Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Tennis News

At $75K+H Taipei Challenger, Taiwan

[R1] Ramkumar Ramanathan(IND,228) l (8) Jimmy Wang (TPE,136) 62 36 67(4)

[R2] Yuki Bhambri (IND,216) vs (8) Jimmy Wang (TPE,136)

Doubles
[R1] Yuki Bhambri (IND)/ Saketh Myneni (IND) bt Yuya Kibi (JPN)/ Takuto Niki (JPN) 63 26 10-7

[QF] Yuki Bhambri (IND)/ Saketh Myneni (IND) vs (2) Sanchai Ratiwatana (THA)/ Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA)

Ramk fails to overcome fighter Jimmy Wang and lose match in third set tie-break ... RamK started well winning first set and at that time he was serving well ... With a single break Wang won the second set ... In the third RamK broke him early to lead 2-0 but he failed to hold and came back on serve ... In end Wang's tenacity helped him to win tie-break and match ... In the second round he is facing another Indian challenge, Yuki Bhambri.

In the doubles Yuki-Saki start with win in match tie-break against Japanese pair ... In quarter final they r facing 2nd seed Ratiwatana twins.


At $50K Tallahassee Challenger, Florida, USA

[R1] (7) Somdev Devvarman (IND,169) bt Kevin King (USA,287) 76(3) 62

[R2] (7) Somdev Devvarman (IND,169) vs Emilio Gomez (ECU,402)

Doubles
[R1] Somdev Devvarman (IND)/ Sanam Singh (IND) bt (2) Kevin King (USA)/ Dean O'Brien (RSA) 63 62

[QF] Somdev Devvarman (IND)/ Sanam Singh (IND) vs Darian King (BAR)/ Matt Seeberger (USA)

Winning start for Buji in the singles and doubles ... After winning first set in tie-break Buji dominated in the second set against Kevin King ... Next he is facing lowly ranked Emilio Gomez.

In the doubles Buji-Sanam score upset win over second seed ... They scored comfortable win and next facing Darian King-Matt Seeberger.


At $50K+H An-Ning Challenger, China (red clay)

[R1] (Q) Divij Sharan (IND,UNR) bt (WC) Wei Qiang Zheng (CHN,1025) 36 75 76(2)
[R1] (PR) Karunuday Singh (IND,777) bt (8) David Perez Sanz (ESP,344) 67(4) 64 64
[R1] N Vijay Sundar Prashanth (IND,397) l (5) Tsung Hua Yang (TPE,271) 76(4) 26 46

[R2] (PR) Karunuday Singh (IND,777) vs Duckhee Lee (KOR,391)
[R2] (Q) Divij Sharan (IND,UNR) vs Yan Bai (CHN,423)

Doubles
[R1] Karunuday Singh (IND)/ Andrew Whittington (AUS) bt Maverick Banes (AUS)/ Gavin Van Peperzeel (AUS) 76(5) 62

[QF] Karunuday Singh (IND)/ Andrew Whittington (AUS) vs (4) Liang-Chi Huang (TPE)/ Mark Vervoort (NED)

What a day for Indians at An-Ning challenger ... KU score excellent comeback win over top-350 David Perez Sanz ... After losing first set in tie-break KU won last two sets with a break ... Next he is facing talented 16 yrs old in-form Korean Duckhee Lee ... In the doubles also KU with his Aussie partner start with straight sets win ... Next they r facing 4th seed pair.

Divij continues with excellent run and today score comeback tight win over his local wild-card player Zheng ... After losing the first set Divij dug deep to win next tight two sets ... Next he is having tough challenge of top-500 Chinese player Yan Bai.

Only VSP fails to all Indian day at An-Ning challenger ... He started well after winning first set in tie-break but after that he failed to keep momentum and lost next two sets.

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