ATP/ WTA Tour
The Indo -Pak express was back as Rohan Bopanna teamed up with his longtime friend Aisam Qureshi in Sofia ATP in Bulgaria but lost in first round against third seeds and eventual runner up team.
Last week’s title winners Sania Mirza and Shuai Zhang lost in first week at San Diego WTA tournament in US. The pair who beat them has gone on to reach the final.
Rutuja Bhosale got yet another chance to play a WTA tournament along with her British partner Emily Webley Smith of Great Britain but lost in first round.
These are results for our players on ATP/WTA tours this week.
At Sofia ATP 250, Bulgaria
[R1] Rohan Bopanna (IND) / Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) l. (3) Oliver Marach (AUT) / Philip Oswald (AUT) 26 76(1) 7-10
At Chicago Fall Tennis Clasic, WTA 250 USA
[R1] Sania Mirza (IND) / Shuai Zhang (CHN) l. Caroline Dolehide (USA) / Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 16 76 6-10
At Astana Open WTA 250, Kazakhstan
[R1] Rutuja Bhosale (IND) / Emily Webley-Smith (GBR) l. Vera Lapko (KAZ) / Lidziya Marozava (BLR) 26 64 1-10
ATP Challenger Tour
Sumit Nagal had his best week on challenger tour this year when he reached the SF of a challenger in Romania where he lost against top seed and eventual champion Italian Stephano Travglia, With that Sumit has ended his season. Arjun Kadhe reached the doubles semi final in the same challenger.
Jeevan Nedunzheziyan and Purav Raja won the doubles title this week at Lisbon, Portugal. This was Jeevan’s first title in 3 years and their maiden Challenger title together.
Photo Credits: Lisbon Challenger
These are summarised results for our players this week-
At Sibiu Open, Romania (Clay)
[R1] (8) Sumit Nagal (IND,212) vs. Lucaas Mielder (AUT,325) 63 61
[R2] (8) Sumit Nagal (IND,212) d. Jiri Lececka (CZE,177) 75 63
[QF] (8) Sumit Nagal (IND,212) d. Geoffrey Blancaneaux (FRA,297) 76(3) 63
[SF] (8) Sumit Nagal (IND,212) l. (1) Stefano Travglia (ITA,97)
[R1] Arjun Kadhe (IND) / Geoffrey Blancaneaux (FRA) d. Yan Bondarevskiy (RUS) / Oleg Prihedko (UKR) 67(7) 75 11-9
[QF] Arjun Kadhe (IND) / Geoffrey Blancaneaux (FRA) d. (4) Victor Vlad Cornea (ROU) / Petros Tstsipas (GRE) 75 62
[SF] Arjun Kadhe (IND) / Geoffrey Blancaneaux (FRA) l. (1) James Cerretani (USA) / Luca Margaroli (SUI) 64 57 7-10
At Lisbon Challenger 80, Portugal (Clay)
[R1] (1) Jeevan Nedunzheziyan (IND) /Purav Raja (IND) d. (WC) Tiago Cacao (POR) / Goncalo Falcao (POR) 63 62
[QF] (1) Jeevan Nedunzheziyan (IND) /Purav Raja (IND) d. Franseco Forti (ITA) / Giulio Zeppieri (POR) 63 64
[SF] (1) Jeevan Nedunzheziyan (IND) /Purav Raja (IND) d. (WC) Jaime Faria (POR) / Luis Faria (POR) 64 63
[F] (1) Jeevan Nedunzheziyan (IND) /Purav Raja (IND) d. Nunu Borges (POR) / Frasisco Cabral (POR) 76(5) 63
At Murcia Challenger 80, Spain (Clay)
[R1] Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND,190) l. Milkan Zekic (SRB,321) 64 46 36
[R1] (1) Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND) / N. Sriram Balaji (IND) bye
[QF] (1) Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND) / N. Sriram Balaji (IND) d. Davide Gallopini (ITA) / Francesco Passaro (ESP) 76(5) 63
[SF] (1) Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND) / N. Sriram Balaji (IND) l. (4) Alberto Barroso Campos (ESP) / Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP), 57 67(6)
ITF Tour
On the ITF tour, Sidhant Banthia reached the doubles final in Mexico.Nitin Kumar Sinha beat compatriot Rishab Agarwal in first round before losing in second round.
These are summarised results of our players in the main draws of ITF tour.
At M15 Lubbock,Texas, USA
[R1] (LL) Parth Agarwal (IND,NR) l. (WC) Demetris Azoides (GRE,1548) 57 16
[R1] Suraj Prabodh (IND,1499) d. Ozen Kolak (USA,1919) 67(3) 61 40 retd.
[R2] Suraj Prabodh (IND,1499) l. (8) Cannon Kingslay (USA,741) 36 46
At M15 Cancun, Mexico
[R1] Sidhanth Banthia (IND,1134) l. Michael Zhu (USA,1079) 46 36
At M15 Cairo, Egypt (Clay)
[R1] Nitin Kumar Sinha (IND,1179) l. Lorenzo Gagliardo (ARG,1561) 63 46 46
[R1] Rishab Agarwal (IND,960) l. Luciano Darderi (ITA,498) 06 06
[R1] S.D. Prajwal Dev (IND,1072) l. Lorenzo Rottoli (ITA,1181) 16 61 16
At M15 Monastir, Tunisia
[R1] Niki Kalyianda Poonacha (IND,785) d. Pierre Yves Baily (BEL,NR) 63 75
[R1] Abhinav Sanjeev Shanmugam (IND,925) l. (6) Christoph Negritu (GER,724) 36 36 64
[R2] Niki Kalyianda Poonacha (IND,785) l. (3) Quentin Folliot (FRA,601) 16 26
At W15 Monsatir, Tunisia
[R1] Jennifer Luikham (IND,1007) d. (1) Ipek Soylu (TUR, 455) 64 62
[R1] Srvya Sivani Chilakalapuddi (IND,102) l. Ekaterina Reyngold (RUS,888) 16 16
[R1] (5) Zeel Desai (IND,611) d. Selya Rakki (FRA,NR) 61 60
[R2] Jennifer Luikham (IND,1007) d. HONOKA Kobayashi (JPN,1124) 6 61 64
[R2] (5) Zeel Desai (IND,611) l. Ayla Aksu (TUR,934) 26 64 36
[QF] Jennifer Luikham (IND,1007) l. Eszter Meri (SVK,
At W15 Cairo, Egypt
[R1] Asmitha Easwaramurthi (IND,1155) l. Nino Natsvlishvili (GEO,1309) 64 16 6-10
ITF Juniors
