Pro Tennis League: Kamlesh Shukla leads Fanatics to victory
6 years ago

Pro Tennis League: Kamlesh Shukla leads Fanatics to victory

The Hindu  

He may be the coach of the newly crowned national champion Siddharth Vishwakarma, but Kamlesh Shukla showed that he still can play as he won two doubles matches, including the decisive one with Tour professional Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, to give Tennis Fanatics a winning start in the Pro Tennis League at the RK Khanna Stadium here on Tuesday. Of course, the key to the winning start for Fanatics was the composure and efficiency that Kamlesh Shukla showed in striking a splendid combination with Jeevan, against Sidharth Rawat and the wily Nitten Kirrtane, in the fifth rubber with the teams locked 2-2. Jeevan and Kamlesh won the fifth rubber 6-1, after VM Ranjeet had won two of his doubles matches, one with Kamlesh and the other with the young Kabir Hans. The results: Tennis Fanatics bt Sankara Aces 3-2 ; VM Ranjeet & Kamlesh Shukla bt Nitten Kirrtane & Tushar Jagota 6-4; Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan lost to Sidharth Rawat 4-6; Kabir Hans & VM Ranjeet bt Dipin Wadhwa & Tushar Jagota 6-2; Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan & Kamlesh Shukla bt Sidharth Rawat & Nitten Kirrtane 6-1).

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Indian sports wrap, January 1: Ramkumar Ramanathan loses in first round of ITF men’s tournament
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Indian sports wrap, January 1: Ramkumar Ramanathan loses in first round of ITF men’s tournament

The Hindu  

TENNIS $30,000 ITF men’s tournament: Ramkumar Ramanathan loses in first round Maxim Zhukov beat second seed Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the $30,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament at the Indore Tennis Club on Wednesday. Prajwal Dev 7-5, 6-3; Sidharth Rawat bt Deep Munim 6-1, 6-1; Egor Agafonov bt Raghav Jaisinghani 7-5, 7-6; Yurii Dzhavakian bt Siddharth …

Indian sports wrap, November 30: Pranavi Urs tied in third place after round two in Malaga
1 month, 1 week ago

Indian sports wrap, November 30: Pranavi Urs tied in third place after round two in Malaga

The Hindu  

GOLF Pranavi Tied-third in Spain Pranavi Urs added a solid 3-under 69 to her first round of 6-under 66 to be tied third after the second round at the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España. -Kamesh Srinivasan Nagal, Vaishnavi secure singles titles at PSPB Inter-Unit meet Women’s champion Vaishnavi Adkar receives the trophy after winning the PSPB inter-unit tennis …

Indian sports wrap, November 16: Hitaashee doubles lead to six shots in Hero WPGT
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Indian sports wrap, November 16: Hitaashee doubles lead to six shots in Hero WPGT

The Hindu  

GOLF Hitaashee doubles lead to six shots in Hero WPGT Hitaashee Bakshi added a 2-under 70 to her first-round card of 67 to double her three-shot lead to six with one more round to go in the 14th Leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour in Vikarabad on Saturday. - Team Sportstar ITF: Riya Bhatia-Polina pair beats Aneta-Martha duo …

Indian sports wrap, November 11: Junior World Cupper Rohit helps Haryana into quarters of Hockey Men’s Senior Nationals
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Indian sports wrap, November 11: Junior World Cupper Rohit helps Haryana into quarters of Hockey Men’s Senior Nationals

The Hindu  

HOCKEY Haryana storms into quarterfinals of Senior Men’s Nationals Two-time champion and last year’s finalist Haryana stamped its authority with a 8-0 victory over Mizoram in a Pool B contest of the Hockey India-14th Senior National men’s championship at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here on Monday, thereby cementing its place in the last eight. -PTI TENNIS ITF Masters 700: Bhavesh …

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

Ultimate Table Tennis | Reeth begins revival before Manush and Szocs seal issue
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ultimate Table Tennis | Reeth begins revival before Manush and Szocs seal issue

The Hindu  

Debutant Ahmedabad SG Pipers outplayed U Mumba TT 9-6 and jumped to the top of the table with 24 points from three matches in the Ultimate Table Tennis League here on Tuesday. U Mumba’s Manav Thakkar continued his winning streak in singles, defeating Manush Shah 2-1 in the opening rubber. As Pipers’ Lilian Bardet and U Mumba’s Quadri Aruna took …

Sreeja Akula scripts history, becomes first Indian paddler to win WTT Contender singles title
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Sreeja Akula scripts history, becomes first Indian paddler to win WTT Contender singles title

Hindustan Times  

Paris 2024 Olympics-bound, star paddler Sreeja Akula on Sunday scripted history as she won the World Table Tennis Contender singles title in Lagos, becoming the first Indian to win the singles crown. Sreeja Akula prevailed against Ding Yijie of China 4-1 In the thriller title match held in Lagos, Sreeja prevailed against Ding Yijie of China 4-1 with a score …

Indian Sport Wrap, June 11: Shagun Kumari bounces back at the AITA National series junior tennis tournament
6 months, 4 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 …

Indian sports wrap, April 21: Ajeetesh Sandhu shoots 5-under, finishes tied 14th
8 months, 2 weeks 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
9 months, 1 week 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 …

Sreeja Akula clinches WTT Feeder Beirut singles title, Manav-Manush crowned men’s doubles champions
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sreeja Akula clinches WTT Feeder Beirut singles title, Manav-Manush crowned men’s doubles champions

The Hindu  

Indian paddler Sreeja Akula clinched the women’s singles title while Manav Thakar and Manush Shah reigned supreme in the men’s doubles event at the WTT Feeder Beirut II in Beirut, Lebanon. LISTEN: Paris Olympics watch - Indian table tennis: Sharath Kamal’s ambitions, historic quota for team events and more It is Sreeja’s second WTT singles career title. In the men’s …

Indian sports news wrap: March 15
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

TENNIS | Dane Sweeny escapes the clutches of Niki Poonacha
10 months, 2 weeks 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 …

World team table tennis c’ships: India men edge out Kazakhstan to enter Round of 16
10 months, 2 weeks ago

World team table tennis c’ships: India men edge out Kazakhstan to enter Round of 16

The Hindu  

Indian men huffed and puffed to a 3-2 victory over Kazakhstan to advance to the round of 16 in the World team table tennis championships in Busan on Wednesday. Harmeet Desai clinched the fifth and final rubber with a magnificent 3-1 victory over Kirill Gerassimenko, the country’s highest ranked paddler at 40. After Kirill put it across Harmeet, India’s No.1, …

World Team Table Tennis Championship: Indian women pip Hungary 3-2
10 months, 3 weeks ago

World Team Table Tennis Championship: Indian women pip Hungary 3-2

The Hindu  

Manika Batra’s splendid start and finish pulled India to a 3-2 victory over Hungary in the women’s section of the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Busan on Sunday. After a disappointing display in the opening tie against China, where she lost both her matches, Manika, India’s top-ranked paddler, turned in a resolute performance, winning the first and fifth rubbers …

National Table Tennis: Manika, Manav stunned; Sreeja, Sharath survive
1 year ago

National Table Tennis: Manika, Manav stunned; Sreeja, Sharath survive

The Hindu  

This season, the fastest way to get noticed in domestic table tennis is to beat Manika Batra. After Ayhika Mukherjee, Diya Chitale and Moumita Dutta took turns to beat Manika in straight games in the Inter-institutional tournament at Visakhapatnam in August, Haryana’s Bengal-import Prithoki Chakraborty took out the top seed on a day of upsets in the National table tennis …

Indian sports news wrap, December 21
1 year ago

Indian sports news wrap, December 21

The Hindu  

GOLF Pranavi Urs finishes T-13th, secures full card to join Aditi and Diksha on LET Indian golfer Pranavi Urs earned a full card on the Ladies European Tour for 2024 as she finished Tied-31st at the Final Stage of the Qualifying School golf tournament here. The results: Singles : Hiromi Abe bt Maria Timofeeva 2-6, 6-3, 6-4; Sahaja Yamalapalli bt …

National ranking table tennis tournament: Harmeet, Archana clinch singles titles
1 year ago

National ranking table tennis tournament: Harmeet, Archana clinch singles titles

The Hindu  

Less than three weeks after winning the titles at Vadodara and two days before the commencement of the National championship, Harmeet Desai and Archana Kamath added a second one for the season in the National ranking table tennis tournament here on Thursday. Desai overcame a spell of complacency that saw Manush Shah save six set-points in the opener after trailing …

Tennis Premier League: Novak-Nedunchezhiyan duo shine to guide Binny Brigade to win against Pune Jaguars
1 year ago

Tennis Premier League: Novak-Nedunchezhiyan duo shine to guide Binny Brigade to win against Pune Jaguars

The Hindu  

Dennis Novak played his part well, especially in combination with Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, to help Delhi Binny’s Brigade to a 42-38 victory over Pune Jaguars in the fifth edition of the Tennis Premier League on the charcoal grey hard courts of the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex on Tuesday. Diana Marcinkevica had done well for Pune to win the singles 12-8 against …

Dennis Novak and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan get it right for Delhi Binny’s Brigade
1 year ago

Dennis Novak and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan get it right for Delhi Binny’s Brigade

The Hindu  

Dennis Novak played his part well, especially along with Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, to help Delhi Binny’s Brigade to a 42-38 victory over Pune Jaguars in the fifth edition of the Tennis Premier League at the Shiv Chatrapati Sports Complex on Tuesday. The 30-year-old Novak, ranked 165, won his singles match against Lucas Rosol 13-7, before partering Jeevan for a thrilling 11-9 …

Pro Tennis League: Ichiban Samurai clinches third win
1 year, 1 month ago

Pro Tennis League: Ichiban Samurai clinches third win

The Hindu  

Nitin Kumar Sinha stepped it up for Ichiban Samurai to help the team to its third victory, a thumping 96-64 triumph over Mumbai Acers in the Harven Pro Tennis League at the DLTA Complex on Saturday. After Rushil Khosla and Gauri Mangaonkar had put the Samurai in a strong position with wins over Aarush Nitture and Navy Dabas respectively, Nitin …

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 …

Indian sports news wrap, October 14
1 year, 2 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, October 14

The Hindu  

TENNIS Fenesta National sub-junior c’ship: Shanker, Rishitha win U-16 titles; Prisha bags U-24 crown Shanker Heisnam played a crafty all-court game to outwit V Thirumurugan 6-1, 6-2 in the under-16 boys final of the Fenesta National sub-junior tennis championship at the DLTA Complex on Saturday. - Kamesh Srinivasan $15,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament: Second seed Florent beats Ishaque to lift …

Prisha upsets under-14 top-seed Divya to enter semis of Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship 2023
1 year, 2 months ago

Prisha upsets under-14 top-seed Divya to enter semis of Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship 2023

The Hindu  

Prisha Shinde of Maharashtra caused a big upset in the quarterfinals of the ongoing 28th Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship 2023 by defeating top-seed Divya Ramesh of Tamil Nadu to enter the semifinals at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi on Thursday. The boys’ U-16 category also saw some top-notch tennis action as Tamil Nadu’s Thirumurugan V overcame the challenge …

Fenesta National Tennis C’Ship quarterfinals results: Karan Singh through to the semis
1 year, 3 months ago

Fenesta National Tennis C’Ship quarterfinals results: Karan Singh through to the semis

The Hindu  

Karan Rastogi served and stroked with robust energy to outwit former champion Vishnu Vardhan 6-4, 6-4 in the men’s quarterfinals of the Fenesta National tennis championship at the DLTA Complex on Thursday. The results : Men: Ishaque Eqbal bt Abhinav Sanjeev Shanmugam 7-6, 7-6; Siddharth Vishwakarma bt VM Ranjeet 6-4, 6-1; Manish Sureshkumar bt Nitin Kumar Sinha 6-2, 6-1; Karan …

Indian sports news wrap, July 29
1 year, 5 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, July 29

The Hindu  

TENNIS Karthik Karunakaran reaches reaches singles and doubles final Top seed Karthik Karunakaran set up a title clash against second seed Shekar Veeraswamy in the Rs. S. Abhishek had lost a close under-19 final against Aman Suresh on Friday night and the Ernakulam youngster was determined to make amends in the men’s singles at the Kerala State senior badminton championships …

Puneri Paltan stays ahead in Ultimate Table Tennis standings despite loss to Bengaluru Smashers
1 year, 5 months ago

Puneri Paltan stays ahead in Ultimate Table Tennis standings despite loss to Bengaluru Smashers

The Hindu  

Manush Shah’s magnificence helped Puneri Paltan TT, the home team, snatch the advantage from Bengaluru Smashers. But Jeet Chandra and Natalia Bajor’s late charge meant the adopted home team - with the Pune-based owners having a larger cheering squad than the home team - sneaked ahead to a 8-7 win in the Ultimate Table Tennis season four. Manika Batra and …

World Table Tennis Championships: Sathiyan-Manika advances to round of 32; Sreeja Akula enter second round
1 year, 7 months ago

World Table Tennis Championships: Sathiyan-Manika advances to round of 32; Sreeja Akula enter second round

Firstpost  

The fourth-seeded Indian pair won 9-11, 11-8, 14-16, 11-7, 11-6 against their Luxembourg opponents who are ranked 122 positions below them in the world rankings. India pair of Manika Batra and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran advanced to the Mixed Doubles round of 32 at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals after notching a tense 3-2 victory over Xia Lian Ni and …

Indian sports news wrap, April 15
1 year, 8 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, April 15

The Hindu  

TENNIS Anirudh Chandrasekar and Vijay Sundar Prashanth had luck smiling on them bright as they got two successive walkover to make the doubles final of the €73,000 Challenger tennis tournament in Split, Croatia. The results €73,000 Challenger, Madrid, Spain Doubles : Patrik Niklas-Salminen & Bart Stevens bt Sriram Balaji & Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan 1-6, 6-3, ; Quarterfinals: Balaji & Jeevan bt …

Indian sports news wrap, April 12
1 year, 8 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, April 12

The Hindu  

TENNIS Maaya Rajeshwaran enters Asian U-14 semifinals Shivtej Shirfule beat Dharma Pantaratorn of Thailand 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the boys quarterfinals of the Asian under-14 tennis tournament at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. In the girls section, Maaya Rajeshwaran sailed into the semifinals, but Harithashree Venkatesh was beaten by Eva Korysheva of Kazakhstan 6-1, 6-2 in the quarterfinals. …

National Table Tennis Championships: Sreeja Akula Defends Crown, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Earns Second Title
1 year, 9 months ago

National Table Tennis Championships: Sreeja Akula Defends Crown, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Earns Second Title

News 18  

Defending champion Sreeja Akula of RBI claimed a second successive women’s singles crown after beating Sutirtha Mukherjee of West Bengal 4-2 in the 84th UTT Inter-State Senior National Table Tennis Championships here on Monday. Women’s singles: Final: Sreeja Akula bt Sutirtha Mukherjee 9-11, 14-12, 11-7, 13-11, 6-11, 12-10. Semi-finals: Sutirtha Mukherjee bt Ayhika Mukherjee 12-10, 11-7, 11-5, 12-10; Sreeja Akula …

National Table Tennis Championships: Top Seeds Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula Through to Next Round
1 year, 9 months ago

National Table Tennis Championships: Top Seeds Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula Through to Next Round

News 18  

Top-seeded Manika Batra and second-seeded Sreeja Akula, also the defending champion, made short work of their respective opponents in women’s singles to enter the Round of 32 in the 84th Senior National Table Tennis Championships on Saturday. Other seeded players, including Reeth Rishya, Diya Chitale, Sutirtha Mukherjee, Anusha Kutumbale, Swastika Ghosh and Prapti Sen scored easy wins to join the …

$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. …

WTT Star Contender: Manika-Sathiyan duo enter mixed doubles quarterfinals; Sharath crashes out
1 year, 10 months ago

WTT Star Contender: Manika-Sathiyan duo enter mixed doubles quarterfinals; Sharath crashes out

The Hindu  

Manika Batra was the lone Indian with a clean slate on the opening day of the main draw at the WTT Star Contender Goa 2023, here on Wednesday. Important results Men’s singles: G. Sathiyan bt Harmeet Desai 11-4, 10-12, 13-11, 11-9; Emmanuel Lebesson bt Wesley Do Rosario 11-4, 11-3, 11-8; Kirill Gerassimenko bt A. Sharath Kamal 11-8, 11-7, 11-8. Women’s …

Indian sports news wrap, February 28
1 year, 10 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, February 28

The Hindu  

TENNIS Dubai Tennis Championship: Yuki-Saketh pair reaches quarterfinals Lucky losers Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni beat Marcelo Melo and Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-5 in the doubles pre-quarterfinals of the ATP500 tournament in Dubai on Tuesday. RESULTS ATP500, Dubai, UAE Doubles : Nikola Mektic & Mate Pavic bt Rohan Bopanna & Matthew Ebden 7-5, 4-6, ; Yuki Bhambri & Saketh Myneni …

WTT Star Contender Goa: Harmeet Desai, Sanil Shetty enter round two of qualifiers
1 year, 10 months ago

WTT Star Contender Goa: Harmeet Desai, Sanil Shetty enter round two of qualifiers

Firstpost  

Harmeet, ranked 141 in the world, staved off a tough challenge from Englishman Tom Jarvis, while Shetty won his first round match quite comfortably against countryman Yashansh Malik. Also moving into the main draw was the Japanese pair of Mizuki Oikawa and Miyu Nagasaki who defeated India’s Ronit Bhanja and Sutirtha Mukherjee 3-0 in round two of qualifying. In the …

Bengaluru Open 2023: India's Anirudh-Prashanth Finish Runners-up as Chung-Hsu Clinch Doubles Title
1 year, 10 months ago

Bengaluru Open 2023: India's Anirudh-Prashanth Finish Runners-up as Chung-Hsu Clinch Doubles Title

News 18  

Yunseong Chung and Yu Hsiou Hsu clinched the doubles title in the Bengaluru Open despite a strong resistance offered by Indian pair of Anirudh Chandrasekhar and N Vijay Sundar Prashanth in the final on Saturday. Earlier in the singles, Max Purcell placed himself in line to win a second ATP Challenger title within a week when he marched into the …

Chennai Open Challenger Diary: Of old champions, star kids and a chance to improve Indian tennis
1 year, 10 months ago

Chennai Open Challenger Diary: Of old champions, star kids and a chance to improve Indian tennis

The Hindu  

The SDAT Stadium in Chennai was bustling with activity on Saturday. It was the beginning of The ATP Challenger Tour’s one-week stay in the city and preparations were in full swing. Sumit Nagal, fresh off the Davis Cup triumph against Denmark’s Auguste Holmgren, grunted on his forehands to keep the ante high. A loud “good shot” from his coach Somdev …

Asian Continental Stage 2023: Swastika Ghosh qualifies for World Table Tennis Championship
1 year, 11 months ago

Asian Continental Stage 2023: Swastika Ghosh qualifies for World Table Tennis Championship

The Hindu  

Swastika Ghosh became the fourth Indian to qualify for the World Table Tennis Championship after beating Chinese Taipei’s Liu Hsing-Yin to be among the 28 women singles qualifiers from the Asian Continental Stage of 2023 WTTC Finals in Doha on Wednesday. On Wednesday, in the playoffs for 17-24 places, Korea’s Lee Zion defeated Chitale 4-1 and Thailand’s Jinnipa Sawettabut stopped …

Tennis Premier League: Sidharth Rawat helps Bangalore Spartans edge over Hyderabad Strikers
2 years, 1 month ago

Tennis Premier League: Sidharth Rawat helps Bangalore Spartans edge over Hyderabad Strikers

The Hindu  

Sidharth Rawat continued to assert his compact game as he guided Bangalore Spartans to a 41-39 victory over Hyderabad Strikers in the Tennis Premier League at the Balewadi Stadium on Thursday. Sidharth Rawat beat Niki Poonacha 12-8 to get Bangalore back in the contest after Karman Thandi had lost 6-14 to Conny Perrin. Host Pune Jaguars scored a 45-35 victory …

Pro Tennis League: Gurgaon Sapphires wins title, beats Paramount Proec Tigers 93-71 in final
2 years, 1 month ago

Pro Tennis League: Gurgaon Sapphires wins title, beats Paramount Proec Tigers 93-71 in final

The Hindu  

Malek Jaziri affixed his stamp of class as he drove Gurgaon Sapphires to a 93-71 victory over Paramount Proec Tigers in the final of the Pro Tennis League at the RK Khanna Stadium here on Sunday. Sidharth Rawat, Shivank Bhatnagar and Sahira Singh kept the Tigers ahead, but Sharmada Balu turned the tide with a 13-7 victory over Farhat Aleen …

Pro Tennis League: Sahaja Yamalapalli stars as Bangalore Challengers beat Stag Babolat Yoddhas
2 years, 1 month ago

Pro Tennis League: Sahaja Yamalapalli stars as Bangalore Challengers beat Stag Babolat Yoddhas

The Hindu  

Sahaja Yamalapalli overcame a tough start to win her singles, doubles and mixed doubles matches as she helped Bangalore Challengers to a 96-89 victory over Stag Babolat Yoddhas in a group-B match of the Pro Tennis League at the DLTA Complex on Friday. One of the brightest prospects in Indian women’s tennis, the 22-year-old Sahaja, training with coach Cesar Morales …

Pro Tennis League: Niki Poonacha helps DMG Delhi Crusaders beat Lucknow Aviators
2 years, 1 month ago

Pro Tennis League: Niki Poonacha helps DMG Delhi Crusaders beat Lucknow Aviators

The Hindu  

Niki Poonacha played a significant role in helping DMG Delhi Crusaders beat Lucknow Aviators 100-85 in the Pro Tennis League at the RK Khanna Stadium here on Thursday. Two-time national champion Niki who has been in very good form in the professional circuit beat another former national champion Siddharth Vishwakarma 19-11 in the unique points format. In another match, Paramount …

UTR Pro women’s tennis tournament: Jennifer edges past Vanshita
2 years, 2 months ago

UTR Pro women’s tennis tournament: Jennifer edges past Vanshita

The Hindu  

Jennifer Luikham stayed calm amidst the storm created by Vanshita Pathania with her big serves and fluent strokes to script a 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 victory in a group-A match of the $25,000 UTR Pro women’s tennis tournament at the DLTA Complex on Monday. Hitakamya Singh Narwal led 6-4, 3-4 against Yubrani Banerjee when referee Puneet Gupta had to suspend the …

Para-badminton Worlds Championships: Indian Shuttlers Ensure 15 Medals in Tokyo
2 years, 2 months ago

Para-badminton Worlds Championships: Indian Shuttlers Ensure 15 Medals in Tokyo

News 18  

Promising Manisha Ramadass and Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan marched towards realising their dreams of becoming world champions, as they reached the semifinals of women’s singles and doubles events at the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships on Friday. Manisha Ramadass and Sivan, both playing their first World Championship, joined former champion Manasi Joshi, who too made it to the semifinals in women’s …

BWF Para-Badminton World Championships: Pramod Bhagat, Parul Parmar, Ruthick-Manasi progress
2 years, 2 months ago

BWF Para-Badminton World Championships: Pramod Bhagat, Parul Parmar, Ruthick-Manasi progress

The Hindu  

Indian team continued its good run in the ongoing BWF Para-Badminton Championships in Tokyo. In women’s singles, experienced SL3 shuttler Parul Parmar beat Brazil’s Adriane Avila 21-12, 19-21, 21-15 to make it to the next round. Ruthick-Manasi notches up a straight-game win In the SL3-SU5 mixed doubles clash, Ruthick Ragupathi-Manasi Joshi sailed past Jan Niklas Pott-Katreik Seibert with a straight-game …

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, …

Vishnu Vardhan advances to semis of Fenesta national tennis championships
2 years, 2 months ago

Vishnu Vardhan advances to semis of Fenesta national tennis championships

The Hindu  

Former champion Vishnu Vardhan was at his fighting best as he beat another former champion Siddharth Vishwakarma 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 in the men’s quarterfinals of the Fenesta National tennis championship at the DLTA Complex on Friday. In the semifinals, Vishnu will play second seed and the runner-up of the last edition Digvijay Pratap Singh who was at ease in getting …

National Games: Hrutika Shriram Wins Second Gold in Diving; Zeel Desai Retains Gujarat's Women's Singles Gold
2 years, 3 months ago

National Games: Hrutika Shriram Wins Second Gold in Diving; Zeel Desai Retains Gujarat's Women's Singles Gold

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Hrutika Shriram stayed on course to repeat a golden hat-trick in the National Games Diving competition by winning the Women’s 10m Platform event at the Sardar Patel Aquatics Complex here on Wednesday. Meanwhile, at the Riverfront Sports Development Complex in Ahmedabad, up and coming Gujarat tennis player Zeel Desai stepped up in the absence of experienced Ankita Raina to help …

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