Ramkumar Ramanathan put the loss in singles behind him, partnering Mexico’s Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela in a thrilling 7-6, 6-7, win over Indo-Dutch pair of Rohan Bopanna and Botic van de Zandschulp in the opening round of the Tata Open Maharashtra here on Tuesday. However, a strong forehand return from Reyes-Varela on the Dutchman’s second serve saw Bopanna hitting the forehand …
Second seed Rafael Nadal took another step forward in his bid for a rare calendar-year Grand Slam on Monday by booking his spot in the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a commanding 6-4 6-2 7-6 win against Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp. “To be in the quarter-finals here at Wimbledon after three years without playing here, it’s amazing for me," said Nadal. …
