Thursday, April 27, 2017

Tennis News

At $75K Tallahassee Challenger 2017, Florida, USA (green clay)

[QF] Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND,264) bt (4) Guido Andreozzi (ARG,125) 46 75 1-1 retd.

[SF] Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND,264) vs (Q) Andrea Arnaboldi (ITA,267)

Doubles
[QF] (1) Scott Lipsky (USA)/ Leander Paes (IND) bt Guido Andreozzi (ARG)/ Jose Hernandez-Fernandez (DOM) w/o

[SF] (1) Scott Lipsky (USA)/ Leander Paes (IND) vs (LL) Gonzalo Escobar (ECU)/ Roberto Quiroz (ECU)

RamK scored huge win over Andreozzi for entering into the semis ... This win also sealed his place in French open qualifying, very important win for RamK ... In the first set, RamK got broken in 2nd game to down 0-3 ... He broke Andreozzi in 7th game ot make in 4-all but Andreozzi broke him in 10th game for winning the set ... In the second set, Andreozzi broke him in 4th game to lead 1-3 but from 1-4 down RamK made superb comeback in the match ... He broke Andreozzi in 7th game for bringing it on the serve ... In between 7th and 9th games both players took medical break ... RamK broke Andreozzi in 11th game and then comfortably hold his serve for winning this set ... In the third set, Andreozzi retired after 2nd game and good to see RamK didn't fold up after 1-4 down in the second set ... In the semis, he is facing similar ranked Italian qualifier, Andrea Arnaboldi.

Lee- Scott has entered into the semis without hitting the ball as they received walkover from Andreozzi and Hernandez-Fernandez due to Andreozzi's injury ... Next, they r facing Ecuadorian pair.


At $100K+H ITF Women Tournament 2017, Anning, China

[SF] Prarthana G. Thombare (IND)/ Fang Ying Xun (CHN) bt Xu Liu Sun (CHN)/ Yan Wang (CHN0 64 63

[F] Prarthana G. Thombare (IND)/ Fang Ying Xun (CHN) vs Xinyun Han (CHN)/ Qiu Yu Ye (CHN)

Prarthana is in the final of this big Chinese tournament with her partner Fang Ying Xun ... They scored a comfortable win over their Chinese opponents and in the final, they r facing another Chinese pairing of Xinyun Han and Qiu Yu Ye.

At $25K ITF Women Tournament 2017, Karshi, Uzbekistan

[QF] (3) Ankita Raina (IND,295) l (5) Olga Doroshina (RUS,317) 26 26

Ankita lost against Doroshina without giving much fight.

At $15K ITF Women Tournament 2017, Hua Hin, Thailand

[QF] (5) Karman Kaur THANDI (IND,539) l (Q) Patcharin CHEAPCHANDEJ (THA,982) 16 46
[QF] Prerna BHAMBRI (IND,799) l Nudnida LUANGNAM (THA,674) 67(3) 62 46

Disappointing one-sided loss of Karman, but Prerna missed huge opportunity ... After losing the first set she made excellent fightback ... In the final set, she was double break up before losing her concentration to lose this match.

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