Friday, October 17, 2014

Tennis News

At $50K Indore Challenger, India

[QF] Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND,262) bt Ti Chen (TPE,236) 67(6) 76(2) 75
[QF] Saketh Myneni (IND,453) bt Sanam Singh (IND,393) 76(5) 63

Doubles
[QF] Somdev Devvarman (IND)/ Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND) bt Saketh Myneni (IND)/ Sanam Singh (IND) 63 76(4)

[SF] Somdev Devvarman (IND)/ Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND) l Adrian Menendez-Maceiras (ESP)/ Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) 16 36

RamK score huge win of his career upsetting experienced Ti Chen in 3 hours and 16 minutes match ... This is his first challenger level semi-final and he is facing Saketh, who is also playing his first challenger level semi-final, for place in the final ... In this match also RamK's bigger serve helped him as he served 15 aces ... In the first set both players exchanged early breaks (total 4) but after that both players hold their respective service games to take this set into tie-break ... Ti Chen won this close tie-break ... in the second set also both players hold their respective service games with ease ... This time in tie-break RamK won 6 points in a row to take 6-0 lead and then converted 3rd set point ... In decider Ti Chen broke RamK in 6th game to lead 4-2 but in next game RamK broke back to brought this set on the serve, 3-4 ... RamK take crucial break in 11th game to lead 6-5 and then hold for fighting win.

Before that Saketh score straight sets win over Sanam ... In this match also Saketh's big serve proved crucial as he hit 12 aces ... First set went to tie-break which Saketh won it ... In the second set match's only break went in favor of Saketh for straight sets win.

In the doubles Buji-Jeevan complete straight sets win after winning the second set in tie-break against Saketh-Sanam .. But they fail to continue same form in the semis and lose easily against Nedovyesov and Menendez-Maceiras.

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