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Sahaja Yamalapalli in action against top seed and world no 84 Kayla Day at W75 Charlottesville
Indian no 2 Sahaja Yamalapalli had a tough draw as she was to face top seed and world no 84 Kayla Day in the first round. Sahaja had defeated Kayla in the first round of the WTA Mumbai this year so for the American this was an opportunity for revenge. The top 100 player gave…
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“It’s not an extremely fast surface and a lot of us like the surface here”- Prajnesh at the Pre Draw Press Conference
Prajnesh Gunneswaran, Saketh Myneni and Indian captain Rohit Rajpal represented the team at the Pre draw press conference before the World Group Playoffs between India and Norway at Lillehammer. The tie is to be played at Indoor Hard courts on 16th and 17th September. The team answered a couple of questions put forward by ITD… Read more
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“Casper (Ruud) is fresh and will play all matches” – Norwegian captain ahead of Indian Davis Cup tie
Norwegian Captain Anders Haseth was firm in re-iterating that their ace player, Casper Ruud, who’s just arrived after his run to the US Open final, will have no trouble in playing 2 singles and 1 doubles match. In a press conference, Mr. Haseth answered a couple of questions for ITD – Q) Thoughts on the… Read more
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“Everybody’s been so friendly, I hope we can promote women’s tennis by being in Chennai this week” – Katie Swan on WTA returning to India
Katie Swan grabbed an emphatic 6-1, 6-2 win over Arianne Hartono in the first round of the 2022 Chennai Open. The 23-year-old, who is on track to secure a career-high ranking this week, will attempt to crack the top 150 rankings with a victory over Anastasia Gasanova (who beat top seed Alison Riske-Amritraj) in the… Read more
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“I have the experience to beat top players, I just reminded myself that I can actually do this again” – Anastasia Gasanova on upset win over Alison Riske-Amritraj
Anastasia Gasanova showcased a remarkable display of tenacity and mental fortitude in Chennai on Tuesday to take down top seed Alison Riske-Amritraj 6-2, 6-3. The 23-year-old, who contemplated a brief hiatus from tennis after an agonizingly early exit at the US Open, kickstarted her campaign in the Indian city with an all-round performance. In her… Read more
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“It was a plan to play more slices than normal” – Tatjana Maria on her win vs Ankita Raina
Tatjana Maria dissects the game plan that got her the win against Ankita Raina Read more
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“The support from Chennai crowd was amazing” – Karman Thandi
Karman Thandi reviews the big win against Chloe Paquet and the influence of Round Glass Tennis Academy in this interview Read more
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“Match against Ankita Raina will not be easy” – Tatjana Maria, Wimbledon Semi-Finalist
Tatjana Maria speaks to the Indian media on her upcoming match-up against Indian no. 1 Ankita Raina Read more
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WTA Chennai Open: Indians lose in R1 of qualifying
The top four seeds in the qualifying draw of the WTA Chennai Open all won their opening round matches on Saturday to move into the final round of qualifying for the WTA 250 event being held at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Nungambakkam. Top seeded Yuki Naito, from Japan, defeated 16-year-old Indian wild card Lakshmi… Read more
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“It’s amazing having a WTA tournament in India. It’s really nice to play in your home country with the crowd supporting you” – Riya Bhatia on Chennai Open debut, doubles WC
Riya Bhatia talks about her disappointment on losing out in the qualies Read more
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“I enjoy the earlier rounds compared to the finals” – Vijay Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj shares his thoughts on the WTA 250 Chennai Open! Read more
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WTA Chennai Open : Day 1 schedule is out
Lakshmi and Sai Samhita receive the qualifying wild cards Read more
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Yuki-Saketh win 5th challenger doubles title together this year : Weekly round-up for the week starting August 29
ATP/WTA tour There was disappointment for us at US open as none of the 3 Indians could qualify into singles main draw. In doubles, Sania Mirza had to withdraw from doubles due to an injury and then Rohan Bopanna lost in first round of mens doubles and mixed doubles and Ramkumar lost in first round… Read more