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Bopanna/Ebden bow out in Madrid opening round
In a tournament where new doubles rules are being tried out for the first time, top seeds and last year’s finalists Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden lost in straight sets to the American-Australian pairing of Sebastian Korda and Jordan Thompson, losing 6-7(4) 5-7 in a tight match. With this loss, Bopanna drops down to 4th…
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Interview with Sriram Balaji
Sriram Balaji takes us through his journey as a tennis player and all the hurdles he had to overcome to reach his current state. Read more
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Interview with Rishika Sunkara
Coming from an Indian Tennis powerhouse city – Delhi, Rishika Sunkara has been a prominent player in Indian Tennis this decade both in Junior and Pro Tennis. Emerging on the scene as a 16-year old with her great run at the Australian Open and the ITF tour, Rishika may not have realized her full potential… Read more
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Interview with Rutuja Bhosale
Rutuja Bhosale was one of the most promising names back in the early 2010’s in the Junior Circuit across India. She had won the Asian Junior Championships in Chennai in 2011, which had catapulted her into the top 55 of the ITF Juniors Rankings. But she decided to put a halt to playing international tournaments,… Read more
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Interview with Purav Raja
Known for his deft touches and angles at the net, Purav Raja is one of the most exciting doubles players to watch on the ATP Circuit today. Still in his early days on the ATP Tour, Purav already has 2 ATP titles and 2 finals to his credit. He is the 4th highest ranked Indian… Read more
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Interview with Divij Sharan
Meet Divij Sharan – a southpaw from New Delhi who’s cracked the top 50 and has started to make some serious noise in doubles at the ATP World Tour. He ended 2017 on the perfect note by winning the big ATP $100K(+H) Challenger in Bengaluru with Russia’s Mikhail Elgin, a few weeks after having won… Read more
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Interview with Yuki Bhambri
This man needs no introduction. He’s had quite an eventful career so far, winning the Junior Australian Open in 2009, being Junior World Number 1, then breaking into the top 100 of the ATP Rankings at the end of 2015. And right when he looked all set to make the big jump in 2016, he… Read more
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Ramkumar goes down to Cilic after a decent fight at ATP 250 Tata Open Maharashtra
India No. 2 Ramkumar Ramanathan fought his heart out against top seed and World No. 6 Marin Cilic, going down 4-6 3-6. There was a decent turnout for this match, despite the Maharashtra Bandh affecting the city. The tennis lovers were treated to some delightful tennis. When asked about the crowd, Ramkumar said “It’s always… Read more
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Yuki loses to 8th seed Herbert – A match of missed opportunities
India’s best hope, Yuki Bhambri, couldn’t continue his good work from last night, bowing out to the 8th seed from France, Pierre-Hugues Herbert, in three tight sets. Yuki had ample opportunities to turn the 3rd set in his favour, opening up 0-40 opportunities on the first two service games of Herbert. But he was unable… Read more
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Yuki overcomes a spirited Arjun Kadhe – To face 8th seed Herbert next at the ATP 250 Tata Open Maharashtra
India No. 1 Yuki Bhambri got off to sound start at the country’s only ATP World Tour event in the inaugural Tata Open Maharashtra, as he quelled the challenge of local boy Arjun Kadhe in straight sets, 6-3 6-4. Yuki will now take on 8th seeded serve-and-volley player Pierre-Hugues Herbert from France tomorrow. On his… Read more
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Sumit goes down bravely in his first ATP Main Draw Match
There are about 20-30 people on Court 1 at the Balewadi Stadium, to see the country’s new 20 year old tennis sensation, doing battle in his first match at the ATP Main Draw level. And there’s Mahesh Bhupathi in attendance too, who’s driven down from Bombay to analyse and witness his protege’s rapid progress in… Read more
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Ramkumar sets up Cilic encounter
India No. 2 Ramkumar Ramanathan started 2018 off on the right note, as he overcame 107th ranked Roberto Carballes Baena from Spain in straight sets to set up a meeting with World No. 6 and top seed Marin Cilic. On his upcoming meeting with Cilic, Ram said “I respect him a lot. But that wouldn’t… Read more
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Sumit Nagal qualifies for his maiden ATP Main Draw – Qualifying Day 2 Report from ATP 250 Tata Open Maharashtra
It has been a great last few months for 20 year old Indian tennis prodigy, Sumit Nagal, first winning his maiden ATP Challenger title in Bangalore, and now qualifying for his first ATP Tour level main draw in Pune. Autocorrect suggests me to change Nagal to Nadal, but I’ll stick to Nagal, and wait for… Read more