Tennis News
At US Open 2011, New York

[R1] (6) Sania Mirza (IND)/ Elena Vesnina (RUS) vs Samantha Crawford (USA)/ Madison Keys (USA)
[R1] (4) Mahesh Bhupathi (IND)/ Leander Paes (IND) vs Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR)/ Albert Ramos (ESP)
[R1] (5) Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) vs Robby Ginepri (USA)/ Rhyne Williams (USA)
[R1] Somdev Devvarman (IND)/ Treat Conrad Huey (PHI) vs Igor Andreev (RUS)/ Igor Kunitsyn (RUS)

Sania and Elena having favorable draw until quarters if both r fit.

In men doubles our all pairs in the bottom draw ... Happy to see Ex-UVa pair of Sommy and Treat r playing together here ... Sommy and Treat can face Lee and Mahesh if they reaches to the third round ... Rohan and Aisam can meet one of them in the semis.
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At $35K+H Como Challenger, Italy

[R1] (4) Olivier Charroin (FRA)/ Purav Raja (IND) bt Niels Desein (BEL)/ Stephane Robert (FRA) 63 62

[QF] (4) Olivier Charroin (FRA)/ Purav Raja (IND) vs Andrea Arnaboldi (ITA) / Stephano Ianni ( ITA)

Comfortable win for Purav and Olivier in the first round ... Next they r facing local pair.
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At $15K Spain F31 Futures, Santander (clay)

[R1] Ramkumar RAMANATHAN (IND,949) bt (WC) Borja GUTIERREZ-DE LA MAZA (ESP,UNR) 62 61

[R2] Ramkumar RAMANATHAN (IND,949) vs (5) David ESTRUCH (ESP,397)

Doubles
[R1] Rafael MAZON-HERNANDEZ (ESP)/ Ramkumar RAMANATHAN (IND) vs Alejandro ANDINO VALLVERDU (ESP)/ Marcos GIRALDI REQUENA (ESP)

Expected winning start for Ramkumar.
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At $10K Germany F13 Futures, Kempten (clay)

[Q1] (2) N.Sriram BALAJI (IND,1328) bye
[Q2] (2) N.Sriram BALAJI (IND,1328) bt Adriano QUINTI (GER,UNR) 62 64
[Q3] (2) N.Sriram BALAJI (IND,1328) bt Jan MAREK (CZE,UNR) 75 75

[R1] (Q) N.Sriram BALAJI (IND,1328) vs (WC) Patrick ELIAS (GER,UNR)

Sriram Balaji qualified for the main-draw and having winnable first round.
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At $15K Netherlands F6 Futures, Apeldoorn (clay)

[Q1] (6) Akash WAGH (IND,1482) bye
[Q2] (6) Akash WAGH (IND,1482) bt Philip DE VETTER (BEL,UNR) 64 75
[Q3] (6) Akash WAGH (IND,1482) bt Jan MEYER (GER,UNR) 75 61

[R1] (Q) Akash WAGH (IND,1482) vs (6) Alexandre SIDORENKO (FRA,408)

Doubles
[R1] Yannick EBBINGHAUS (NED)/ Akash WAGH (IND) vs Bobbie DE GOEIJEN (NED)/ Matthew PIEROT (NED)

Akash qualified for the maindraw but having tough first round against top-400 type player.