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[Meet Prajapati @meetpr8]

💯 #RogerFederer𓃵 #RafaelNadal𓃵

[Joy Bhattacharjya @joybhattacharj]

One day, we'll tell them that we lived in the time of Federer and Nadal. And there wasn't ever a finer time to be around.

[vishal dayama @VishalDayama]

ab sab aapki tarah chaat chaat ke saare darwaze nahi khol sakte

[Meet Prajapati @meetpr8]

@Cockroachisback Feel sorry for this kid for having been born in a country where, at such a young age, he has to raise his voice against a deaf government!! Pathetic to say the least!! #DharmendraPradhaResign

[Vir Das @thevirdas]

I'd like to believe a citizen on a 16day hunger strike warrants a conversation with the government whose actions brought him to that place. I say ‘a citizen’ because perhaps any citizen fighting for a cause, for students, would expect the same. Acknowledgment at some level of govt. I cannot imagine a person who wants harm to come to Mr Wangchuk. I don’t see why a mere dialogue is this hard. As a citizen, I don’t pretend to understand any sort of political manoeuvring. As a citizen, I’ve certainly been proved wrong more than I have been right. Political strategy, alliances aside, as a citizen…you cannot dispute what he is fighting for. Younger citizens. Happy to be called naive, simplistic, or ignorant. But I see students crying for help, a citizen on a hunger strike, and I request my govt to engage in dialogue.

[Roger Federer @rogerfederer]

Vamos, @RafaelNadal!

As you get ready to graduate from tennis, I’ve got a few things to share before I maybe get emotional.

Let’s start with the obvious: you beat me—a lot. More than I managed to beat you. You challenged me in ways no one else could. On clay, it felt like I was stepping into your backyard, and you made me work harder than I ever thought I could just to hold my ground. You made me reimagine my game—even going so far as to change the size of my racquet head, hoping for any edge.

I’m not a very superstitious person, but you took it to the next level. Your whole process. All those rituals. Assembling your water bottles like toy soldiers in formation, fixing your hair, adjusting your underwear... All of it with the highest intensity. Secretly, I kind of loved the whole thing. Because it was so unique—it was so you.

And you know what, Rafa, you made me enjoy the game even more. 

OK, maybe not at first. After the 2004 Australian Open, I achieved the #1 ranking for the first time. I thought I was on top of the world. And I was—until two months later, when you walked on the court in Miami in your red sleeveless shirt, showing off those biceps, and you beat me convincingly. All that buzz I’d been hearing about you—about this amazing young player from Mallorca, a generational talent, probably going to win a major someday—it wasn’t just hype.

We were both at the start of our journey and it’s one we ended up taking together. Twenty years later, Rafa, I have to say: What an incredible run you’ve had. Including 14 French Opens—historic! You made Spain proud... you made the whole tennis world proud.

I keep thinking about the memories we’ve shared. Promoting the sport together. Playing that match on half-grass, half-clay. Breaking the all-time attendance record by playing in front of more than 50,000 fans in Cape Town, South Africa. Always cracking each other up. Wearing each other out on the court and then, sometimes, almost literally having to hold each other up during trophy ceremonies.

I’m still grateful you invited me to Mallorca to help launch the Rafa Nadal Academy in 2016. Actually, I kind of invited myself. I knew you were too polite to insist on me being there, but I didn’t want to miss it. You have always been a role model for kids around the world, and Mirka and I are so glad that our children have all trained at your academies. They had a blast and learned so much—like thousands of other young players. Although I always worried my kids would come home playing tennis as lefties.

And then there was London—the Laver Cup in 2022. My final match. It meant everything to me that you were there by my side—not as my rival but as my doubles partner. Sharing the court with you that night, and sharing those tears, will forever be one of the most special moments of my career.

Rafa, I know you’re focused on the last stretch of your epic career. We will talk when it’s done. For now, I just want to congratulate your family and team, who all played a massive role in your success. And I want you to know that your old friend is always cheering for you, and will be cheering just as loud for everything you do next.

Rafa that!

Best always, your fan, 

Roger

[Meet Prajapati @meetpr8]

@RafaelNadal Gracias, Rafa ❤️ #ForeverInspiration

[Novak Djokovic @DjokerNole]

Rafa, one post is not enough to express the respect I have for you and what you have done for our sport. You have inspired millions of children to start playing tennis and I think that’s probably greatest achievement anyone can wish for. Your tenacity, dedication, fighting spirit is going to be taught for decades. Your legacy will live forever. Only you know what you had to endure to become icon of tennis and sport in general.

[Rafa Nadal @RafaelNadal]

Mil gracias a todos
Many thanks to all
Merci beaucoup à tous
Grazie mille à tutti
谢谢大家
شكرا لكم جميعا
תודה לכולכם
Obrigado a todos
Vielen Dank euch allen
Tack alla
Хвала свима
Gràcies a tots

[ChessBase India @ChessbaseIndia]

Team India creates history, wins First ever Team Gold Medal in Chess Olympiad

The Indian Open Team created history in Budapest, as the country won their first ever Team Gold Medal in the Chess Olympiad. What a huge moment for the Nation!

We are proud of the entire team - GMs D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi, Pentala Harikrishna and Team Captain Srinath Narayanan. After 11 rounds of grueling encounters, they are bringing home Gold!

#chess #chessbaseindia #chessolympiad #teamindia

[ChessBase India @ChessbaseIndia]

Gukesh finishes the Chess Olympiad with yet another gorgeous win. In the final round, he defeated GM Vladimir Fedoseev with the Black pieces! It was a very nice positional win by the World Championship Challenger.

Gukesh has scored an unbelievable 9/10 points in this Olympiad, securing his Individual Gold medal in Board one - and with this win, India has won the Chess Olympiad for the first time ever!

Photos: Aditya Sur Roy
#chess #chessbaseindia #ChessOlympiad2024

[ChessBase India @ChessbaseIndia]

Arjun Erigaisi literally can't stop winning. He takes down GM Jan Subelj with the Black pieces in the final round of the Chess Olympiad! Arjun finishes the event with an extraterrestrial score of 10/11. Arjun is World no.3 right now with a live rating of 2797.2!

Arjun is most definitely winning the Individual Gold medal on board 3. And Team India is all set to win their first ever Team Gold medal in the Chess Olympiad!

Photos: Aditya Sur Roy
#chess #chessbaseindia #ChessOlympiad2024

[Chess.com @chesscom]

INDIA DOMINATE AND WIN OLYMPIAD GOLD 🇮🇳🥇

Their star-studded lineup was simply too strong for the world as @DGukesh @ArjunErigaisi @viditchess @rpraggnachess and @HariChess clinched India's first-ever open gold! 🙌 #ChessOlympiad

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

Rohan Bopanna becomes the oldest man to win a Grand Slam in the Open Era.

He will also be the oldest #1 in the history of men’s doubles

43 years & 329 days young

His story is a beautiful reminder that it’s not our age that defines what we’re capable of

It’s our spirit

🇮🇳🧡🇮🇳

[Meet Prajapati @meetpr8]

@ARanganathan72 So aptly put @ARanganathan72 !👏

[Anand Ranganathan @ARanganathan72]

You can demolish anything, but not truth. You can crush anything, but not spirit. You can prevent anything, but not justice. You can erase anything, but not memory.

You can subjugate twenty generations, but not the twenty-first. Not the twenty-first.

[Lost Temples™ @LostTemple7]

Jai Shree Ram 🙏

[Meet Prajapati @meetpr8]

Margin of this win doesn't depict what we went through the match. Phewww... @MdShami11 🌟 🙌 #IndiaVsNewZealand #INDvsNZ #Shami #IndianCricketTeam @BCCI

[Meet Prajapati @meetpr8]

For all the Friends fans, it's always difficult to pick one favourite out of the six, but dip down it's always Chandler, and it was Metthew who made Chandler "Chandler" with his own wit and charisma. Thank you for giving us Chandler sir. #RIPMetthewPerry you were a hoot!

[Vir Das @thevirdas]

In most great comedy scenes there’s a character who IS the audience. Very tough character to pull off. Matthew Perry was that on Friends. The one who, like us, sees how idiotic this all is. Super hard to combine that with being silly yourself. He walked that line perfectly.

[Yuvraj Singh @YUVSTRONG12]

No 4 batsman has to absorb the pressure !! Need better thinking from @ShreyasIyer15 when team is trying to rebuild their innings ! Still don’t understand why @klrahul is not batting at no 4 ! After scoring a 100 against Pakistan ! Dropping @imVkohli might cost australia big time , don’t drop the king cause he can take the game away 😉 . Game on !! #IndiaVsAus #WorldCup2023

[PhotoChess @photochess]

THIS 🥹

#FIDEWorldCup2023