Tennis News

At €2.1M Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, Spain (Red clay)

[R1] Somdev Devvarman (IND,89) vs Martin Klizan (SVK,102)

Doubles
[Q1] (2) Somdev Devvarman (IND)/ Ante Pavic (CRO) l Teymuraz Gabashvili (GEO)/ Mikhail Kukuskin (KAZ) 26 36

[R1] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) vs Treat Huey (PHI)/ Dominic Inglot (GBR)

In the doubles qualifying Buji-Pavic lose easily ... In the singles Buji is facing Slovakian Klizan in the first round ... Rohan-Aisam r facing tricky pairing of Huey-Inglot in the first round.
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At $710K Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Stuttgart, Germany (WTA Premier) (Red clay)

[R1] (2) Sania Mirza (IND)/ Cara Black (ZIM) vs Angelique Kerber (GER)/ Andrea Petkovic (GER)

Sania-Cara starting their clay season from Porsche open ... Tough local pair of Kerber-Petkovic in the first round.
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At At $50K Savannah Challenger, Georgia, USA (clay)

[Q1] (1) Sanam Singh (IND,365) bt Joel Link (GER,UNR) 61 61

[Q2] (1) Sanam Singh (IND,365) vs Jean-Yves Aubone (USA,668)

Easy win for Sanam ... Next match is also winnable for Sanam.
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At $50K+H Shenzhen Challenger, China

[R1] Saketh Myneni (IND,260) vs Qualifier

Doubles
[R1] Saketh Myneni (IND)/ Hsien-Yin Peng (TPE) vs (2) Sanchai Ratiwatana (THA)/ Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA)

Yuki withdrew so only Saketh is playing in this Chinese challenger.
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At €42.5K Vercelli Challenger, Italy

[R1] (1) Mateusz Kowalczyk (POL)/ Purav Raja (IND) vs Stephan Fransen (NED)/ Wesley Koolhof (NED)

This week Purav is playing with Polish partner, Mateusz Kowalczyk and they r top-seed.
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At $25K ITF Women's Tournament, Namangan , Uzbekistan

[Q1] (1) Prarthana G. Thombare (IND,404) bye
[Q1] (7) Sharrmadaa Balu (IND,689) bt Mubina Vahobova (UZB,UNR) 60 61

[Q2] (1) Prarthana G. Thombare (IND,404) vs Angelina Kholikulova (RUS,UNR)
[Q2] (7) Sharrmadaa Balu (IND,689) vs (11) Yana Khon (UZB,1042)

[R1] (6) Ankita Raina (IND,295) vs Sabina Sharipova (UZB,332)

Doubles
[R1] Ankita RAINA (IND)/ Prarthana G. THOMBARE (IND) vs Sharrmadaa BALUU (IND)/ Veronika KAPSHAY (UKR)

Prarthana and Sharrmadaa having good chance of qualifying for main-draw ... Ankita is having tricky match against local player Sabina Sharipova.
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At $10K Iran F6 futures , Kish

[R1] Anvit Bendre (IND,1456) vs Kevin Kaczynski (GER,833)
[R1] Sagar Ahuja (IND,1362) vs (Q) Luca Pancaldi (ITA,1655)
[R1] (Q) Neeraj Elangovan (IND,2183) vs Alexandr Kushakov (UKR,907)
[R1] Akash Wagh (IND,1138) vs (7) Matias Sborowitz (CHI,792)
[R1] Ronak Manuja (IND,1267) vs (2) Martin Vaisse (FRA,338)

Doubles
[R1] Ronak MANUJA (IND)/ Akash WAGH (IND) vs Kevin KACZYNSKI (GER)/ Christian PLATTES (GER)
[R1] Matias Franco DESCOTTE (ARG)/ Neeraj ELANGOVAN (IND) vs (4) Jerome INZERILLO (FRA)/ Martin VAISSE (FRA)
[R1] Sagar AHUJA (IND)/ Anvit BENDRE (IND) vs Toni ANDROIC (CRO)/ Hamid Reza NADAF (IRI)

Neeraj qualify for main-draw and joins Anvit, Sagar, Akash and Ronak ... Akash and Ronak r facing seeded opponents in the first round.