Sunday, November 03, 2013

Tennis News

At $50K Traralgon Challenger, Australia

Singles Final
(8) Yuki Bhambri (IND,277) vs (1) Bradley Klahn (USA,123) 67(13) 63 4-2 (suspended due to rain)

As per report this was excellent match ... Yuki played amazing net game with near perfect volleying in this rain interrupted match ... In the first set Bradley broke Yuki in 2nd game to lead 2-0 but Yuki immediately broke him to brought the set on serve ... In 11th game Yuki broke Bradley to take 6-5 lead but Yuki failed to hold his serve so 6-all ... After another rain interruption they played very long tie-break which Yuki failed to won it ... In the second set Yuki broke Bradley in 4th game to take 3-1 lead and then kept that one break advantage for winning it ... In the final set Yuki broke Bradley in 1st game but Bradley immediately broke Yuki to made it 1-all ... Yuki again broke Bradley in 5th game to take 3-2 lead but when Yuki was leading 4-2 match is suspended due to rain ... So match will continue tomorrow and hopefully Yuki lift the challenger title.
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At $50K Knoxville Challenger, USA

[Q1] (1) Sanam Singh (IND,366) bt George Coupland (GBR,827) 61 61
[Q1] (4) Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,506) l Mitchell Frank (USA,914) 64 36 36

[Q2] (1) Sanam Singh (IND,366) vs Joshua Milton (GBR,605)

Sanam is top-seed in Knoxville challenger and Prajnesh is 4th seed ... Sanam started with easy straight sets win and next facing another British player ... But Prajnesh was facing tough match against former collegiate #1 and current UVa #1 Mitchell Frank ... Prajnesh started well winning the first set against Frank but he failed to keptmomentum and lost next two sets..
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At $125K OEC Taipei Ladies Open, Chinese Taipei

[Q1]Ankita Raina(IND,301) l (5) Paula Kania(POL,195) 36 16

Turned to be very tough match for Ankita against top-200 Polish player.

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Unknown said...

Yuki has won the final set. Congrats Yuki... Keep it up

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