At $9.3M BNP Paribas Open 2019, Indian Wells, California, USA
[R1] (Q) Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,97) bt Benoit Paire (FRA,69) 76(5) 64
[R2] (Q) Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,97) vs (17) Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO,18)
A memorable debut for Prajnesh in the Masters' tournament ... He scored straight sets win over an experienced Frenchman, Benoit Paire in a well-contested match ... In the second round, he is facing the top-20 player, Nikoloz Basilashvili.
In the first set, two times Prajnesh was a break down but both times he broke back and won the tie-break ... In the second set, Prajnesh drew first blood after breaking Paire in the 5th game, 3-2 ... But Paire broke back immediately in a long game, 3-all ... Prajnesh took a crucial break in the 9th game, 5-4, and then held his serve comfortably for a breakthrough win.
At $25K+H ITF Women's Tournament 2019, Irapuato, Mexico
[R2] Karman Kaur Thandi (IND,210) bt (4) Martina Trevisan (ITA,162) 26 63 4-1 Retd
[QF] Karman Kaur Thandi (IND,210) vs (7) Katie Swan (GBR,177)
A really good win for Karman against the top-175 ranked Italian, Martina Trevisan ... Karam started positively and won the first set comfortably ... Trevisan tried fightback after winning the second set ... In the third set, Trevisan retired after the 5th game when Karam was up with a break ... Next, Karman is facing the top-175 type British girl, Katie Swan.
At $25K ITF M25 Mildura, Australia (Grass)
[QF] (3) Arjun Kadhe (IND,392) bt (5) Harry Bourchier (AUS,413) 76(3) 26 76(5)
[SF] (3) Arjun Kadhe (IND,392) vs (1) Dayne Kelly (AUS,373)
Arjun won a very close match against Harry Bourchier in almost 2 and a half hours ... Arjun won two sets in the tie-breaks but lost the second set against Harry ... Next, he is facing the top-seed, Dayne Kelly.
At $25K ITF Women's Tournament 2019, Yokohama, Japan
[SF] (2) Rutuja Bhosale (IND)/ Akiko Omae (JPN) bt En Shuo Liang (TPE)/ Ayaka Okuno (JPN) 64 57 11-9
[F] (2) Rutuja Bhosale (IND)/ Akiko Omae (JPN) vs (1) Ji-Hee Choi (KOR)/ Na-Lae Han (KOR)
Rutuja and Omae needed the match tie-break for a win over Okuno and Liang ... In the final, they r facing the top-seed Koreans.
[R1] (Q) Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,97) bt Benoit Paire (FRA,69) 76(5) 64
[R2] (Q) Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,97) vs (17) Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO,18)
A memorable debut for Prajnesh in the Masters' tournament ... He scored straight sets win over an experienced Frenchman, Benoit Paire in a well-contested match ... In the second round, he is facing the top-20 player, Nikoloz Basilashvili.
In the first set, two times Prajnesh was a break down but both times he broke back and won the tie-break ... In the second set, Prajnesh drew first blood after breaking Paire in the 5th game, 3-2 ... But Paire broke back immediately in a long game, 3-all ... Prajnesh took a crucial break in the 9th game, 5-4, and then held his serve comfortably for a breakthrough win.
At $25K+H ITF Women's Tournament 2019, Irapuato, Mexico
[R2] Karman Kaur Thandi (IND,210) bt (4) Martina Trevisan (ITA,162) 26 63 4-1 Retd
[QF] Karman Kaur Thandi (IND,210) vs (7) Katie Swan (GBR,177)
A really good win for Karman against the top-175 ranked Italian, Martina Trevisan ... Karam started positively and won the first set comfortably ... Trevisan tried fightback after winning the second set ... In the third set, Trevisan retired after the 5th game when Karam was up with a break ... Next, Karman is facing the top-175 type British girl, Katie Swan.
At $25K ITF M25 Mildura, Australia (Grass)
[QF] (3) Arjun Kadhe (IND,392) bt (5) Harry Bourchier (AUS,413) 76(3) 26 76(5)
[SF] (3) Arjun Kadhe (IND,392) vs (1) Dayne Kelly (AUS,373)
Arjun won a very close match against Harry Bourchier in almost 2 and a half hours ... Arjun won two sets in the tie-breaks but lost the second set against Harry ... Next, he is facing the top-seed, Dayne Kelly.
At $25K ITF Women's Tournament 2019, Yokohama, Japan
[SF] (2) Rutuja Bhosale (IND)/ Akiko Omae (JPN) bt En Shuo Liang (TPE)/ Ayaka Okuno (JPN) 64 57 11-9
[F] (2) Rutuja Bhosale (IND)/ Akiko Omae (JPN) vs (1) Ji-Hee Choi (KOR)/ Na-Lae Han (KOR)
Rutuja and Omae needed the match tie-break for a win over Okuno and Liang ... In the final, they r facing the top-seed Koreans.
2 comments:
A brilliant day for Indian tennis with a good win by Karman followed by an excellent win from Prajnesh & Arjun putting the icing on the cake! Hope Indian tennis soon sees it's glory days back... Very disappointing to see Indian Tennis falling behind the radar after the glory days of Leander & Mahesh followed by Sania in my time... Frustrating to see Indian Tennis falling from it's status of the Number 2 sport in the country to just being an also ran. Hope today's results turn out to be small but firm steps in reviving the sport's lost glory!!!
Agree, it's a long journey but some people are trying their bit ... You can follow and help them on their journey: https://www.facebook.com/indiantennisdaily/
Also read an excellent interview by Prajnesh's dad:
https://indiantennisdaily.com/2019/02/01/a-parents-perspecptive-into-the-journey-of-prajnesh-gunneswaran/?
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