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W50 Lopota: Raina and Gorgodze Serve Up a Thrilling Semifinal Entry
W50 Lopota, Georgia: The top-seeded duo of Ankita Raina and Ekaterine Gorgodze took center stage in a riveting quarterfinal clash against Fedorova and Pavlova. Right off the bat, Raina and Gorgodze displayed their championship pedigree, firing on all cylinders to seize the opening set 6-2. Their masterful shot-making and court coverage left their opponents spinning.…
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Prajnesh Gunneswaran qualifies for main draw
Top seeded Chun-Hsin Tseng of Taipei and Australia’s Marc Polmans advanced to the Round of 16 of the DafaNews Bengaluru Open 2023 with comprehensive wins on Monday. The prestigious ATP Challenger event is being organised by the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) at the KSLTA Stadium in Bengaluru. Tseng, a World No 131, did… Read more
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Sumit makes SF at Chennai Challenger as a qualifier, Rohan makes the final at Rotterdam : Weekly round-up for the week starting February 13
ATP/WTA tour After 4 straight losses, finally Rohan Bopanna had a very good run along with Mathew Ebden to the final of ABN Amro Open at Rotterdam, Netherland where they lost a close match in the final against third seeds. Yuki and Saketh played in Delray Beach ATP 250 but had a bad loss in… Read more
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India’s Sasikumar, Prajnesh off to winning start at DafaNews Bengaluru Open 2023
Indian tennis players Mukund Sasikumar and Prajnesh Gunneswaran made their way into the final qualifying round at the DafaNews Bengaluru Open 2023 after registering contrasting victories on Sunday. The prestigious ATP Challenger event is being organised by the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) at the KSLTA Stadium in Bengaluru. The 26-year-old Sasikumar, who is… Read more
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Missed opportunities cost Yuki Bhambri at the ATP 250 Qatar ExxonMobil Open
In the first qualifying match of the ATP 250 Qatar ExxonMobil Open, Yuki Bhambri faced off against Pavel Kotov in a tightly contested battle. The match began with both players trading a break of serve until Yuki managed to get the pivotal break at 5-4 when Pavel was serving to stay in the set. In… Read more
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Arjun Kadhe and Jay Clarke win the doubles title at the Chennai Open ATP Challenger 2023
India’s Arjun Kadhe and Britain’s Jay Clarkew won the Chennai Open ATP Challenger 2023 doubles title in straight sets against Sebastian Ofner and Nino Serdarusic at the SDAT Stadium. The Indo-British pair needed only 58 minutes to beat the Austrian/ Croatian duo 6-0, 6-4 in the final. This victory marks Kadhe’s fourth doubles title at… Read more
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“I’m just trying to enjoy my last moments, because these moments are never going to come back” – Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza will be playing her farewell tournament in Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. A trailblazer and a path breaker for Indian sports and Indian women, she shares her thoughts to the media ahead of her final hurrah. Q. Sania, your level of play on court still remains pretty good. Have you reconsidered retirement?Sania: My… Read more
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“Sania has given belief to Indian women that we can take on the world” – Ankita Raina
Ankita justified her qualifying wildcard as she went toe to toe with the WTA #100 Tomova before going down 6-3 1-6 4-6 in the WTA 1000 Dubai Duty Free Championships. The led the Bulgarian 4-1 in the deciding set before the Bulgarian upped her game. Talking to Indian Tennis Daily on the sidelines, Ankita shared… Read more
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“We know we are probably the underdogs going into the finals. But hopefully some people come out and support us.” – Arjun Kadhe after winning the doubles semi-final of the Chennai Open ATP Challenger with Jay Clarke.
Indo-British duo Arjun Kadhe and Jay Clarke won the doubles semi-final against Czech pair Petr Nouza and Andrew Paulson 7-5, 4-6, 10-8 to progress to the finals of the Chennai Open ATP Challenger 2023 tournament. They will be facing Sebastian Ofner and Nino Serdarušić, who defeated the top-seed at the tournament Sriram Balaji and Jeevan… Read more
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“One of the best matches I’ve played in this tournament”- Sumit Nagal storms into the Semifinals at Chennai Challenger
Sumit Nagal secured a place in the semifinals of the ongoing ATP Challenger in Chennai with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Britain’s Jay Clarke on Friday. The Indian came through qualifying and has dropped just one set in five matches this week. The 25-year-old will next face American Nicolas Moreno de Alboran for a place… Read more
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Meet Indian-American Pranav Kumar who made his Tour debut at the ATP 250 Dallas Open last week
23 year old Pranav Kumar achieved one of the most significant milestones any men’s tennis player sets out to achieve – participate in an ATP Tour main draw match. Kumar, and one of his best friends and roommate, Adam Neff, received a wildcard into the doubles draw of the ATP 250 Dallas Open. They ran… Read more
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Sumit Nagal through to singles quarterfinals; Sriram Balaji/ Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, Arjun Kadhe/ Jay Clarke into doubles semifinals at Chennai Open ATP Challenger 2023
PRESS RELEASE February 16, 2023 – Chennai, India India’s Sumit Nagal advanced to the quarter-finals of the Chennai Open ATP Challenger tournament at the SDAT Stadium on Thursday with a three-set win over lucky loser Jason Jung. In doubles, the top seeded duo Sriram Balaji/ Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan also won to move into the semi-finals as… Read more
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“Every third set win is another boost” – Nagal after winning against Jason Jung to progress to the quarterfinals of the Chennai Open ATP Challenger 2023
Sumit Nagal defeated Lucky Loser Jason Jung 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 in three sets after losing the first. With this win, he will advance to the quarterfinals of the Chennai Open ATP Challenger 2023 where he is set to face Jay Clarke. In his all Indian doubles match with Mukund Sasikumar against Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan/ Sriram Balaji,… Read more