At $623K Hall of Fame Open 2018, Newport, USA
[SF] Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND,161) bt Tim Smyczek (USA,123) 64 75
[F] Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND,161) vs (3) Steve Johnson (USA,48)
RamK becomes the first Indian player to reach the final of ATP tournament after Somedev's final appearance in Johannesburg ATP in 2011 ... This title win would see him to break voodoo of the singles title for India as last singles title won by Leander Paes exactly 20 years ago in Newport in 1998 ... Ramanathan, who is projected to rise inside top-120 in the ATP Rankings, would make his Top 100 debut in the ATP Rankings with a title win.
Against Smyczek, Ramk started calmely and won the first set with a single break ... In the second set, Smyczek tried hard to break RamK's rhythm ... RamK broke him the 3rd game to lead 2-1, but after that Smyczek broke RamK in the 4th and the 6th games to lead 2-4 ... RamK immediately broke in the 7th game, 3-4, after that both players held their respective service games ... RamK took a crucial break in the 11th game and then served huge to held his serve comfortably to win this match ... In this match he showed exclusive volleying skill and hit some breath-taking shots ... The top-50 Steve Johnson isn't a pushover but RamK has nothing to lose ... The final will be started @7:30 IST.
At $668K Atlanta Open 2018, Georgia, USA
[Q1] Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,184) bt (6) Mohamed Safwat (EGY,168) 06 61 63
[Q2] Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,184) vs Tommy Paul (USA,214)
An excellent comeback win by Prajnesh against Safwat ... He got bagled in the first set, but recovered to win the second ... In the final set, Prajnesh took a control from the start, 3-0, and won the set comfortably ... In the final qualifying round, he is facing American Tommy Paul, who scored an upset win over Bernard Tomic.
At $250K Jiangxi Open 2018, GNanchang, China
[Q1] (2) Karman Kaur Thandi (IND,216) bt Nika Kukharchuk (RUS,387) 63 61
[Q2] (2) Karman Kaur Thandi (IND,216) vs (8) Valeria Savinykh (RUS,288)
[R1] Ankita Raina (IND,194) vs (2) Qiang Wang (CHN,80)
I think, this is the first time we are seeing our 2 singles players r playing $250K WTA event outside India ... Ankita is in the main-draw, but having a tough match against former top-50 Chinese player, Qiang Wang.
Karman is playing in the qualifying ... She started with a confident win over lower ranked Russian player ... In the final qualifying, she is facing former top-100 Russian player, Valeria Savinykh.
At $125K Astana Challenger 2018, Kazakhstan
Arjun Kadhe (IND)/ Denis Yevseyev (KAZ) l (3) Mikhail Elgin (RUS)/ Yaraslav Shyla (BLR) 57 67(6)
Arjun and his partner Denis Yevseyev lost in two tight sets against the 3rd seeds experienced pairing of Mikhail Elgin and Yaraslav Shyla ... Still, a good week for Arjun with Yevseyev as they reached into the final of this big challenger.
At $15K ITF Women's Tennis Tournament 2017, Jakarta, Indonesia
[R1] (3) Zeel Desai (IND,608) bt Mi Zhuoma You (CHN,863) 63 75
[R1] (8) Mahak Jain (IND,838) bt (Q) Bhuvana Kalva (IND,UNR) 61 76(4)
[R2] (3) Zeel Desai (IND,608) bt Zhuoma Ni Ma (CHN,863) 62 60
[R2] (8) Mahak Jain (IND,838) bt Fitriana Sabrina (INA,UNR) 63 36 63
[QF] (3) Zeel Desai (IND,608) bt (5) Ayaka Okuno (JPN,721) 62 76(3)
[QF] (8) Mahak Jain (IND,838) bt (4) Kanika Vaidya (IND,687) 60 4-4 retd.
[SF] (3) Zeel Desai (IND,608) l (Q) Arianne Hartono (NED,UNR) 06 57
[SF] (8) Mahak Jain (IND,838) bt (6) Aldila Sutjiadi (INA,745) 36 61 76(4)
[F] (8) Mahak Jain (IND,838) vs (Q) Arianne Hartono (NED,UNR)
Doubles Final
(1) Mana Ayukawa (JPN)/ Zeel Desai (IND) l Arianne Hartono (NED)/ Aldila Sutjiadi (INA) 16 26
Mahak continues with her terrific run and she is in the final in Indonesia ... In the semis, she defeated last week's winner Aldila Sutjiadi, with whom she lost, after losing the first set ... In the final, she is facing Dutch qualifier, Arianne Hartono, who defeated Zeel in straight sets ... Arianne Hartono is the 2018 NCAA singles champion.
In the final, the top-seed Zeel and her Japanese partner, Mana Ayukawa, lost in straight sets against Sutjiadi and Hortono.
[SF] Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND,161) bt Tim Smyczek (USA,123) 64 75
[F] Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND,161) vs (3) Steve Johnson (USA,48)
RamK becomes the first Indian player to reach the final of ATP tournament after Somedev's final appearance in Johannesburg ATP in 2011 ... This title win would see him to break voodoo of the singles title for India as last singles title won by Leander Paes exactly 20 years ago in Newport in 1998 ... Ramanathan, who is projected to rise inside top-120 in the ATP Rankings, would make his Top 100 debut in the ATP Rankings with a title win.
Against Smyczek, Ramk started calmely and won the first set with a single break ... In the second set, Smyczek tried hard to break RamK's rhythm ... RamK broke him the 3rd game to lead 2-1, but after that Smyczek broke RamK in the 4th and the 6th games to lead 2-4 ... RamK immediately broke in the 7th game, 3-4, after that both players held their respective service games ... RamK took a crucial break in the 11th game and then served huge to held his serve comfortably to win this match ... In this match he showed exclusive volleying skill and hit some breath-taking shots ... The top-50 Steve Johnson isn't a pushover but RamK has nothing to lose ... The final will be started @7:30 IST.
At $668K Atlanta Open 2018, Georgia, USA
[Q1] Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,184) bt (6) Mohamed Safwat (EGY,168) 06 61 63
[Q2] Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,184) vs Tommy Paul (USA,214)
An excellent comeback win by Prajnesh against Safwat ... He got bagled in the first set, but recovered to win the second ... In the final set, Prajnesh took a control from the start, 3-0, and won the set comfortably ... In the final qualifying round, he is facing American Tommy Paul, who scored an upset win over Bernard Tomic.
At $250K Jiangxi Open 2018, GNanchang, China
[Q1] (2) Karman Kaur Thandi (IND,216) bt Nika Kukharchuk (RUS,387) 63 61
[Q2] (2) Karman Kaur Thandi (IND,216) vs (8) Valeria Savinykh (RUS,288)
[R1] Ankita Raina (IND,194) vs (2) Qiang Wang (CHN,80)
I think, this is the first time we are seeing our 2 singles players r playing $250K WTA event outside India ... Ankita is in the main-draw, but having a tough match against former top-50 Chinese player, Qiang Wang.
Karman is playing in the qualifying ... She started with a confident win over lower ranked Russian player ... In the final qualifying, she is facing former top-100 Russian player, Valeria Savinykh.
At $125K Astana Challenger 2018, Kazakhstan
P.C. to Arjun Kadhe's FB page
Doubles FinalArjun Kadhe (IND)/ Denis Yevseyev (KAZ) l (3) Mikhail Elgin (RUS)/ Yaraslav Shyla (BLR) 57 67(6)
Arjun and his partner Denis Yevseyev lost in two tight sets against the 3rd seeds experienced pairing of Mikhail Elgin and Yaraslav Shyla ... Still, a good week for Arjun with Yevseyev as they reached into the final of this big challenger.
At $15K ITF Women's Tennis Tournament 2017, Jakarta, Indonesia
[R1] (3) Zeel Desai (IND,608) bt Mi Zhuoma You (CHN,863) 63 75
[R1] (8) Mahak Jain (IND,838) bt (Q) Bhuvana Kalva (IND,UNR) 61 76(4)
[R2] (3) Zeel Desai (IND,608) bt Zhuoma Ni Ma (CHN,863) 62 60
[R2] (8) Mahak Jain (IND,838) bt Fitriana Sabrina (INA,UNR) 63 36 63
[QF] (3) Zeel Desai (IND,608) bt (5) Ayaka Okuno (JPN,721) 62 76(3)
[QF] (8) Mahak Jain (IND,838) bt (4) Kanika Vaidya (IND,687) 60 4-4 retd.
[SF] (3) Zeel Desai (IND,608) l (Q) Arianne Hartono (NED,UNR) 06 57
[SF] (8) Mahak Jain (IND,838) bt (6) Aldila Sutjiadi (INA,745) 36 61 76(4)
[F] (8) Mahak Jain (IND,838) vs (Q) Arianne Hartono (NED,UNR)
Doubles Final
(1) Mana Ayukawa (JPN)/ Zeel Desai (IND) l Arianne Hartono (NED)/ Aldila Sutjiadi (INA) 16 26
Mahak continues with her terrific run and she is in the final in Indonesia ... In the semis, she defeated last week's winner Aldila Sutjiadi, with whom she lost, after losing the first set ... In the final, she is facing Dutch qualifier, Arianne Hartono, who defeated Zeel in straight sets ... Arianne Hartono is the 2018 NCAA singles champion.
In the final, the top-seed Zeel and her Japanese partner, Mana Ayukawa, lost in straight sets against Sutjiadi and Hortono.
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