Two Lucky Losers in Semis of Same ATP Tournament For First Time
3 years, 6 months ago

Two Lucky Losers in Semis of Same ATP Tournament For First Time

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Lucky losers Max Purcell and Kwon Soon-woo won quarterfinals at the grass-court Eastbourne tournament Thursday, marking the first time in ATP Tour history that more than one man who lost in qualifying reached the semifinals of the same event. Purcell, a 23-year-old Australian ranked 283rd, got past Andreas Seppi 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 in a match-up between lucky losers players who lost in qualifying but moved into the main draw when someone else withdrew. Kwon, a 23-year-old South Korean who is ranked 77th, beat qualifier Ilya Ivashka 6-4, 7-5 to reach his first tour-level semifinal after going 0-7 in previous quarterfinal matches. In other quarterfinals Thursday, 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko defeated Daria Kasatkina 1-6, 7-5, 6-2; Anett Kontaveit edged Viktorija Golubic 2-6, 7-6, 7-5; and Elena Rybakina who beat Serena Williams at the French Open en route to the quarterfinals there needed 2 1/2 hours to outlast Anastasija Sevastova 2-6, 7-6, 7-6.

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Indian sports wrap, November 18: Mor beats Gabet in first round of ITF junior tennis tournament
1 month ago

Indian sports wrap, November 18: Mor beats Gabet in first round of ITF junior tennis tournament

The Hindu  

TENNIS Mor beats Gabet in first round of ITF junior tennis tournament Aditya Mor fought well to beat second seed Aaron Gabet of France 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 in the boys first round of the ITF junior tennis tournament on Monday. RESULTS Boys: Om Patel bt Riyan Kashyap 2-6, 6-3, 6-3; Mmahit Mekala bt Tavish Pahwa 5-7, 7-5, 5-1 ; Izyan …

ATP Finals: Unwell Alcaraz unlikely to be at 100% for Rublev match, says coach
1 month, 1 week ago

ATP Finals: Unwell Alcaraz unlikely to be at 100% for Rublev match, says coach

The Hindu  

World number three Carlos Alcaraz is unlikely to be at his best for Wednesday’s ATP Finals match against Andrey Rublev as the four-time Grand Slam champion continues to struggle with illness, the Spaniard’s coach Juan Carlos Ferrero said. An off-colour Alcaraz lost 6-1, 7-5 to Norway’s Casper Ruud in his opening match on Monday and the 21-year-old cancelled a public …

Sinner gears up for ATP Finals at home after injury setback
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sinner gears up for ATP Finals at home after injury setback

The Hindu  

World number one Jannik Sinner said the ATP Finals will be more special for him this time around as it gives him the chance to play on home soil in Italy, months after missing this year’s Italian Open in Rome due to a hip injury. The ATP Finals, which feature the world’s best eight singles players and doubles teams, are …

WTA Finals 2024: Zheng beats Paolini, marches into semifinals, Rybakina beats Sabalenka
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

WTA Finals 2024: Zheng beats Paolini, marches into semifinals, Rybakina beats Sabalenka

The Hindu  

China’s Zheng Qinwen reached the semifinals of the WTA Finals in Riyadh after claiming an impressive 6-1, 6-1 win over Italian fourth seed Jasmine Paolini on Wednesday. Thanks for all your support.” The Paris Olympics champion finishes second in the purple round-robin group behind top seed Aryna Sabalenka, who secured her semifinal berth by beating Paolini 6-3, 7-5 on Monday. …

Australians Alex de Minaur and Jordan Thompson bow out of Paris Masters final eight
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Australians Alex de Minaur and Jordan Thompson bow out of Paris Masters final eight

ABC  

Alex de Minaur's bid to win the Paris Masters is over, his hopes shattered in another physically gruelling battle with tough young Dane Holger Rune. Just as his hopes up the road at Roland Garros in the French Open had been ended at the quarterfinal stage earlier in the year, de Minaur again bowed out in the last eight in …

Rithvik Bollipalli and Arjun Kadhe in Challenger doubles final
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Rithvik Bollipalli and Arjun Kadhe in Challenger doubles final

The Hindu  

Top seeds Rithvik Bollipalli and Arjun Kadhe beat Toshihide Matsui of Japan and Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-3, 6-4 in the doubles semifinals of the $133,250 Challenger tennis tournament in Nonthaburi, Thailand, on Friday. The results: $133,250 Challenger, Nonthaburi, Thailand Doubles : Rithvik Bollipalli & Arjun Kadhe bt Toshihide Matsui & Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-3, 6-4. $25,000 ITF men, Kigali, Rwanda Singles : …

Rithvik-Arjun duo makes the semifinals of Challenger tennis tournament
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Rithvik-Arjun duo makes the semifinals of Challenger tennis tournament

The Hindu  

Top seeds Rithvik Bollipalli and Arjun Kadhe edged out Gabriel Diallo of Canada and Seita Watanabe of Japan 7-6, 7-6 in the doubles quarterfinals of the $133,250 Challenger tennis tournament in Nonthaburi, Thailand, on Thursday. The results: $133,250 Challenger, Nonthaburi, Thailand Doubles : Rithvik Bollipalli & Arjun Kadhe bt Gabriel Diallo & Seita Watanabe 7-6, 7-6; Toshihide Matsui & Ramkumar …

Jordan Thompson defeats Hubert Hurkacz at US Open tennis, as Alex de Minaur and Chris O'Connell both move to third round
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Jordan Thompson defeats Hubert Hurkacz at US Open tennis, as Alex de Minaur and Chris O'Connell both move to third round

ABC  

Alex de Minaur and Jordan Thompson have risen to the occasion to help continue Australia's best start to a US Open in almost 30 years. Thompson claimed the biggest scalp of the tournament yet, sending world No.7 Hubert Hurkacz packing with a rollicking 7-6, 6-1, 7-5 victory to open day four at Flushing Meadows. Backing up from his first match …

Pune Challenger 2024: Vacherot storms into final with a comeback win against Sweeny
10 months ago

Pune Challenger 2024: Vacherot storms into final with a comeback win against Sweeny

The Hindu  

Valentin Vacherot unleashed his big game at the crunch to snuff the challenge from Dane Sweeny 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the semifinals of the Pune Challenger tennis tournament at the Balewadi Stadium on Saturday. In the decider, it was tricky as Sweeny, who had saved two match points to beat Niki Poonacha in the quarterfinals, was getting to get at …

TENNIS | Dane Sweeny escapes the clutches of Niki Poonacha
10 months ago

TENNIS | Dane Sweeny escapes the clutches of Niki Poonacha

The Hindu  

Dane Sweeny of Australia saved two match points, bounced back from being down 2-5 in the decider, to beat Niki Poonacha 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 in the quarterfinals of the $133,250 Maha Open Challenger tennis at the Balewadi Stadium on Friday. Poonacha also saved two match points from 1-6 in the tie-break, but hit one long to bring the curtains down …

Qatar Open: Czech teenager Mensik stuns top seed Rublev to reach maiden ATP semifinal
10 months ago

Qatar Open: Czech teenager Mensik stuns top seed Rublev to reach maiden ATP semifinal

The Hindu  

Czech teenager Jakub Mensik stunned top seed Andrey Rublev in straight sets at the Qatar Open on Thursday to reach his maiden ATP semifinal and guarantee a spot in the world’s top 100 for the first time. Hopefully I can play like this again in the semis and go on to make the final.” With his one-hour, 38-minute win on …

ATP Finals 2023: Rohan Bopanna sets new world record in doubles, Djokovic, Alcaraz struggle in singles
1 year, 1 month ago

ATP Finals 2023: Rohan Bopanna sets new world record in doubles, Djokovic, Alcaraz struggle in singles

India TV News  

India's veteran tennis player Rohan Bopanna scripted history with a win at the ATP Finals 2023 in Turin on Wednesday, November 15. Bopanna partnered with Matthew Ebden to win the second group stage match in the men's doubles and became the oldest player to win the ATP Finals match. Bopanna earlier broke the record for the oldest player to win …

Ostapenko springs surprise to send Swiatek packing
1 year, 3 months ago

Ostapenko springs surprise to send Swiatek packing

China Daily  

Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko fires a return to Poland's Iga Swiatek during their US Open last-16 match in New York City on Sunday. AFP NEW YORK — Defending champion Iga Swiatek crashed out of the US Open on Sunday after defeat to Jelena Ostapenko and will lose her No 1 ranking, while Novak Djokovic marched into the quarterfinals. "I always expect …

Djokovic and Swiatek roll into third round US Open second round
1 year, 3 months ago

Djokovic and Swiatek roll into third round US Open second round

Hindustan Times  

Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek rolled to straight-set victories to move into the third round at the U.S. Open on Wednesday, fighting not only their opponents but sticky, 85-degree Fahrenheit weather on the hottest day at the tournament so far. Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek “That’s why we train several hours a day in humid, hot conditions so we can …

Djokovic advances after Fokina retires in Cincinnati, Sinner suffers opening loss; Swiatek tames Collins
1 year, 4 months ago

Djokovic advances after Fokina retires in Cincinnati, Sinner suffers opening loss; Swiatek tames Collins

The Hindu  

Novak Djokovic made a winning return in his first appearance on U.S. soil for two years on Wednesday, reaching the third round of the Cincinnati Open when Alejandro Davidovich Fokina retired hurt. Djokovic’s next opponent on Thursday will be Gael Monfils, who continued his run of comeback form by defeating Australian Alex de Minaur 7-5, 6-4 to reach a third …

ATP Rankings: Sinner reaches new career-high after Toronto title, Rune makes Top 5 debut
1 year, 4 months ago

ATP Rankings: Sinner reaches new career-high after Toronto title, Rune makes Top 5 debut

The Hindu  

Here is all you need to know about the latest ATP Rankings released on August 14, 2023. Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune achieved new career-highs in the latest ATP Rankings released on Monday. Holger Rune lost in the second round in Toronto but still moved up one spot to make his Top 5 debut as Casper Ruud, last year’s semifinalist, …

Dan Evans wins his second career ATP title by beating Tallon Griekspoor in Wasington
1 year, 4 months ago

Dan Evans wins his second career ATP title by beating Tallon Griekspoor in Wasington

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Dan Evans won his second ATP Tour title by beating Tallon Griekspoor 7-5, 6-3 in a rain-interrupted DC Open final on Sunday. “I had to keep telling myself it was match-by-match and not so long ago I wasn’t playing great,” he said. “I played some very good tennis this week and super happy to come out on top.” …

ATP Rankings: Arthur Fils, Christopher Eubanks achieve new career-highs
1 year, 4 months ago

ATP Rankings: Arthur Fils, Christopher Eubanks achieve new career-highs

The Hindu  

Here is all you need to know about the latest ATP Rankings released on July 31, 2023. Stan Wawrinka returned to Top 50 in the latest ATP Rankings released on Monday. Three-time Major winner Wawrinka fell just short of his first ATP title in six years as he lost to Australia’s Alexei Popyrin in the final of the Croatia Open …

Atalanta Open: Top-seeded Taylor Fritz powers into final against Aleksandar Vukic
1 year, 4 months ago

Atalanta Open: Top-seeded Taylor Fritz powers into final against Aleksandar Vukic

The Hindu  

Top-seeded American Taylor Fritz defeated compatriot J.J. Wolf 6-3, 7-5 on Saturday to book a title clash with Australian Aleksandar Vukic in the ATP Tour hardcourt tournament in Atlanta. Vukic, the 27-year-old from Sydney, defeated Frenchman Ugo Humbert 3-6, 7-6, 7-5 to reach his maiden ATP Tour final. The Australian was playing in his first ATP Tour semifinal after upsetting …

Indian sports news wrap, July 28
1 year, 4 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, July 28

The Hindu  

GOLF Diksha, Aditi begin with modest even par rounds India’s Diksha Dagar and Aditi Ashok opened with a modest round of even par 71 each on the first day of The Amundi Evian Championship here. The month of August will - Team Sportstar ATHLETICS Massive personal best for Kishore Jena in Colombo Javelin thrower Kishore Kumar Jena | Photo Credit: …

Wimbledon 2023: Manas Dhamne qualifies for junior singles event
1 year, 5 months ago

Wimbledon 2023: Manas Dhamne qualifies for junior singles event

Firstpost  

It will be a second junior Grand Slam appearance of the season for Dhamne, who had competed at the Australian Open where he retired in the second round Manas Dhamne qualified for the boys singles main draw at the prestigious Wimbledon championships on Friday with a three-set win over 10th seed Atakan Karahan but Aryan Shah missed out with a …

Carlos Alcaraz rallies to beat Rinderknech in 1st round at Queen’s Club
1 year, 6 months ago

Carlos Alcaraz rallies to beat Rinderknech in 1st round at Queen’s Club

The Hindu  

Carlos Alcaraz came from a set down Tuesday to beat lucky loser Arthur Rinderknech in the top-seeded player’s first match at the grass-court Queen’s Club Championships. It was Alcaraz’s first match since losing to Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinals, after which he went to Spanish party island Ibiza. Second-seeded Holger Rune beat big-serving American Maxime Cressy 7-6, 7-6 …

ATP Rankings: Tiafoe joins fellow American Fritz in Top 10 after Stuttgart title
1 year, 6 months ago

ATP Rankings: Tiafoe joins fellow American Fritz in Top 10 after Stuttgart title

The Hindu  

Here is all you need to know about the latest ATP Rankings released on June 19, 2023. Frances Tiafoe joined fellow American Taylor Fritz in Top 10 in the latest ATP Rankings released on Monday after winning his maiden grasscourt title in Stuttgart. With Fritz at eighth and Tiafoe at 10th, this is the first time since Mardy Fish and …

India's Sumit Nagal clinches Rome ATP Challenger title
1 year, 7 months ago

India's Sumit Nagal clinches Rome ATP Challenger title

The Hindu  

India's tennis ace Sumit Nagal became the country's first player to win an ATP Challenger event on European clay court, pulling off an upset win over higher-ranked Dutchman Jesper de Jong in Rome on April 30. The 25-year-old Nagal defeated de Jong, more than 100 places above the Indian in the ATP singles rankings, 6-3 6-2 to clinch his third …

Indian sports news wrap, April 3
1 year, 8 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, April 3

The Hindu  

TENNIS Indian teams announced for Junior Davis Cup, Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers Manas Dhamne will spearhead the Indian under-16 boys team in the Asia-Oceania Junior Davis Cup tennis tournament to be played in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, in May. -Kamesh Srinivasan ITF Chennai Open: Yash Chaurasia upsets top seed Abhinav Sanjeev, qualifies for main draw Yash Chaurasia upset top seed Abhinav …

Sasikumar Mukund loses to Russia's Evgeny Donskoy in Lucknow ITF event semis
1 year, 8 months ago

Sasikumar Mukund loses to Russia's Evgeny Donskoy in Lucknow ITF event semis

Hindustan Times  

India’s Sasikumar Mukund played one of his best matches of the season before losing to Russia’s Evgeny Donskoy in the semi-finals of the ITF $25,000 Men’s Open hardcourt tennis tournament in Lucknow on Saturday. File photo of Sasikumar Mukund Mukund, 26, had his moments in both sets before the Indian ranked 401 in the world saw the experienced Russian, who …

$25,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament: Niki Poonacha beats Jacob Bradshaw to reach semifinal
1 year, 9 months ago

$25,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament: Niki Poonacha beats Jacob Bradshaw to reach semifinal

The Hindu  

Niki Poonacha sustained his strong game and beat Jacob Bradshaw of Australia 6-3, 7-6, in the quarterfinals of the $25,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament at the RK Khanna Stadium on Friday. In the semifinals, Niki will play Yusuke Takahashi of Japan who beat the third seed Vladyslav Orlov of Ukraine 7-6, 6-3, with a solid game from the back court. …

Chennai Open Challenger: Sumit Nagal Beats Storms Into Quarterfinal With Win Over Jason Jung
1 year, 10 months ago

Chennai Open Challenger: Sumit Nagal Beats Storms Into Quarterfinal With Win Over Jason Jung

News 18  

Sumit Nagal came from behind to beat Jason Jung of Chinese Taipei 3-6 6-2 6-0 to book his place in the quarterfinals and keep the Indian challenge alive in the singles event of the Chennai Open ATP Challenger tennis tournament on Thursday. In the doubles, the top-seeded Indian duo of Jeevan Neduncheziyan and N Sriram Balaji beat compatriots Nagal and …

Chennai Open: Sumit Nagal beats Jason Jung, reaches quarter-finals
1 year, 10 months ago

Chennai Open: Sumit Nagal beats Jason Jung, reaches quarter-finals

Firstpost  

In the doubles, the top-seeded Indian duo of Jeevan Neduncheziyan and N Sriram Balaji beat compatriots Nagal and Sasikumar Mukund 7-6 6-0 to sail into the semi-finals. Sumit Nagal came from behind to beat Jason Jung of Chinese Taipei 3-6 6-2 6-0 to book his place in the quarterfinals and keep the Indian challenge alive in the singles event of …

Chennai Open Challenger 2023: Sumit Nagal, Sasikumar Mukund Enter Main Draw
1 year, 10 months ago

Chennai Open Challenger 2023: Sumit Nagal, Sasikumar Mukund Enter Main Draw

News 18  

Indian players Sumit Nagal and Sasikumar Mukund entered the singles main draw of the Chennai Open ATP Challenger tennis tournament with victories in their respective qualifying round matches on Monday. There was a huge upset in the singles main draw with Seong Chan Hong beating third-seed Sebastian Ofner of Austria 6-4, 6-3 in the first round. Results: Main Draw Singles …

Ailing Nadal crashes out of Australian Open, Swiatek eases through
1 year, 11 months ago

Ailing Nadal crashes out of Australian Open, Swiatek eases through

China Daily  

Rafael Nadal of Spain speaks at a post-match press conference after losing to Mackenzie McDonald of the USA in the men's singles match match on day 3 of the 2023 Australian Open on Rod Laver Arena, in Melbourne, Australia. MELBOURNE - Top seed Rafael Nadal's title defense came to an end after a second round defeat to Mackenzie McDonald, while …

Kwon Soon-woo Beats Roberto Bautista to Win His Biggest Title in Adelaide
1 year, 11 months ago

Kwon Soon-woo Beats Roberto Bautista to Win His Biggest Title in Adelaide

News 18  

Korean lucky loser Kwon Soon-woo won the biggest title of his career when he outlasted Roberto Bautista Agut in a thrilling final at the Adelaide International Saturday. After victory over Czech player Tomas Machac in the first round, the South Korean defeated second seed Pablo Carreno Busta, Sweden’s Mikael Ymer and rising English star Jack Draper to reach the decider. …

HS Prannoy beats Viktor Axelsen in BWF World Tour Finals
2 years ago

HS Prannoy beats Viktor Axelsen in BWF World Tour Finals

The Hindu  

HS Prannoy, on Friday, registered a magnificent come-from-behind win over Olympic and world champion Viktor Axelsen in his final BWF World Tour Finals 2022 match in Bangkok. Beginning the second game, Prannoy showed signs of a fight back, even smashing right into Axelsen’s nose to give him a brief scare. 12 Prannoy engaged Axelsen in rallies and net play to …

Next Gen ATP Finals: American Brandon Nakashima Clinches Title
2 years, 1 month ago

Next Gen ATP Finals: American Brandon Nakashima Clinches Title

News 18  

American Brandon Nakashima beat Czech Jiri Lehecka to lift the Next Gen ATP Finals tennis trophy in Milan on Saturday. The 21-year-old, who won his first ATP title this year in San Diego, succeeds Spaniard Carlo Alcaraz who triumphed in the Next Gen tournament last year and went on to claim the US Open trophy last September. Alcaraz, 19, became …

Brandon Nakashima beats beat Jiri Lehecka to win Next Gen ATP Finals
2 years, 1 month ago

Brandon Nakashima beats beat Jiri Lehecka to win Next Gen ATP Finals

Firstpost  

America’s Brandon Nakashima beat Czech Jiri Lehecka 4-3, 4-3, 4-2 in the tournament which features the eight best players aged 21-years-and-under on the ATP Tour. American Brandon Nakashima beat Czech Jiri Lehecka to lift the Next Gen ATP Finals tennis trophy in Milan on Saturday. Nakashima, ranked 49, beat 74th-ranked Lehecka 4-3, 4-3, 4-2 in the tournament which features the …

Siddharth Vishwakarma beats sixth seed Boris Butulija
2 years, 1 month ago

Siddharth Vishwakarma beats sixth seed Boris Butulija

The Hindu  

Former national champion Siddharth Vishwakarma played a robust game to beat the sixth seed Boris Butulija of Serbia 6-3, 7-6 in the first round of the $15,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament at the DLTA Complex here on Wednesday. Olympian Vishnu Vardhan was razor sharp as he served big and hit the ball on the rise to out-gun Adil Kalyanpur 6-4, …

Japan Open: Casper Ruud Suffers First Round Upset; Nick Kyrgios Progresses
2 years, 2 months ago

Japan Open: Casper Ruud Suffers First Round Upset; Nick Kyrgios Progresses

News 18  

Top seed Casper Ruud of Norway suffered a shock defeat to Spain’s Jaume Munar in the first round of the ATP Japan Open on Tuesday. In other matches, South Korea’s Kwon Soon Woo produced another upset by eliminating sixth seed Alex de Minaur of Australia 6-3, 6-2. reports Xinhua. Fifth seed Nick Kyrgios of Australia breezed past Chun Hsin Tseng …

September 27, Indian sports news wrap
2 years, 2 months ago

September 27, Indian sports news wrap

The Hindu  

HOCKEY Delhi to host 28th Nehru Girls Hockey tournament The 28th Nehru Girls Hockey tournament 2022 will be held at the Shivaji Stadium from September 28 to October 9. -Kamesh Srinivasan Advit Tiwari in Asian U-16 tennis tournament quarterfinal Advit Tiwari recovered from a tough start to beat sixth seed Aazaan Assiz 6-7, 6-0, 6-4 in the boys pre-quarterfinals of …

BWF World Championships: Dhruv Kapila, MR Arjun Reach Quarter-Finals
2 years, 4 months ago

BWF World Championships: Dhruv Kapila, MR Arjun Reach Quarter-Finals

News 18  

The Indian men’s doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and MR Arjun moved to the quarterfinals with a come-from-behind victory over Terry Hee and Loh Kean Hean at the World Championships here on Thursday. Arjun and Kapila will cross swords with the third seed Indonesian pair of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in the the last eight stage. They had upstaged …

National Junior U-18 clay court tennis championship: Daksh Prasad digs deep to reach second round
2 years, 4 months ago

National Junior U-18 clay court tennis championship: Daksh Prasad digs deep to reach second round

The Hindu  

Denim Yadav and Daksh Prasad, top seeds in boys’ singles, were made to work hard to progress to the second round of the 29th National Junior U-18 Clay Court Tennis Championship at the SDAT Stadium in Chennai on Monday. Highlights of National Junior U-18 Clay Court Tennis Championship Shrijana M. Thapa and Kkaira S. Chetnani completed the main draw of …

ATP Roundup: Danish teen Rune reaches Munich final, Tiafoe's epic win in Estoril semis
2 years, 7 months ago

ATP Roundup: Danish teen Rune reaches Munich final, Tiafoe's epic win in Estoril semis

The Hindu  

Danish teenager Holger Rune will play Botic van de Zandschulp in the final of the Munich Open after they came through the semifinals on Saturday. Rune defeated home favorite Oscar Otte 6-4, 6-4 in both players’ first ATP Tour semifinal, and Van de Zandschulp rallied to defeat Miomir Kecmanovic 2-6, 7-6, 6-4. Tiafoe comes from behind to beat Korda in …

Swiss Open: Kidambi Srikanth, Parupalli Kashyap Enter Quarterfinals; Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Lose
2 years, 9 months ago

Swiss Open: Kidambi Srikanth, Parupalli Kashyap Enter Quarterfinals; Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Lose

News 18  

Basel: World Championships silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth staved off aspirited challenge from France’s Christo Popov to progress to the men’s singles quarterfinals of the Swiss Open Super 300 tournament here on Thursday. Former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Parupalli Kashyap too entered the quarterfinals after top seed and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen gave a walkover. Third seeds Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag …

ATP tennis tournament: Indian teams lose in Doha
2 years, 10 months ago

ATP tennis tournament: Indian teams lose in Doha

The Hindu  

Rohan Bopanna in partnership with Aslan Karatsev of Russia was beaten 6-2, 3-6, 10-5 by the top seeds Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic of Croatia in the doubles pre-quarterfinals of the $2,949,665 ATP tennis tournament in Qatar. In the WTA event in Dubai, Sania Mirza in partnership with Lucie Hradecka was beaten 2-6, 6-2, 10-7 by Lyudmyla Kichenok and Jelena …

Bengaluru Open 2 ATP Challenger: Top seed Vukic cruises to quarterfinals
2 years, 10 months ago

Bengaluru Open 2 ATP Challenger: Top seed Vukic cruises to quarterfinals

The Hindu  

Top seed Aleksandar Vukic breezed past Jay Clarke 6-1, 6-3 to enter the quarterfinals of the second leg of the Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger tournament on Wednesday. READ: The results : Singles : Max Purcell bt Marc Polmans 7-6, 4-6, 6-2; Mathias Bourgue bt Steven Diaz 6-3, 6-4; Dimitar Kuzmanov bt Alexandre Muller 6-4, 6-1; Aleksandar Vukic bt Jay Clarke …

Stefanos Tsitsipas Takes Fast Lane to Rotterdam Quarter-finals
2 years, 10 months ago

Stefanos Tsitsipas Takes Fast Lane to Rotterdam Quarter-finals

News 18  

Top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas raced into the Rotterdam ATP quarter-finals on Thursday, needing just a shade over an hour to see off Belarusian Ilya Ivashka. Second seed and defending champion Andrey Rublev of Russia downed Kwon Soon-woo of South Korea 6-3, 6-3 in 79 minutes. Third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime, runner-up in Rotterdam in 2020, enjoyed a 6-3, 6-4 win over …

Indonesia Open: Lakshya, Kashyap lose in first round
3 years, 1 month ago

Indonesia Open: Lakshya, Kashyap lose in first round

India TV News  

Highlights Parupalli Kashyap went down 11-21, 14-21 to Loh Kean Yew of Singapore doubles pair of M R Arjun and Dhruv Kapila lost 20-22, 13-21 to Korea's Choi Solgyu and Kim Wonho Venkat Gaurav Prasad, Juhi Dewangan lost 12-21, 4-21 to Germany's Jones Ralfy Jansen and Linda Efler India's Lakshya Sen fought hard before going down in straight games to …

Next Gen ATP Finals: Sebastian Korda, Brandon Nakashima set up all-US semi-final
3 years, 1 month ago

Next Gen ATP Finals: Sebastian Korda, Brandon Nakashima set up all-US semi-final

Firstpost  

The 21-year-old Korda, the son of 1998 Australian Open champion Petr Korda, methodically picked apart local favourite Lorenzo Musetti Milan: Sebastian Korda and Brandon Nakashima set up an all-American semifinal at the Next Gen ATP Finals by winning their last round-robin matches on Thursday. The 21-year-old Korda, the son of 1998 Australian Open champion Petr Korda, methodically picked apart local …

California's Brooksby clinches Next Gen Finals berth
3 years, 2 months ago

California's Brooksby clinches Next Gen Finals berth

The Hindu  

Qualifier Jenson Brooksby locked up a berth in the Next Gen Finals for the top 21-and-under players on the ATP Tour by reaching the semifinals in Antwerp with a 7-5, 6-0 victory over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Friday. This already has been a breakthrough year for Brooksby, who finished 2020 ranked outside the top 300 and took a set off …

Bopanna-Shapovalov pair wins Indian Wells opener
3 years, 2 months ago

Bopanna-Shapovalov pair wins Indian Wells opener

The Hindu  

Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov pair beat Felix Auger-Aliassime and Hubert Hurkacz 6-1, 2-6, 10-4 in the doubles first round of the $9,146,125 ATP tennis tournament in Indian Wells. The results $9,146,125 ATP, Indian Wells, US Doubles : Denis Shapovalov & Rohan Bopanna bt Felix Auger-Aliassime & Hubert Hurkacz 6-1, 2-6,. $15,000 ITF men, Monastir, Tunisia Doubles : Grigoriy Lomakin …

Kim Clijsters loses in three sets in first round at Indian Wells
3 years, 2 months ago

Kim Clijsters loses in three sets in first round at Indian Wells

The Hindu  

Kim Clijsters hit another detour in her comeback to pro tennis, losing in three sets in her first-round match Thursday at the BNP Paribas Open. Marcos Giron defeated Botic van de Zandschulp 6-7, 6-2, 6-4, and Maxime Cressy got by Laslo Dere 6-7, 6-1, 7-5. Veteran Sam Querrey lost to Daniel Altmaier, 6-2, 6-4, J.J. Wolf lost to Vasek Pospisil …

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