Berrettini shocks Shimabukuro in Chennai Open ATP Challenger
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Berrettini shocks Shimabukuro in Chennai Open ATP Challenger

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Italy's Jacopo Berrettini, the younger brother of former Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini, caused the first big upset in the main draw of the Chennai Open ATP Challenger with a straight sets win over sixth seed Sho Shimabukuro. In the other main draw match held fifth seed Shintaro Mochizuki of Japan defeated Italy's Enrico Dalla Valle 6-2, 6-1 to move into the last 16. Results: : Main Draw First Round: Shintaro Mochizuki bt Enrico Dalla Valle 6-2, 6-1; Jacopo Berrettini bt Sho Shimabukuro 6-3, 7-6. Final Round of Singles Qualifying: Maxim Zhukov bt Gueymard Wayenburg 6-4, 4-6, 6-2; Kimmer Coppejans bt Siddharth Vishwakarma 6-1, 6-0; Hynek Barton bt Olaf Pieczkowski 6-3, 6-3; Eric Vanshelboim bt Manish Sureshkumar 6-2, 6-3; Egor Agafonov bt Dev Javia 4-6, 7-5, 6-3; Yurii Dzhavakian bt Chirag Duhan 4-6, 6-1, 7-6.

Ind Seed Draw Ita Berrettini Shimabukuro Open Atp Dzhavakian  seed  shocks  challenger  63  draw  62  round  shimabukuro  chennai  berrettini  61  46  bt  ind  qualifying  open  atp

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Siddhant Banthia-Parikshit Somani storm into Bengaluru Open doubles semifinals
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Siddhant Banthia-Parikshit Somani storm into Bengaluru Open doubles semifinals

Hindustan Times  

India's Siddhant Banthia and Parikshit Somani secured a straight-set win over Nicolas Mejia and Bernard Tomic to reach the doubles semifinals at the Bengaluru Open, an ATP Challenger 125 tournament on Thursday. Siddhant Banthia and Parikshit Somani in action at Bengaluru Open 2025 The unseeded Indian duo dismantled Nicolas and Bernard 7-5, 6-0 to set up a fight with Australia's …

Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger 2025: Indian challenge ends in opening round
1 month ago

Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger 2025: Indian challenge ends in opening round

The Hindu  

The hopes of a feel good story in Indian men’s singles tennis were extinguished on Tuesday at the Bengaluru Open as Ramkumar Ramanathan, Karan Singh and Manas Dhamne all lost their first-round matches at the KSLTA courts. The defeats meant that only one Indian player – Mukund Sasikumar – out of the six who competed in the singles main draws …

Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger 2025: Wildcard Prajwal Dev goes down fighting to Gengel in opening round
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Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger 2025: Wildcard Prajwal Dev goes down fighting to Gengel in opening round

The Hindu  

Prajwal Dev went down fighting to Czech Republic’s Marek Gengel 7-6, 3-6, 3-6 in an opening round singles match at the Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger at the KLSTA courts on Monday. However, Prajwal’s 29-year-old opponent reeled off four straight games – including the eighth, a long-drawn multiple-deuce affair – to emerge victorious. READ | WTA Rankings: Mirra Andreeva becomes first …

Indian sports wrap, February 23: GM Iniyan finishes runner-up in La Grande International Open Chess Tournament
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Indian sports wrap, February 23: GM Iniyan finishes runner-up in La Grande International Open Chess Tournament

The Hindu  

CHESS GM Iniyan loses to French IM Mahel in tiebreak Indian Grandmaster P. Iniyan finished runner-up in the 41st Cappelle La Grande International Open Tournament after losing to IM Mahel of France in the tiebreaks in Dunkirk. - PTI TENNIS Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger 2025: Davis Cuppers Karan, Mukund reach final round of qualifiers S. Mukund celebrates after beating compatriot …

Indian sports wrap, February 17: Ramkumar loses to Coppejans in final qualifying round of Maha Open 2025
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Indian sports wrap, February 17: Ramkumar loses to Coppejans in final qualifying round of Maha Open 2025

The Hindu  

TENNIS Maha Open 2025: Ramkumar Ramanathan loses to Kimmer Coppejans in final qualifying round Eighth seed Alexis Galarneau of Canada proved too strong for wildcard Karan Singh as he cruised to a 6-4, 6-1 victory in the first round of Pune Metropolitan $160,000 Maha Open Challenger tennis tournament at the Balewadi Stadium on Monday. The results: Singles : Valentin Vacherot …

Niki Poonacha and Courtney Lock slip against the Japanese in doubles final
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Niki Poonacha and Courtney Lock slip against the Japanese in doubles final

The Hindu  

Second seeds NIki Poonacha and Courtney Lock were beaten 6-4, 6-3 by the unseeded Japanese duo of Masamichi Imamura and Rio Noguchi in the doubles final of the Dafanews $100,000 Delhi Open Challenger tennis tournament at the DLTA Complex on Saturday. In the singles semifinals, second seed Billy Harris of Britain stepped it up in time in the decider to …

Indian sports wrap, February 14: Manas Dhamne loses in quarterfinals of Monastir ITF tournament
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Indian sports wrap, February 14: Manas Dhamne loses in quarterfinals of Monastir ITF tournament

The Hindu  

TENNIS Manas Dhamne loses ITF tournament in Monastir Manas Dhamne was beaten 6-2, 6-1 by Kenny De Schepper of France in the quarterfinals of the $15,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament in Monastir, Tunisia. -Kamesh Srinivasan GOLF Yuvraj Sandhu wins Tata Steel PGTI Players Championship Yuvraj Sandhu carded another round of two-under 68 to win the season-opening Tata Steel PGTI Players …

India lose to Japan 0-3 in quarterfinals of Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship
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India lose to Japan 0-3 in quarterfinals of Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship

The Hindu  

HS Prannoy fought valiantly, but India went down 0-3 to a second-string Japan in the quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships to end their campaign on a disappointing note on Friday. India, the 2023 bronze medalists in Dubai, struggled to find their rhythm, suffering a comprehensive defeat against the 2017 edition champions Japan. In the opening match, the …

India loses to Japan 0-3 in quarterfinals of Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship
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India loses to Japan 0-3 in quarterfinals of Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship

The Hindu  

HS Prannoy fought valiantly, but India went down 0-3 to a second-string Japan in the quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships to end its campaign on a disappointing note here on Friday. In the opening match, the mixed doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto showed resilience but ultimately lost 13-21, 21-17, 13-21 to Hiroki Midorikawa and …

Delhi Open ATP Challenger 2025: Mochizuki ends Barton’s run, sets up quarterfinal clash with Kopriva
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Delhi Open ATP Challenger 2025: Mochizuki ends Barton’s run, sets up quarterfinal clash with Kopriva

The Hindu  

Shintaro Mochizuki of Japan stopped the fine run of qualifier Hynek Barton of Czech Republic 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the pre-quarterfinals of the Delhi Open ATP Challenger tennis tournament at the DLTA Complex on Thursday. Mochizuki, a former Wimbledon junior champion who had also made the semifinals of the Junior French Open in 2019 when he rose to be world …

Delhi Open ATP Challenger 2025: Geerts beats Mukund in pre-quarterfinals; Schoolkate advances to next round
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Delhi Open ATP Challenger 2025: Geerts beats Mukund in pre-quarterfinals; Schoolkate advances to next round

The Hindu  

Michael Geerts of Belgium scotched the Indian hopes as he stretched S Mukund to his wit’s end on way to a 6-4, 7-5 victory in the pre-quarterfinals of the Dafanews $100,000 Delhi Open Challenger tennis tournament at the DLTA Complex on Wednesday. In another lively match, third seed Tristan Schoolkate of Australia warded off a stiff challenge from the towering …

Delhi Open ATP Challenger 2025: Experienced Kazakh Skatov knocks out Indian youngster Karan in first round
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi Open ATP Challenger 2025: Experienced Kazakh Skatov knocks out Indian youngster Karan in first round

The Hindu  

Eighth seed Timofey Skatov proved a hard nut to crack for Karan Singh, as the Kazakh ran away to a 6-4, 6-0 victory in the first round of the Delhi Open ATP Challenger tennis tournament at the DLTA Complex on Monday. The experience and expertise of the 24-year-old Kazakh, who was ranked a career-best 123 in 2023, was evident in …

Chennai Open ATP Challenger 2025: Ymer, Jacquet secure contrasting wins to reach finals
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Chennai Open ATP Challenger 2025: Ymer, Jacquet secure contrasting wins to reach finals

The Hindu  

Swede Elias Ymer emerged a hair’s breadth better than the top-seeded Briton Billy Harris, winning two tie-breaks in a semifinal match that lasted for around two-and-a-half hours in the Chennai Open ATP Challenger at the SDAT tennis stadium here on Saturday. READ | Chennai Open ATP Challenger 2025: Harvard graduate Elias Ymer looks to reignite career after tough seasons on …

WTA Mumbai Open 2025: 15-year-old qualifier Maaya Rajeshwaran reaches semifinals
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WTA Mumbai Open 2025: 15-year-old qualifier Maaya Rajeshwaran reaches semifinals

The Hindu  

India’s 15-year-old Maaya Rajeshwaran roared into her first WTA semifinal, knocking out Japan’s Mei Yamaguchi 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in the L&T Mumbai Open 125 at the Cricket Club of India here on Friday. RELATED | From Coimbatore to Mallorca: Maaya Rajeshwaran’s bold leap into the world of professional tennis In the second, the 25-year-old hammered down a few aces on …

Maaya storms into semifinals of Mumbai Open
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Maaya storms into semifinals of Mumbai Open

The Hindu  

India’s 15-year-old Maaya Rajeshwaran roared into her first WTA semifinal, knocking out Japan’s Mei Yamaguchi 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in the L&T Mumbai Open 125 at the Cricket Club of India here on Friday. In doubles, India’s Prarthana Thombare partnering Arianne Hartono entered the final with a thrilling 2-6, 6-4, win over Eden Silva and Anastasia Tikhonava. Other results: Singles : …

Chennai Open ATP Challenger 2025: Kirkin gets walkover after Vesely retires in first round
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Chennai Open ATP Challenger 2025: Kirkin gets walkover after Vesely retires in first round

The Hindu  

Jiri Vesely had a brief bout of nausea, took a pill, and was squeezed for effort, by his opponent Ergi Kirkin, as he walked out, seemingly because of dehydration, to concede a walkover win, 7-6, 6-7, in the first round of the Chennai Open ATP Challenger at the SDAT tennis stadium here on Wednesday. Kirkin rallied from 2-5 to draw …

Jacopo Berrettini upsets sixth-seed Shimakukuro in Chennai Open
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Jacopo Berrettini upsets sixth-seed Shimakukuro in Chennai Open

The Hindu  

: Italy’s Jacopo Berrettini, the younger brother of former Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini, caused the first big upset in the main draw of the Chennai Open ATP Challenger with a straight sets win over sixth seed Sho Shimakukuro on Monday. In the other main draw match, fifth seed Shintaro Mochizuki of Japan defeated Italy’s Enrico Dalla Valle 6-2, 6-1 to …

Four Indian players advance in Chennai Open ATP Challenger qualifying draw
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Four Indian players advance in Chennai Open ATP Challenger qualifying draw

The Hindu  

Four Indians-Manish Sureshkumar, Dev Javia, Siddharth Vishwakarma and Chirag Duhan- made it to the second and final qualifying round of the Chennai Open ATP Challenger tennis tournament at the Nungambakkam Stadium here on Sunday. 962 in the world, upset the third seed Evgenii Tiurnev, ranked more than 600 places higher than the Indian, 6-4, 6-2 while 30-year-old Siddharth, ranked No. …

Indian sports wrap, February 2: Indians cause upsets to make final round of qualifying at Chennai Open
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Indian sports wrap, February 2: Indians cause upsets to make final round of qualifying at Chennai Open

The Hindu  

Manish, Siddharth, Chirag make final round of qualifying at Chennai Open ATP Challenger TENNIS India’s Chirag Duhan, Siddharth Vishwakarma and Manish Sureshkumar knocked out seeded players in the first round of qualifying at the Chennai Open ATP Challenger on Sunday. - Team Sportstar WEIGHTLIFTING Vaishnav Thakur breaks snatch NR in men’s 102kg weightlifting but ‘one-legged’ Jagdish wins gold Maharashtra weightlifter …

Chennai Open ATP Challenger: Chirag, Manish advance
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Chennai Open ATP Challenger: Chirag, Manish advance

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: India's Chirag Duhan, Siddharth Vishwakarma and Manish Sureshkumar knocked out seeded players in the first round of qualifying at the Chennai Open ATP Challenger at the SDAT Tennis Stadium here on Sunday. Duhan, aged 21 and ranked No 962 in the world, upset third seed Evgenii Tiurnev, ranked more than 600 spots higher than the Indian, in straight sets …

Satwik-Chirag sail into Indonesia Masters second round; Ayush, Tanya make main draw
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2 months ago

Satwik-Chirag sail into Indonesia Masters second round; Ayush, Tanya make main draw

The Hindu  

India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the second round of the $475,000 Indonesia Masters super 500 badminton with a clinical straight-game win against Chinese Taipei's Chen Zhi Ray and Lin Yu Chieh in Jakarta on Tuesday. Satwik and Chirag, the former world number ones, will face the winner of the match between Indonesia's Raymond Inra and Patra Harapan …

Indonesia Masters 2025: Satwik-Chirag, Tanisha-Ashwini through to second round
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Indonesia Masters 2025: Satwik-Chirag, Tanisha-Ashwini through to second round

The Hindu  

India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty entered the second round of the USD 475,000 Indonesia Masters super 500 badminton with a straight-game win against Chinese Taipei’s Chen Zhi Ray and Lin Yu Chieh on Tuesday. In the women’s doubles event, world no 19 duo of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa dominated over the Thai pair of Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn and Sukitta …

Indian sports wrap, January 17: ITF W50: Ankita-Naiktha duo eases past Riya-Vaidehi to reach women’s doubles final
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Indian sports wrap, January 17: ITF W50: Ankita-Naiktha duo eases past Riya-Vaidehi to reach women’s doubles final

The Hindu  

TENNIS ITF W50: Ankita-Naiktha duo eases past Riya-Vaidehi to reach women’s doubles final The Second seed Panna Udvardy overcame a slow start to beat Laura Samson of the Czech Republic 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the $40,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament at the DLTA Complex on Friday. -Team Sportstar ATHLETICS Bugatha, Man Singh bank on high-altitude training for …

Rithivik Bollipalli exits Brisbane International 2025 with partner Haase
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Rithivik Bollipalli exits Brisbane International 2025 with partner Haase

The Hindu  

Rithivik Choudary Bollipalli, the latest Indian player to make a steady progress on the ATP doubles circuit, on Thursday made a pre-quarterfinal exit from the Brisbane International along with partner Robin Haase. The Indo-Duch team lost 4-6, 2-6 to local alternate combination of Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler in 65 minutes in the ATP 250 tournament ahead of the Australian …

Guwahati Masters: M Tharun, K Satwik Reddy and Vaishnavi Khadkekar upset top seeds to reach quarters
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Guwahati Masters: M Tharun, K Satwik Reddy and Vaishnavi Khadkekar upset top seeds to reach quarters

The Hindu  

National Games Champion M Tharun and unseeded mixed doubles combination of K Sathwik Reddy and Vaishnavi Khadkekar packed off the top seeds in their respective categories to advance to the quarterfinals of the Guwahati Masters Super 100 badminton tournament here on Thursday. Tharun saved two game points in the opening game and then grabbed the initiative after a few long …

Rithvik Bollipalli and Arjun Kadhe in Challenger doubles final
5 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
5 months, 3 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 …

Indian sports wrap, August 9: Bopanna-Ebden lose in Canada Open pre-quarterfinals
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian sports wrap, August 9: Bopanna-Ebden lose in Canada Open pre-quarterfinals

The Hindu  

TENNIS Canada Open: Rohan Bopanna-Ebden lose in pre-quarterfinals Rohan Bopanna in partnership with Olympic champion Matthew Ebden of Australia was beaten 4-6, 6-3, by Hugo Nys and Jan Zielinski in the doubles pre-quarterfinals of the $8,122,428 ATP tennis tournament in Montreal, Canada. -Team Sportstar HPCL Mittal AITA tournament: Neeraj Yashpaul beats Parv Nage in final Top seed Neeraj Yashpaul outplayed …

ATP Gstaad 2024: Berrettini overturns Tsitsipas to reach final
8 months ago

ATP Gstaad 2024: Berrettini overturns Tsitsipas to reach final

The Hindu  

Matteo Berrettini took another big step on his road back to the top echelons of the ATP circuit when he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6, 7-5 on Saturday to reach the final in Gstaad. “I kept serving well and believing that something could happen in a return game, and it happened in the end,” said Berrettini, currently ranked at 82, in …

Indian Sport Wrap, June 11: Shagun Kumari bounces back at the AITA National series junior tennis tournament
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian Sport Wrap, June 11: Shagun Kumari bounces back at the AITA National series junior tennis tournament

The Hindu  

Top seed Shagun Kumari bounced back from slow start to bet Mannat Awasthi 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the under-18 girls second round of the AITA National series junior tennis tournament at the CLTA Complex on Tuesday. The results : Under-18 boys: Shanker Heisnam bt Prabhsifat Singh 6-2, 6-1; Amtya Ohlyan bt Saksham Shh 6-3, 6-3; Dhruv Ghanghas bt Abhinav Chaudhari …

Badminton: Satwik-Chirag, Meiraba enter quarterfinals of Thailand Open
10 months, 1 week ago

Badminton: Satwik-Chirag, Meiraba enter quarterfinals of Thailand Open

The Hindu  

Continuing their splendid run, young Indian shuttler Maisnam Meiraba Luwang and star men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the quarterfinal of the Thailand Open Super 500 here on Thursday. A day after his upset win over compatriot HS Prannoy, the 21-year-old Meiraba, who trains at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, eliminated Denmark’s Mads Christophersen 21-14 and …

Indian sports wrap, May 14: Ananya Jain wins first round of ITF junior tennis tournament
10 months, 1 week ago

Indian sports wrap, May 14: Ananya Jain wins first round of ITF junior tennis tournament

The Hindu  

TENNIS Ananya Jain wins first round of ITF junior tennis tournament Qualifier Ananya Jain beat seventh seed Ishi Maheshwari 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the girls first round of the ITF junior tennis tournament at the Vijay Khand tennis arena on Tuesday. Results : Boys: V Thirumurugan bt Amit Moond 7-6, 6-4; Adhiraj Thakur bt Yashwin Dahiya 6-2, 7-5; Aaradhya Mhasde …

Young Indian women’s team seals Uber Cup quarterfinal spot
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Young Indian women’s team seals Uber Cup quarterfinal spot

The Hindu  

Isharani Baruah and Anmol Kharb shone bright as the Indian women's team entered the quarterfinals of the Uber Cup badminton tournament with a lopsided 4-1 win over Singapore in the second tie of group A, in Chengdu on April 28. Asian champions India, who had defeated Canada 4-1 in the opening tie, produced another fine show as they recovered from …

Indian sports wrap, April 21: Ajeetesh Sandhu shoots 5-under, finishes tied 14th
11 months ago

Indian sports wrap, April 21: Ajeetesh Sandhu shoots 5-under, finishes tied 14th

The Hindu  

GOLF Ajeetesh Sandhu shot a fine 5-under 66 to finish tied 14th, the best among Indian golfers, on the final day of the US$1million Saudi Open here on Sunday. - PTI Aditi Tied-64 at Chevron Championship, Thai star Atthaya leads Aditi Ashok was tied 64th among the 73 players who made the cut after the third round at the Chevron …

Indian sports news wrap: March 30
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian sports news wrap: March 30

The Hindu  

TENNIS $82,000 Challenger tennis: Bollipalli, Poonacha win in doubles semifinals Rithvik Bollipalli and Niki Poonacha beat Ryan Seggerman and Patrik Trhac of USA 6-3, 6-4 in the doubles semifinals of the $82,000 Challenger tennis tournament in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. -Kamesh Srinivasan WJT Asia-Oceania under-14 boys tournament: India loses 2-0 to Japan Japan beat India 2-0 in the final of …

Indian sports news wrap: March 23
1 year ago

Indian sports news wrap: March 23

The Hindu  

BOXING Uttarakhand, Delhi storm into quarterfinals Aditya Mehra, along with four other boxers from Uttarakhand and Arti Kumar, among six Delhi pugilists, stormed into the quarterfinals on day four of the third Sub Junior National Championship at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Greater Noida. -Stan Rayan BADMINTON Divecha shines with 2 gold at Indian Masters National Badminton …

Indian sports news wrap: March 15
1 year ago

Indian sports news wrap: March 15

The Hindu  

TENNIS $25,000 ITF women’s tennis: Bhamidipaty beats Mikulskyte in quarters Shrivalli Bhamidipaty blasted her way past the fifth seed Justina Mikulskyte of Lithuania 6-0, 6-0 in 49 minutes in the quarterfinals of the $25,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament at the Indore Tennis Club on Friday. The results Singles : Shrivalli Bhamidipaty bt Justina Mikulskyte 6-0, 6-0; Polina Iatcenko bt Ankita …

CCI Snooker Classic 2024: Pankaj Advani sets up semifinal clash against Laxman Rawat
1 year ago

CCI Snooker Classic 2024: Pankaj Advani sets up semifinal clash against Laxman Rawat

The Hindu  

Multiple world champion Pankaj Advani of Bengaluru eked out a hard-fought 6-4 win over Mumbai’s Nitesh Madaan in a best-of-11-frame quarterfinal match at the CCI Snooker Classic here on Friday. Advani, India’s most illustrious player with 27 world titles, secured a 61-51, 78-8, 75-2, 57-68, 4-61, 15-71, 89-9, 108-9, 54-65, 102-0 win against Madaan in a thrilling last-eight match at …

Sumit Nagal, Ramkumar Ramanathan advance to pre-quarterfinals in Pune ATP Challenger
1 year, 1 month ago

Sumit Nagal, Ramkumar Ramanathan advance to pre-quarterfinals in Pune ATP Challenger

Hindustan Times  

Top seeded Sumit Nagal and wildcard Ramkumar Ramanathan on Tuesday entered the pre-quarterfinals of the ATP Challenger 100 international tournament after winning their respective round of 32 matches here on Tuesday. India's Sumit Nagal, who won the ATP Challenger in Chennai and reached the semifinals in Bengaluru, came back from a break down in the second set to record his …

Italy’s Stefano Napolitano clinched a 7-6(2), 6-4 against home favourite Sumit Nagal to qualify for the final, where he would face South Korea’s Seongchan Hong.
1 year, 1 month ago

Italy’s Stefano Napolitano clinched a 7-6(2), 6-4 against home favourite Sumit Nagal to qualify for the final, where he would face South Korea’s Seongchan Hong.

The Hindu  

Stefano Napolitano handed Sumit Nagal his first defeat in nine matches to enter the singles final of the Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger at the KSLTA courts inside Cubbon Park here on Saturday. In Sunday’s final, Napolitano will play South Korea’s Seongchan Hong, who overcame Spaniard Oriol Roca Batalla 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. But two forehand errors from Nagal and two lucky …

Chennai Open: Nagal reaches semifinals, Mukund goes down fighting
1 year, 1 month ago

Chennai Open: Nagal reaches semifinals, Mukund goes down fighting

The Hindu  

Sumit Nagal moved closer to breaking into the Top 100 in the ATP Rankings after he reached the semifinals of the Chennai Open ATP Challenger with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Czechia’s Dominik Palan on Friday. Nagal, who is at 110 in the live rankings, needs to win the tournament to become the first Indian man since Prajnesh Gunneswaran in …

Odisha Masters 2023: Ashwini-Tanisha pair, Okuhara move into semis
1 year, 3 months ago

Odisha Masters 2023: Ashwini-Tanisha pair, Okuhara move into semis

The Hindu  

Former world No.1 Nozomi Okuhara cantered into the women’s singles semifinals, while ace doubles shuttlers Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto fought their way into the doubles last-four stage of the Odisha Masters Open on Friday. READ | Next Gen: Raksha Kandasamy, smashing her way to the top However, another Indian pair of Rutuparna Panda-Swetaparna Panda was ousted by Jesita Putri …

Chi, Okuhara win singles, Tanisha-Ashwini lose in Syed Modi India International Badminton Championships
1 year, 3 months ago

Chi, Okuhara win singles, Tanisha-Ashwini lose in Syed Modi India International Badminton Championships

Hindustan Times  

There was no title for India at the Syed Modi India International badminton championships here on Sunday as last hope, the women’s doubles pair of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa went down fighting to Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi of Japan 14-21, 21-17, 15-21 in the final. India's Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto pose for photos after winning the silver …

Srikanth loses; Unnati Hooda, Priyanshi, Kiran win at Syed Modi International
1 year, 3 months ago

Srikanth loses; Unnati Hooda, Priyanshi, Kiran win at Syed Modi International

Hindustan Times  

India's Kidambi Srikanth bowed out with a straight-game loss in the opening round but young Unnati Hooda shocked compatriot Aakarshi Kashyap to make it to the second round of the Syed Modi International badminton tournament Lucknow on Wednesday. The young shuttler from Rohtak will next face Japan's former world champion Nozomi Okuhara, who prevailed 18-21 21-17 21-10 over another Indian …

Syed Modi International Badminton: Rohan-Ashwini pair enters second round of mixed doubles
1 year, 3 months ago

Syed Modi International Badminton: Rohan-Ashwini pair enters second round of mixed doubles

The Hindu  

The seasoned Ashwini Ponnappa and her partner Rohan Kapoor entered the second round in the mixed doubles on the opening day of the Syed Modi India International badminton event here on Tuesday. Also, the B Sumeeth Kumar Reddy-Sikki Reddy’s pair tasted success, beating Taiwan’s Hsuan-Yi Wu and Chu Yun 21-14, 21-14 to enter the second round. In the men’s singles …

Indian sports news wrap, November 26
1 year, 3 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, November 26

The Hindu  

TENNIS Rashmikaa grabs maiden ITF title at Bowring Institute ITF Women’s World Tennis Tour Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty graduated from being a National champion to an international champion when she annexed her maiden ITF title with the Bowring Institute ITF Women’s World Tennis Tour honours defeating Zeel Desai. Results - Women’s singles Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty bt Zeel Desai 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 …

Indian sports news wrap, October 18
1 year, 5 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, October 18

The Hindu  

KABADDI Eight teams qualify for playoffs of Yuva Kabaddi Series 2023; title race begins in Madurai Palani Tuskers and Chola Veerans among eight teams extended their sensational run to qualify for the final round of the Yuva Kabaddi Series Monsoon Edition 2023, which kickstarts at the Fatima College Indoor Stadium in Madurai. RESULTS €750,950 ATP, Stockholm, Sweden Doubles : Yuki …

Badminton World Junior Championships 2023: Unnati Hooda and Ayush Shetty lead India’s domination in singles events
1 year, 5 months ago

Badminton World Junior Championships 2023: Unnati Hooda and Ayush Shetty lead India’s domination in singles events

The Hindu  

Unnati Hooda and Ayush Shetty put up impressive performances as Indian shuttlers made a dominating start to the individual events at the Badminton World Junior Championships in Spokane, USA. Unnati, the 2022 Odisha Open champion, displayed her prowess to register a resounding 21-7, 21-11 victory over Tahiti’s Heirautea Curet in the opening round of the girls’ singles match. Ayush, on …

Asian Games | Myneni-Ramkumar combo weathers spirited challenge from Kwon-Hong
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Games | Myneni-Ramkumar combo weathers spirited challenge from Kwon-Hong

The Hindu  

Before the Asian Games, the last time the pair of Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan played together was in an ATP 500 event in Dubai last year when they came in as wildcards but were dumped in the opening round. But when the pairing was announced for the men’s doubles at the Asian Games by the All Indian Tennis Association, …

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