Thursday, October 23, 2014

Tennis News

At $50K+H Pune Challenger, India

[QF] (SE) Saketh Myneni (IND,283) bt (1) Alexander Nedovyesov (KAZ,113) 63 64
[QF] (7) Yuki Bhambri (IND,179) l (4) Yuichi Sugita (JPN,144) 36 46

[SF] (SE) Saketh Myneni (IND,283) vs (4) Yuichi Sugita (JPN,144)

Doubles
[SF] Saketh Myneni (IND)/ Sanam Singh (IND) bt Toshihide Matsui (JPN)/ Yasutaka Uchiyama (JPN) 62 57 10-7

[F] Saketh Myneni (IND)/ Sanam Singh (IND) vs (1) Sanchai Ratiwatana (THA)/ Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA)

Saki score dominating win over top-seed Alexander Nedovyesov in straight sets and with this win he also guaranteed his place in 2015 Australian open qualifying ... What more creditable is, this was Saki's second win over Alexander Nedovyesov in five days ... Saki is playing like top-100 and that is show in his performance ... Saki started confidently and take 4-1 lead with a break and then kept that advantage for winning first set ... In the second set Saki broke Nedo in 3rd game to lead 2-1 but Nedo imediately broke back for 2-all ... Saki take crucial break in 9th game to lead 5-4 and then hold for completing excellent win over Alexander Nedovyesov ... Next he is facing Yuichi Sugita, who beats Yuki convincingly.

Other hand Yuki is performing with lack of confidence and that reflected in today;s match against Yuichi ... In the first set Yuki struggled with his service game and Yuichi take full advantage with winning it ... In the second set Yuki started positively and was double break up at 4-1 but from here suddenly dip in Yuki's performance ... He lost next 5 games in a row and in that Yuichi broke him in 6th, 8th and 10th games for straights sets win.

Saki-Sanam enter the final in doubles beating Japanese pair in match tie-break ... After winning the first set convincingly they lost focus in the second ... But regained their composure in match tie-break for another final as pair ... In the final they r facing top-seed Thai Ratiwatana twins.

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