Tennis News

At $150K Jinan Challenger 2018, China

[Q3] Manish Sureshkumar (IND,584) bt Rubin Statham (NZL,507) 06 62 64

[R1] (Q) Manish Sureshkumar (IND,584) vs Duck Hee Lee (KOR,239)
[R1] Arjun Kadhe (IND,346) bt (7) Pedja Krstin (SRB,207) 76(6) 3-0 retd.

Manish scored an excellent comeback win over former top-300 and Davis Cup veteran Rubin Statham after losing the first set 0-6 ... He will face Korean Duck Hee Lee in the first round.

Arjun started with an upset win after his #207 Serbian opponent, Pedja Krstin, retired from the match in the second set ... The first set was very close as Arjun kept matching Krstin ... Arjun saved a set point before winning the first set in the tie-break ... When Krstin was broken in the second, he retired from the match.

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At $100K Aptos Challenger 2018, California, USA

[R1] (8) Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,171) bt (WC) Brandon Holt (USA,1196) 46 64 62

[R2] (8) Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,171) vs JC Aragone (USA,276)

Doubles
[R1] (3) Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND)/ Purav Raja (IND) bt (WC) Hunter Johnson (USA)/ Yates Johnson (USA) 62 64

A slow start for Prajnesh against USC player, Holt ... But after losing the first set Prajnesh recovered for winning next two sets ... Next, he is facing JC Aragone.

An expected comfortable winning start for Jeevan and Purav against Johnson brothers.

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At $60K ITF Women's Tournament 2018, Jinan, China

[R1] (7) Ankita Raina (IND,195) vs Jia-Qi Kang (CHN,597)

Doubles
[R1] Anastasia Gasanova (RUS)/ Ankita Raina (IND) vs Hanyu Guo (CHN)/ Ying Zhang (CHN)

Ankita is facing Jia-Qi Kang in the first round ... In the doubles, she is partnering Gasanova and they r facing Chinese pair.

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At $25K ITF Women's Tournament 2018, Nonthaburi, Thailand

[R1] Pranjala Yadlapalli (IND,419) bt Moyuka Uchijima (JPN,370) 62 46 64
[R1] Rutuja Bhosale (IND,388) l Shiho Akita (JPN,459) 46 61 26

[R2] Pranjala Yadlapalli (IND,419) vs (Q) Hua-Chen Lee (TPE,609)

Doubles
[R1] (3) Rutuja Bhosale (IND)/ Pranjala Yadlapalli (IND) bt Destanee Aiava (AUS)/ Karman Kaur Thandi (IND) 63 75

Pranjala scored a good win against higher ranked talented 16 yrs. old Moyuka Uchijima in three sets ... Next, she is facing a Taiwani qualifier, Hua-Chen Lee ... Rutuja lost against former top-300 Akita in three sets, Rutuja needs to win these matches.

In the doubles also Pranjala started with a win partnering Rutuja ... They defeated Karman and her partner Aiava in straight sets.