National Tennis: Drained Prajwal prevails over Dhakshineswar
5 years, 3 months ago

National Tennis: Drained Prajwal prevails over Dhakshineswar

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After an intense fight, the winner dropped on the ground exhausted, unable to even take two steps to the net to shake hands with his opponent. Prajwal Dev who won 3-6, 7-6, 6-1, in energy sapping conditions in the men’s pre-quarterfinals of the Fenesta National tennis championship here on Wednesday. Physically much superior and with the hunger to back his ambition, Eqbal won the next two sets for the loss of three games, to set up a quarterfinal against the former national champion Dalwinder Singh. In the girls’ section, Pooja Ingale beat third seed Sarah Dev 6-4, 6-3, to set up a quarterfinal against Prerna Vichare. Bela Tamhankar knocked out fourth seed Vanshika Choudhary 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 and will face Sandeepti Singh Rao.

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Indian sports wrap, December 10: Vaishnavi Adkar beats Madhurima Sawant in the first round of ITF women’s tennis tournament

The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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1 year, 3 months ago

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The Hindu  

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News 18  

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2 years, 2 months ago

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The Hindu  

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Vaishnavi Adkar, Vishnu Vardhan hog the limelight at Fenesta Open National Tennis Championships 2022
2 years, 3 months ago

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Firstpost  

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The Hindu  

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2 years, 3 months ago

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The Hindu  

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National Tennis C’Ships: Sahira beats Vanshita to advance to second round
2 years, 3 months ago

National Tennis C’Ships: Sahira beats Vanshita to advance to second round

The Hindu  

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36th National Games, Table Tennis: Sharath Kamal Retires With Back Injury; G Sathiyan, Manika Batra, Harmeet Desai Through to Semis
2 years, 3 months ago

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News 18  

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News 18  

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2 years, 3 months ago

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The Hindu  

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National Junior U-18 Clay Court Tennis Championship: Exit scare for fifth seed Madhurima; top seeds Suhitha, Vaishnavi through to pre-quarters
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The Hindu  

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2 years, 6 months ago

July 4, Indian sports news wrap

The Hindu  

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Suresh continues to impress at the ITF men’s pre-quarterfinals
2 years, 9 months ago

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The Hindu  

The wiry Suresh Dhakshineswar continued to impress as he sustained his strong run by easing past Ishaque Eqbal 6-3, 6-3 in the pre-quarterfinals of the $15,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament at the DLTA Complex on Thursday. The 21-year-old Dhakshineswar, who came through three rounds of qualifying event, has already beaten five good players, dropping a solitary set. There is a …

Priyanshu, Kiran George in semifinals; Indian women seize last-four berths
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The Hindu  

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Firstpost  

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National Tennis C'Ships: Siddharth upset by Digvijay in quarters as Vaidehi reaches women's semis
3 years, 2 months ago

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The Hindu  

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Fenesta National Tennis: Nitin Kumar Sinha outclasses veteran Vishnu Vardhan
3 years, 2 months ago

Fenesta National Tennis: Nitin Kumar Sinha outclasses veteran Vishnu Vardhan

The Hindu  

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Fenesta National Tennis Championship: Nikki Poonacha, Paras Dahiya advance
3 years, 2 months ago

Fenesta National Tennis Championship: Nikki Poonacha, Paras Dahiya advance

The Hindu  

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Fenesta National Tennis Championship: Reshma, Digvijay shine in first round
3 years, 2 months ago

Fenesta National Tennis Championship: Reshma, Digvijay shine in first round

The Hindu  

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Fenesta National Tennis: Niki Poonacha, Zeel Desai in focus
3 years, 2 months ago

Fenesta National Tennis: Niki Poonacha, Zeel Desai in focus

The Hindu  

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Prajnesh Gunneswaran advances to Wolffkran Open quarters
4 years, 2 months ago

Prajnesh Gunneswaran advances to Wolffkran Open quarters

The Hindu  

Prajnesh Gunneswaran beat Lukas Lacko of Sovakia 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 to move into the quarterfinal of the Wolffkran Open challenger tournament in Ismaning, Germany. RELATED| The results: Wolffkran Open - Ismaning, Germany Singles : Prajnesh Gunneswaran bt Lukas Lacko 6-4, 5-7, 6-4; Botic Van de Zandschulp bt Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-2, 6-2. Doubles : Sebastian Korda & Brandon Nakashima bt Luca …

Maharashtra Open 2020: Prajnesh Gunneswaran suffers straight sets loss to Kwan Soon-woo to bow out in pre-quarters
4 years, 11 months ago

Maharashtra Open 2020: Prajnesh Gunneswaran suffers straight sets loss to Kwan Soon-woo to bow out in pre-quarters

Firstpost  

India’s top-ranked men’s singles player, Prajnesh Gunneswaran crashed out in the pre-quarter-finals of Maharashtra Open after suffering straight sets defeat against fourth-seed Kwan Soon-woo of Korea in Pune on Thursday. Pune: India’s top-ranked men’s singles player, Prajnesh Gunneswaran crashed out in the pre-quarter-finals of Maharashtra Open after suffering straight sets defeat against fourth-seed Kwan Soon-woo of Korea in Pune on …

Australian Open 2020: India's Prajnesh Gunneswaran crashes out after going down fighting to Japanese wildcard Tatsuma Ito
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2020: India's Prajnesh Gunneswaran crashes out after going down fighting to Japanese wildcard Tatsuma Ito

Firstpost  

World no.122 Prajnesh, who entered the main draw as a lucky loser in the qualifiers, lost in straight sets 6-4, 6-2, 7-5 against Japanese wild card Tatsuma Ito, ranked 22 places below the Indian, in a rescheduled first round tie that lasted for two hours and one minute. Melbourne: India’s top-ranked tennis player Prajnesh Gunneswaran missed out on a chance …

KPIT-MSLTA Challenger: Prajnesh Gunneswaran crashes out in pre-quarterfinals
5 years, 2 months ago

KPIT-MSLTA Challenger: Prajnesh Gunneswaran crashes out in pre-quarterfinals

The Hindu  

Tim Van Rijthoven of Netherlands shocked the top seed — India’s Prajnesh Gunneswaran — to advance to the quarterfinals of the KPIT-MSLTA Challenger Series at the MSLTA School of Tennis courts in the Balewadi Sports Complex here. Read | Pune Challenger: Five Indians make pre-quarterfinals Mukund will take on the second-seeded James Duckworth, who ended the fabulous run of upcoming …

Prajnesh bows out in quarterfinals of China challenger
5 years, 2 months ago

Prajnesh bows out in quarterfinals of China challenger

The Hindu  

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Prajnesh Gunneswaran advances to quarterfinals in China
5 years, 2 months ago

Prajnesh Gunneswaran advances to quarterfinals in China

The Hindu  

Top seed Prajnesh Gunneswaran beat former Asian junior champion Tsung-Hua Yang of Chinese Taipei in the pre-quarterfinals of the $162,480 Challenger tennis tournament in Ningbo, China, on Thursday. In the $100,000 ITF women’s tournament in Suzhou, China, Ankita Raina bounced back from a slow start to beat Hanyu Guo of China 1-6, 6-1, 6-3. There was more drama before the …

National Tennis Championships 2019: Men's, women's singles titles see first-time winners in top seeds Niki Poonacha, Sowjanya Bavesetti
5 years, 3 months ago

National Tennis Championships 2019: Men's, women's singles titles see first-time winners in top seeds Niki Poonacha, Sowjanya Bavesetti

Firstpost  

Niki Poonacha and Sowjanya Bavisetti of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana respectively clinched the men’s and women’s singles titles respectively at the national tennis championships There were two new champions at the Fenesta Open, both top seeds, with Niki Poonacha taking the men’s singles national tennis title and Sowjanya Bavesetti clinching the women’s title. In the first match on Saturday at …

Fenesta Nationals: Pooncha downs Dalwinder to reach final
5 years, 3 months ago

Fenesta Nationals: Pooncha downs Dalwinder to reach final

The Hindu  

Top seed Niki Poonacha overcame a slow start to subdue the energetic Dalwinder Singh with a crafty performance in the men’s semifinals of the Fenesta National tennis championship at the DLTA Complex on Friday. It was a dramatic turn around for Niki, who was constantly cheered by coach Sujith Sachidanand, even as the big Harvest Academy team backed Dalwinder vociferously. …

National Tennis Championship: Vishnu Vardhan bows out after straight-set defeat to young Nitin Sinha
5 years, 3 months ago

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Firstpost  

Eyeing his maiden men’s singles title at the Fenesta Open, young Nitin Sinha scalped experienced Vishnu Vardhan while top seeds in both men’s and women’s singles advanced to the second round of the National Hard Courts Tennis Championships. New Delhi: Eyeing his maiden men’s singles title at the Fenesta Open, young Nitin Sinha scalped experienced Vishnu Vardhan while top seeds …

National Tennis Championship: Kunal Anand, Dakshineshwar Suresh enter second round; Mohit Prakash bows out due to injury
5 years, 3 months ago

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Firstpost  

Delhi’s fourth seed Kunal faced some stiff resistance from UP’s Lakshya Gupta, who impressed with his ground strokes but eventually emerged a 6-2, 6-4 winner on the opening day of National Tennis Championship. New Delhi: Fourth seed Kunal Anand and Dakshineshwar Suresh entered the men’s singles second round of Fenesta Open but former champion Mohit Mayur Prakash bowed out of …

National C’ship: Vishnu Vardhan posts win
5 years, 3 months ago

National C’ship: Vishnu Vardhan posts win

The Hindu  

Former national champion Vishnu Vardhan outplayed second seed Atharva Sharma 9-2 in the first qualifying round of the men’s section in the Fenesta National tennis championship at the DLTA Complex on Saturday. In another lively match, Ritik Rana pipped Aakash Ahlawat 9-8 to set up a second round against top seed Lakshit Sood. Fourth seed Abhishek Gaur beat Joseph Khuma …

Prajnesh Gunneswaran beats Tipsarevic in Antalya; Ramkumar Ramanathan into Wimbledon qualifiers second round
5 years, 6 months ago

Prajnesh Gunneswaran beats Tipsarevic in Antalya; Ramkumar Ramanathan into Wimbledon qualifiers second round

The Hindu  

India’s top-ranked men’s singles player Prajnesh Gunneswaran cruised into the second round of the Antalya Open ATP 250 tournament with a straight-set win over Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic on Monday. Gunneswaran’s brilliant performance against former world number eight Tipsarevic would do his confidence a world of good ahead of the Indian’s second round clash against Itay's Lorenzo Sonego. In the first …

India Open 2019: Having put gut troubles behind him, HS Prannoy fends off Jan O Jorgensen to enter quarters
5 years, 9 months ago

India Open 2019: Having put gut troubles behind him, HS Prannoy fends off Jan O Jorgensen to enter quarters

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Last year, during the BWF World Championships in July-August, HS Prannoy felt something wrong with his gut. As ambiguity clouded diagnosis, Prannoy continued to struggle on the circuit — Thursday’s three-game win over Denmark’s Jan O Jorgensen sent Prannoy to his maiden quarter-final since the Championships. At the ongoing India Open, he first beat Thailand’s Kantaphon Wangcharoen in …

Sai Praneeth, Parupalli Kashyap enter quarterfinals of India Open
5 years, 9 months ago

Sai Praneeth, Parupalli Kashyap enter quarterfinals of India Open

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India's B Sai Praneeth and Parupalli Kashyap advanced to the quarterfinals of the India Open badminton tournament after contrasting wins in the men's singles competition here Thursday. Praneeth, who had reached the finals at Swiss Open early this month, eked out a thrilling come-from-behind 18-21 21-16 21-15 win over fifth seeded compatriot Sameer Verma. While Praneeth will face …

B Sai Praneeth, Parupalli Kashyap enter quarterfinals of India Open
5 years, 9 months ago

B Sai Praneeth, Parupalli Kashyap enter quarterfinals of India Open

India TV News  

India's B Sai Praneeth and Parupalli Kashyap advanced to the quarterfinals of the India Open badminton tournament after contrasting wins in the men's singles competition on Thursday. Praneeth, who had reached the finals at Swiss Open early this month, eked out a thrilling come-from-behind 18-21, 21-16, 21-15 win over fifth-seeded compatriot Sameer Verma. While Praneeth will face either compatriot Kidambi …

Prajnesh Gunneswaran advances to Miami Open main draw
5 years, 9 months ago

Prajnesh Gunneswaran advances to Miami Open main draw

The Hindu  

Prajnesh Gunneswaran defeated Jay Clarke 6-4, 6-4 in the second qualifying round of the ATP-1000 tennis tournament in Miami to progress to the main draw. READ | Zeeshan Ali: Prajnesh must not fall in trap of playing safe The second set also started in the same manner, with Clarke being broken in the first game. Serving for the match at …

Vijay Amritraj: I think Prajnesh is poised to be in top-50
5 years, 10 months ago

Vijay Amritraj: I think Prajnesh is poised to be in top-50

The Hindu  

Vijay Amritraj hung up his racquet long back but his association with tennis remains as strong as ever. Only the second Indian to ever break into world's top-20 in singles, Amritraj remains the strongest Indian voice on the international tour. As the Road to Wimbledon kicks off its sixth edition in India and remains a way for youngsters to get …

Indian Wells: Prajnesh Gunneswaran beats Benoit Paire, advances to second round
5 years, 10 months ago

Indian Wells: Prajnesh Gunneswaran beats Benoit Paire, advances to second round

The Hindu  

India’s top-ranked singles player Prajnesh Gunneswaran on Friday beat World No. First ever Masters 1000 main draw match First ever Masters 1000 win A debut to remember for Prajnesh Gunneswaran, beating Benoit Paire 7-6 6-4#BNPPO19pic.twitter.com/YbA5Sdyzxd — Tennis TV March 8, 2019 The 29-year-old qualifier, playing in his maiden ATP Masters 1000 event, beat the former world No. Related: Prajnesh breaks …

KPIT-MSLTA Challenger: Prajnesh Gunneswaran denied second consecutive title after being beaten in straight sets by Elias Ymer
6 years, 1 month ago

KPIT-MSLTA Challenger: Prajnesh Gunneswaran denied second consecutive title after being beaten in straight sets by Elias Ymer

Firstpost  

With 48 points in his tally after the Challenger tournament, Prajnesh Gunneswaran, who is in the form of his life, will now move to his career-best singles rank of 104. Pune: India’s Prajnesh Gunneswaran gave his all but was outgunned by Elias Ymer in an energy-sapping baseline slugfest to end as runner-up at the KPIT-MSLTA Challenger on Saturday. Playing his …

ATP Shenzhen Challenger: Ramkumar Ramanathan, Sasi Kumar Mukund advance; Prajnesh Gunneswaran suffers shock defeat
6 years, 2 months ago

ATP Shenzhen Challenger: Ramkumar Ramanathan, Sasi Kumar Mukund advance; Prajnesh Gunneswaran suffers shock defeat

Firstpost  

Sasi Kumar Mukund got the better of Chinese wonder-kid Yibing Wu but in-form Prajnesh Gunneswaran suffered a shock first-round defeat at the ATP Challenger tournament in Shenzhen, China. New Delhi: Sasi Kumar Mukund got the better of Chinese wonder-kid Yibing Wu but in-form Prajnesh Gunneswaran suffered a shock first-round defeat at the ATP Challenger tournament in Shenzhen, China. The 21-year-old …

Prajnesh in Challenger quarterfinals
6 years, 2 months ago

Prajnesh in Challenger quarterfinals

The Hindu  

Prajnesh Gunneswaran extended his run of wins over Mohamed Safwat of Egypt with a 6-4, 6-4 victory in the pre-quarterfinals of the $50,000 Challenger tennis tournament in China on Wednesday. In the Challenger in France, top seed Leander Paes in partnership with Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela of Mexico reached the doubles quarterfinals with a 4-6, 6-4, 10-7 victory over Gerard Granollers …

National C'ship: Ranjeet downs Mohit, Kadhe to meet Eqbal
6 years, 3 months ago

National C'ship: Ranjeet downs Mohit, Kadhe to meet Eqbal

The Hindu  

The reigning National grass court champion VM Ranjeet asserted his all-court game by taming former national champion and eighth seed Mohit Mayur 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 in the men’s pre-quarterfinals of the Fenesta National tennis championship at the DLTA Complex here on Wednesday. Ranjeet will next play third Sidharth Rawat who sailed past Anirudh Chandrasekar as the latter retired after five …

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