Tennis News
At $100K+H Caltanissetta Challenger, Italy (red clay)

[R2] Somdev Devvarman (IND,188) bt (3) Leonardo Mayer (ARG,73) 64 75

[QF] Somdev Devvarman (IND,188) vs Federico Delbonis (ARG,125)

Somdev scored upset win over top-75 Argentine player Mayer in straights set and next meeting another Argentine player Federico Delbonis in the quarters ... Against Mayer in the first set Buji take crucial break in 7th game converting 4th break point ... After that Buji hold his service games for claiming the set ... In the second set Buji take control early from 2-all he won next 3 games in that breaking Mayer twice ... While serving for the match at 5-2 Buji lost his focus and this time he lost his service game twice to brought this set back on the serve, 5-all ... In crucial 11th game Buji broke Mayer and this time he hold his serve in 12th game for excellent victory.
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At $35K+H Furth Challenger, Germany (red clay)

[QF] (3) Divij Sharan (IND)/ Purav Raja (IND) l (WC) Kevin Krawietz (GER)/ Dominik Schulz (GER) 57 36

Divij and Purav failed to raise their game against local pair and lost in straight sets.
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At $25K ITF Women's Tournament, Karshi, Uzbekistan

[QF] (Q) Ankita Raina (IND,455) bt (3) Nigina Abdurakhimova (UZB,250) 64 76(3)

[SF] (Q) Ankita Raina (IND,455) vs (6) Veronika Kapshay (UKR,301)

Doubles
[SF] Sharmada BALU (IND)/ Margarita LAZAREVA (RUS) l (3) Veronika KAPSHAY (UKR)/ Teodora MIRCIC (SRB) 16 16

Ankita scored huge upset win over local favorite and top-250 Abdurakhimova in straight sets ... Last few months Ankita is showing progress in her career ... Next she is facing 6th seed Ukrainian.
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At $10K India F7 Futures, Chennai

Singles Quarter Finals
(1) N.Sriram BALAJI (IND) bt Fariz MOHAMMED (IND) 63 62
(7) Prajnesh GUNNESWARAN (IND) bt (4) Toshihide MATSUI (JPN)67(5) 76(4) 61
(8) Karunuday SINGH (IND) bt (3) Vijayant MALIK (IND) 46 63 62
(2) Jeevan NEDUNCHEZHIYAN (IND) bt (6) Vinayak Sharma KAZA (IND) 5-5 Retd.

Karunuday continued with his good form and defeated Vijayant after losing the first set ... Balaji and Jeevan entered comfortably in the semis.
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At $10K Guam F1 Futures, Tumon

[R2] (1) Saketh MYNENI (IND,302) bt Hiromasa OKU (JPN,1551) 61 64
[R2] Neishit VAKIL (IND,UNR) l (6) Gengo KIKUCHI (JPN,755) 16 06

[QF] (1) Saketh MYNENI (IND,302) vs (6) Gengo KIKUCHI (JPN,755)

Straight sets win for Saketh ... Next he is facing 6th seed Japanese player Kikuchi.
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At $10K ITF Women's Tournament, Egypt

[R2] (3) Kyra SHROFF (IND,720) bt (Q) Jasmin LADURNER (ITA,UNR) 75 62
[R2] Sowjanya BAVISETTI (IND,1041) l Lisa-Maria MOSER (AUT,1041) 26 36

[QF] (3) Kyra SHROFF (IND,720) vs Lisa-Maria MOSER (AUT,1041)

Expected win for Kyra ... Next she is facing Austrian Lisa-Maria, who defeated Sowjanya in the second round.