Firstpost Spodcast Episode 114: Kevin Anderson enters Maharashtra Open quarters; Bengaluru Raptors beat Delhi Dashers and more
6 years, 2 months ago

Firstpost Spodcast Episode 114: Kevin Anderson enters Maharashtra Open quarters; Bengaluru Raptors beat Delhi Dashers and more

Firstpost  

Welcome to Spodcast, where we cover the big sports headlines of the day. Today, we discuss news from the Maharashtra Open tennis tournament, Bengaluru Raptors’ win over Delhi Dashers, India at AFC Asian Cup 2019 and more. At the Maharashtra Open tennis tournament, Kevin Anderson of South Africa, ranked sixth in ATP rankings, qualified for the quarterfinals after a hard-fought win over Laslo Djere of Serbia on Wednesday. Bengaluru Raptors defeated former champions Delhi Dashers on Wednesday as Kidambi Srikanth continued his unbeaten streak. In football news, ahead of the AFC Asian Cup 2019 which begins January 5, Indian captain Sunil Chhetri claimed India will be a difficult team to beat.

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Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger 2025: ‘Journeyman’ Harris marches into quarterfinals
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger 2025: ‘Journeyman’ Harris marches into quarterfinals

The Hindu  

Billy Harris is quite the journeyman. He is 30 years old, has never entered the ATP top-100 and once travelled around Europe to play ITF Futures tournaments in his own Ford Transit van. On Wednesday at the KSLTA courts, Harris remained unrivalled on the glazed blue acrylic too, beating Czech Republic’s Marek Gengel 6-4, 6-3 to enter the quarterfinals in …

‘Journeyman’ Harris’s incredible sojourn at the Bengaluru Open continues
3 weeks, 1 day ago

‘Journeyman’ Harris’s incredible sojourn at the Bengaluru Open continues

The Hindu  

Billy Harris is quite the journeyman. On Wednesday at the KSLTA courts here, Harris remained unrivalled on the glazed blue acrylic too, beating Czech Republic’s Marek Gengel 6-4, 6-3 to enter the quarterfinals in rousing fashion. He was relentless in his approach and ruthless in his shot-making — grass is after all his favourite surface — as he won 86% …

Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger 2025: Indian challenge ends in opening round
3 weeks, 2 days 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
3 weeks, 4 days ago

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 …

Delhi Open ATP Challenger 2025: Jacquet beats Harris in straight sets, clinches second title in a row
1 month ago

Delhi Open ATP Challenger 2025: Jacquet beats Harris in straight sets, clinches second title in a row

The Hindu  

Kyrian Jacquet did it once again in a fortnight. The 23-year-old Frenchman enjoyed the Indian conditions as he won his second successive title, beating second seed Billy Harris 6-4, 6-2 in the final of the Delhi Open ATP Challenger tennis tournament at the DLTA Complex on Sunday. It was a better fare than what he had executed in winning last …

Indian sports wrap, February 14: Manas Dhamne loses in quarterfinals of Monastir ITF tournament
1 month, 1 week ago

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 …

Indian sports wrap, February 13: Manas, Aryan, Karan get wildcards for Pune Open ATP Challenger
1 month, 1 week ago

Indian sports wrap, February 13: Manas, Aryan, Karan get wildcards for Pune Open ATP Challenger

The Hindu  

TENNIS Wildcards for Manas Dhamne, Aryan Shah, Karan Singh in ATP tennis meet Upcoming players Manas Dhamne, Aryan Shah and Karan Singh were on Thursday handed wildcard entries for the Pune Open ATP Challenger 100 men’s tennis championship in which top players from 28 countries will be seen in action here from February 16-23. ATP 250, Marseille, France Doubles : …

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

Delhi Open Challenger
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi Open Challenger

The Hindu  

Eighth seed Timofei Skatov proved a hard nut to crack for Karan Singh as the Kazakh ran away a 6-4, 6-0 victor in the first round of the Dafa News $100,000 Delhi Open Challenger tennis tournament at the DLTA Complex on Monday. Earlier, Aryan Shah fought hard in the second and final qualifying round before being beaten 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 …

Chennai Open ATP Challenger 2025: Mukund, Ramkumar and Karan — fresh off Davis Cup win — exit in first round
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Chennai Open ATP Challenger 2025: Mukund, Ramkumar and Karan — fresh off Davis Cup win — exit in first round

The Hindu  

S. Mukund, Ramkumar Ramanathan and Karan Singh — members of the Indian Davis Cup team which beat Togo 4-0 in a World Group I Playoff last week — were knocked out of the Chennai Open ATP Challenger in the first round on Tuesday. Local boys Mukund and Ramkumar, and Haryana’s Karan were given main draw wildcards since they were unable …

Four Indian players advance in Chennai Open ATP Challenger qualifying draw
1 month, 2 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
1 month, 2 weeks ago

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 …

Thailand Masters 2025: India shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth, Sankar Subramanian strom into quarter-finals
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Thailand Masters 2025: India shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth, Sankar Subramanian strom into quarter-finals

The Hindu  

India shuttler Kidambi Srikanth moved to the quarter-finals of the men's singles event in the ongoing Thailand Masters 2025 badminton tournament with a straightforward victory in Pathumwan on Thursday. 1 shuttler defeated Hong Kong China's Jason Gunawan, 41st in the badminton rankings, 21-19, 21-15 in their round of 16 match at the Nimibutr Stadium. In India's other men's singles match …

India Open 2025: Viktor Axelsen, An Se-Young clinch men’s and women’s titles
2 months ago

India Open 2025: Viktor Axelsen, An Se-Young clinch men’s and women’s titles

The Hindu  

After a week of long-drawn matches, upset wins and local heartbreaks, the finals of the India Open on Sunday were anti-climactic with four of the summit clashes decided in straight games. Viktor Axelsen and An Se-Young lived up to their pre-tournament favourites tag, registering comprehensive one-sided wins to clinch men’s and women’s India Open badminton, respectively, here on Sunday. While …

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

Indian sports wrap, November 9: Manipur beats Bengal 3-1 in Senior National men’s hockey championship
4 months, 1 week ago

Indian sports wrap, November 9: Manipur beats Bengal 3-1 in Senior National men’s hockey championship

The Hindu  

HOCKEY Manipur overcomes Bengal hurdle In a potential clash to decide the table topper, Manipur blunted the challenge of Bengal 3-1 in a Pool-H contest of the 14th Hockey India Senior National men’s championship at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here on Saturday. -K. Keerthivasan TENNIS Ramkumar Ramanathan, Mukund Sasikumar headline ITF Championship Indian stars Ramkumar Ramanathan and Mukund Sasikumar headline …

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 …

Delhi Open 2024: Siddharth Vishwakarma loses to Samuel Ruggerim, Ramkumar defeated by Tristan Schoolkate
1 year ago

Delhi Open 2024: Siddharth Vishwakarma loses to Samuel Ruggerim, Ramkumar defeated by Tristan Schoolkate

The Hindu  

Siddharth Vishwakarma was unable to demonstrate his game in better light as he was beaten 6-4, 6-2 by fellow qualifier Samuel Ruggeri of Italy in the first round of the Dafa News $82,000 Delhi Open Challenger tennis tournament at the DLTA Complex on Tuesday. The other Indian in singles action, earlier in the day, Ramkumar Ramanathan did not get into …

Bengaluru Open: Nagal beats Wong to enter quarterfinals
1 year, 1 month ago

Bengaluru Open: Nagal beats Wong to enter quarterfinals

The Hindu  

Sumit Nagal passed a stern test, overcoming Hong Kong’s Coleman Wong 6-2, 7-5 to enter the singles quarterfinal of the dafaNews Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger at the KSLTA courts inside Cubbon Park here on Thursday. A trainee at the Rafa Nadal Academy, Wong is a two-time junior Major doubles champion and a singles semifinalist at the 2022 junior US Open. …

Davis Cup 2024: India thrash Pakistan 4-0 in play-off tie to advance to World Group I
1 year, 1 month 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 …

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 …

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 22
1 year, 4 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, October 22

The Hindu  

TENNIS Asian Games silver medallist Ramkumar Ramanathan warded off a tough challenge from third seed Digvijay Pratap Singh in an all-Indian final to emerge champion in the ITF Dharwad Men’s World Tennis Tour here on Sunday. The results: €750,950 ATP, Stockholm, Sweden - Doubles final: Andrey Golubev & Denys Molchanov bt Yuki Bhambri & Julian Cash 7-6, 6-2 $15,000 ITF …

UP’s Siddharth, Telangana’s Rashmikaa reach finals of Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship
1 year, 5 months ago

UP’s Siddharth, Telangana’s Rashmikaa reach finals of Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship

The Hindu  

Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharth Vishwakarma and Telangana’s Rashmikaa S Bhamidipaty made their way into the finals of the ongoing 28th Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship 2023 in their respective categories on Friday at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi. The 2018 champion Siddharth played brilliantly from the get-go and used his ferocious shots and serves to register a 6-4, 6-2 victory …

Fenesta Open National Tennis C’Ships: Olympian Vishnu Vardhan, top-seed Vaidehee register wins
1 year, 5 months ago

Fenesta Open National Tennis C’Ships: Olympian Vishnu Vardhan, top-seed Vaidehee register wins

The Hindu  

New Delhi Two-time champion J Vishnu Vardhan and defending champion Vaidehee Chaudhari of Gujarat started their 28th Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship 2023 campaign with thrilling wins on Tuesday at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi. Telangana’s Vishnu Vardhan, who is also the eighth seed in the tournament, had to dig deep to get a thrilling 7-6, 3-6, 7-5 victory …

Manika Batra's defeat in decider spells Indian women's table tennis team's ouster from Asian Games
1 year, 5 months ago

Manika Batra's defeat in decider spells Indian women's table tennis team's ouster from Asian Games

Hindustan Times  

Star Indian paddler Manika Batra lost both her matches, including the deciding fifth singles, as the Indian women's table tennis team was eliminated from the Asian Games following their 2-3 defeat against Thailand in the pre-quarterfinals here on Sunday. 39 Batra first lost the opening match to 104th ranked Thai player Orawan Paranang 0-3 World No. 39 Batra first lost …

Indian sports news wrap, July 28
1 year, 7 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, July 28

The Hindu  

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

India storms into quarters of Badminton Asia Junior Championships 2023
1 year, 8 months ago

India storms into quarters of Badminton Asia Junior Championships 2023

The Hindu  

Team India recorded a commanding 5:0 victory against Hong Kong China and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia Junior Championships 2023 before going down fighting against Malaysia on the second day of the tournament in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on Saturday. The mixed doubles pair of Samarveer and Radhika showcased their class as they got the better of Deng and …

Indian sports news wrap, April 27
1 year, 10 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, April 27

The Hindu  

TENNIS Madrid Masters: Bopanna-Ebden pair through to pre-quarterfinals Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden reached pre-quarterfinals of the Madrid Masters, an ATP1000 event, on Thursday. RESULTS ATP Rome Challenger Singles, Second Round: Sumit Nagal bt Fausto Tabacco 6-3, 6-0 Doubles, Quarterfinal: Viktor Durasovic /Fernando Romboli bt Yuki Bhambri/Saketh Myneni 7-6, 4-6, ITF W60 Charlottesville Doubles, First Round: Prarthana …

Indian sports news wrap, April 15
1 year, 11 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, 11 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. …

BWF German Open 2023: Lakshya Sen loses in first round, Indian challenge ends
2 years ago

BWF German Open 2023: Lakshya Sen loses in first round, Indian challenge ends

The Hindu  

India’s challenge at the German Open, a BWF World Tour Super 300 event, ended on Wednesday as all four singles players lost in the first round in Mulheim, Germany. Teenager Tasnim Mir, who reached the main draw after beating Ireland’s Rachael Darragh in the qualifying round, suffered an 8-21, 10-21 defeat against eighth-seeded Thai shuttler Pornpawee Chochuwong in 25 minutes. …

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

Bengaluru Open 2023: Nagal loses to Purcell, India’s singles challenge ends
2 years ago

Bengaluru Open 2023: Nagal loses to Purcell, India’s singles challenge ends

The Hindu  

India’s singles campaign at the Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger ended on Thursday following Sumit Nagal’s 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 defeat to Australia’s Max Purcell at the KSLTA courts. For a set-and-a-half, Nagal was the better player, but the match turned on an injury time-out for Purcell at 4-3 in the second set when a trainer was called to strap his ankle. …

Bengaluru Open | India’s challenge peters out after Nagal loses to Purcell
2 years ago

Bengaluru Open | India’s challenge peters out after Nagal loses to Purcell

The Hindu  

India’s singles campaign at the DafaNews Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger ended on Thursday following Sumit Nagal’s 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 defeat to Australia’s Max Purcell at the KSLTA courts. For a set-and-a-half, Nagal was the better player, but the match turned on an injury time-out for Purcell at 4-3 in the second set when a trainer was called to strap his …

Bengaluru Open: Mukund Sasikumar, Prajnesh Gunneswaran Open With Wins
2 years, 1 month ago

Bengaluru Open: Mukund Sasikumar, Prajnesh Gunneswaran Open With Wins

News 18  

Indian tennis players Mukund Sasikumar and Prajnesh Gunneswaran made their way into the final qualifying round at the Bengaluru Open after registering contrasting victories on Sunday. The prestigious ATP Challenger event is being organised by the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association at the KSLTA Stadium in Bengaluru. 1 Gunneswaran, on the other hand, faced some tough challenge from Zimbabwean Benjamin …

Bengaluru Open Challenger: Prajnesh Gunneswaran, Mukund Sasikumar reach final qualifying round
2 years, 1 month ago

Bengaluru Open Challenger: Prajnesh Gunneswaran, Mukund Sasikumar reach final qualifying round

The Hindu  

Mukund Sasikumar and Prajnesh Gunneswaran made their way into the final qualifying round at the 2023 Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger after registering contrasting victories on Sunday. 1 Gunneswaran, on the other hand, faced some tough challenge from Zimbabwean Benjamin Lock in the first set, which went into a tie-breaker, but managed to keep things under control to secure a 7-5, …

Chennai Open Challenger: Sumit Nagal Enters Semis With Win Over Jay Clarke
2 years, 1 month 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 …

Chennai Open Challenger: Sumit Nagal Beats Storms Into Quarterfinal With Win Over Jason Jung
2 years, 1 month ago

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

News 18  

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

Chennai Open: Sumit Nagal beats Jason Jung, reaches quarter-finals
2 years, 1 month ago

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

Firstpost  

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

Chennai Open 2023: Sumit Nagal Beats Ryan Peniston to Enter Second Round
2 years, 1 month 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 …

Chennai Open Challenger 2023: Sumit Nagal, Sasikumar Mukund Enter Main Draw
2 years, 1 month ago

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

News 18  

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

Tata Open Maharashtra: New dawn for the Dutch, same old story for India
2 years, 2 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, 2 months 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: N Sriram Balaji-Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan storm into doubles final
2 years, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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: Indian singles challenge ends without solitary success
2 years, 2 months ago

Tata Open Maharashtra: Indian singles challenge ends without solitary success

The Hindu  

The Indian singles challenge at the Tata Open Maharashtra ended without a solitary success story as Ramkumar Ramanathan and Mukund Sasikumar followed Manas Manoj Dhamne and Sumit Nagal out of the tournament, at the Balewadi Stadium here on Tuesday. 62 and an ATP tour titlist in 2022 – 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, Mukund, India’s top-ranked singles player, fell to a dispiriting …

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

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

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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 …

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