Tennis News
At $50K Penza Challenger, Russia
[R1] (1) Yuki Bhambri (IND)/ Divij Sharan (IND) bt Victor Baluda (RUS)/ Oleksandr Nedovyesov (UKR) 63 36 10-8
Very rocky performance by top-seed Indian pair ... After winning the first set they struggled against Eastern European pair ... In match tie-break also they needed couple of match point from 9-6 to complete the victory.
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At $10K USA F20 Futures, Joplin, USA
[R1] (1) Sanam Singh (IND,429) bt (WC) Nick Papac (USA,UNR) 63 60
[R2] (1) Sanam Singh (IND,429) vs Eric Quigley (USA,1778)
Expected comfortable win for Sanam against unranked wild-card local player.
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At $10K Turkey F28 Futures, Izmir
[R1] Ramkumar RAMANATHAN (IND,1042) bt (Q) Ercole DI IANNI (ITA,UNR) 76(4) 63
[R2] Ramkumar RAMANATHAN (IND,1042) vs (2) Edoardo EREMIN (ITA,529)
Doubles
[R1] Kirill DMITRIEV (RUS)/ Ramkumar RAMANATHAN (IND) bt Haluk AKKOYUN (TUR)/ Barkin YALCINKALE (TUR) 61 62
[QF] Kirill DMITRIEV (RUS)/ Ramkumar RAMANATHAN (IND) vs (4) Alexander LAZOV (BUL)/ Ergun ZORLU (TUR)
Ramkumar keep playing Turkey futures despite Indian futures ... He started with win against Italian qualifier but next facing 2nd seed Italian in the second round.
At $50K Penza Challenger, Russia
[R1] (1) Yuki Bhambri (IND)/ Divij Sharan (IND) bt Victor Baluda (RUS)/ Oleksandr Nedovyesov (UKR) 63 36 10-8
Very rocky performance by top-seed Indian pair ... After winning the first set they struggled against Eastern European pair ... In match tie-break also they needed couple of match point from 9-6 to complete the victory.
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At $10K USA F20 Futures, Joplin, USA
[R1] (1) Sanam Singh (IND,429) bt (WC) Nick Papac (USA,UNR) 63 60
[R2] (1) Sanam Singh (IND,429) vs Eric Quigley (USA,1778)
Expected comfortable win for Sanam against unranked wild-card local player.
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At $10K Turkey F28 Futures, Izmir
[R1] Ramkumar RAMANATHAN (IND,1042) bt (Q) Ercole DI IANNI (ITA,UNR) 76(4) 63
[R2] Ramkumar RAMANATHAN (IND,1042) vs (2) Edoardo EREMIN (ITA,529)
Doubles
[R1] Kirill DMITRIEV (RUS)/ Ramkumar RAMANATHAN (IND) bt Haluk AKKOYUN (TUR)/ Barkin YALCINKALE (TUR) 61 62
[QF] Kirill DMITRIEV (RUS)/ Ramkumar RAMANATHAN (IND) vs (4) Alexander LAZOV (BUL)/ Ergun ZORLU (TUR)
Ramkumar keep playing Turkey futures despite Indian futures ... He started with win against Italian qualifier but next facing 2nd seed Italian in the second round.
