Maharashtra Open 2019: Kevin Anderson earns hardfought straight sets victory; Gilles Simon enters quarter-finals with comeback win
6 years ago

Maharashtra Open 2019: Kevin Anderson earns hardfought straight sets victory; Gilles Simon enters quarter-finals with comeback win

Firstpost  

South African Kevin Anderson, 32, served 20 aces against 23-year-old Djere, who is ranked 93rd in the world singles chart, and won both sets in tie-breaks. Pune: World number six Kevin Anderson of South Africa moved into the quarter-finals of the ATP Maharashtra Open after a hard-fought win over Laslo Djere on Wednesday. Anderson, 32, served 20 aces against 23-year-old Djere, who is ranked 93rd in the world singles chart, and won both sets in tie-breaks. Simon — ranked 30th in the world and seeded third — will next face fellow Frenchman Benoit Paire who earlier got past Jiri Vesely of Czech Republic 6-4, 6-2.

Anderson Simon Djere Kevin Anderson  singles  won  maharashtra  simon  76  win  sets  hardfought  victory  anderson  kevin  djere  south  world  open  ranked  straight  quarterfinals

History of this topic

Pune Open 2023: Max Purcell beats Luca Nardi in final, completes hat-trick of ATP Challenger Tour titles
1 year, 10 months ago

Pune Open 2023: Max Purcell beats Luca Nardi in final, completes hat-trick of ATP Challenger Tour titles

The Hindu  

Australia’s Max Purcell completed a hat-trick of ATP Challenger Tour titles with a straight-sets win over Italy’s Luca Nardi in the Pune Open final at Shri Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Tennis Stadium on Sunday. pic.twitter.com/eWc4f8iIxE — ATP Challenger Tour March 5, 2023 Reigning Wimbledon men’s doubles champion Purcell, who came to Pune after his title-winning runs in Chennai and Bengaluru, …

Chennai Open 2023: Sumit Nagal Beats Ryan Peniston to Enter Second Round
1 year, 10 months ago

Chennai Open 2023: Sumit Nagal Beats Ryan Peniston to Enter Second Round

News 18  

Sumit Nagal was the lone Indian to emerge victorious in the opening round of the singles main draw while three of his compatriots bowed out of the Chennai Open ATP Challenger tournament on Tuesday. Nagal, who made it to the main draw through the qualifying round, beat No.4 seed Ryan Peniston 6-4, 6-4 to make it to the Round of …

Tata Open Maharashtra: New dawn for the Dutch, same old story for India
1 year, 11 months ago

Tata Open Maharashtra: New dawn for the Dutch, same old story for India

The Hindu  

For Tata Open Maharashtra, the 2023 edition was a return to its pristine past. | Photo Credit: PTI This has been accompanied by the troubling trend of Indians increasingly shifting to doubles, with even Yuki Bhambri, the winner of 2009 Australian Open junior singles title and one of India’s best talents, making the switch. The 26-year-old was the first men’s …

Tata Open Maharashtra: Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor Clinches Maiden ATP Tour Title in Pune
2 years ago

Tata Open Maharashtra: Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor Clinches Maiden ATP Tour Title in Pune

News 18  

The Dutch tennis star Tallon Griekspoor dropped the first set but pulled off a stunning come-from-behind 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 win against the World No. 60 Benjamin Bonzi in a thrilling single final to clinch the fifth edition of the Tata Open Maharashtra as well as his maiden ATP Tour title at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune on Saturday. The Tamil …

Maharashtra Open: Tallon Griekspoor wins maiden ATP World Tour title, pips Benjamin Bonzi in close final
2 years ago

Maharashtra Open: Tallon Griekspoor wins maiden ATP World Tour title, pips Benjamin Bonzi in close final

Firstpost  

Griekspoor won the intense Tata Open Maharashtra title clash 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 against his dogged French rival Benjamin Bonzi in two hours and 16 minutes Pune: Tallon Griekspoor prevailed in a high-voltage three-set final against Benjamin Bonzi to win his maiden ATP World Tour title as the first-time finalists dished out a gripping game of tennis here Saturday. The Netherlands’ …

Maharashtra Open: N Sriram Balaji-Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan storm into doubles final
2 years ago

Maharashtra Open: N Sriram Balaji-Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan storm into doubles final

Firstpost  

Pune: India’s N. Sriram Balaji and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan extended their brilliant run in the Maharashtra Open by entering the men’s doubles final on Friday. With this convincing win, Balaji and Jeevan also kept the Indian challenge alive in South Asia’s only ATP 250 event. After finding it tough against the British pair initially, Balaji and Jeevan got into the rhythm …

Tata Open Maharashtra: Benjamin Bonzi to face Griekspoor in men’s singles final
2 years ago

Tata Open Maharashtra: Benjamin Bonzi to face Griekspoor in men’s singles final

The Hindu  

It will be a battle between two first-time ATP Tour finalists when Benjamin Bonzi takes on Tallon Griekspoor in the singles summit clash of the Tata Open Maharashtra on Saturday. In the semifinals on Friday, Bonzi took out his third seeded opponent in a row – after Emil Ruusuvuori and Filip Krajinovic – sending home the tournament’s second seed Botic …

Tata Open Maharashtra: India pair Sriram-Jeevan reaches semifinals; US Open champions Ram-Salisbury also advance
2 years ago

Tata Open Maharashtra: India pair Sriram-Jeevan reaches semifinals; US Open champions Ram-Salisbury also advance

The Hindu  

N. Sriram Balaji and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan got into the doubles draw of the Tata Open Maharashtra as alternates. The second set tiebreak had the two pairs exchange minibreaks twice, before Balaji and Jeevan had a match point at 6-5. WATCH : N. Sriram Balaji and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan address the press after their match Top seeds Ram and Salisbury reach semis …

Tata Open Maharashtra: Teenager Manas Dhamne impresses despite loss on ATP Tour debut
2 years ago

Tata Open Maharashtra: Teenager Manas Dhamne impresses despite loss on ATP Tour debut

The Hindu  

Young Manas Dhamne had an impressive ATP Tour main draw debut despite a 2-6, 4-6 loss to USA’s Michael Mmoh in the opening round of the Tata Open Maharashtra at the Balewadi Stadium on Monday. The first point calmed me down a little bit and the nervousness went away,” said Manas in the post-match press conference. ‘No pressure’ Manas, who …

Marin Cilic heads strong field as Pune ATP event back in pre-Aussie Open slot
2 years ago

Marin Cilic heads strong field as Pune ATP event back in pre-Aussie Open slot

Hindustan Times  

Marin Cilic’s India connection goes back to more than a decade, from when he won back-to-back ATP 250 titles in Chennai. The ATP Tata Open Maharashtra is now back in its season-opening slot, and Cilic too is in India after a 2018 semi-final run The ATP Tata Open Maharashtra is now back in its season-opening slot, and the Croatian too …

Tata Open Maharashtra: Ramkumar Ramanathan Makes Main Draw; Yuki Bhambri Dumped Out in Qualifiers
2 years ago

Tata Open Maharashtra: Ramkumar Ramanathan Makes Main Draw; Yuki Bhambri Dumped Out in Qualifiers

News 18  

India’s Ramkumar Ramanathan posted a brilliant victory against Mattia Bellucci to enter the singles main draw in the fifth Tata Open Maharashtra at the Balewadi Stadium on Sunday. Ramkumar will be the fourth Indian to feature in the singles main draw at the ongoing edition of South Asia’s only ATP 250 event, which is being conducted by the Maharashtra State …

Tata Open Maharashtra: Bhambri, Ramanathan off to winning starts in qualifiers
2 years ago

Tata Open Maharashtra: Bhambri, Ramanathan off to winning starts in qualifiers

The Hindu  

India’s Yuki Bhambri and Ramkumar Ramanathan started their campaign at the Tata Open Maharashtra with contrasting victories in the singles qualifying opening round here on Saturday. While Bhambri dominated Diego Hidalgo 6-2, 6-2 in a lopsided match, Chennai-based Ramanathan, who entered the draw as a wildcard, registered a sensational come-from-behind 2-6, 7-5, 6-2 win against Otto Virtanen. The second and …

Tata Open Maharashtra: 15-year-old Tennis Prodigy Manas Dhamne Gets Wildcard; Draws Announced
2 years ago

Tata Open Maharashtra: 15-year-old Tennis Prodigy Manas Dhamne Gets Wildcard; Draws Announced

News 18  

Rising India star Manas Dhamne will be competing alongside the World No. 17 Marin Cilic and other global stars at the fifth edition of Tata Open Maharashtra as the 15-year-old tennis prodigy has been given a wildcard in the singles main draw of South Asia’s only ATP 250 event, taking place at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune from December 31 …

Tata Open Maharashtra 2023: Ramkumar Ramanathan, Aditya Balsekar awarded qualifying wildcards
2 years ago

Tata Open Maharashtra 2023: Ramkumar Ramanathan, Aditya Balsekar awarded qualifying wildcards

The Hindu  

Ramkumar Ramanathan and Aditya Balsekar have been awarded wildcards for the qualifying round of the Tata Open Maharashtra, an ATP250 event which will be held at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune. The qualifying round in Pune will be held on December 31 and January 1 before the main draw, which takes place from January 2 to 7. Complete qualifying round …

Tata Open Maharashtra: Top-ranked Indian Mukund Sasikumar handed wildcard entry for fifth edition of ATP event
2 years ago

Tata Open Maharashtra: Top-ranked Indian Mukund Sasikumar handed wildcard entry for fifth edition of ATP event

Firstpost  

Chennai native Mukund will be making his second appearance at the event that gets underway at Pune’s Balewadi Stadium on 31 December, having previously competed at the ATP event in its third edition. Pune: India No 1 Mukund Sasikumar was on Wednesday handed a wildcard entry for the fifth edition of the ATP Tata Open Maharashtra, scheduled at the Balewadi …

Tata Open Maharashtra: Indian No.1 Mukund Sasikumar Handed Wildcard Entry
2 years ago

Tata Open Maharashtra: Indian No.1 Mukund Sasikumar Handed Wildcard Entry

News 18  

1 Mukund Sasikumar was on Wednesday handed a wild card entry at the fifth edition of the Tata Open Maharashtra as the organisers assured India’s presence in the singles main draw of the home ATP event, scheduled at the Balewadi Stadium from December 31 to January 7. I hope he will make the most of this opportunity and put up …

Tata Open Maharashtra 2023: Five singles players to watch out
2 years ago

Tata Open Maharashtra 2023: Five singles players to watch out

The Hindu  

The fifth edition of the Tata Open Maharashtra, an ATP 250 event, will be held at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune from December 31 to January 7. Here are the five singles players to watch out at Tata Open Maharashtra 2023:- Marin Cilic - World No. 17 Former US Open Champion and 🔝 seed Marin Cilic will look to clinch …

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, 2 months 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, …

Opelka beats Brooksby to win inaugural Dallas Open
2 years, 10 months ago

Opelka beats Brooksby to win inaugural Dallas Open

The Hindu  

Reilly Opelka won his third ATP Tour title, beating Jenson Brooksby in straight sets in an all-American final at the inaugural Dallas Open on Sunday. “It doesn’t happen so often, at least for me, so I’m going to enjoy it.” Brooksby, a 21-year-old trying to build on a breakout 2021 season that included a run to the fourth round at …

Indians look to cash in as ATP Challenger tennis returns to India
2 years, 11 months ago

Indians look to cash in as ATP Challenger tennis returns to India

The Hindu  

ATP Challenger-level tennis returns to India following a two-year hiatus with the first of two back-to-back Bengaluru Open tournaments getting underway at the KSLTA courts on Monday. The competition is part of a three-week swing of international men’s tennis in India that started with the Tata Open Maharashtra ATP 250. Their first such attempt, however, didn’t go well in Pune, …

Tata Open Maharashtra: Myneni-Sasikumar cruise into second round, beat Sharan and Bhambri
2 years, 11 months ago

Tata Open Maharashtra: Myneni-Sasikumar cruise into second round, beat Sharan and Bhambri

The Hindu  

India’s Saketh Myneni and Sasikumar Mukund kickstarted their campaign at the 2022 Tata Open Maharashtra with a resounding 6-3, 6-4 win over compatriots Divij Sharan and Yuki Bhambri in the doubles opening round match at the Balewadi Stadium here on Wednesday. In another doubles opening round match played earlier in the day, Jiri Vesely and Alexander Erler defeated French duo …

Tata Open Maharashtra: Ramkumar, Arjun ousted in opening round
2 years, 11 months ago

Tata Open Maharashtra: Ramkumar, Arjun ousted in opening round

The Hindu  

India's Ramkumar Ramanathan and Arjun Kadhe were ousted in the opening round of Tata Open Maharashtra in Pune on Tuesday, after hard-fought three-setters against their respective opponents. While Ramkumar suffered a 6-7, 6-4, 3-6 defeat against eighth seed Stefano Travaglia, local boy Kadhe lost 6-7, 7-6, 6-2 to Joao Sousa. It was a really close second set, one or two …

Tata Open Maharashtra: Ramkumar Ramanathan and Arjun Kadhe Ousted in Opening Round
2 years, 11 months ago

Tata Open Maharashtra: Ramkumar Ramanathan and Arjun Kadhe Ousted in Opening Round

News 18  

India’s Ramkumar Ramanathan and Arjun Kadhe were ousted in the opening round of Tata Open Maharashtra tennis tournament here on Tuesday, after hard-fought three-setters against their respective opponents. While Ramkumar suffered a 6-7, 6-4, 3-6 defeat against eight seed Stefano Travaglia, local boy Kadhe lost 6-7, 7-6, 6-2 to Joao Sousa. Spanish player Miralles, who made his Grand Slam debut …

Tata Open Maharashtra: Yuki Bhambri beats Kovalik in singles opening round
2 years, 11 months ago

Tata Open Maharashtra: Yuki Bhambri beats Kovalik in singles opening round

The Hindu  

India’s Yuki Bhambri registered a sensational come-from-behind win over Jozef Kovalik of Slovakia in the men’s singles opening round of the 2022 Tata Open Maharashtra at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune on Monday. The 29-year-old Indian, who had started directly in the main draw at South Asia’s only ATP 250 event, secured a 6-7, 6-2, 7-5 win in his opener. …

Tata Open Maharashtra: Ramkumar Ramanathan handed wildcard into singles main draw
2 years, 11 months ago

Tata Open Maharashtra: Ramkumar Ramanathan handed wildcard into singles main draw

Firstpost  

Ramkumar had won his maiden ATP Challenger title in Manama, Bahrain in November last year and regained his position in the top-200. Pune: Top-ranked Indian tennis player Ramkumar Ramanathan was on Thursday awarded a wildcard into the singles main draw of the Tata Open Maharashtra to be held at the Balewadi Stadium here from 31 January to 6 February. It …

Tata Open: Bopanna-Ramkumar pair handed direct entry into doubles main draw
2 years, 11 months ago

Tata Open: Bopanna-Ramkumar pair handed direct entry into doubles main draw

Firstpost  

Pune: The Indian duo of Rohan Bopanna and Ramkumar Ramanathan were on Tuesday handed a direct entry into the doubles main draw of the fourth edition of Tata Open Maharashtra tennis tournament, beginning here on January 31. The 2020 Australian Open finalists Max Purcell and Luke Saville have also been included in the doubles main draw. Among the players who …

Tata Open Maharashtra 2022: Top five players to watch out for in singles
2 years, 11 months ago

Tata Open Maharashtra 2022: Top five players to watch out for in singles

The Hindu  

Tata Open Maharashtra, South Asia’s only ATP Tour tournament, is all set to make its much-anticipated return at Pune’s Balewadi Stadium. 1) Aslan Karatsev Currently ranked 20 in the world, Karatsev is the highest ranked player to feature at this year’s Tata Open Maharashtra. During his appearance at the Australian Open last year, he became the first player in the …

Pune Open Golf C'ship: Chadha leads by one over Kartik Sharma, shootout in offing on final day
3 years, 1 month ago

Pune Open Golf C'ship: Chadha leads by one over Kartik Sharma, shootout in offing on final day

The Hindu  

Chandigarh's Abhijit Singh Chadha fired a six-under 64 to take a one-shot lead over Gurugram-based rookie Kartik Sharma after round three of the Pune Open Golf Championship, which has now turned into a two-horse race, here. The 30-year-old Chadha, lying overnight second and two shots off the lead, produced his second successive bogey-free round on Friday to take his tournament …

Anderson beats Brooksby, wins Hall of Fame Open title
3 years, 5 months ago

Anderson beats Brooksby, wins Hall of Fame Open title

The Hindu  

Kevin Anderson beat 20-year-old American Jenson Brooksby 7-6, 6-4 on Sunday to win the Hall of Fame Open. The 35-year-old South African captured his seventh ATP tour title, his first since the Maharashtra Open at Pune in January, 2019. “Winning a title definitely means a lot.” Brooksby, the second youngest finalist in the tournament’s 45-year history, played in his first …

Kevin Anderson wins Newport Open for first ATP tour title since January 2019
3 years, 5 months ago

Kevin Anderson wins Newport Open for first ATP tour title since January 2019

Firstpost  

Kevin Anderson’s last ATP title win came in Pune in 2019. Kevin Anderson captured his seventh career ATP title on Sunday, defeating 20-year-old American Jenson Brooksby 7-6, 6-4 to win the Hall of Fame Open. World number 113 Anderson, a wildcard entrant after losing to eventual winner Novak Djokovic in the second round at Wimbledon, is expected to jump to …

Kevin Anderson bounces top seed Alexander Bublik to reach ATP Newport final
3 years, 5 months ago

Kevin Anderson bounces top seed Alexander Bublik to reach ATP Newport final

Firstpost  

World number 113 Anderson, chasing a main draw berth at the US Open, fired 20 aces and won 54 of 69 points on his first serve to claim victory after two hours and 46 minutes. Newport: South African eighth seed Kevin Anderson rallied to beat Kazakhstan’s top-seeded Alexander Bublik 4-6, 7-6, 7-5 on Saturday to reach the ATP Hall of …

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

News 18  

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 …

Maharashtra Open 2020: Jiri Vesely clinches men's singles title as Christopher Rungkat-Andre Goransson lift doubles trophy
4 years, 11 months ago

Maharashtra Open 2020: Jiri Vesely clinches men's singles title as Christopher Rungkat-Andre Goransson lift doubles trophy

Firstpost  

Jiri Vesely of Czech Republic produced a dominating show to beat Egor Gerasimov of Belarus and clinch his first ATP Tour singles title in five years at the Tata Open Maharashtra tennis tournament Pune: Jiri Vesely of Czech Republic produced a dominating show to beat Egor Gerasimov of Belarus and clinch his first ATP Tour singles title in five years …

Jiri Vesely wins Maharashtra Open, Goransson, Rungkat claim doubles crown
4 years, 11 months ago

Jiri Vesely wins Maharashtra Open, Goransson, Rungkat claim doubles crown

The Hindu  

Five years and numerous injury breaks later, Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic has become an ATP Tour title winner once again. He beat Egor Gerasimov 7-6, 5-7, 6-3 in two hours and 12 minutes to lift his second ATP 250 title at the Tata Open Maharashtra in front of a cheery weekend crowd at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune …

Jiri Vesely aces through to Maharashtra Open final
4 years, 11 months ago

Jiri Vesely aces through to Maharashtra Open final

The Hindu  

How far can one survive with a great serve? For most part of the three-hour long semifinal clash at the Tata Open Maharashtra in Pune on Saturday, it was the second seed Ricardas Berankis who showed the variety in shotmaking: he manned the net with aplomb - almost like a doubles specialist - and hit great backhand winners to go …

Maharashtra Open 2020: Jiri Vesely, Ricardas Berankis storm into men's singles semis with come-from-behind victories
4 years, 11 months ago

Maharashtra Open 2020: Jiri Vesely, Ricardas Berankis storm into men's singles semis with come-from-behind victories

Firstpost  

Jiri Vesely and second seed Ricardas Berankis stormed into the single semi-finals of the ATP Tata Open Maharashtra after scoring come-from-behind victories on Friday. Pune: Jiri Vesely and second seed Ricardas Berankis stormed into the single semi-finals of the ATP Tata Open Maharashtra after scoring come-from-behind victories on Friday. Czech player Vesely eked out a sensational 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 victory …

Maharashtra Open 2020: Emotions and nostalgia in the air as Leander Paes gets ousted from last ATP Tour event in India
4 years, 11 months ago

Maharashtra Open 2020: Emotions and nostalgia in the air as Leander Paes gets ousted from last ATP Tour event in India

Firstpost  

The moment arrived as Leander Paes, slow and somewhat resigned to his fate, stepped in to serve. And Raja whipped a backhand return winner on Paes’ serve on match point, to close one chapter of the legendary Indian’s career. “There’s nothing else that pushes me, or I wake up every morning that I could play for.” “There have been so …

Maharashtra Open: Paes-Ebden pair downed in quarters
4 years, 11 months ago

Maharashtra Open: Paes-Ebden pair downed in quarters

The Hindu  

Every winner from Leander Paes’ racquet received a loud roar of approval from the fans, but they were far too little as the Indo-Australian pair lost to the all-Indian pair of Ramkumar Ramanathan and Purav Raja in the doubles quarterfinals of the Tata Maharashtra Open at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune on Thursday. Leander, however, will play in the Bengaluru …

Maharashtra Open: Prajnesh, Paire crash out in second round
4 years, 11 months ago

Maharashtra Open: Prajnesh, Paire crash out in second round

The Hindu  

Five Indians in the singles main draw, yet none could get past the second round of the Tata Open Maharashtra as Prajnesh Gunneswaran crashed out with a 6-3, 7-6 loss to South Korea’s Soon-Woo Kwon. Kwon sent one delectable drop shot after another to break Prajnesh for a second successive serve to go up 5-2. READ | Prajnesh was better …

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 …

Maharashtra Open 2020: Indian tournaments should pursue high-ranked players 'aggressively,' says ATP Executive Vice-President Alison Lee
4 years, 11 months ago

Maharashtra Open 2020: Indian tournaments should pursue high-ranked players 'aggressively,' says ATP Executive Vice-President Alison Lee

Firstpost  

Alison Lee, Executive Vice-President of the ATP International Group that looks after the business affairs in Australia, Asia, Middle East, Russia and Africa, believes it is also because the organisers were not aggressive enough in signing up higher-ranked players The change in the ATP calendar has hit Tata Open Maharashtra hard. With India’s only ATP Tour event commencing in the …

Maharashtra Open Day 4 Highlights: Paire, Paes, Prajnesh crash out
4 years, 11 months ago

Maharashtra Open Day 4 Highlights: Paire, Paes, Prajnesh crash out

The Hindu  

Day in brief: It was a day of upsets here in the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune. Results so far: Men's Singles: James Duckworth beat Taro Daniel 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 Soon Woon Kwon beat Prajnesh Gunneswaran 6-3, 7-6 Roberto Marcora beat Benoit Paire 6-4, 6-4 Egor Gerasimov beats Nikola Milojevic 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 Men's Doubles quarterfinal: Romain Arneodo/Andre Begemann beat …

Maharashtra Open Day 3: Bopanna-Kadhe ousted, SK Mukund exits
4 years, 11 months ago

Maharashtra Open Day 3: Bopanna-Kadhe ousted, SK Mukund exits

The Hindu  

So we've come to the end of the day. Some good news for the Indian camp here - the doubles pairing of Ramkumar Ramanathan and Purav Raja has advanced to the quarterfinal after beating the team of Sumit Nagal and Egor Gerasimov 7-6, 6-3. | Enjoy one of the best comebacks of #TOM2020 so far, courtesy Ricardas Berankis!#AdvantagePune#ATPTour#[email protected]/Pglincpnzj — Tata …

Maharashtra Open 2020: Prajnesh Gunneswaran holds nerve in hard-fought win over Germany's Yannick Maden; Arjun Kadhe crashes out
4 years, 11 months ago

Maharashtra Open 2020: Prajnesh Gunneswaran holds nerve in hard-fought win over Germany's Yannick Maden; Arjun Kadhe crashes out

Firstpost  

Gunneswaran held his nerves throughout the match as both the sets went into tie-breakers before the Indian wrapped up the hard-fought contest 7-6, 7-6 to begin his campaign on a winning note. Pune: India’s No 1 Prajnesh Gunneswaran stamped his authority with a straight-set victory over Germany’s Yannick Maden in the singles opening round match at the third Tata Open …

Tata Open Maharashtra: Paes/Ebden beat Sharan/Sitak
4 years, 11 months ago

Tata Open Maharashtra: Paes/Ebden beat Sharan/Sitak

The Hindu  

RESULTS, THUS FAR: READ | Divij looking forward to Paes clash, will continue partnership with Sitak The draw hasn’t been kind to Leander Paes, who is playing his last ATP Tour tournament in India at the Tata Open Maharashtra in Pune this year. Divij won the title partnering Rohan Bopanna last year and the duo was responsible for Paes’ ouster …

Maharashtra Open 2020: India's Sumit Nagal goes down fighting against Vicktor Troicki in opening round
4 years, 11 months ago

Maharashtra Open 2020: India's Sumit Nagal goes down fighting against Vicktor Troicki in opening round

Firstpost  

India’s Sumit Nagal put up a strong fight before going down in three sets against Serbian Vicktor Troicki in the men’s singles opening round at the third edition of Tata Open Maharashtra in Pune on Monday. Pune: India’s Sumit Nagal put up a strong fight before going down in three sets against Serbian Vicktor Troicki in the men’s singles opening …

Maharashtra Open, Day 1 highlights: Nagal, Ramkumar bow out in first round
4 years, 11 months ago

Maharashtra Open, Day 1 highlights: Nagal, Ramkumar bow out in first round

The Hindu  

Hello and welcome to the live report of day 01 of the Maharashtra Open in Pune. He has clinched a closely fought second setNagal has lost the first set against Troicki, but it's an even fight in the second as the Indian levels the set 2-2. Into Round As easy as it gets, the man from @sugitayuichi88 seals the deal …

Maharashtra Open 2020: Tennis legend Leander Paes handed wildcard for last tournament in India
4 years, 11 months ago

Maharashtra Open 2020: Tennis legend Leander Paes handed wildcard for last tournament in India

Firstpost  

The 46-year-old Paes and his partner Australian Mathew Ebden will face the pair of Divij Sharan and New Zealand’s Artem Sitak in the first round Pune: Indian tennis legend Leander Paes is set to play his last tournament on home soil as he was on Saturday handed a wild card entry in doubles for the third edition of Tata Open …

Low on big names, Pune Open confident of holding its own
4 years, 11 months ago

Low on big names, Pune Open confident of holding its own

The Hindu  

The last time India’s only ATP 250 event didn’t boast of a player from the world’s top-10 was way back in 2003 at the erstwhile Chennai Open when the then world no. The coveted start-of-the-season slot ahead of the Australian Open, which was earlier Pune’s is now the ATP Cup’s. Though comparable in terms of financial outlay, its proximity to …

Discover Related