and let citizens avail these spaces for a longer duration, the BMC has decided to keep them open for 12 hours every Reversible Stubby Ratchet Combination Spanner day.According to Jitendra Pardeshi, garden superintendent of the BMC, the gardens will be open to the public between 6am and 12pm in the mornings and between 3pm and 9pm in the evenings.Initially, the gardens were open only for one hour in the evening. The maintenance and upkeep of the gardens will be carried out between 12 pm and 3 pm. The BMC has instructed that a board be put up at the entrance gates of all such gardens with revised timings.

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit has already announced his decision to open in all the games. Flexible Socket Wrench Echoing similar views, Kumble said, Mumbai has always had this issue with Rohit. (Photo: PTI) Mumbai: Former Sri Lanka captain Kumara Sangakkara and New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris have backed Rohit Sharma's decision to open for Mumbai Indians in the upcoming 12th edition of the Indian Premier League, which begins on Saturday.Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit has already announced his decision to open in all the games.While legendary leg-spinner Anil Kumble, who was with the Mumbai Indians earlier, had an advice for the star India batsman, that he should continue opening throughout the tournament.Asked about it, Sangakara said:"I feel he (Rohit) should open, without a doubt. Rohit Sharma should have opened last year also and I am very happy that he is opening this year,that gives Mumbai Indians the best opportunity of scoring hundreds and winning games."Echoing similar views, Kumble said, “Mumbai has always had this issue with Rohit (opening). When I was there with Mumbai (as a support staff), he batted at four, there was an option (for him) to open the batting. But what Mumbai Indians and Rohit need to decide is if he decides to open, he needs to open for the rest of the tournament. “"Last year, he said the same thing, he wanted to open the innings, didn't go well in the first couple of games and then he dropped down, and then again went and opened the batting and again dropped down. So if he decides to open, the he should stay at that position and then play through," added Kumble.The duo along with Styris and legendary Australian batsman Dean Jones were speaking at the launch of 'Star Sports Select Dugout 2.0' here.Styris said Rohit opening is good for “India” in view of the upcoming World Cup."In this case, he has said, he is going to open and that is good for India, we know that for the World Cup (which is coming ahead). He is such a champion there and I think we will see his skills, he is so good and he stand-out anyway in this IPL."

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit has already announced his decision to open in all the games. Flexible Socket Wrench Echoing similar views, Kumble said, Mumbai has always had this issue with Rohit. (Photo: PTI) Mumbai: Former Sri Lanka captain Kumara Sangakkara and New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris have backed Rohit Sharma's decision to open for Mumbai Indians in the upcoming 12th edition of the Indian Premier League, which begins on Saturday.Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit has already announced his decision to open in all the games.While legendary leg-spinner Anil Kumble, who was with the Mumbai Indians earlier, had an advice for the star India batsman, that he should continue opening throughout the tournament.Asked about it, Sangakara said:"I feel he (Rohit) should open, without a doubt. Rohit Sharma should have opened last year also and I am very happy that he is opening this year,that gives Mumbai Indians the best opportunity of scoring hundreds and winning games."Echoing similar views, Kumble said, “Mumbai has always had this issue with Rohit (opening). When I was there with Mumbai (as a support staff), he batted at four, there was an option (for him) to open the batting. But what Mumbai Indians and Rohit need to decide is if he decides to open, he needs to open for the rest of the tournament. “"Last year, he said the same thing, he wanted to open the innings, didn't go well in the first couple of games and then he dropped down, and then again went and opened the batting and again dropped down. So if he decides to open, the he should stay at that position and then play through," added Kumble.The duo along with Styris and legendary Australian batsman Dean Jones were speaking at the launch of 'Star Sports Select Dugout 2.0' here.Styris said Rohit opening is good for “India” in view of the upcoming World Cup."In this case, he has said, he is going to open and that is good for India, we know that for the World Cup (which is coming ahead). He is such a champion there and I think we will see his skills, he is so good and he stand-out anyway in this IPL."