Thursday, February 20, 2014

Tennis News

At $100K Delhi Challenger, India

Doubles
[QF] (WC) Saketh Myneni (IND)/ Sanam Singh (IND) bt N.Sriram Balaji (IND)/ Ti Chen (IND) 67(4) 76(4) 10-7

[SF] (WC) Saketh Myneni (IND)/ Sanam Singh (IND) vs (4) Adrian Menendez-Maceiras (ESP)/ Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ)
[SF] (WC) Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND)/ Vishnu Vardhan (IND) vs (2) Sanchai Ratiwatana (THA)/ Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA)

Saki-Sanam were favorite in this match but I wasn't expected so much close match ... After losing first set in tie-break Sanam-Saki also needed tie-break for winning second set ... In match tie-break also both pairs were close before Saki-Sanam winning it ... In semi-final they r facing in-form 3rd seed pair ... In other semi-final Vishnu-Jeevan r facing Thai 2nd seed Ratiwata bros.
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At $25K ITF Women's Tournament, New Delhi, India

[R2] (WC) Natasha Palha (IND,587) l (7) Ilona Kremen (BLR,242) 36 46
[R2] Ankita Raina (IND,285) bt (5) Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (THA,222) 63 61

[QF] Ankita Raina (IND,285) bt (3) Yuliya Beygelzimer (UKR,180)

Superb dominating upset win by Ankita against talented Thai girl Noppawan Lertcheewakarn losing only 4 games ... Interestingly Noppawan is a former junior #1 and former junior Wimbledon champion in 2009, she won double crown that year ... So considering Ankita's current slump in form I wasn't expected this win, pleasently surprised ... Next she is facing former top-100 and 3rd seed Ukrainian Yuliya Beygelzimer.

Natasha lost in two sets with respectable score.

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