Thursday, June 23, 2011

Tennis News
At Wimbledon 2011, London, Great Britain

[R2] Somdev Devvarman (IND, 68) l (18) Mikhail Youzhny (RUS,17) 26 46 46

Doubles
[R1] (4) Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) l Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL)/ Robert Farah (COL) 62 26 19-21
[R1] (4) Sania Mirza (IND)/ Elena Vesnina (RUS) bt Anna Chakvetadze (RUS)/ Melanie Oudin (USA) 60 76(4)

[R2] (4) Sania Mirza (IND)/ Elena Vesnina (RUS) vs Renata Voracova (CZE)/ Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ)

Due to weather Wimbledon organizers decided best of 3 sets in the first round of mens doubles.

Rohan and Aisam started aggressively against Colombian pair and won the first set easily ... But surprising fight back by Colombian pair, who also won the second set with double break ... In third set both pairs were holding their serve easily, this was last set so no tie-break rule ... Rohan and Aisam missed couple of match points in 22nd game ... Then they wasted another match point in 30th game ... Rohan and Aisam survived scare after 0-30 down in 35th game ... But Our pair cracked and Colombians broke them in 39th game ... Then our pair had 2 break points in 40th game but again they failed to convert it ... Otrher hand Colombians converted the first match point ... Shocking loss for Rohan and Aisam.

Sania and Elena were so dominating that they won the first set without losing a single game ... Again they take early break to lead in the second set ... Chakvetadze and Oudin fought back breaking back but our pair proved strong in tie-break to finished match in straight sets.

Sommy started with the serve but Youzhny take the first break in 5th game and he doubled his breaks again breaking Sommy in 7th game to won the first set easily ... In the second set Youzhny take a single break to won the second set ... And again with another single break in late of the third set Youzhny take the set and match.

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At $10K Spain F21, Melilla (Hard)

[QF] (Q) Ramkumar RAMANATHAN (IND,1021) l Roberto ORTEGA-OLMEDO (ESP,719) 26 26

Roberto Ortega-Olmedo proved too strong for young Ramkumar in the quarters.

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