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Anirudh Chandrasekar/Hans Hach March into the Semis of Acapulco Challenger
In a riveting showcase of prowess and perseverance, Anirudh Chandrasekar and Hans Hach powered through a challenging match against 3rd seeds Hijikata and Kiger in the Acapulco Challenger. The Indo-Mexican duo faced an early setback in the first set, succumbing to their opponents’ strong start with a score line of 3-6. Undeterred, Anirudh and Hans…
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“Excited to make the first indoor final of my career” – Sumit Nagal
India No.1 Sumit Nagal shares his thoughts on making the final in what a lot of people on are terming as a very ‘surprising’ week, as Nagal is not known to be good on indoor hard courts. But Nagal is proving everyone wrong, beating several top players along the way to the final. He shares… Read more
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“We played well the whole week” – Balaji & Begemann on winning the Wolfkran Open Challenger in Ismaning
Sriram Balaji and Andre Begemann won their second ATP challenger in three weeks at the Wolfkran Challenger in Germany. The pair defeated Constantin Frantzen and Hendrik Jebens 7-6(4), 6-4. In post-match interviews, Balaji emphasised the importance of determination and serving well, and Begemann highlighted the mutual respect and friendship between himself and Balaji. Balaji’s season… Read more
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Rohan makes to fourth ATP Masters this year, Balaji wins second Challenger title with Begemann: Weekly round-up for the week starting October 30
ATP tour Pair of Rohan Bopanna and Mathew Ebden reached his fourth masters final of the year when they made it to the final at Paris Masters, They lost in the final against Mexican-French pair of Gonzalez and Roger-Vasselin.. At Paris Masters 1000, France (Hard) [R1] (3) Rohan Bopanna (IND) /Matthew Ebden (AUS) bye[R2] (3) Rohan Bopanna (IND)… Read more
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Bopanna/Ebden end runners-up in Paris
Rohan Bopanna and Matt Ebden staged a fightback after a slow start, but were ultimately beaten by the in-form pair of Edouard Roger-Vasselin (France) and Santiago Gonzalez (Mexico), 2-6 7-5 7-10. The Mexican-French pair also won the ATP 500 Basel Open last week. A win here would have made Bopanna/Ebden the number one team in… Read more
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“Mr Kishor Patil is a visionary and I hope we as the players can achieve his dream” – Anirudh and Vijay on the Doubles Dream of India initiative
Vijay Sundar Prashanth and Anirudh Chandrasekar spoke to ITD after their semis loss at the ATP Wolfkran Challenger in Ismaning, Germany. Thoughts on the semis loss. Anirudh Chandrasekar: It is definitely a tough match when you play big servers on carpet because the surface naturally itself is really quick. It was important for us to… Read more
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“This is where we want to be” – Bopanna & Ebden after making yet another Masters final
Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden continued their scintillating run at the Rolex Paris Masters. They beat Harri Heliovaara and Mate Pavic from a set down to make the fourth ATP Masters 1000 Final of the year. They will take on the winners of the match between Rajeev Ram/Joe salisbury and Santiago Gonzalez/ and. Edouard Roger-Vasselin… Read more
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“We were solid in every department today” – Bopanna and Ebden, as they move into the Rolex Paris Masters SF
Rohan Bopanna and Matt Ebden continued their stellar 2023 season, as they entered the semi-final of the Rolex Paris Masters, their 4th Masters final of the season. They beat the tricky pair of Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in quick fashion, winning 6-3, 6-2. The pair had lost to them recently in the Shanghai Masters… Read more
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Karnataka men deliver Gold on Rajyotsava day at National Games
The Karnataka State men’s tennis team celebrated the Rajyotsava Day in grand style by winning the Gold Medal in the on-going 37th National Games being played at the Multi-purpose Ground, Fatorda, Goa. In a pulsating final played on Wednesday, Karnataka defeated their neighbours 2-1 to claim the yellow metal. Prajwal Dev emerged as the star performer for the… Read more
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“Every time I don’t win a tournament, I hope Bops wins it” – Rajeev Ram
Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury have qualified for the season ending Nitto ATP World Tour Finals for the fifth time in a row. It wasn’t looking all that likely five months into the season though, with the pair struggling to get the big results required. But Ram and Salisbury kept at it, finally turning the… Read more
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“Feels amazing to be back in Paris” – Rohan Bopanna
Rohan Bopanna is feeling fresh after taking a 2 week break from the ATP Tour. Having ensured a spot at the coveted ATP World Tour Finals in Turin, Italy after reaching the Shanghai final, Bopanna decided to take a much needed break. However, he’s back in Paris now for the Rolex Paris Masters, and is… Read more
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Meet Rebecca Van Orshaegen, the Belgian Physio behind Rohan`s tennis longevity records
Rebecca has been the physio for Rohan Bopanna and Rajeev Ram for almost an year now. During this timeframe, Rohan has broken numerous records to do with Tennis longevity. ITD caught up with Rebecca to detail this journey so far. Interview by Sarika Reddy and Surya Raj You have been an international tennis player, completed… Read more
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“I will play this spring for Stanford and then see how the next summer goes” – Nishesh Basavareddy on turning Pro
Fresh from making the final of the ATP Fairfield Challenger which propelled the 18 yr old Nishesh Basavareddy into the top-500 of the ATP Singles Rankings, he was interviewed by John from No Ad No Problem Tennis Podcast. Excerpts pasted below with permission from John. So you were still only 18 and you’re now one… Read more