Tennis News
At Davi Cup World Group Play-Offs 2011,

India is facing Japan in away match ... Tricky away match considering Japan is always tough in their own den ... We had close matches with them though we r having 18-3 win-loss record against them ... They will choose hard (acrylic) court but interesting to see if it will be indoor or outdoor, they r having numerous options for selecting venue for the tie.

They r having good team in Kei Nishikori (50), Tatsuma Ito (110), Go Soeda (135) and Hiroki Kondo (410).

Somdev has never played against Nishikori ... He defeated Tatsuma Ito in 2009 Washington qualifying, 63 63 ... Sommy having 1-1 record against Soeda on the hard court ... He defeated Soeda at 2008 Washington qualifying, 75 75 and lost at Vancouver qualifying, 46 67(6), in 2008.

Rohan defeated Nishikori in the last tie at New Delhi, 76(2) 36 64 26 63 ... Rohan has never played against Ito ... Surprisingly Rohan has never played against Go Soeda.
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At $15K Chinese Taipei F2,

[R1] (Q) Sanam SINGH (IND,UNR) bt (WC) I-Ta CHEN (TPE,1676) 61 61
[R1] Rupesh ROY (IND,721) l (5) Christopher RUNGKAT (INA,478) 36 26

[R2] (Q) Sanam SINGH (IND,UNR) vs (2) Ti CHEN (TPE,358)

Sanam scored very comfortable win but Rupesh lost easily against Rungkat ... Next Sanam having tough match against 2nd seed experienced local player Ti Chen.

Ranjeet withdrew from doubles so may be he is still injured.
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At $10K Spain F24, Elche

[R1] Ramkumar RAMANATHAN (IND,927) l (WC) Albert ALCARAZ IVORRA (ESP,1578) 46 46

Ramkumar got chance as luckyloser but lost against Spanish wildcard player on the clay.