Pune, Jan 3 (Ians) Ramkumar Ramanathan made his way into the doubles quarter-finals along with Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela at the fifth edition the Tata Open Maharashtra after defeating the pair of Rohan Bopanna and Botic van de Zandschulp 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 11-9 at the Balewadi Stadium, here on Tuesday.
The Indo-Mexican duo put up a brilliant performance against the strong opposition team consisting of the two-time champion Indian tennis ace Bopanna.
The exciting contest saw tough competition from both the ends as the two sets, too, were decided into the tie breakers before Ramkumar and Reyes-Varela managed to tilt the result in their favour in the end in the final tie-breaker.
The duo will now face the three-time Grand Slam champions Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury, who overcame the challenge from Sebastian Baez-Luis David Martinez 6-3, 7-6 (1) in their opening encounter.
It was a mixed day for Ramkumar, who went...
The Indo-Mexican duo put up a brilliant performance against the strong opposition team consisting of the two-time champion Indian tennis ace Bopanna.
The exciting contest saw tough competition from both the ends as the two sets, too, were decided into the tie breakers before Ramkumar and Reyes-Varela managed to tilt the result in their favour in the end in the final tie-breaker.
The duo will now face the three-time Grand Slam champions Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury, who overcame the challenge from Sebastian Baez-Luis David Martinez 6-3, 7-6 (1) in their opening encounter.
It was a mixed day for Ramkumar, who went...
- 1/3/2023
- by News Bureau
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Pune, Dec 9 (Ians) Bengaluru Spartans displaced Hyderabad Strikers from the top of the points table at the end of second day’s play at the ongoing Tennis Premier League (Tpl) season 4 at the Balewadi Stadium, here on Thursday.
Bengaluru Spartans jumped to top of the table as they had amassed 88 points by the end of Day 2, while Finecab Hyderabad Strikers were at the 2nd spot in the table with 87 points.
Pune Jaguars sit 3rd after the fixtures on Day 2 with 85 points with Mumbai Leon Army right on their heels with 84 points. Chennai Stallions and Gujarat Panthers are at 5th and 6th place in the table respectively with 80 points apiece.
Delhi Binny’s Brigade are 7th in the table with 71 points. Punjab Tigers had slipped to the foot of the table as the newest franchise of the Tennis Premier League had managed to score 65 points by the end of Day 2.
The...
Bengaluru Spartans jumped to top of the table as they had amassed 88 points by the end of Day 2, while Finecab Hyderabad Strikers were at the 2nd spot in the table with 87 points.
Pune Jaguars sit 3rd after the fixtures on Day 2 with 85 points with Mumbai Leon Army right on their heels with 84 points. Chennai Stallions and Gujarat Panthers are at 5th and 6th place in the table respectively with 80 points apiece.
Delhi Binny’s Brigade are 7th in the table with 71 points. Punjab Tigers had slipped to the foot of the table as the newest franchise of the Tennis Premier League had managed to score 65 points by the end of Day 2.
The...
- 12/8/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Sep 10 (Ians) Ahead of the Davis Cup 2022 World Group I tie against Norway, the Indian tennis team on Saturday suffered a major blow after its most experienced player Rohan Bopanna pulled out due to knee inflammation.
The 42-year-old took to social media to inform that he was advised an indefinite rest before starting to compete again.
“I have had to make a tough call this week against my constant love and devotion towards representing the country and withdraw from the Davis Cup team against Norway,” Bopanna said in a tweet.
“I have an inflammation on my knee and have been advised to rest it before I start competing again,” he added.
The Indian team for the Davis Cup tie against Norway on September 16 and 17 was announced in July. Apart from Bopanna, India’s highest-ranked men’s singles player Ramkumar Ramanathan, Sumit Nagal, Prajnesh Gunneswaran, Yuki Bhambri and Mukund...
The 42-year-old took to social media to inform that he was advised an indefinite rest before starting to compete again.
“I have had to make a tough call this week against my constant love and devotion towards representing the country and withdraw from the Davis Cup team against Norway,” Bopanna said in a tweet.
“I have an inflammation on my knee and have been advised to rest it before I start competing again,” he added.
The Indian team for the Davis Cup tie against Norway on September 16 and 17 was announced in July. Apart from Bopanna, India’s highest-ranked men’s singles player Ramkumar Ramanathan, Sumit Nagal, Prajnesh Gunneswaran, Yuki Bhambri and Mukund...
- 9/10/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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New Delhi, July 21 (Ians) Sumit Nagal on Thursday made a comeback to the Indian tennis team for the Davis Cup 2022 tie against Norway on September 16 and 17 while doubles specialist Divij Sharan was left out from the squad. The 24-year-old Nagal was rested for India’s Davis Cup 2022 World Group I playoffs […]...
- 7/21/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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New Delhi, March 5 ( Ians) Despite their 4-0 loss against India in the Davis Cup World Group 1 Playoff tie, Denmark captain Frederik Nielsen said that they are taking many positive things from this defeat. He added that had his team won those three match-points against Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan in the second […]...
- 3/5/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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New Delhi, March 5 (Ians) Indian pair of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan saved three match points to register a hard-fought win against the Denmark’s Frederik Nielsen and Mikael Torpegaard 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in an intense doubles match of the Davis Cup World Group 1 Playoff at the Delhi Gymkhana Club here on […]...
- 3/5/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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New Delhi, March 5 (Ians) Indian pair of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan defeated Denmark’s Frederik Nielsen and Mikael Torpegaard 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in an intense doubles match of the Davis Cup World Group 1 Playoff at the Delhi Gymkhana Club here on Saturday. With this win, India took an unassailable 3-0 lead […]...
- 3/5/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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New Delhi, March 2 (Ians) India’s Davis Cup team non-playing captain Rohit Rajpal insisted that the hosts have a very good line-up in the doubles against Denmark. He added that players like Rohan Bopanna, Ramkumar Ramanathan and Divij Sharan can perform well against any good side. India will take on Denmark in the Davis Cup […]...
- 3/2/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Pune, Jan 29 (Ians) Rohan Bopanna, who won the men’s doubles title here with Divij Sharan in 2019, and his new partner Ramkumar Ramanathan will open their campaign in the 2022 Tata Open Maharashtra with a match against Jamie Cerretani and Nicholas Monroe of the United States in the opening round. The draw for men’s […]...
- 1/29/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Mumbai, Dec 13 (Ians) Gujarat Panthers taking on Pune Jaguars in the opening match of the third season of Tennis Premier League (Tpl) with stars like doubles specialist Divij Sharan, Vijay Sundar Prashant, and Ukraines Valeyrla Strakhova of Gujarat taking on Saketh Myneni, Ishaque Iqbal and Rutuja Bhosle of Pune. Also coming on the court […]...
- 12/13/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Melbourne, Feb 11 (Ians) Estonia's unseeded Kaia Kanepi sent defending champion and fourth seed Sofia Kenin of America packing in the women's singles of the Australian Open on Thursday while 20-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal advanced to the third round.
Kenin crashed out after a 6-3, 6-2 defeat to Kanepi in the second-round. Women's top seed Ashleigh Barty of Australia had to play out a tie-breaker in the second set to beat compatriot Daria Gavrilova 6-1, 7-6 (9). Ashleigh faces Russia's Ekaterina Alexanderova in the third round.
Spain's Nadal beat Malaysian qualifier Michael Mmoh 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 to ease into the third round, where he will face Britain's Cameron Norrie. Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas had to dig deep in a five-set thriller against Thanasi Kokkinakis. In a match that involved two tie-breakers, Tsitsipas eventually won 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-4. He faces Mikael Ymer of Sweden in the third round.
Kenin crashed out after a 6-3, 6-2 defeat to Kanepi in the second-round. Women's top seed Ashleigh Barty of Australia had to play out a tie-breaker in the second set to beat compatriot Daria Gavrilova 6-1, 7-6 (9). Ashleigh faces Russia's Ekaterina Alexanderova in the third round.
Spain's Nadal beat Malaysian qualifier Michael Mmoh 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 to ease into the third round, where he will face Britain's Cameron Norrie. Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas had to dig deep in a five-set thriller against Thanasi Kokkinakis. In a match that involved two tie-breakers, Tsitsipas eventually won 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-4. He faces Mikael Ymer of Sweden in the third round.
- 2/11/2021
- by IANS
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Melbourne, Feb 11 (Ians) India's Divij Sharan and Ankita Raina on Thursday lost their respective first-round matches in men's doubles and women's doubles event to crash out of the Australian Open Grand Slam.
Sharan, alongside Igor Zelenay of Slovakia, lost 1-6, 4-6 to the German pair Kevin Krawietz and Yannick Hanfmann in a match that lasted one hour and four minutes.
In women's doubles event, Raina -- who partnered with Romania's Mihaela Buzarnescu -- suffered a 3-6, 0-6 defeat to Australian pair of Belinda Woolcock and Olivia Gadecki in one hour and four minutes.
Earlier on Wednesday, Rohan Bopanna had bowed out of the men's doubles event after he lost his first round contest alongside Japanese partner Ben McLachlan 6-4, 7(7)-6(0) to the South Korean pair of Ji Sung Nam and Min-Kyu Song in a match lasting one hour and 17 minutes.
However, Bopanna will be seen in action on Friday...
Sharan, alongside Igor Zelenay of Slovakia, lost 1-6, 4-6 to the German pair Kevin Krawietz and Yannick Hanfmann in a match that lasted one hour and four minutes.
In women's doubles event, Raina -- who partnered with Romania's Mihaela Buzarnescu -- suffered a 3-6, 0-6 defeat to Australian pair of Belinda Woolcock and Olivia Gadecki in one hour and four minutes.
Earlier on Wednesday, Rohan Bopanna had bowed out of the men's doubles event after he lost his first round contest alongside Japanese partner Ben McLachlan 6-4, 7(7)-6(0) to the South Korean pair of Ji Sung Nam and Min-Kyu Song in a match lasting one hour and 17 minutes.
However, Bopanna will be seen in action on Friday...
- 2/11/2021
- by IANS
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Melbourne, Feb 10 (Ians) Top seed Novak Djokovic and third seed Dominic Thiem were among those that advanced to the third round of the men's singles event at the 2021 Australian Open as the Indian challenge came to an end at Melbourne Park on Wednesday. In women's singles, second seed Simona Halep overcame a scare against Australian world No.72 Ajla Tomljanovic.
Serbian Djokovic beat American Francis Tiafoe in four sets to advance to the third round where he faces Tiafoe's compatriot Taylor Fritz. Djokovic won the match 6-3, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (2), 6-3.
Meanwhile, Austrian Thiem eased past Germany's Dominik Koepfer 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 to set up a big ticket showdown against Australian star Nick Kyrgios in the third round.
German sixth seed Alexander Zverev beat American qualifier Maxime Cressy 7-5, 6-4, 6-3 and will face France's Adrian Mannarino. Swiss 17th seed and former champion Stan Wawrinka, meanwhile, lost in a five-set marathon to...
Serbian Djokovic beat American Francis Tiafoe in four sets to advance to the third round where he faces Tiafoe's compatriot Taylor Fritz. Djokovic won the match 6-3, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (2), 6-3.
Meanwhile, Austrian Thiem eased past Germany's Dominik Koepfer 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 to set up a big ticket showdown against Australian star Nick Kyrgios in the third round.
German sixth seed Alexander Zverev beat American qualifier Maxime Cressy 7-5, 6-4, 6-3 and will face France's Adrian Mannarino. Swiss 17th seed and former champion Stan Wawrinka, meanwhile, lost in a five-set marathon to...
- 2/10/2021
- by IANS
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Melbourne, Feb 10 (Ians) India's Rohan Bopanna and his Japanese partner Ben McLachlan crashed out of the Australian Open men's doubles event after suffering a straight-sets defeat to South Korean pair of Ji Sung Nam and Min-Kyu Song in their first round contest here on Wednesday.
The South Korean pair -- wild card entrants to the event -- beat Bopanna and McLachlan 6-4, 7(7)-6(0) in a match that lasted one hour and 17 minutes.
It was the first time Bopanna partnered with McLachlan. Joao Sousa, with whom Bopanna was originally supposed to play the year's first Grand Slam, was diagnosed with Covid-19 and was unable to make the trip to Australia.
Despite the loss, the 40-year-old Indian is expected to return in mixed doubles -- the draws for which have still not been announced.
On Thursday, Divij Sharan alongside Igor Zelenay of Slovakia will face the German pair Kevin Krawietz and Yannick...
The South Korean pair -- wild card entrants to the event -- beat Bopanna and McLachlan 6-4, 7(7)-6(0) in a match that lasted one hour and 17 minutes.
It was the first time Bopanna partnered with McLachlan. Joao Sousa, with whom Bopanna was originally supposed to play the year's first Grand Slam, was diagnosed with Covid-19 and was unable to make the trip to Australia.
Despite the loss, the 40-year-old Indian is expected to return in mixed doubles -- the draws for which have still not been announced.
On Thursday, Divij Sharan alongside Igor Zelenay of Slovakia will face the German pair Kevin Krawietz and Yannick...
- 2/10/2021
- by IANS
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Melbourne, Feb 9 (Ians) Ace India tennis player Sumit Nagal on Tuesday faced a crushing straight-sets defeat against Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis in the first round contest to bow out of the men's singles event of the Australian Open.
Nagal, India's second-highest ranked men's singles player, lost 2-6, 5-7, 3-6 to Berankis in a match that lasted two hours and six minutes at Court 17. Last week, the 23-year-old Indian had lost to the world number 72 in the build-up event.
This was Nagal's third Grand Slam men's singles appearance as he had competed in 2019 and 2020 edition of US Open. He had won in the first round of the US Open in his last appearance in the main draw of a Grand Slam. It was the first time an Indian had progressed beyond the opening round of a Grand Slam in singles event since Somdev Devvarman in 2013.
Meanwhile, Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan will...
Nagal, India's second-highest ranked men's singles player, lost 2-6, 5-7, 3-6 to Berankis in a match that lasted two hours and six minutes at Court 17. Last week, the 23-year-old Indian had lost to the world number 72 in the build-up event.
This was Nagal's third Grand Slam men's singles appearance as he had competed in 2019 and 2020 edition of US Open. He had won in the first round of the US Open in his last appearance in the main draw of a Grand Slam. It was the first time an Indian had progressed beyond the opening round of a Grand Slam in singles event since Somdev Devvarman in 2013.
Meanwhile, Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan will...
- 2/9/2021
- by IANS
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