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Federer, Hingis to form Rio 2016 ‘dream team’
Rio de Janeiro: Roger Federer will team up with compatriot Martina Hingis to represent Switzerland at next year’s Olympic Games in Rio, according to media reports.
Federer agreed to the mixed doubles partnership after Hingis proposed the idea earlier this year, as per reported.
“Federer will play with Hingis. It’s decided,” said the reports on Sunday, which dubbed the partnership a ‘dream team’.
Between them, Federer, 34, and Hingis, 35, have won 22 Grand Slam singles titles.
Hingis’ last major singles victory came at the 1999 French Open while Federer’s most recent Grand Slam triumph was the 2012 Wimbledon title.
The report added that Federer would also play the Rio 2016 men’s doubles tournament alongside countryman Stan Wawrinka.
Hingis will contest the women’s doubles with Belinda Bencic, the reports said.
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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.