At US Open 2016, New York, USA
[R1] (Q) Saketh Myneni (IND,143) l Jiri Vesely (CZE,48) 67(5) 64 62 26 57
Doubles
[R1] (7) Sania Mirza (IND)/ Barbora Strycova (CZE) vs (WC) Jada Myii Hart (USA)/ Ena Shibahara (USA)
[R1] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Frederik Nielsen (DEN) vs (16) Radek Stepanek (CZE)/ Nenad Zimonjic (SRB)
[R1] Andre Begemann (GER)/ Leander Paes (IND) vs Stephane Robert (FRA)/ Dudi Sela (ISR)
In this match Saki matched Jiri Vesely's game and was little better on the court till last few games of the match ... But again luck factor came into picture as he got injured at wrong time ... In the fifth set his quad muscle pulled when he was leading 4-2 and after that he barely managed serve and running on the court ... Still I am really proud of Saki for his fighting performance on debut and also of 'Saki Squad', who were vociferous from court side.
Saki started tentatively and got broken in 2nd game for 0-2 down ... Saki immediately broken back but afterwards lot of service breaks ... In first 8 games there were six service breaks ... In tie-break both players were exchanging mini-breaks but at 5-all Saki committed unforced errors and then Jiri won point on his serve for winning the first set ... With poor service game Saki got broken in 1st game of the second set for 0-2 down ... Saki fought back and broke Jiri in 4th game to bring on 2-all ... Jiri again broke Saki in 7th game, 3-4, but after that Saki won next three games breaking Jiri in 8th and 10th games for winning this set ... In the third set Saki broke Jiri in 4th game for leading 3-1 but Jiri had broken back in next game, 3-2 ... Again Saki won next three games breaking Jiri in 6th and 8th games for comfortably wining this set ... In the third set Jiri broke Saki in 1st game, 0-1, but Saki immediately broke back for 2-1 ... After that Jiri tok control of the set and won next five games breaking Saki in 5th and 7th games for winning this set comfortably ... In the fifth set it was physical test as Saki was struggling with his serving arm ... He arm was hurting and he was grimacing ... Some tight hold from Saki before breaking Jiri in 4th game for leading 3-1 ... At 4-1 he missed 2 break points on Jiri's serve at 15-40 ... At 4-2 Saki took medical time out and physio was on the court for working on his thigh (it seems he pulled Quad muscle) ... After medical break Saki hold at 5-2 and here drama unfolded ... Saki had a match point on Jiri's serve 30-40 and Jiri double faulted but chair umpire overruled ... After that Saki tried but he was struggling while serving as failing to jump and putting pressure on right leg ... Jiri took full advantage of it breaking Saki in 9th and 11th games for completing infamous victory ... Other hand despite his injury Saki was keep fighting and giving all until last point.
Sania-Strycova r 7th seed and they r facing American wild-card pair in the first round ... Rohan-Nielsen having tough first round match against Zimo-Stepanek ... Hopefully Lee-Begemann r coming out of their heartbreaking loss.
After match interview Saki confirmed that no injury, in end he was struggling with cramps as from 4th set he was sweats more ... It started like it was a muscle spasm kind of thing that basically became a cramps in the fifth when he was struggling to jump or run ... Watch this lovely interview of Saki, the good sporting guy and gentleman ... I am now one of biggest fan of Saki.
Saki's interview after US open loss
At $50K Bangkok-4 Challenger , Thailand
[R1] Vishnu Vardhan (IND,479) bt (WC) Phassawit Burapharitta (THA,1066) 75 46 41 Retd
Doubles
[R1] (4) Sanam Singh (IND)/ Jeevan Neduncheziyan (IND) i Lloyd Harris (RSA)/ Amir Weintraub (ISR) 67(4) 76(4) 10-12
Surprisnly tough win for Vishnu against 1000+ ranked Thai opponent ... In the third set Thai player retired due to cramps.
In the doubles Sanam and Jeevan lose in marathon match against Harris and Weintraub.
At $50K Como Challenger, Italy
[R1] Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND,202) l Kenny De Schepper (FRA,164) 26 26
Disappointed one-sided loss of RamK ... This is his fourth first round loss in last four tournaments.
[R1] (Q) Saketh Myneni (IND,143) l Jiri Vesely (CZE,48) 67(5) 64 62 26 57
Doubles
[R1] (7) Sania Mirza (IND)/ Barbora Strycova (CZE) vs (WC) Jada Myii Hart (USA)/ Ena Shibahara (USA)
[R1] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Frederik Nielsen (DEN) vs (16) Radek Stepanek (CZE)/ Nenad Zimonjic (SRB)
[R1] Andre Begemann (GER)/ Leander Paes (IND) vs Stephane Robert (FRA)/ Dudi Sela (ISR)
In this match Saki matched Jiri Vesely's game and was little better on the court till last few games of the match ... But again luck factor came into picture as he got injured at wrong time ... In the fifth set his quad muscle pulled when he was leading 4-2 and after that he barely managed serve and running on the court ... Still I am really proud of Saki for his fighting performance on debut and also of 'Saki Squad', who were vociferous from court side.
Saki started tentatively and got broken in 2nd game for 0-2 down ... Saki immediately broken back but afterwards lot of service breaks ... In first 8 games there were six service breaks ... In tie-break both players were exchanging mini-breaks but at 5-all Saki committed unforced errors and then Jiri won point on his serve for winning the first set ... With poor service game Saki got broken in 1st game of the second set for 0-2 down ... Saki fought back and broke Jiri in 4th game to bring on 2-all ... Jiri again broke Saki in 7th game, 3-4, but after that Saki won next three games breaking Jiri in 8th and 10th games for winning this set ... In the third set Saki broke Jiri in 4th game for leading 3-1 but Jiri had broken back in next game, 3-2 ... Again Saki won next three games breaking Jiri in 6th and 8th games for comfortably wining this set ... In the third set Jiri broke Saki in 1st game, 0-1, but Saki immediately broke back for 2-1 ... After that Jiri tok control of the set and won next five games breaking Saki in 5th and 7th games for winning this set comfortably ... In the fifth set it was physical test as Saki was struggling with his serving arm ... He arm was hurting and he was grimacing ... Some tight hold from Saki before breaking Jiri in 4th game for leading 3-1 ... At 4-1 he missed 2 break points on Jiri's serve at 15-40 ... At 4-2 Saki took medical time out and physio was on the court for working on his thigh (it seems he pulled Quad muscle) ... After medical break Saki hold at 5-2 and here drama unfolded ... Saki had a match point on Jiri's serve 30-40 and Jiri double faulted but chair umpire overruled ... After that Saki tried but he was struggling while serving as failing to jump and putting pressure on right leg ... Jiri took full advantage of it breaking Saki in 9th and 11th games for completing infamous victory ... Other hand despite his injury Saki was keep fighting and giving all until last point.
Sania-Strycova r 7th seed and they r facing American wild-card pair in the first round ... Rohan-Nielsen having tough first round match against Zimo-Stepanek ... Hopefully Lee-Begemann r coming out of their heartbreaking loss.
After match interview Saki confirmed that no injury, in end he was struggling with cramps as from 4th set he was sweats more ... It started like it was a muscle spasm kind of thing that basically became a cramps in the fifth when he was struggling to jump or run ... Watch this lovely interview of Saki, the good sporting guy and gentleman ... I am now one of biggest fan of Saki.
Saki's interview after US open loss
At $50K Bangkok-4 Challenger , Thailand
[R1] Vishnu Vardhan (IND,479) bt (WC) Phassawit Burapharitta (THA,1066) 75 46 41 Retd
Doubles
[R1] (4) Sanam Singh (IND)/ Jeevan Neduncheziyan (IND) i Lloyd Harris (RSA)/ Amir Weintraub (ISR) 67(4) 76(4) 10-12
Surprisnly tough win for Vishnu against 1000+ ranked Thai opponent ... In the third set Thai player retired due to cramps.
In the doubles Sanam and Jeevan lose in marathon match against Harris and Weintraub.
At $50K Como Challenger, Italy
[R1] Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND,202) l Kenny De Schepper (FRA,164) 26 26
Disappointed one-sided loss of RamK ... This is his fourth first round loss in last four tournaments.
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