India springs a surprise on Croatia in Davis Cup qualifiers
4 years, 10 months ago

India springs a surprise on Croatia in Davis Cup qualifiers

The Hindu  

The Indian team sprang a surprise on Croatia by shielding the No.1 player Sumit Nagal, at least on the opening day, of the Davis Cup World Group qualifier to be played on indoor hard courts in Zagreb. That match will be followed by the 182nd ranked Ramkumar Ramanathan challenging the former world No.3 Marin Cilic, who had helped Croatia win the trophy in 2018. It may be recalled that the 46-year-old Leander had won three matches in India’s shock victory over Croatia in 1995 when he tamed a volatile Goran Ivanisevic in five sets. On his part, Bopanna said that playing Davis Cup always meant, "playing with a big heart and playing to win’’ and that he was looking forward to playing his friends on the professional tour.

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Indian sports wrap, December 27: Sasikumar Mukund to lead India in Davis Cup play-off, Football blooms in J&K
1 week, 5 days ago

Indian sports wrap, December 27: Sasikumar Mukund to lead India in Davis Cup play-off, Football blooms in J&K

The Hindu  

TENNIS Mukund Sasikumar to lead India in Davis Cup World Group-1 play-off Mukund Sasikumar will spearhead the Indian challenge in the Davis Cup World Group-1 play-off tie against Togo at the DLTA Complex on February 1 and 2. Vaishnavi makes both finals at Palodia Vaishnavi Adkar outplayed second seed Zeel Desai 6-0, 6-2 in the semifinals of the $15,000 ITF …

Sumit Nagal opts out of national duty, India's top-ranked player to miss Davis Cup tie against Togo
1 week, 6 days ago

Sumit Nagal opts out of national duty, India's top-ranked player to miss Davis Cup tie against Togo

India TV News  

India's top-ranked tennis player, Sumit Nagal, has reportedly opted out of national duty as he will be missing another tie of the Davis Cup. Meanwhile, an AITA source told the news agency that "Nagal has put forward some unreasonable demands which can't be accepted." If he had made his stance clear, captain Rajpal would have opted for grass courts for …

Davis Cup 2024: Sriram Balaji, Ramkumar Ramanathan Lose on Opening Day, India Trail 0-2 Against Sweden
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Davis Cup 2024: Sriram Balaji, Ramkumar Ramanathan Lose on Opening Day, India Trail 0-2 Against Sweden

News 18  

N Sriram Balaji was easily tamed by Elias Ymer while Ramkumar Ramanathan lacked the killer instinct even against a lower-ranked Leo Borg as India were left trailing 0-2 against Sweden in the Davis Cup World Group I tie, here on Saturday. Balaji, who is a doubles specialist, found the going tough against Ymer, who raced to a 6-4 6-2 win …

Davis Cup: New-look India hope to beat Sweden
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Davis Cup: New-look India hope to beat Sweden

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Such is the paucity of options in Indian tennis’ singles cupboard and the inexperience in its current Davis Cup squad that N Sriram Balaji, a doubles specialist, has again been called up for singles duty in India’s World Group I tie against Sweden over the weekend. The Indian squad in Stockholm, without singles No.1 Sumit Nagal and No.3 Sasikumar …

Sumit Nagal Withdraws From Davis Cup Tie Against Sweden Citing Injury
4 months, 1 week ago

Sumit Nagal Withdraws From Davis Cup Tie Against Sweden Citing Injury

News 18  

India’s top singles player Sumit Nagal on Monday pulled out of the upcoming Davis Cup tie against Sweden due to a back injury. Reserve player Aryan Shah has been drafted into the main team after Nagal’s withdrawal while Manas Dhamne has been put on standby. “I was really looking forward to representing in the upcoming Davis Cup tie against Sweden,” …

Indian Sports Wrap, June 14: Aditi’s makes solid start with 68 at Meijer LPGA Classic
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian Sports Wrap, June 14: Aditi’s makes solid start with 68 at Meijer LPGA Classic

The Hindu  

GOLF Aditi’s makes solid start with 68 at LPGA Classic Aditi Ashok opened her challenge at the Meijer LPGA Classic with one of her best rounds of the season, carding a 4-under 68 for a tied 11th place here. -PTI TENNIS Mahika Khanna enters AITA National series junior tennis tournament final Mahika Khanna outplayed second seed Nainika Reddy 6-3, 6-1 …

Rohan Bopanna picks Sriram Balaji as his partner for Paris Olympics
7 months ago

Rohan Bopanna picks Sriram Balaji as his partner for Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

World number four Rohan Bopanna has picked N Sriram Balaji, who impressed with his performance at the French Open, as his partner for the Paris Olympics and All India Tennis Association is unlikely to have any objection to the choice made by the veteran player. Balaji and his Mexican partner MA Reyes-Varela Martinez had tested the formidable combo of Bopanna …

Davis Cup: India blanks Pakistan 4-0, seals place in World Group I
11 months ago

Davis Cup: India blanks Pakistan 4-0, seals place in World Group I

The Hindu  

Indian Davis Cup team capped its historic visit to Pakistan after 60 years by sealing its place in World Group I as it blanked Pakistan 4-0 with Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni recording a comfortable victory and Niki Poonacha making a winning debut, in Islamabad on February 4. Taking the court with a 2-0 lead in pocket, Bhambri and Myneni …

Davis Cup 2024: India thrash Pakistan 4-0 in play-off tie to advance to World Group I
11 months ago

Davis Cup 2024: India thrash Pakistan 4-0 in play-off tie to advance to World Group I

India TV News  

Visiting Pakistan after 60 years, India registered two more wins on Sunday to beat Pakistan 4-0 in the Davis Cup 2024 play-off tie. The experienced tennis ace Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni registered a dominating 6-2, 7-6 win against Pakistan's Aqeel Khan and Muzammil Murtaza in the men's doubles match. With a 2-0 lead on the opening day, India replaced …

Davis Cup: Strong Indian team is firm favourite against Pakistan in historic clash
11 months, 1 week ago

Davis Cup: Strong Indian team is firm favourite against Pakistan in historic clash

The Hindu  

India will be without their top singles players but the visitors, who have come to Pakistan after 60 years, will still start as favourites in the historic Davis Cup World Group I play-off tie, which is being played within a restricted environment due to security concerns. The courts in Islamabad are fast with low bounce, and it made sense that …

Davis Cup | India should have its best players against Pakistan: Vijay Amritraj
11 months, 1 week ago

Davis Cup | India should have its best players against Pakistan: Vijay Amritraj

The Hindu  

Former Indian tennis legend Vijay Amritraj felt India should have had its best players in the Davis Cup tie against Pakistan starting on Saturday. India’s charge will be led by Ramkumar Ramanathan, Yuki Bhambri, N. Sriram Balaji, Niki Poonacha and Saketh Myneni, with the country’s top-ranked singles player Sumit Nagal making himself unavailable for the tie. Aisam Qureshi and Aqueel …

Davis Cup: Aisam drops hints of playing singles against India on Saturday
11 months, 1 week ago

Davis Cup: Aisam drops hints of playing singles against India on Saturday

The Hindu  

Aisam ul-Qureshi, Pakistan’s most successful tennis player, does not play singles on the ATP Tour, but when national duty demands it, he willingly takes up the responsibility, and the Indian team might have to contend with him on the opening day of the Davis Cup World Group I tie, starting Saturday. The opening day of the tie will feature two …

Amritraj praises Bopanna for winning Grand Slam at 43, asks India to not take Pakistan lightly in Davis Cup
11 months, 1 week ago

Amritraj praises Bopanna for winning Grand Slam at 43, asks India to not take Pakistan lightly in Davis Cup

The Hindu  

Close to 43 years have passed since Vijay Amritraj reached his career-high men’s singles ranking of 18. Amritraj praised Rohan Bopanna, who recently claimed the Australian Open men’s doubles title to become the oldest man to win a Grand Slam. Later this week, India takes on Pakistan in a Davis Cup 2024 World Group I Play-Offs tie at Islamabad. It …

Indian team sets off for the Davis Cup tie against Pakistan
11 months, 1 week ago

Indian team sets off for the Davis Cup tie against Pakistan

The Hindu  

The Indian team spearheaded by Ramkumar Ramanathan exuded confidence on the eve of its departure for the Davis Cup World Group-1 play-off tie to be staged on the grass courts of Islamabad on February 3 and 4. On the nicely groomed grass courts of the Delhi Gymkhana Club, the entire Indian team had a week-long training stint, supervised by coach …

Indian sports news wrap, January 10
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Indian sports news wrap, January 10

The Hindu  

ATHLETICS Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Jyothi Yarraji included in Asian Indoor Athletics Championships Asian Games champion shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Asian champion sprint hurdler Jyothi Yarraji and Asian long jump silver medallist figure in the 15-member Indian team for the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships which will be held in Tehran, Iran, from February 17 to 19. Doubles : Rithvik Bollipalli …

India Announce Six-member Squad for Davis Cup Tie Against Hosts Pakistan
1 year ago

India Announce Six-member Squad for Davis Cup Tie Against Hosts Pakistan

News 18  

Ramkumar Ramanathan was on Sunday named in a five-member squad for the grass court challenge against Pakistan — a clear sign that an Indian Davis Cup side is preparing to play on Pakistan soil for the first time in 60 years even as AITA awaits ITF tribunal’s decision on its appeal against travel to neighbouring nation on security concerns. Ramkumar, …

Ramkumar Ramanathan to lead India's Davis Cup squad in Pakistan; Sumit Nagal, Sasikumar Mukund not included
1 year ago

Ramkumar Ramanathan to lead India's Davis Cup squad in Pakistan; Sumit Nagal, Sasikumar Mukund not included

Firstpost  

Ramkumar Ramanathan will lead India’s singles campaign in the Davis Cup clash against Pakistan in February. Sumit Nagal and Sasikumar Mukund had asked to not be included in the travelling party and have thus not made the six member squad. Nagal, India’s highest ranked singles player at No 138, and Mukund, ranked 511, had expressed unwillingness to play in Pakistan …

Indian sports news wrap, November 26
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Sumit Nagal, Sasi Mukund refuse to travel to Pakistan for Davis Cup
1 year, 1 month ago

Sumit Nagal, Sasi Mukund refuse to travel to Pakistan for Davis Cup

The Hindu  

India's top two singles players Sumit Nagal and Sasi Kumar Mukund have conveyed to the national tennis federation that they won't travel to Pakistan for the next Davis Cup tie and the baffled AITA has decided to discuss the players' refusal at its next Executive Committee meeting. Rohan Bopanna has already retired and India, without its top singles player Nagal …

Asian Games: India's Tennis Star Sumit Nagal Hopes to Continue Medal-Winning Streak in Men's Singles Category
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games: India's Tennis Star Sumit Nagal Hopes to Continue Medal-Winning Streak in Men's Singles Category

News 18  

Team India has been able to secure a medal in the men’s singles category in the previous three editions of the Asian Games, tennis events. Since the Asian region does not boast of many top-100 players, who mainly come from the European nations, India’s biggest challenge would come from hosts China, Korea and Japan. “Seedings in men’s doubles and mixed …

Asian Games 2023: Indian Table Tennis team pips Yemen, Singapore to remain on top of Group F
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Indian Table Tennis team pips Yemen, Singapore to remain on top of Group F

The Hindu  

The Indian men’s table tennis team consolidated its position at the top of Group F with wins over Yemen and Singapore at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Gymnasium on Friday. Sharath Kamal, G. Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai had straight games victories in their respective singles matches in a 3-0 sweep of Yemen. In the women’s team, Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula …

Asian Games 2023: Tennis entry lists released, Rohan Bopanna only Top 10 player across all categories
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Tennis entry lists released, Rohan Bopanna only Top 10 player across all categories

The Hindu  

India’s Rohan Bopanna is the only Top 10 player set to compete in tennis at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, as per the entry lists released on the official website. Bopanna is also the reigning Asian Games men’s doubles gold medallist. 159 Sumit Nagal, India’s sole representative in men’s singles, is the fifth-highest ranked player in the field …

Why Rohan Bopanna’s Davis Cup retirement is a blow for Indian tennis
1 year, 3 months ago

Why Rohan Bopanna’s Davis Cup retirement is a blow for Indian tennis

Live Mint  

Rohan Bopanna has rarely been the one for grand gestures or chest-thumping patriotism. But on Sunday, after he had played the final Davis Cup match of his career, the Indian tennis star allowed himself a few moments of indulgence – he set his India jersey on the court, resting it one final time and took a lap of honour with …

Davis Cup: Post retirement, Rohan Bopanna ready to sit on captain’s chair
1 year, 3 months ago

Davis Cup: Post retirement, Rohan Bopanna ready to sit on captain’s chair

The Hindu  

The final moments of Rohan Bopanna’s farewell Davis Cup tie summed up the Indian’s commitment to the men’s tennis team competition for the last 21 years. India’s Rohan Bopanna assisting his teammate Digvijay Pratap Singh during reverse singles match against Walid Ahouda of Morocco in the Davis cup. In 2002, 17 years before the introduction of the new Davis Cup …

Rohan Bopanna signs off from Davis Cup, India into World Group I play-offs
1 year, 3 months ago

Rohan Bopanna signs off from Davis Cup, India into World Group I play-offs

India TV News  

India Legend Rohan Bopanna signed off from Davis Cup after a thumping win in doubles alongside Yuki Bhambri at the Mini Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday. Bopanna's doubles win helped India seal a 4-1 tie against Morocco to take them into the World Group I play-offs. After this contest, India's top-ranked singles player Sumit Nagal and debutant Digvijay Pratap Singh …

Video - Bopanna caps off last Davis Cup match in style after doubles win
1 year, 3 months ago

Video - Bopanna caps off last Davis Cup match in style after doubles win

The Hindu  

India completed a 4-1 victory over Morocco in a two-day World Group II Davis Cup tie at the Vijayant Khand Mini Stadium in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, on Sunday, providing a fitting end to Rohan Bopanna’s 21-year career in the men’s team competition. The host nation had a minor blip on the opening day when debutant Mukund Sasikumar failed to close …

Bopanna shines on his farewell Davis Cup contest as India trumps Morocco 4-1
1 year, 3 months ago

Bopanna shines on his farewell Davis Cup contest as India trumps Morocco 4-1

The Hindu  

India completed a 4-1 victory over Morocco to secure a place in the 2024 Davis Cup World Group I playoffs, at the Vijayant Khand Mini Stadium here on Sunday. Rohan Bopanna and Yuki Bhambri combined in the afternoon to beat Elliot Benchetrit and Younes Lalami Laaroussi 6-2, 6-1 to give India a 2-1 lead. It was 43-year-old Bopanna’s 50th and …

India see off Morocco, win Davis Cup tie 4-1
1 year, 3 months ago

India see off Morocco, win Davis Cup tie 4-1

Hindustan Times  

India gave Rohan Bopanna a winning Davis Cup farewell on Sunday as the hosts beat Morocco 4-1 in their World Group II tie at the packed Vijayant Khand Stadium here. India's Sumit Nagal celebrates with teammates after winning the match against Morocco's Adam Moundir in the second singles of the Davis Cup World Group-II tie, in Lucknow Tied 1-1 after …

Davis Cup: Sumit Nagal makes it 1-1 between India and Morocco after Sasikumar Mukund limps out
1 year, 3 months ago

Davis Cup: Sumit Nagal makes it 1-1 between India and Morocco after Sasikumar Mukund limps out

Firstpost  

India and Morocco were locked at 1-1 after the opening singles matches in the World Group II tie in Lucknow. Sumit Nagal saved the home team the blushes with a commanding win after Sasikumar Mukund limped out of the opening singles in humid conditions as India and Morocco shared honours on the opening day of the Davis Cup World Group …

Video - Davis Cup Day 1: Nagal saves India blushes; Mukund retires from opening singles match
1 year, 3 months ago

Video - Davis Cup Day 1: Nagal saves India blushes; Mukund retires from opening singles match

The Hindu  

Sumit Nagal saved India’s blushes by beating Adam Moundir 6-3, 6-3 to help the hosts finish day one of the Davis Cup World Group II tie against Morocco 1-1 here on Saturday. After debutant Sasikumar Mukund retired from his opening singles match against Yassine Dlimi, down 1-4 in the deciding set – in a performance that appeared to call into …

Davis Cup: All You Need to Know About India v Morocco as Rohan Bopanna Gears up for Farewell
1 year, 3 months ago

Davis Cup: All You Need to Know About India v Morocco as Rohan Bopanna Gears up for Farewell

News 18  

Rohan Bopanna will be stepping on the court one last time in the Davis Cup as the World Group II tie between India and Morocco kickstarts today at the Vijayant Khand Mini Stadium in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow. India’s star tennis player Bopanna recently made history by becoming the oldest player to compete in the Grand Slam final when he appeared …

Davis Cup 2023: Bopanna in focus as India takes on Morocco
1 year, 3 months ago

Davis Cup 2023: Bopanna in focus as India takes on Morocco

The Hindu  

The final chapter of the glittering Davis Cup career of Rohan Bopanna begins in a rather unfamiliar territory when India takes on Morocco in a World Group II tie on the hard courts at the Vijayant Khand Mini Stadium in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow on September 16-17. Since the introduction of the new Davis Cup format in 2019 after the International …

The love of playing Davis Cup is missing, now it’s like just another tournament for players: Bopanna
1 year, 3 months ago

The love of playing Davis Cup is missing, now it’s like just another tournament for players: Bopanna

The Hindu  

Someone who willingly tweaked his own game to adjust to the styles of legendary Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi while playing for the country, Rohan Bopanna often gets baffled to find the love of playing Davis Cup diminishing with the passage of time. I think, in a way, it is just ourselves trying to find each other, you know, understand …

Bopanna gets ready for Davis Cup farewell, India starts favourite against Morocco
1 year, 3 months ago

Bopanna gets ready for Davis Cup farewell, India starts favourite against Morocco

The Hindu  

Hauling itself up from World Group II should not be a complicated task for India when it takes on an unostentatious Morocco in the home tie, which will be more of a celebration of Rohan Bopanna’s Davis Cup career, which will come to a halt after 21 years on Sunday. Lack of singles players who could challenge the big boys …

Rohan Bopanna to retire from Davis Cup after 21 years, highlights decline in tournament's importance in India
1 year, 3 months ago

Rohan Bopanna to retire from Davis Cup after 21 years, highlights decline in tournament's importance in India

India TV News  

The veteran tennis star Rohan Bopanna played out concerns regarding the decline in Davis Cup's importance among Indian players ahead of his final game on Sunday, September 17. The two-time US Open winner next features in the Davis Cup 2023 tournament and is paired with Yuki Bhambri to face Morocco's Elliot Benchitri and Younes Lalami Laaroussi in doubles on Sunday. …

Davis Cup: India announces five-member team for Morocco clash
1 year, 3 months ago

Davis Cup: India announces five-member team for Morocco clash

The Hindu  

India captain Rohit Rajpal, on Thursday, announced the Davis Cup squad that will take on Morocco in the World Group II tie to be held at the Vijayant Khand Mini Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday and Sunday. Rohan Bopanna, Sumit Nagal, Yuki Bhambri, Sasikumar Mukund and Digvijay Pratap Singh make up the five-member side that will take part in the …

US Open finalist Rohan Bopanna to join Davis Cup squad on Wednesday, says India captain Rajpal
1 year, 3 months ago

US Open finalist Rohan Bopanna to join Davis Cup squad on Wednesday, says India captain Rajpal

The Hindu  

Rohan Bopanna, who recently finished runner-up in men’s doubles at the US Open men’s doubles, will join the Indian Davis Cup squad on Wednesday as the team prepares to take on Morocco in the World Group II play-off fixture at the Vijayant Khand Mini Stadium in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow on Saturday and Sunday. We have a well-balanced team that combines …

Davis Cup 2023: Serbia targets progress with Djokovic boost
1 year, 3 months ago

Davis Cup 2023: Serbia targets progress with Djokovic boost

The Hindu  

Novak Djokovic could return to action in the Davis Cup later this week after capturing his 24th Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open and Serbia team mate Miomir Kecmanovic said on Monday the 36-year-old can give the team a huge advantage. Djokovic beat Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in New York on Sunday to lift his third Grand Slam …

Prannoy, Sen lead India’s medal hunt; in-form Satwit-Chirag title favourites in BWF World Championships
1 year, 4 months ago

Prannoy, Sen lead India’s medal hunt; in-form Satwit-Chirag title favourites in BWF World Championships

The Hindu  

The in-form duo of H. S. Prannoy and Lakshya Sen will be at the forefront of India’s medal hunt at the BWF World Championships beginning here on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen. | Photo Credit: SAI Media/Twitter While the legendary Prakash Padukone was the first Indian to win a medal -- a bronze -- at the World Championships …

Australian Open: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth aim to revive form in Sydney ahead of World Championships
1 year, 5 months ago

Australian Open: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth aim to revive form in Sydney ahead of World Championships

Firstpost  

The US$420,000 event, which has been upgraded to a Super 500 tournament, will be the last chance for Sindhu and Srikanth to regain their touch ahead of the World Championships Sydney: Star Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will look to arrest their slump in form when they begin their campaign at the Australia Open badminton tournament in Sydney …

Digvijay Pratap Singh named in India's squad for Davis Cup tie against Morocco
1 year, 5 months ago

Digvijay Pratap Singh named in India's squad for Davis Cup tie against Morocco

Hindustan Times  

Digvijay Pratap Singh was the only new addition as the All-India Tennis Association on Monday announced a six-member team for the upcoming Davis Cup World Group II tie against Morocco to be played in Lucknow. Digvijay Pratap Singh was the only new addition Sumit Nagal, Sasikumar Mukund, Yuki Bhambari, Ramkumar Ramanathan and Rohan Bopanna were also picked for the tie …

Digvijay Pratap Singh in India Squad for Davis Cup Tie Against Morocco
1 year, 5 months ago

Digvijay Pratap Singh in India Squad for Davis Cup Tie Against Morocco

News 18  

Digvijay Pratap Singh was the only new addition as the All-India Tennis Association on Monday announced a six-member team for the upcoming Davis Cup World Group II tie against Morocco to be played in Lucknow. Sumit Nagal, Sasikumar Mukund, Yuki Bhambari, Ramkumar Ramanathan and Rohan Bopanna were also picked for the tie to be played on September 16 and 17. …

Rohan Bopanna to end Davis Cup career in September
1 year, 6 months ago

Rohan Bopanna to end Davis Cup career in September

The Hindu  

India’s top doubles player Rohan Bopanna on Wednesday revealed that he will bring curtains down on his Davis Cup career when the country hosts Morocco in September, but the Karnataka player won’t be able to play his farewell match in his home state, as desired by him, since AITA has already awarded the match to Uttar Pradesh. The 43-year-old Bopanna, …

Bopanna, Ankita to spearhead Indian challenge in tennis at Asian Games
1 year, 6 months ago

Bopanna, Ankita to spearhead Indian challenge in tennis at Asian Games

The Hindu  

Doubles specialist Rohan Bopanna will once again be the flag-bearer of India’s hopes in tennis at the Asian Games as the All India Tennis Association on Tuesday announced a 12-member squad for the continental quadrennial games. The Asian Games will begin in Hangzhou on September 23 with the men’s team comprising Sumit Nagal, Sasikumar Mukund, Davis Cupper Ramkumar Ramanathan, Yuki …

Leander Paes turns 50: History-maker at Olympics, Davis Cup legend and more
1 year, 6 months ago

Leander Paes turns 50: History-maker at Olympics, Davis Cup legend and more

The Hindu  

Leander Paes loves milestones. In a chat with Sportstar, his former Davis Cup captain Ramesh Krishnan, former Davis Cup teammates Somdev Devvarman and Vishnu Vardhan, and India’s top-ranked singles player Ankita Raina reflect on the career of Paes. I was one of the top ranked players at the point and Leander and I’ve been in touch since 2008-09, the first …

Malaysia Masters: Sindhu, Srikanth, Prannoy and Lakshya through to second round
1 year, 7 months ago

Malaysia Masters: Sindhu, Srikanth, Prannoy and Lakshya through to second round

The Hindu  

Star Indian shuttler P V Sindhu had to dig deep to beat Denmark’s Line Christophersen in the women’s singles opening round, while H S Prannoy dished out a superlative display to stun world number six Tien Chen Chou of Chinese Taipei in men’s singles of the Malaysia Masters on Wednesday. The other Indian man to enter the second round was …

Bopanna on 2023 Asian Games: Happy to partner singles specialists like Ramkumar or Nagal
1 year, 8 months ago

Bopanna on 2023 Asian Games: Happy to partner singles specialists like Ramkumar or Nagal

The Hindu  

It has been a fruitfully hectic season for Rohan Bopanna, as he finds a new dimension to professional tennis, consistently competing in the big league. The Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Denmark may not have been memorable from the doubles perspective as Bopanna and Yuki Bhambri were unable to get into a fight against Holger Rune and Johannes …

Indian sports news wrap, April 3
1 year, 9 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 …

Bengaluru Open 2023: Prajnesh Gunneswaran Moves Into Main Draw, Mukund Sasikumar Ousted
1 year, 10 months ago

Bengaluru Open 2023: Prajnesh Gunneswaran Moves Into Main Draw, Mukund Sasikumar Ousted

News 18  

Top-seed Chun-Hsin Tseng of Taipei and Australias Marc Polmans advanced to the Round of 16 of the Bengaluru Open 2023 with comprehensive wins on Monday. There was some good news for local tennis fans as India’s Pranjesh Gunneswaran qualified for the main draw by winning his final qualifying round match. In the other Round of 32 match of the day, …

Chennai Open Challenger: Sumit Nagal Enters Semis With Win Over Jay Clarke
1 year, 10 months ago

Chennai Open Challenger: Sumit Nagal Enters Semis With Win Over Jay Clarke

News 18  

India’s Sumit Nagal continued his good run in the Chennai Open ATP Challenger tournament, beating Jay Clarke of Great Britain 6-1 6-4 on Friday to enter the singles semifinal. Alboran, who ousted top seed Chun-Hsin Tseng in the second round, got the better of Japan’s Yasutaka Uchiyama 6-3 6-4 in one hour and 25 minutes. Meanwhile, Max Purcell beat the …

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