Sunday, June 26, 2016

Tennis News

At $50K+H Marburg Challenger, Germany (Clay)

[Q1] Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,406) bt (5) Alexey Valutin (RUS,274) 62 63
[Q1] Sumit Nagal (IND,370) bt Riccardo Rodriguez Pace (VEN,524) 46 64 61

[Q2] Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,406) bt Sergey Betov (BLR,536) 62 64
[Q2] Sumit Nagal (IND,370) bt (4) Maximilian Marterer (GER,272) 64 64

[Q3] Sumit Nagal (IND,370) vs Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,406)

With upset win over top-275 German Marterer in straight sets Sumil is in the final qualifying and he is playing his fellow countryman Prajnesh Gunneswaran for place in main-draw ... Sumit started well for breaking Marterer in 7th game and kept that advantage for winning the first set ... Sumit continued with his good form in the second and again broke Marterer in 7th game for winning it ... Prajnesh scores straight sets win over Belarus player Sergey Betov showing his first round win wasn't a fluke..

In the first qualifying round, terrific upset win by Prajnesh against top-275 Russian in straight sets for entering into the second qualifying round ... Sumit lost the first set before finding his form for win over Pace in three sets.


At $10K ITF Women's Tennis Tournament 2016, Grand Baie La Croisette, Mauritius

[R1] (6) Kyra SHROFF (IND,669) bt Emily DOWDESWELL KOTI (GBR,UNR) 60 60
[R1] (2) Snehadevi S REDDY (IND,500) bye

[R2] (6) Kyra SHROFF (IND,669) bt Alexandra WALTERS (AUS,1029) 60 30 retd. [R2] (2) Snehadevi S REDDY (IND,511) bt Claudia WILLIAMS (NZL,1257) 63 60

[QF] (6) Kyra SHROFF (IND,669) bt Pauline PAYET (FRA,683) 63 63
[QF] (2) Snehadevi S REDDY (IND,500) bt Eleonore BARRERE (FRA,966) 76(2) 75

[SF] (6) Kyra SHROFF (IND,669) bt (Q) Vanja KLARIC (SRB,NR) 64 60
[SF] (2) Snehadevi S REDDY (IND,500) l (5) Estelle CASCINO (FRA,603) 26 36

Singles Final
(6) Kyra SHROFF (IND,669) l. (5) Estelle CASCINO (FRA,603) 63 16 36

Kyra lose in the final in three sets against French girl Cascino but still overall good performance by Kyra for reaching her first final ... Sneha also reached in the semis.

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