Tennis News

At $984K Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

[Q3] (2) Somdev Devvarman (IND,98) bt Jean-Julien Rojer (NED,UNR) 75 75

[R1] (Q) Somdev Devvarman (IND,98) vs (Q) Matteo Viola (ITA,140)

Surprisngluy tough resistant by Jean-Julien Rojer ... Still Buji completed win in tight two sets against thie top-15 doubles player and qualify for main-draw ... In the main-draw he is facing another qualifier Italian Matteo Viola ... Winner between this match will be facing top-seed and WR #4 David Ferrer.
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At $567.5K Thailand Open, Bangkok

[Q3] (8) Karunuday Singh (IND,684) l (4) Marco Chiudinelli (SUI,165) 64 16 46

Fighting performance by Karunuday against experienced and top-200 Swiss Chiudinelli ... But after winning the first set Karunuday failed to kept momentum.
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At $50K Napa Challenger, USA

[R1] Vijayant Malik (IND,446) l (2) Tim Smyczek (USA,104) 26 26

Vijayant lost in the first round against top-100 type American Tim Smyczek.
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At $25K ITF Women's Tournament, Fergana, Uzbekistan

[R1] Nidhi CHILUMULA (IND,586) vs (7) Basak ERAYDIN (TUR,293)
[R1] (8) Ankita RAINA (IND,310) vs (WC) Jamilya SADYKZHANOVA (UZB,UNR)

Doubles
[R1] Nidhi CHILUMULA (IND)/ Anna SMOLINA (RUS) bt Arina FOLTS (UZB)/ Alexandra RILEY (USA) 61 64
[R1] Ankita RAINA (IND)/ Deniz KHAZANIUK (ISR) vs Anna GRIGORYAN (RUS)/ Tatiana GRIGORYAN (RUS)

Good to see Nidhi is playing this $25K tournament with Ankita ... Winning start for Nidhi in the doubles with her Russian partner.
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At $15K Burundi F1 Futures, Bujumbura (clay)

[R1] Rahul Sadhwani (IND,UNR) l Gilles De Sousa (FRA,UNR) 06 16
[R1] Kunal Anand (IND,2121) vs (5) Alexander Lazov (BUL,643)
[R1] Sagar Ahuja (IND,1408) l (6) Lorenzo Papasidero (ITA,864) 16 16
[R1] Mithun Murali (IND,UNR) bt (WC) Saidi Nkurunziza (BDI,UNR) 60 60
[R1] Neishit Vakil (IND,1904) vs Jannis Liniger (SUI,1990)
[R1] Medhir Goyal (IND,UNR) l Mark Fynn (ZIM,1054) 26 16
[R1] (2) Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND,329) bye

[R2] Mithun Murali (IND,UNR) vs (6) Lorenzo Papasidero (ITA,864)

[R2] (2) Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND,329) vs Francesco Garzelli (ITA,1240)

Doubles
[R1] George BARTH (USA)/ Medhir GOYAL (IND) bt Aymar Hugor BIYAMBA NZILA STAR (GAB)/ Anatole BIZIMANA (RWA) 76(4) 76(1)
[R1] Rahul SADHWANI (IND)/ Neishit VAKIL (IND) vs (4) Mark FYNN (ZIM)/ Hassan NDAYISHIMIYE (BDI)
[R1] Olivier HAVUGIMANA (RWA)/ Mithun MURAL (IND) l Mariusz KUR (POL)/ Eric VEHOVEC (CAN) 63 46 6-10
[R1] Sagar AHUJA (IND)/ Kunal ANAND (IND) l (3) Alexander LAZOV (BUL)/ Jannis LINIGER (SUI) 36 67(3)
[R1] (2) Yannick MERTENS (BEL)/ Jeevan NEDUNCHEZHIYAN (IND) bye

[QF] George BARTH (USA)/ Medhir GOYAL (IND) vs (1) Lukas JASTRAUNIG (AUT)/ Gerald MELZER (AUT)

Jeevan is 2nd seed and having bye in the singles and the doubles ... Mithun started with comfortable win over local teenager.
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At $10K Kuwait F2 Futures, Meshref

[Q1] (1) Saketh Myneni (IND,321) bye
[Q1] (4) Akash Wagh (IND,1775) bye

[Q2] (1) Saketh Myneni (IND,321) bt Tamim Hallak (LIB,UNR) 62 60
[Q2] (4) Akash Wagh (IND,1775) bt Uros Lukic (YUG,UNR) 60 62

[R1] (1) Saketh Myneni (IND,321) vs Arpit Sharma (IND,1650)
[R1] (Q) Akash Wagh (IND,1774) vs (7) Torsten Wietoska (GER,656)
[R1] Jatin Dahiya (IND,1310) vs Thomas Statzberger (AUT,1317)
[R1] Sidharth Rawat (IND,1181) bt Vinayak Sharma Kaza (IND,970) 64 60

Doubles
[R1] (4) Patrick Davidson (USA)/ Saketh Myneni (IND) bt Sadio Doumbia (FRA)/ Jordan Ubiergo (FRA) 75 36 13-11
[R1] Vinayak Sharma Kaza (IND)/ Akash Wagh (IND) bt Sidharth Rawat (IND)/ Arpit Sharma (IND) 63 64

[QF] (4) Patrick Davidson (USA)/ Saketh Myneni (IND) vs Siyu Liu (CHN)/ Chuhan Wang (CHN)

Not sure about Saketh's planning ... This week he needed to play qualifying with Akash and both qualified ... In the doubles tough win for Saketh and Davidson against French pair in extra points of match tie-break, next they r facing Chinese pair ... Sidharth Rawat scored comfortable straight sets win over higher ranked Kaza but Kaza-Wagh defeated Sidharth-Arpit in straight sets.
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At $10K Egypt F26 Futures , Sharm El Sheikh

[R1] Sasi Kumar Mukund (IND,UNR) vs (Q) Igor Sobolta (UKR,UNR)
[R1] (8) Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,544) vs Marlon Oliveira (BRA,1235)

Only Prajnesh is playing with Sasi in this wek's Egypt futures.
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At $10K ITF Women's Tournament, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

[SF] (1) Rishika SUNKARA (IND) bt bye
[R1] (Q) Shivani MANCHANDA (IND) vs Samantha KOELLIKER (SUI) [R1] Anjana KOMPALLY (IND) vs (8) Evgeniya SVINTSOVA (RUS) [R1] Ashmitha EASWARAMURTHI (IND) vs Erika HENDSEL (EST)

Rishika is top-seed and she is having bye in the first round.