Friday, August 26, 2011

Tennis News
At US Open 2011, New York

[R1] Somdev Devvarman (IND,64) vs (4) Andy Murray (GBR,4)
[R1] Sania Mirza (IND,63) vs (23) Shahar Peer (ISR,24)

Sommy having very tough draw to face Andy Murray in the first round ... I would not say cruel draw as non-seeded u can expect sometime u will face top players in the grand slam ... Big learning experience for Sommy ... Sania is also facing seeded player but she is having lot of success against Shahar Peer ... Sania having 4-0 win-loss record against her but considering Sania's recent form I m doubtful about win.
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At $100K+H Manerbio Challenger, Italy

[SF] (3) Olivier Charroin (FRA)/ Purav Raja (IND) l (1) Dustin Brown (GER)/ Lovro Zovko (CRO) 36 63 7-10

Purav and Olivier lost in super tie-break against top seed pair ... After losing the first set they fought back winning the second set but top-seed Brown and Zovko proved strong in STB.
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At $50K Astana-2 Challenger, Kazakhstan

[SF] Karan Rastogi (IND) / Vishnu Vardhan (IND) bt Radu Albot (MDA)/ Artem Smirnov (UKR) 64 64

[F] Karan Rastogi (IND) / Vishnu Vardhan (IND) vs (4) Harri Heliovaara (FIN)/ Denys Molchanov (UKR)

Karan and Vishnu reached the final of Astana-2 Challenger ... In the semis they defeated Radu and Artem in straight sets breaking opponent once in each set ... This is Karan's first challenger level doubles final and Vishnu's third ... In the final they r facing 4th seed pair.

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