Adequate competition with suitable compensation will be on offer in the $25,000 UTR Pro women’s tennis tournament to be played at the DLTA Complex from Monday. With a league cum knock-out format, featuring 20 players in four groups, the champion’s prize of $3,600, and a minimum assured reward of $400 for the last two, it will be an ideal platform …
Hyderabad: As the news of the complete capitulation of the Indian tennis contingent at Tokyo Olympics began to sink in — even as the hopes in badminton are high for a sui generis and first gold — sportspersons, parents, coaches and fans blame the gormless atavistic attitudes and policies of the All India Tennis Association and its state bodies. Consider …
Ramkumar Ramanathan put his training at the Sanchez Casal Academy in Florida to good use as he provided useful lessons to a bunch of young players in the 16-20 age group. Competing in the UTR Pro tennis tournament at the Academy, Ramkumar won six rounds in a draw of 64, dropping 17 games in all, against the young players. In …
