Squash News

At $28K Men's 5R Montpellier Metropole Open 2019, Montpellier, France (PSA Challenger Tour 30)

[QF] (7) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND,61) l (4) Chris Simpson (ENG,40) 5-11, 11-5, 11-8, 8-11, 9-11 (58m)

Mahesh lost in five games against Simpson ... After taking a lead of 2-1 games he had chances but unforced errors cost him the match ... In the final game, he was 6-10 down but he saved 3 match-balls but made unforced errors when he was in the control of the rally to lose the match.

Tennis News

At French Open 2019, Roland Garros, Paris, France

[R1] Leander Paes (IND)/ Benoit Paire (FRA) bt Dominic Inglot (GBR)/ Martin Klizan (SVK) 64 64

[R2] Marcelo Demoliner (BRA)/ Divij Sharan (IND) l (8) Henri Kontinen (FIN)/ John Peers (AUS) 36 46
[R2] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Marius Copil (ROU) bt (WC) Benjamin Bonzi (FRA)/ Antoine Hoang (FRA) 64 64
[R2] Leander Paes (IND)/ Benoit Paire (FRA) vs (3) Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL)/ Robert Farah (COL)

[R3] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Marius Copil (ROU) vs Dusan Lajovic (SRB)/ Janko Tipsarevic (SRB)

Today Lee and Benoit played their first round match ... They started with a win over Inglot and Klizan ... Next, they r having a tough match against the 3rd seed Colombians ... With this win, Lee became the oldest man to win a Roland Garros men's doubles match in the Open era.
An expected straight sets win for Rohan and Marius over a French wild-card pair ... Next, they r facing a Serbian pairing of Tipsarevic and Lajovic.
Divij and Marcelo lost in straight sets against the 8th seed pair.

Shooting News

At ISSF World Cup Rifle / Pistol 2019, Munich, Germany

P.C. to OGQ twitter handle

10m Air Pistol Mixed Team - Gold Medal Match
Manu Bhaker (IND)/ Saurabh Chaudhary (IND) bt Olena Kostevych (UKR)/ Oleh Omelchuk (UKR) 17-9

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P.C. to NRAI twitter handle

10m Air Rifle Mixed Team - Gold Medal Match
Anjum Moudgil (IND)/ Divyansh Singh Panwar (IND) bt Apurvi Chandela (IND)/ Deepak Kumar (IND) 16-2

The Indian shooters had a field day ... They won both mixed events gold medal ... In 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event, Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary comfortably defeated the Ukrainian pair for lifting Gold ... Before that in the qualifying, Manu and Saurabh dominated and qualified with 591 pts, which was 8 pts more than the 2nd place Ukrainian pair.
In the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event, our both pairs qualified for the final ... Anjum Moudgil and Divyansh Singh Panwar won their 2nd mixed team's gold beating Apurvi Chandela and Deepak Kumar convincingly ... In the qualifying, Anjum and Divyansh Singh qualified on the top position with 631.9 pts and Apurvi and Deepak Kumar finished the 2nd position with 630.2 pts.

This was our most successful World Cup, as we won five gold medals and a silver medal ... Also, our 2 shooters finished on the 4th position and one ended on the 5th position.

Squash News

At $28K Men's 5R Montpellier Metropole Open 2019, Montpellier, France (PSA Challenger Tour 30)

[R1] (7) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND,61) bye
[R2] (7) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND,61) bt Miko Aijanen (FIN,109) 11-6, 11-9, 11-6 (43m)

[QF] (7) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND,61) vs (4) Chris Simpson (ENG,40)

The expected win for Mahesh against a young Finnish opponent ... Next, he is facing the top-40 Britisher, Chris Simpson.

Tennis News

At French Open 2019, Roland Garros, Paris, France

[R1] Shuko Aoyama (JPN)/ Divij Sharan (IND) l Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR)/ Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) 36 62 7-10

Divij with Shuko lost in the match tie-break against Gonzalez and Kichenok ... So with this loss, our challenge in the MxD get over.

Shooting News

At ISSF World Cup Rifle / Pistol 2019, Munich, Germany

10m Air Pistol Women
4. Manu Bhaker (IND) 201.0 pts

An excellent bounce back by Manu after heartbreaking the 25m Air Pistol event ... Manu Bhaker finished in the fourth place and took the second Olympic quota for India ... When she eliminated with a score of 201.0, all four players were within 0.5 pts ... Before that, Manu qualified for the final after finishing 3rd with a score of 582 pts.
In the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women event, a young Sunidhi Chauhan tied with 4 shooters with 1175 pts but missed the final with less 10x shots ... She finished on the 9th position.

Tennis News

At French Open 2019, Roland Garros, Paris, France

[R1] Marcelo Demoliner (BRA)/ Divij Sharan (IND) bt Marton Fucsovics (HUN)/ Robert Lindstedt (SWE) 63 46 62
[R1] Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND)/ Mischa Zverev (GER) l (4) Oliver Marach (AUT)/ Mate Pavic (CRO) 67(2) 46

[R2] Marcelo Demoliner (BRA)/ Divij Sharan (IND) vs (8) Henri Kontinen (FIN)/ John Peers (AUS)
[R2] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Marius Copil (ROU) vs (WC) Benjamin Bonzi (FRA)/ Antoine Hoang (FRA)

Mixed Doubles
[R1] Lucie Hradecká (CZE)/ Rohan Bopanna (IND) l (1) Nicole Melichar (USA)/ Bruno Soares (BRA) 57 16

Divij with Marcelo started with a win over Fucsovics and Lindstedt ... Next, they r facing the former WR #1 pairing of Peers and Kontinen ... Rohan and Marius r facing a local wild-card pair in the second round.
But Jeevan and Mischa lost in straight sets against the 4th seeds Marach and Pavic ... In MxD also, Rohan and his partner Lucie lost against the top-seeds.

Hockey News

At the FIH Hockey Series Final 2019, Bhubaneswar, India

Indian Team
Goalkeepers: PR Sreejesh, Krishan B Pathak
Defenders: Harmanpreet Singh, Birendra Lakra (Vice Captain), Surender Kumar, Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Gurinder Singh
Midfielders: Manpreet Singh(Captain), Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Sumit, Nilakanta Sharma
Forwards: Mandeep Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Gursahibjit Singh, Simranjit Singh

Again usual deadwood r in the team; likes of Amit Rohidas, Mandeep and Akashdeep ... A surprising inclusion of Ramandeep but we will be missing youngsters like Dipsan Tirkey, Sumit Kumar and Shilanand Lakra.

The FIH Hockey Series Final is announced is the first step in the Tokyo Olympic qualification process ... The top 2 teams from this Bhubaneswar tournament will progress to the Olympic qualifiers, which is scheduled for later this year.

India is in the Pool A with Russia, Poland and Uzbekistan and Japan, Mexico, US and South Africa r in the Pool B ... India will play their first match against Russia on the 6th of June.

Tennis News

At French Open 2019, Roland Garros, Paris, France

[R1] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Marius Copil (ROU) bt (6) Raven Klaasen (RSA)/ Michael Venus (NZL) 63 76(4)

Mixed Doubles
[R1] Lucie Hradecká (CZE)/ Rohan Bopanna (IND) vs (1) Nicole Melichar (USA)/ Bruno Soares (BRA)
[R1] Shuko Aoyama (JPN)/ Divij Sharan (IND) vs Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR)/ Santiago Gonzalez (MEX)

Rohan with Marius Copil started with an upset win over the 6th seeds Klaasen and Venus in straight sets.

The MxD draw is out, Rohan and Divij playing with an experienced doubles players ... A tough match for Rohan and Lucie against the top-seeds.

Shooting News

At ISSF World Cup Rifle / Pistol 2019, Munich, Germany

P.C. to Viren Rasquinha's twitter handle

25m Pistol Women Women
Gold - Rahi Sarnobat (IND) 37
Silver - Olena Kostevych (UKR) 36
Bronze - Antoaneta Noneva (BUL)
5. Manu Bhaker (IND) 21

P.C. to Viren Rasquinha's twitter handle

10m Air Pistol Men
Gold - Saurabh Chaudhary (IND) 246.3 pts (WR, WRJ)
Silver - Artem Chernousov (RUS) 243.8 pts
Bronze - Wei Pang (CHN) 220.7 pts
5. Shahzar Rizvi (IND) 177.6 pts

Rahi Sarnobat claimed victory in the 25m Pistol Women's Final at the ISSF World Cup in Munich and claiming an Olympic quota place for Tokyo 2020 ... Other hands, a disappointing end for Manu as she was looking in good nick after qualifying for the final with strong finish ... She was leading with Rahi after the 6 rounds with 21 hits ... After that, her pistol malfunctioned and she failed to hit a single shot in her next 5 shots ... She was on the brink of qualifying but was in tears ... Hard on her confidence, wishing for a strong response from Manu in the next tournament ... Before that, Rahi qualified for the final on the 4th position with 586 pts and Manu on the 5th with 585 pts.

What a performance! 17-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary took gold at the 10m Air Pistol competition beating his own world record ... He scored 246.3 pts. in the final was 1.3 pts. better than his score in New Dehli earlier this year ... No quota for us in this event as we already grabbed full 2 quota places from previous World cups ... Shahzar finished on the 5th position ... Before that in the qualifying, Saurabh qualified on the 2nd position with consistent shooting and scored 586 pts ... Shahzar Rizvi scored a final 100 pts round to qualify on the 5th position with 583 pts.

Golf News

At $7.3M Charles Schwab Challenge 2019, Fort Worth, Texas (PGA Tour)

T53 Anirban Lahiri (IND) 68 71 72 73 +4 $16,819

After excellent first round Anirban struggled to finish outside the top-50 final standing.

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At $3M Made in Denmark presented by FREJA 2019, Farso, Denmark (European Tour)

T18 SSP Chawrasia (IND) 70 71 73 65 -5 € 35,100
T62 Gaganjeet Bhullar (IND) 70 73 71 75 +5 € 7,350
T73 Shubhankar Sharma (IND) 72 70 77 74 +9 € 4,493

SSP scored an excellent 6-under final round to finish inside the top-20 ... But Gagan and Shubhankar struggled on this course ... Shubhankar finished on the last place, I am worrying about his long stretch bad patch.

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At $1.8M LPGA Mediheal Championship 2019, Daly City, California

T35 Aditi Ashok (IND) 74 73 72 71 +2 $10,638

At $1.5M HUGEL-AIR PREMIA LA Open 2019, Los Angeles, California

T30 Aditi Ashok (IND) 70 71 71 71 -1 $10,627

At $2M LOTTE Championship 2019, Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii

T54 Aditi Ashok (IND) 70 74 75 71 +2 $5,449

This week, Aditi missed a cut in the Pure Silk Championship ... But before this she showed consistency in making cut in the 3 tournaments in a row to win some decent prize money.

Shooting News

At ISSF World Cup Rifle / Pistol 2019, Munich, Germany

P.C. to ISSF site

10m Air Rifle Women
Gold - Apurvi Chandela (IND) 251.0 pts
Silver - Luyao Wang (CHN) 250.8 pts
Bronze - Hong Xu (CHN) 229.4 pts
4. Elavenil Valarivan (IND) 208.3 pts

Apurvi Chandela won the 10m Air Rifle Women’s Final at the 2019 ISSF World Cup in Munich today ... This was her 2nd World Cup Gold medal, as earlier she won her first World Cup Gold medal in New Delhi ... Apurvi scored 633.0 points in qualification and ranked first ... A young Elavenil Valarivan finished on the 4th position, before that, she qualified for the final on the 2nd position with 632.7 pts ... India has already won 2 quota places from this event, so no new quota got added.

Tennis News

At French Open 2019, Roland Garros, Paris, France

[R1] Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,86) l Hugo Dellien (BOL,92) 16 36 16

Doubles
[R1] Marcelo Demoliner (BRA)/ Divij Sharan (IND) vs Marton Fucsovics (HUN)/ Robert Lindstedt (SWE)
[R1] Leander Paes (IND)/ Benoit Paire (FRA) vs Dominic Inglot (GBR)/ Martin Klizan (SVK)
[R1] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Marius Copil (ROU) vs (6) Raven Klaasen (RSA)/ Michael Venus (NZL)
[R1] Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND)/ Mischa Zverev (GER) vs (4) Oliver Marach (AUT)/ Mate Pavic (CRO)

A tough lesson of the clay court game for Prajnesh by Hugo Dellien ... Prajnesh failed to challenge him in this 75 mins match ... I hope he is fully recovered from his injury.

The doubles draw is out and our pairs having tough matches ... Rohan and Jeevan r facing the seeded pairs with their respective partners ... Lee and Benoit r facing Inglot and Klizan ... Divij and Demoliner r facing Lindstedt and Fucsovics.

Squash News

At $11K Men's Sekisui Open 2019, Kriens, Switzerland (PSA Challenger Tour 10)

[R1] (1) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND,61) bye
[R2] (1) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND,61) bt Valentin Rapp (GER,129) 11-9, 11-6, 11-8 (45m)
[QF] (1) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND,61) bt (7) Reiko Peter (SUI,113) 12-10, 11-6, 11-6 (44m)
[SF] (1) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND,61) bt (4) Daniel Mekbib (CZE,83) 11-4, 6-11, 11-4, 11-8 (52m)

[F] (1) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND,61) bt (3) Bernat Jaume (ESP,85) 11-9, 3-11, 11-5, 11-5 (48m)

Mahesh lifted another PSA challenger level title ... He was the top-seed and he completed the win with a four games win over his Spanish opponent, Jaume.

Tennis News

At $54K+H Jerusalem Challenger 2019, Israel

[SF] (4) Saketh Myneni (IND,246) l (9) Filip Peliwo (CAN,302) 36 16

A one-sided loss for Saki against Peliwo ... He failed to challenge the Canadian in this match.

Tennis News

At French Open 2019, Roland Garros, Paris, France

[R1] Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,86) vs Hugo Dellien (BOL,92)

The Fench Open draw is out, Prajnesh is facing a similar ranked Hugo Dellien ... Prajnesh is coming out of injury and Hugo had a good clay court season with consistent performance ... In the Madrid Master after qualifying, he defeated a Frenchman Gilles Simon in the first round before losing to Nishikori ... Also made the quarter-final in Geneva before losing to Sascha ... So not an easy match for Prajnesh.

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At $54K+H Jerusalem Challenger 2019, Israel

[QF] (4) Saketh Myneni (IND,246) bt (WC) Edan Leshem (ISR,478) 64 63
[QF] (14) Sasi Kumar Mukund (IND,295) l (9) Filip Peliwo (CAN,302) 76(2) 67(5) 26

[SF] (4) Saketh Myneni (IND,246) vs (9) Filip Peliwo (CAN,302)

Saki scored a comfortable win over a local favorite Leshem ... With this win, he also secures his place in Wimbledon qualifying ... Next, he is facing a Canadian Filip Peliwo, who defeated Mukund.
Mukund lost in a close match against a similar ranked Canadian Peliwo ... After winning the first set in the tie-break, he failed to complete win in the second ... Mukund lost the second set in the tie-break and got overpowered by Peliwo in the third.

Squash News

At $162K Women's Allam British Open 2019, Hull, England (PSA World Tour Platinum)

[R3] (15) Joshna Chinappa (IND,15) l (6) Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG,6) 6-11, 11-9, 5-11, 8-11 (47m)

Joshna also gave fighting performance against the WR #6 Sarah-Jane Perry in the third round.

Tennis News

At € 586K Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon 2019, France

[SF] Leander Paes (IND)/ Benoit Paire (FRA) l (3) Ken Skupski (GBR)/ Neal Skupski (GBR) 36 63 8-10

Lee and Benoit lost in the match tie-break against Skupski brothers ... After losing the first set Lee and Benoit tried fightback after winning the second but they failed to keep momentum in the match tie-break.

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At € 586K Geneva Open 2019, Switzerland

[SF] Philipp Oswald (AUT)/ Divij Sharan (IND) l Matthew Ebden (AUS)/ Robert Lindstedt (SWE) 36 26

Divij and Philipp failed to challenge Lindstedt and Ebden in their semi-final loss.

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At $54K+H Jerusalem Challenger 2019, Israel

[R3] (4) Saketh Myneni (IND,246) bt (16) Tak Khunn Wang (FRA,321) 64 64
[R3] (14) Sasi Kumar Mukund (IND,299) bt (2) John-Patrick Smith (AUS,239) 16 63 63

[QF] (4) Saketh Myneni (IND,246) vs (WC) Edan Leshem (ISR,478)
[QF] (14) Sasi Kumar Mukund (IND,295) vs (9) Filip Peliwo (CAN,302)

Mukund scored an excellent comeback win over the top-250 Aussie, John-Patrick Smith ... After losing the first set easily Mukund made a strong comeback for winning the next two sets comfortably ... Next, he is facing a similar ranked Canadian Peliwo.
Saki scored a routine straight sets win over Wang ... Next. he is facing a local favorite Leshem.

Tennis News

At € 586K Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon 2019, France

[QF] Leander Paes (IND)/ Benoit Paire (FRA) bt (1) Raven Klaasen (RSA)/ Michael Venus (NZL) w/o
[QF] Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND)/ Purav Raja (IND) l (4) Luke Bambridge (GBR)/ Jonny O'Mara (GBR) 46 16

[SF] Leander Paes (IND)/ Benoit Paire (FRA) vs (3) Ken Skupski (GBR)/ Neal Skupski (GBR)

Lee and Benoit received a walkover due to an illness of Venus ... In the semis, they r facing the 3rd seed Skupski brothers.
Jeevan and Purav lost in straight sets against the 4th seed British pair.

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At € 586K Geneva Open 2019, Switzerland

[QF] Philipp Oswald (AUT)/ Divij Sharan (IND) bt Taro Daniel (JPN)/ Marton Fucsovics (HUN) 64 36 10-8

[SF] Philipp Oswald (AUT)/ Divij Sharan (IND) vs Matthew Ebden (AUS)/ Robert Lindstedt (SWE)

Divij-Philipp started with winning the first set after taking a 5-1 lead but Daniel and Fucsovics took a second set ... Divij-Philipp recovered to win the match tie-break ... In the semis, they r facing Lindstedt and Ebden.

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At $54K+H Jerusalem Challenger 2019, Israel

[R2] (4) Saketh Myneni (IND,246) bt Andrea Vavassori (ITA,402) 76(4) 63
[R2] (14) Sasi Kumar Mukund (IND,299) bt Gonzalo Escobar (ECU,323) 61 64

[R3] (4) Saketh Myneni (IND,246) vs (16) Tak Khunn Wang (FRA,321)
[R3] (14) Sasi Kumar Mukund (IND,299) vs (2) John-Patrick Smith (AUS,239)

Mukund scored a comfortable win over Escobar ... Next, he is facing the 2nd seed, John-Patrick Smith.
Saki scored a straight-sets win in a bit tighter match against Vavassori ... Next, he is facing a Frenchman Tak Khunn Wang.

Badminton News

At Total BWF Sudirman Cup 2019, Nanning, China (Grade 1 - Team Tournaments)

Group 1 D
India l China 0-5

[XD] Pranaav Jerry Chopra (IND)/ N. Sikki Reddy (IND) l Yilyu Wang (CHN)/ Dongping Huang (CHN) 5-21 11-21
[MS] Sameer Verma (IND) l Long Chen (CHN) 17-21 20-22
[MD] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND)/ Chirag Shetty (IND) l Chengkai Han (CHN)/ Haodong Zhou (CHN) 21-18 15-21 17-21
[WS] Saina Nehwal (IND) l Yufei Chen (CHN) 12-21 17-21
[WD] Ashwini Ponnappa (IND)/ N. Sikki Reddy (IND) l Qingchen Chen (CHN)/ Yifan Jia (CHN) 12-21 15-21

The Indian team's challenge got over in the Sudirman Cup with a one-sided loss against the Chinese team ... Yesterday's loss against the Malaysian team ended their chances of moving to the quarters.

The Chinese players proved too strong to our players ... Only, Satwik and Chirag managed to win a game against a Chinese pair.

Squash News

At $162K Women's Allam British Open 2019, Hull, England (PSA World Tour Platinum)

[R2] (15) Joshna Chinappa (IND,15) bt Millie Tomlinson (ENG,22) 12-10, 11-3, 11-9 (34m)

[R3] (15) Joshna Chinappa (IND,15) vs (6) Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG,6)

Joshna scored straight games win over the top-25 Britisher, Millie Tomlinson ... Next, she is facing a top-ranked British player, Sarah-Jane Perry.

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At $162K Men's Allam British Open 2019, Hull, England (PSA World Tour Platinum)

[R2] (9/16) Saurav Ghosal (IND,10) l (5) Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY,4) 9-11, 4-11, 11-7, 6-11 (54m)

Saurav gave a fighting performance against the WR #4 Karim Abdel Gawad in his 4 games loss.

Tennis News

At French Open 2019, Roland Garros, Paris, France

[Q1] Ankita Raina (IND,171) l (WC) Cori Gauff (USA,320) 46 46

Ankita gave a decent fight to the defending junior French Open champion, Cori Gauff ... With her loss, our challenge has got over in the qualifying.

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At € 586K Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon 2019, France

[R1] Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND)/ Purav Raja (IND) bt (Alt) Mao-Xin Gong (CHN)/ Lloyd Harris (RSA) 16 63 10-7

[QF] Leander Paes (IND)/ Benoit Paire (FRA) vs (1) Raven Klaasen (RSA)/ Michael Venus (NZL)
[QF] Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND)/ Purav Raja (IND) vs (4) Luke Bambridge (GBR)/ Jonny O'Mara (GBR)

Jeevan and Purav started slowly but after losing the first set they made a comeback and won the match in the match tie-break ... In the quarters, they r facing the 4th seeds British pair and Lee-Benoit r facing the top-seed pairing of Klaasen and Venus.

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At € 586K Geneva Open 2019, Switzerland

[R1] Philipp Oswald (AUT)/ Divij Sharan (IND) bt (WC) Marc-Andrea Huesler (SUI)/ Florin Mergea (ROU) 64 64

[QF] Philipp Oswald (AUT)/ Divij Sharan (IND) vs Taro Daniel (JPN)/ Marton Fucsovics (HUN)

Divij and Philipp started with straight sets win over Huesler and Mergea ... Next, they r facing Fucsovics and Daniel.

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At $54K+H Jerusalem Challenger 2019, Israel

[R2] (4) Saketh Myneni (IND,246) vs Andrea Vavassori (ITA,402)
[R2] (14) Sasi Kumar Mukund (IND,299) vs Gonzalo Escobar (ECU,323)

Doubles
[R1] Saketh Myneni (IND)/ Goncalo Oliveira (POR) l Evan King (USA)/ Julian Ocleppo (ITA) 06 36

Hopefully, Saki will show some good results in the singles ... He is facing an Italian Vavassori ... Mukund is facing Escobar.
In the doubles, a surprisingly one-sided loss for Saki and his partner Oliveira.

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At $250K Nuernberger Versicherungscup 2019, Nuernberger, Germany

[R1] Alena Fomina (RUS)/ Prarthana Thombare (IND) l Mona Barthel (GER)/ Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) 16 46

Prarthana and Fomina lost in straight sets against a German pair.

Badminton News

At Total BWF Sudirman Cup 2019, Nanning, China (Grade 1 - Team Tournaments)

Group 1 D
India l Malaysia 2-3

[XD] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND)/ Ashwini Ponnappa (IND) bt Soon Huat Goh (MAS)/ Shevon Jemie Lai (MAS) 16-21 21-17 24-22
[MS] Sameer Verma (IND) l Zii Jia Lee (MAS) 13-21 15-21
[WS] Pusarla V. Sindhu (IND) bt Jin Wei Goh (MAS) 21-12 21-8
[MD] Manu Attri (IND)/ B. Sumeeth Reddy (IND) l Chia Aaron (MAS)/ Ee Yi Teo (MAS) 20-22 19-21
[WD] Ashwini Ponnappa (IND)/ N. Sikki Reddy (IND) l Mei Kuan Chow (MAS)/ Meng Yean Lee (MAS) 11-21 19-21

The Indian team is in a tough group with China and Malaysia in the Sudirman Cup.

A disappointing loss of our team against the depleted Malaysian team ... In his comeback match on the big stage, Satwik started with an upset win over a higher ranked Malaysian pair partnering Ashwini ... They lost the first game but fought back to win the second ... In the third game, our pair opened 12-8 lead but the Malaysian pair made it 12-all ... After that, our pair had 2-3 points lead but from 16-19 down Malaysian pair fought back and won next 4 points ... Our pair saved match points at 19-20 and 21-22 before converting the 2nd match point and gave a winning start for Indians ... Sindhu scored a comfortable win over Goh.

Sameer's straight games loss against a lower-ranked Zii Jia Lee cost us the match ... As in the men's doubles and the women's doubles, our both pairs lost against their Malaysian opponents.

Squash News

At $162K Women's Allam British Open 2019, Hull, England (PSA World Tour Platinum)

[R1] (15) Joshna Chinappa (IND,15) bye

Joshna has received a bye as a seeded player.

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At $162K Men's Allam British Open 2019, Hull, England (PSA World Tour Platinum)

[R1] Ramit Tandon (IND,49) l James Willstrop (ENG,17) 8-11, 8-11, 1-11 (36m)
[R1] (9/16) Saurav Ghosal (IND,10) bye

[R2] (9/16) Saurav Ghosal (IND,10) vs (5) Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY,4)

Saurav has also received a bye but having a tough second round against a former World Championship winner and WR #4 Karim Abdel Gawad.

Ramit faced a former WR #1 James Willstrop, he tried hard in first 2 games but James showed his superiority in the third.

Tennis News

At French Open 2019, Roland Garros, Paris, France

[Q1] (28) Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND,144) l Jason Kubler (AUS,171) 46 46

[Q1] Ankita Raina (IND,171) vs (WC) Cori Gauff (USA,320)

A bad loss for Ram against an Australian, Jason Kubler, in straight sets.
Ankita having a tough match against the defending junior French Open champion Cori Gauff, who lifted the title at age of 14.

The doubles pairing are announced ... Rohan Bopanna is playing with a Romanian Marius Copil ... Lee and Benoit r continuing with their partnership and same can be said for Divij and Demoliner ... Jeevan has found an interesting partner in Mischa Zverev ... Purav has signed as the alternate pair with Nicholas Monroe.

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At € 586K Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon 2019, France

[R1] Leander Paes (IND)/ Benoit Paire (FRA) bt (WC) Ugo Humbert (FRA)/ Tristan Lamasine (FRA) 63 63
[R1] Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND)/ Purav Raja (IND) vs (Alt) Mao-Xin Gong (CHN)/ Lloyd Harris (RSA)

A comfortable winning start for Lee and Benoit against a local wild-card pair.
Jeevan and Purav r facing Gong and Harris in the first round.

Tennis News

At € 586K Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon 2019, France

[R1] Leander Paes (IND)/ Benoit Paire (FRA) vs (WC) Ugo Humbert (FRA)/ Tristan Lamasine (FRA)
[R1] Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND)/ Purav Raja (IND) vs Alternate pair

Lee and Benoit r facing the French youngsters in the first round ... Jeevan and Purav r waiting for their opponents.

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At $250K Nuernberger Versicherungscup 2019, Nuernberger, Germany

[R1] Alena Fomina (RUS)/ Prarthana Thombare (IND) vs Mona Barthel (GER)/ Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER)

Prarthana is playing in the Nuernberger WTA tournament ... She is playing with a Russian partner, Alena Fomina, and they r facing a German pair in the first round.

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At $54K+H Samarkand Challenger 2019, Samarkand

[SF] (15) Sumit Nagal (IND,303) l Joao Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes (BRA,355) 75 46 36

Sumit's match resumed against Joao but Joao won next 2 games breaking Sumit in the 8th game for winning the match.

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At $54K+H Jerusalem Challenger 2019, Israel

[R1] (4) Saketh Myneni (IND,246) bye
[R1] (14) Sasi Kumar Mukund (IND,299) bye

Doubles
[R1] Saketh Myneni (IND)/ Goncalo Oliveira (POR) vs Evan King (USA)/ Julian Ocleppo (ITA)

A weaker draw in Jerusalem, so Saki is the 4th seed and Mukund is the 14th seed ... Both are having a bye in the first round ... In the doubles, Saki is playing with Oliveira and they r facing Ocleppo and Evan King.

Tennis News

At € 586K Geneva Open 2019, Switzerland

[R1] Philipp Oswald (AUT)/ Divij Sharan (IND) vs (WC) Marc-Andrea Huesler (SUI)/ Florin Mergea (ROU)

This week, Divij is playing with Philipp Oswald and they r facing a wild-card pairing of Mergea and Huesler in the Geneva Open.

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At $54K+H Samarkand Challenger 2019, Samarkand

[SF] (15) Sumit Nagal (IND,303) vs Joao Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes (BRA,355) 75 46 3-4 (rain interupption)

Sumit's match against Joao was a typical clay courter match ... Both players had multiple break point chances ... Sumit won the first set after taking a crucial break in the 11th game but Joao won the second set when he broke Sumit in the 10th game ... The match suspended twice in the third due to rain ... So it will complete tomorrow and after 30 mins a winner will be back on the court for the final.

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At $54K+H Gwangju Challenger 2019, Korea

[SF] (2) N. Sriram Balaji (IND)/ Jonathan Erlich (ISR) l (WC) Ji Sung Nam (KOR)/ Min-Kyu Song (KOR) 63 36 7-10

Bala and Erlich lost in the match tie-break after winning the first set against a local wild-card pair.

Squash News

At $51K Men's Squash Squared Wimbledon Club Open 2019, London, England (PSA World Tour Bronze)

[R1] Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND,61) bt Ramit Tandon (IND,49) 11-9, 11-3, 11-2 (38m)
[R2] Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND,61) bt (7) Cesar Salazar (MEX,24) 11-9, 11-5, 11-9 (44m)

[QF] Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND,61) l Mostafa Asal (EGY,33) 9-11, 9-11, 9-11 (51m)

Mahesh scored a couple of upset win including a win over the top-25 Mexican, Cesar Salazar, in straight games ... In the quarters, he lost against a rising Egyptian teenager, Mostafa Asal, in closely fought three games.

Tennis News

At $54K+H Samarkand Challenger 2019, Samarkand

[QF] (15) Sumit Nagal (IND,303) bt (12) Roberto Ortega-Olmedo (ESP,300) 75 64

[SF] (15) Sumit Nagal (IND,303) vs Joao Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes (BRA,355)

Sumit continues with his good performance and enters into the semis with straight sets win over a Spaniard Ortega-Olmedo ... In the semis, he is facing a Brazilian youngster, Joao Menezes.

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At $60K ITF Women's Tournament 2019, Saint-Gaudens, France

[SF] (2) Anna Danilina (KAZ)/ Prarthana Thombare (IND) l Anna Kalinskaya (RUS)/ Sofya Lansere (RUS) 63 36 4-10

The second seeds Prarthana and Ana lost after winning the first set against the Russian pair.

Tennis News

At $54K+H Gwangju Challenger 2019, Korea

[R2] (16) Saketh Myneni (IND,246) l Akira Santillan (AUS,251) 26 16

[R3] Sasi Kumar Mukund (IND,299) l (13) Zhe Li (CHN,245) 57 67(4)

Doubles
[R1] Toshihide Matsui (JPN)/ Vishnu Vardhan (IND) l (1) Cheng-Peng Hsieh (TPE)/ Christopher Rungkat (INA) 26 57

[QF] Saketh Myneni (IND)/ Adil Shamasdin (CAN) l (1) Cheng-Peng Hsieh (TPE)/ Christopher Rungkat (INA) 46 61 6-10
[QF] (2) N. Sriram Balaji (IND)/ Jonathan Erlich (ISR) bt (WC) Hong Chung (KOR)/ Jea Moon Lee (KOR) 63 63

[SF] (2) N. Sriram Balaji (IND)/ Jonathan Erlich (ISR) vs (WC) Ji Sung Nam (KOR)/ Min-Kyu Song (KOR)

Mukund gave a fighting performance against an experienced Zhe Li in his loss, but a poor loss for Saki against a similar ranked Santillan.

In the doubles, Bala and Erlich in the semis with a comfortable win over against a local wild-card pair ... In the semis, they r facing another local wild-card pair. Saki-Shamasdin and Vishnu-Matsui lost in the quarters and the first round against the top-seed pair.

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At $54K+H Samarkand Challenger 2019, Samarkand

[R3] (15) Sumit Nagal (IND,303) bt (WC) Dmitry Popko (KAZ,359) 76(7) 63

[QF] (15) Sumit Nagal (IND,303) vs (12) Roberto Ortega-Olmedo (ESP,300)

A superb straight sets win for Sumit against in-form and last week's Shymkent finalist Dmitry Popko, who also won the 7 ITF titles this year on the clay ... In the quarters, he is facing a Spaniard Roberto Ortega-Olmedo.

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At $60K ITF Women's Tournament 2019, Saint-Gaudens, France

[R1] (2) Anna Danilina (KAZ)/ Prarthana Thombare (IND) bt Valeriya Strakhova (UKR)/ Anna Ureke (RUS) 63 61
[QF] (2) Anna Danilina (KAZ)/ Prarthana Thombare (IND) bt Elixane Lechemia (FRA)/ Marine Partaud (FRA) 64 76(4)

[SF] (2) Anna Danilina (KAZ)/ Prarthana Thombare (IND) vs Anna Kalinskaya (RUS)/ Sofya Lansere (RUS)

After a longtime we are seeing good results from Prarthana ... She is in the semis with her partner Danilina ... They will facing a Russian pair for place in the final.

Football News

Indian Men's National Squad,

On the positive note, a Croatian Igor Stimac is appointed as the head coach of the men's national team on a 2 yrs. contract ... Stimac having a strong resume as a coach and as a player.

As a coach, Sitmac's major achievement was guiding Croatia to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 ... As a player, he was part of the Croatia squad which finished 3rd in the FIFA World Cup France 1998 ... He was also a part of the Yugoslavia u-19 national team which won the FIFA u-20 World Cup in Chile 1987.

Tennis News

At $54K+H Gwangju Challenger 2019, Korea

[R2] Sasi Kumar Mukund (IND,299) bt (Alt) Yusuke Takahashi (JPN,373) 61 64
[R2] (16) Saketh Myneni (IND,246) vs Akira Santillan (AUS,251)

[R3] Sasi Kumar Mukund (IND,299) vs (13) Zhe Li (CHN,245)

Doubles
[R1] Saketh Myneni (IND)/ Adil Shamasdin (CAN) bt Tung-Lin Wu (TPE)/ Tsung-Hua Yang (TPE) 62 63
[R1] (2) N. Sriram Balaji (IND)/ Jonathan Erlich (ISR) bt Akira Santillan (AUS)/ Luke Saville (AUS) 63 61

A good day at Gwangju as all Indian players win their respective matches ... Mukund scored a comfortable win over Takahashi ... Next, he is facing the top-250 Chinese veteran, Zhe Li ... Saki is facing a similar ranked Santillan in the second round.

In the doubles, Saki and his partner Shamasdin started with a comfortable win over a Taipei pair ... Bala and Erlich also started with a convincing win over an Aussie pair.

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At $108K+H Heilbronn Challenger 2019, Germany

[R1] (WC) Tuna Altuna (TUR)/ N Vijay Sundar Prashanth (IND) l Carlos Berlocq (ARG)/ Hugo Dellien (BOL) 64 36 5-10

VSP and Tuna lost in the match tie-break after winning the first set against an experienced pair.

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At $54K+H Samarkand Challenger 2019, Kazakhstan

[R2] (15) Sumit Nagal (IND,303) bt Sadio Doumbia (FRA,374) 64 16 61

Doubles
[R1] Arjun Kadhe (IND)/ Denis Yevseyev (KAZ) l (1) Goncalo Oliveira (POR)/ Andrei Vasilevski (BLR) 46 63 6-10

Sumit required three sets against Doumbia for entering into the third round.

Arjun and Yevseyev lost in the match tie-break against the top-seeds.

Tennis News

At € 5.8M Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2019, Rome, Italy

[R1] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Dominic Inglot (GBR) l (3) Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL)/ Robert Farah (COL) 67(5) 36

Rohan and Inglot lost in straight sets against the third seed Colombian pair, so another first-round loss for them.

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At $162K+H Busan Challenger 2019, Korea

Doubles Final
Toshihide Matsui (JPN)/ Vishnu Vardhan (IND) l (1) Cheng-Peng Hsieh (TPE)/ Christopher Rungkat (INA) 67(7) 16

An excellent run of Vishnu and Matsui ended in the final against the top-seed pair.

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At $54K+H Gwangju Challenger 2019, Korea

[R1] Sasi Kumar Mukund (IND,299) bt Aldin Setkic (BIH,313) 61 63
[R1] (16) Saketh Myneni (IND,246) bye

[R2] Sasi Kumar Mukund (IND,299) vs (Alt) Yusuke Takahashi (JPN,373)

Doubles
[R1] Toshihide Matsui (JPN)/ Vishnu Vardhan (IND) vs (1) Cheng-Peng Hsieh (TPE)/ Christopher Rungkat (INA)
[R1] Saketh Myneni (IND)/ Adil Shamasdin (CAN) vs Tung-Lin Wu (TPE)/ Tsung-Hua Yang (TPE)
[R1] (2) N. Sriram Balaji (IND)/ Jonathan Erlich (ISR) vs Akira Santillan (AUS)/ Luke Saville (AUS)

Saki has a bye as a seeded player and Mukund started with a confident win against Setkic in the first round ... Next, he is facing an alternate Japanese player, Yusuke Takahashi.

In the doubles, the Busan Challenger's finalists r facing each other, Vishnu and Matsui r having a tough match against the top-seeds ... Saki is playing with Adil and they r facing a Taipei pair.

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At $54K+H Samarkand Challenger 2019, Kazakhstan

[R1] Arjun Kadhe (IND,391) l Thiago Seyboth Wild (BRA,362) 06 36

[R2] (15) Sumit Nagal (IND,303) vs Sadio Doumbia (FRA,374)

Doubles
[R1] Arjun Kadhe (IND)/ Denis Yevseyev (KAZ) vs (1) Goncalo Oliveira (POR)/ Andrei Vasilevski (BLR)

Arjun was no match to a young Brazilian Seyboth Wild on the clay ... Sumit is facing a Frenchman Sadio Doumbia in the second round.

A tough match for Arjun and Denis against the top-seeds in the first round.

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At $108K+H Heilbronn Challenger 2019, Germany

[R1] (WC) Tuna Altuna (TUR)/ N Vijay Sundar Prashanth (IND) vs Carlos Berlocq (ARG)/ Hugo Dellien (BOL)

VSP has received a wild-card in the doubles with Tuna Altuna and they r having a tough match against the former top-40 singles and the top-50 doubles player, Berlocq and his partner, the top-100 singles player, Dellien.

Tennis News

At $60K ITF Women Tournament 2019, Luan, China

[SF] (2) Ankita Raina (IND,173) l Ying-Ying Duan (CHN,293) 36 61 26

Ankita lost in three sets against an experienced Ying-Ying Duan.

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At € 5.8M Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2019, Rome, Italy

[R1] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Dominic Inglot (GBR) vs (3) Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL)/ Robert Farah (COL)

Rohan and Inglot having a tough match against the 3rd seed Colombians in the Italian Masters.

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At $54K+H Samarkand Challenger 2019, Kazakhstan

[R1] Arjun Kadhe (IND,391) vs Thiago Seyboth Wild (BRA,362)
[R1] (15) Sumit Nagal (IND,303) bye

Sumit has joined Arjun in the Uzbek ... Arjun has a tougher match against a Brazilian kid on the clay.

Tennis News

At $162K+H Busan Challenger 2019, Korea

[SF] Toshihide Matsui (JPN)/ Vishnu Vardhan (IND) bt Andre Goransson (SWE)/ Hunter Reese (USA) 64 75

Vishnu and Matsui r in the final with a straight-sets win over Reese and Goransson.

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At $60K ITF Women Tournament 2019, Luan, China

[QF] (2) Ankita Raina (IND,173) bt Eudice Chong (HKG,497) 26 64 75

[SF] (2) Ankita Raina (IND,173) vs Ying-Ying Duan (CHN,293)

Ankita needed to dig deep to beat Hong Kong's Eudice Chong ... After losing the first set easily Ankita fought back to win next two sets ... In the semis, she is facing a Chinese player, Ying-Ying Duan.

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At $54K+H Shymkent Challenger 2019, Kazakhstan

[SF] (4) Arjun Kadhe (IND)/ Denis Yevseyev (KAZ) l (1) Goncalo Oliveira (POR)/ Andrei Vasilevski (BLR) 46 46

Arjun and Yevseyev lost in a straight-sets against the top-seed pairing of Vasilevski and Oliveira..

Tennis News

At $162K+H Busan Challenger 2019, Korea

[QF] Toshihide Matsui (JPN)/ Vishnu Vardhan (IND) bt (4) N. Sriram Balaji (IND)/ Jonathan Erlich (ISR) 64 75

[SF] Toshihide Matsui (JPN)/ Vishnu Vardhan (IND) vs Andre Goransson (SWE)/ Hunter Reese (USA)

Vishnu and Matsui scored an upset win over the 4th seeds Bala and Erlich ... Next, they r facing Reese and Goransson.

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At $60K ITF Women Tournament 2019, Luan, China

[R2] (2) Ankita Raina (IND,173) bt Yue Yuan (CHN,342) 62 63

[QF] (2) Ankita Raina (IND,173) vs Eudice Chong (HKG,497)

Ankita scored a comfortable win over Yuan ... Next, she is facing Hong Kong's Eudice Chong.

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At $54K+H Shymkent Challenger 2019, Kazakhstan

[QF] (4) Arjun Kadhe (IND)/ Denis Yevseyev (KAZ) bt (WC) Andrey Golubev (KAZ)/ Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) 46 63 10-7

[SF] (4) Arjun Kadhe (IND)/ Denis Yevseyev (KAZ) vs (1) Goncalo Oliveira (POR)/ Andrei Vasilevski (BLR)

Arjun and Yevseyev needed a comeback against the experienced pairing of Golubev and Nedo after losing the first set ... In the semis, they r facing the top-seed pair.

Tennis News

At $162K+H Busan Challenger 2019, Korea

[R2] (8) Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND,146) l Cem Ilkel (TUR, 265) 16 67(0)

Doubles
[QF] (4) N. Sriram Balaji (IND)/ Jonathan Erlich (ISR) vs Toshihide Matsui (JPN)/ Vishnu Vardhan (IND)

Another disappointing loss for Ram against Ilkel.

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At $60K ITF Women Tournament 2019, Luan, China

[R1] Ankita Raina (IND,173) bt (Q) Xinyu Jiang (CHN,586) 64 63

[R2] Ankita Raina (IND,173) vs Yue Yuan (CHN,342)

Ankita started with a comfortable win over a local qualifier ... Next, she s facing another local girl, Yue Yuan.

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At $54K+H Shymkent Challenger 2019, Kazakhstan

[R1] (4) Arjun Kadhe (IND)/ Denis Yevseyev (KAZ) bt Viktor Durasovic (NOR)/ Pavel Kotov (RUS) 75 61

[QF] (4) Arjun Kadhe (IND)/ Denis Yevseyev (KAZ) vs (WC) Andrey Golubev (KAZ)/ Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ)

Arjun and Yevseyev started with straight sets win ... Next, they r facing veteran pairing of Nedo and Golubev.

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Tennis News

At $162K+H Busan Challenger 2019, Korea

[R2] Sasi Kumar Mukund (IND,287) l (7) Evgeny Donskoy (RUS,128) 26 16

Doubles
[R1] Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND)/ Brayden Schnur (CAN) l (1) Cheng-Peng Hsieh (TPE)/ Christopher Rungkat (INA) 26 46
[R1] Toshihide Matsui (JPN)/ Vishnu Vardhan (IND) bt (WC) Seon Yong Han (KOR)/ Cheong-Eui Kim (KOR) 62 26 10-4
[R1] (4) N. Sriram Balaji (IND)/ Jonathan Erlich (ISR) bt Jason Jung (TPE)/ Tsung-Hua Yang (TPE) 64 64

Mukund failed to challenge Donskoy in the one-sided loss.

In the doubles, Bala and Erlich started with straight sets win over a Taipei pair ... Vishnu and Matsui needed a match tie-break to beat a local wildcard pair ... Ram and Schnur lost in straight sets against the top-seeds.

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At € 137K+H Aix en Provence Challenger 2019, France

[R1] Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP)/ Leander Paes (IND) l Romain Arneodo (MON)/ Hugo Nys (MON) 46 46

Lee and Garcia-Lopez lost in straight sets against Arneodo and Nys.

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At $54K+H Rome Challenger 2019, Italy

[R1] Sumit Nagal (IND,332) l Ulises Blanch (USA,296) 26 57

Sumit must be tired after his travel and that showed in his straight-sets loss against Blanch.

Tennis News

At € 7.2M Mutua Madrid Open 2019, Madrid, Spain

[R1] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Dominic Inglot (GBR) l Guido Pella (ARG)/ Joao Sousa (POR) 67(4) 36

Rohan and Inglot lost in the first round of the Madrid Masters against Pella and Sousa in straight sets.

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At $162K+H Busan Challenger 2019, Korea

[R1] Sasi Kumar Mukund (IND,287) bt Saketh Myneni (IND,248) 76(7) 36 75

[R2] Sasi Kumar Mukund (IND,287) vs (7) Evgeny Donskoy (RUS,128)

Mukund scored an upset win over Saki in three sets ... Mukund served well and also kept the pressure on Saki's serve ... He created 25 break point chances and converted 4 of them ... Next, he is facing the former top-100 player, Evgeny Donskoy.

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At $54K+H Shymkent Challenger 2019, Kazakhstan

[R1] Arjun Kadhe (IND,391) l (ITF) Sanjar Fayziev (UZB,ITF-10) 75 57 46

Arjun lost after winning the first set against the ITF player, Sanjar Fayziev ... Arjun was lacking match practice and that exposed here.

Squash News

At Asian Individuals Championship 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

P.C. to http://thesquashsite.com

[R1] (16) Aparajitha Balamurukan (IND,197) bye
[R1] (10) Sunayna Kuruvilla (IND,86) bye
[R1] (14) Tanvi Khanna (IND,121) bye
[R1] (2) Joshna Chinappa (IND,15) bye

[R1] (1) Saurav Ghosal (IND,10) bye
[R1] Abhishek Pradhan (IND,234) bye

[R2] (16) Aparajitha Balamurukan (IND,197) bt Yeheni Kuruppu (SRI,UNR) 11-3, 11-1, 11-1
[R2] (10) Sunayna Kuruvilla (IND,86) bt Yura Choi (KOR,232) 13-15, 11-5, 11-4, 11-7
[R2] (14) Tanvi Khanna (IND,121) bt Kim Ga-Hye (KOR,UNR) 11-4, 11-5, 11-6
[R2] (2) Joshna Chinappa (IND,15) bt Lu Yung Chi (TPE,UNR) 11-3, 11-3, 11-3

[R2] (1) Saurav Ghosal (IND,10) bt David Pelino (PHI,539) 11-5, 11-2, 11-2
[R2] Abhishek Pradhan (IND,234) l (15) Sajad Zareian (IRI,143) 8-11, 11-13 3-11

[R3] (16) Aparajitha Balamurukan (IND,197) l (5) Liu Tsz-Ling (HKG,40) 9-11, 9-11, 1-11
[R3] (10) Sunayna Kuruvilla (IND,86) l (4) Low Wee Wern (MAS,28) 7-11, 7-11, 7-11
[R3] (14) Tanvi Khanna (IND,121) bt (7) Rachel Arnold (MAS,47) 9-11, 5-11, 18-16, 11-7, 11-6 (50m)
[R3] (2) Joshna Chinappa (IND,15) bt Jihyun Lee (KOR,178) 11-5, 11-6, 11-5

[R3] (1) Saurav Ghosal (IND,10) bt Ryunosuke Tsukue (JPN,260) 11-5, 11-8, 11-3

[QF] (2) Joshna Chinappa (IND,15) bt (14) Tanvi Khanna (IND,121) 12-10, 13-11, 11-7 (34m)

[QF] (1) Saurav Ghosal (IND,10) bt (6) Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS,39) 11-4, 11-4, 11-3 (34m)

[SF] (2) Joshna Chinappa (IND,15) bt (6) Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS,50) 11-7, 12-10, 11-3 (30m)

[SF] (1) Saurav Ghosal (IND,10) bt (7) Eain Yow Ng (MAS,36) 11-2, 11-6, 11-4 (32m)

Women's Final
(2) Joshna Chinappa (IND,15) bt (1) Annie Au (HKG,11) 11-5, 6-11, 11-8, 11-6 (42m)

Men's Final
(1) Saurav Ghosal (IND,10) bt (4) Leo Au (HKG,27) 11-9, 11-2, 11-8 (42m)

It was one of India’s biggest moment in squash when Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa emerged as champions in the Asian Individual Squash Championship ... This chance was missed in Chennai two years ago when Saurav lost in the final ... In Malaysia, Joshna Chinappa successfully defended her title beating the top seed Annie Au of Hong Kong 11-5, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6 ... Saurav Ghosal comfortably defeated the 4th seed Leo Au Chun Ming, also from Hong Kong in straight games 11-9, 11-2, 11-8 ... This was Saurav's first Asian Championship title.

Tennis News

At € 586K BMW Open Banc by FWU 2019, Munich, Germany

P.C. to Divij's FB page

Doubles Final
Marcelo Demoliner (BRA)/ Divij Sharan (IND) l Frederik Nielsen (DEN)/ Tim Puetz (GER) 46 26

Divij and Demoliner failed to challenge Nielsen and Puetz in the final of Munich Open ... Still, a good week for Divij with Demoliner, he will be India's #1 doubles player in the updated rankings.

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At $134K+H Puerto Vallarta Challenger 2019, Mexico

[SF] (2) Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND)/ Purav Raja (IND) l Matt Reid (AUS)/ John-Patrick Smith (AUS) 16 63 8-10

Jeevan and Purav lost in the semis against an Aussie pairing of Reid and Smith in the match tie-break.

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At $54K+H Savannah Challenger 2019, Georgia, USA

[SF] Sumit Nagal (IND,332) l (2) Paolo Lorenzi (ITA,108) 46 64 26

An excellent fighting performance by Sumit against an experienced Lorenzi in his loss ... After losing the first set Sumit tried fightback and won the second set ... But Lorenzi used his experience to win the final set comfortably ... Still, a good week for Sumit as after a long time he reached in the semis of the challenger.

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At $25K ITF Women's Tournament 2019, Namangan, Uzbekistan

[R1] (2) Rutuja Bhosale (IND)/ Eudice Chong (HKG) bt Yuliya Hatouka (BLR)/ Ipek Oz (TUR) 57 61 10-6
[QF] (2) Rutuja Bhosale (IND)/ Eudice Chong (HKG) bt Sowjanya Bavisetti (IND)/ Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie (ROU) 75 64
[SF] (2) Rutuja Bhosale (IND)/ Eudice Chong (HKG) bt Tamara Curovic (SRB)/ Polina Golubovskaya (RUS) 63 61

Doubles Final
(2) Rutuja Bhosale (IND)/ Eudice Chong (HKG) bt Anastasia Pribylova (RUS)/ Shalimar Talbi (BLR) 64 63

After losing in the singles quarter-final against her doubles partner Eudice Chong, Rutuja lifted the doubles title with Eudice Chong ... In the final, they defeated Pribylova and Talbi in straight sets ... With this title, Rutuja will first-time moves inside the top-220 doubles ranking.

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At $15K ITF Women's Tournament 2019, Antalya, Turkey

[R1] (6) Jennifer Luikham (IND,830) bt Ana Makatsaria (GEO,ITF -927) 67(6) 76(4) 62
[R2] (6) Jennifer Luikham (IND,830) bt Sabrina Rittberger (GER,ITF-518) 62 64
[QF] (6) Jennifer Luikham (IND,830) bt Cemre Anil (TUR,ITF-232) 64 75
[SF] (6) Jennifer Luikham (IND,830) bt Sapfo Sakellaridi (GRE,ITF-546) 57 76 63

Singles Final
(6) Jennifer Luikham (IND,830) l Indy De Vroome (NED,ITF-290) 16 06

Jennifer reached into the final in the $15K Turkey tournament ... In the final, a former top-200 Indy De Vroome proved too strong to Jennifer.

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At € 7.2M Mutua Madrid Open 2019, Madrid, Spain

[R1] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Dominic Inglot (GBR) vs Guido Pella (ARG)/ Joao Sousa (POR)

Rohan is playing in the Madrid Masters with Inglot ... They r facing Pella and Sousa in the first round.

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At $162K+H Busan Challenger 2019, Korea

[R1] (8) Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND,146) bye
[R1] Saketh Myneni (IND,247) vs Sasi Kumar Mukund (IND,289)

Doubles
[R1] Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND)/ Brayden Schnur (CAN) vs (1) Cheng-Peng Hsieh (TPE)/ Christopher Rungkat (INA)
[R1] Toshihide Matsui (JPN)/ Vishnu Vardhan (IND) vs (WC) Seon Yong Han (KOR)/ Cheong-Eui Kim (KOR)
[R1] (4) N. Sriram Balaji (IND)/ Jonathan Erlich (ISR) vs Jason Jung (TPE)/ Tsung-Hua Yang (TPE)

Ram is the 8th seed, but a crap draw for Saki and Mukund as they r facing each other.

In the doubles, Ram and Schnur r facing the top-seeds ... Vishnu is playing with Matsui and they r facing a local wildcard pair ... Bala and Erlich r the 4th seeds and they r facing a Taipei pair.

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At € 137K+H Aix en Provence Challenger 2019, France

[R1] Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP)/ Leander Paes (IND) vs Romain Arneodo (MON)/ Hugo Nys (MON)

This week, Lee is playing with Garcia-Lopez in the French challenger and they r facing Arneodo and Nys.

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At $54K+H Rome Challenger 2019, Italy

[R1] Sumit Nagal (IND,332) vs Ulises Blanch (USA,296)

Sumit moves back to the European challengers and playing in Rome ... In the first round, he is facing an American Ulises Blanch.

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At $54K+H Shymkent Challenger 2019, Kazakhstan

[R1] Arjun Kadhe (IND,391) vs Sanjar Fayziev (UZB,ITF-10)

Doubles
[R1] (4) Arjun Kadhe (IND)/ Denis Yevseyev (KAZ) vs Viktor Durasovic (NOR)/ Pavel Kotov (RUS)

Arjun is playing in Kazakhstan ... In the singles, he is facing the Uzbek's top-10 ITF player, Sanjar Fayziev ... In the doubles, he is back with Denis Yevseyev and they r facing Kotov and Durasovic.

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At $150K BARFOOT and THOMPSON New Zealand Open 2019, Auckland (HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300)

[QF] Prannoy H. S. (IND,26) l (5) Kanta Tsuneyama (JPN,11) 21-17 15-21 14-21

Prannoy lost in three games against Kanta Tsuneyama ... Prannoy started well after winning the first game but failed to maintain the same tempo in the remaining two games.

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At € 586K BMW Open Banc by FWU 2019, Munich, Germany

[SF] Marcelo Demoliner (BRA)/ Divij Sharan (IND) bt Philipp Oswald (AUT)/ Mate Pavic (CRO) 63 36 10-4

Divij and Demoliner r in the final with the match tie-break win over Oswald and Pavic.

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At $134K+H Puerto Vallarta Challenger 2019, Mexico

[QF] (2) Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND)/ Purav Raja (IND) bt Evan King (USA)/ Nathan Pasha (USA) 64 62

[SF] (2) Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND)/ Purav Raja (IND) vs Matt Reid (AUS)/ John-Patrick Smith (AUS)

Jeevan and Purav scored a comfortable win over King and Pasha ... Next, they r facing an Aussie pair.

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At $108K+H Seoul Challenger 2019, Korea

[SF] Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND)/ Brayden Schnur (CAN) l Ruben Bemelmans (BEL)/ Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) 16 36

Bemelmans and Stakhovsky proved too strong to the pairing of Ram and Schnur in the semis.

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At $54K+H Savannah Challenger 2019, Georgia, USA

[QF] Sumit Nagal (IND,332) bt (3) Corentin Moutet (FRA,126) 64 75

[SF] Sumit Nagal (IND,332) vs (2) Paolo Lorenzi (ITA,108)

A fantastic win for Sumit against Moutet as he was able to get avenge of his loss from the last tournament ... In the first set, Sumit was 1-3 down but he fought back and he got help from Moutet as he committed a couple of double faults and unforced errors from 40-30, 4-5 ... Sumit won the set breaking Moutet in the 10th game ... In the second set, both players held their respective service games till 3-all ... Moutet broke Sumit in the 7th game, 3-4, and held his service game to lead 3-5 ... Sumit saved a set point at 4-5 before breaking Moutet, 5-all ... And broke Moutet when he was serving for staying in the match, Sumit converted the 4th match point and completed this excellent win ... Next, he is facing a challenger clay court legend, Paolo Lorenzi, who has won 19 titles.

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At $150K BARFOOT and THOMPSON New Zealand Open 2019, Auckland (HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300)

[R2] Sai Praneeth B. (IND,20) l (7) Lin Dan (CHN,12) 12-21 12-21
[R2] Prannoy H. S. (IND,26) bt (2) Tommy Sugiarto (INA,13) 21-14 21-12

[R2] Manu Attri (IND)/ B. Sumeeth Reddy (IND) l (7) V. Shem Goh (MAS)/ Wee Kiong Tan (MAS) 17-21 19-21

[QF] Prannoy H. S. (IND,26) vs (5) Kanta Tsuneyama (JPN,11)

Prannoy scored a dominating win over a higher ranked Tommy Sugiarto ... In the quarters, he s facing a Japanese Kanta Tsuneyama.
Sai failed to challenge Lin Dan in his one-sided loss

Manu and Sumeeth lost against the 7th seeds Malaysian pair.

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At € 586K BMW Open Banc by FWU 2019, Munich, Germany

[QF] Marcelo Demoliner (BRA)/ Divij Sharan (IND) bt Kevin Krawietz (GER)/ Andreas Mies (GER) 46 63 10-8

[SF] Marcelo Demoliner (BRA)/ Divij Sharan (IND) vs Philipp Oswald (AUT)/ Mate Pavic (CRO)

Divij and Demoliner scored a comeback win over a local German pair after losing the first set ... In the semis, they r facing Oswald and Pavic.

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At $108K+H Seoul Challenger 2019, Korea

[R3] Saketh Myneni (IND,247) l Tung-Lin Wu (TPE,316) 46 57
[R3] (10) Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND,146) l Zhe Li (CHN,248) 46 76(5) 67(6)

Doubles
[QF] Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND)/ Brayden Schnur (CAN) bt (ITF) Ji Sung Nam (KOR)/ Min-Kyu Song (KOR) 63 57 10-6

[SF] Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND)/ Brayden Schnur (CAN) vs Ruben Bemelmans (BEL)/ Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR)

Saki lost in straight sets against in-form youngster Tung-Lin Wu.
Ram lost in a marathon match against an experienced Chinese, Zhe Li ... Zhe won the first set but Ram fought back after winning the second set tie-break ... In the third set, Ram missed a couple of break points and Zhe completed win after winning a long tie-break.

Ram and Schnur r in the semis, they defeated a local ITF pair in the match tie-break ... They r facing Bemelmans and Stakhovsky.

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At $54K+H Savannah Challenger 2019, Georgia, USA

[R3] Sumit Nagal (IND,332) bt (WC) Sebastian Korda (USA,408) 63 76(0)

[QF] Sumit Nagal (IND,332) vs (3) Corentin Moutet (FRA,126)

A good win despite some hiccups against talented Sebastian Korda ... Sumit needs to learn to avoid on-and-off patches in the match, as here Seb's inexperience helped Sumit to close this match in two sets ... Now, interesting to see how he fares against Moutet after his last week's loss against him from a winning position.

After winning the first set Sumit was cruising comfortably in the second with an early break, 3-0 ... From the 5th game, he stated committing a lot of unforced errors and he lost his serve in the 7th game, 4-3 but he broke Seb in the next game to lead 5-3 ... While serving for the match he again committed unforced errors with over-hitting or wrong selection of shots to lose the game, 5-4 ... Seb broke him in the 11th game to lead,5-6, Sumit took a medical timeout for a calf strain ... He broke Seb in the 12th game and dominated the tie-break for a win.

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At $150K BARFOOT & THOMPSON New Zealand Open 2019, Auckland (HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300)

[Q1] Lakshya Sen (IND,71) bt (1) Ajay Jayaram (IND,47) 21-18 21-13
[Q2] Lakshya Sen (IND,71) bt Teck Zhi Soo (MAS,70) 21-11 21-12

[R1] Sai Praneeth B. (IND,20) bt Subhankar Dey (IND,41) 21-17 19-21 21-15
[R1] Prannoy H. S. (IND,26) bt Kean Yew Loh (SIN,50) 21-15 21-14
[R1] (Q) Lakshya Sen (IND,71) l Tzu Wei Wang (TPE,32) 21-15 18-21 10-21

[R1] Anura Prabhudesai (IND,113) vs Xuerui Li (CHN,15) 9-21 10-21
[R1] (2) Saina Nehwal (IND,9) l Zhiyi Wang (CHN,212) 16-21 23-21 4-21

[R1] Manu Attri (IND)/ B. Sumeeth Reddy (IND) bt Joshua Feng (NZL)/ Jack Jiang (NZL) 21-7 21-10

[R1] Ashwini Ponnappa (IND)/ N. Sikki Reddy (IND) l Xuanxuan Liu (CHN)/ Yuting Xia (CHN) 14-21 23-21 14-21

[R2] Sai Praneeth B. (IND,20) vs (7) Lin Dan (CHN,12)
[R2] Prannoy H. S. (IND,26) vs (2) Tommy Sugiarto (INA,13)

[R2] Manu Attri (IND)/ B. Sumeeth Reddy (IND) vs (7) V. Shem Goh (MAS)/ Wee Kiong Tan (MAS)

Lakshya qualified for the main draw of the Super 300 tournament beating higher ranked Ajay and Teck Zhi, but lost against Loh in the first round after winning the first game.
Sai and Prannoy won their respective matches in contrasting style ... Both have tough matches in the second round ... Sai is facing a legendary Lin Dan and Prannoy having a challenge of Tommy Sugiarto.
Saina lost to a current Junior Asian champion and a Youth Olympic silver medalist Chinese girl, Zhiyi Wang ... After losing the first game Saina dug deep to win the second game but Zhiyi Wang blown away Saina's challenge in the third and won it losing only 4 points ... The expected loss for Anura against the former WR #` Xuerui Li.
Manu and Sumeeth started with a comfortable win against a local pair ... Next, they r facing the 7th seeds Malaysian pair.
In their comeback match after an injury layoff, Ashwini and Sikki lost against a Chinese pair in three games.

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At € 586K BMW Open Banc by FWU 2019, Munich, Germany

Tough luck for Lee, he and Benoit withdrew as Benoit got injured.

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At $108K+H Seoul Challenger 2019, Korea

[R2] (Alt) N. Sriram Balaji (IND,453) l Yasutaka Uchiyama (JPN,227) 76(5) 36 46
[R2] Saketh Myneni (IND,247) bt (15) Hiroki Moriya (JPN,183) 62 61
[R2] (10) Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND,146) bt (Q) Ji Sung Nam (KOR,364) 63 76(6)

[R3] Saketh Myneni (IND,247) vs Tung-Lin Wu (TPE,316)
[R3] (10) Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND,146) vs Zhe Li (CHN,248)

Doubles
[R1] Evgeny Donskoy (RUS)/ Vishnu Vardhan (IND) l (1) Max Purcell (AUS)/ Luke Saville (AUS) 46 26
[R1] Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND)/ Brayden Schnur (CAN) bt (2) N. Sriram Balaji (IND)/ Jonathan Erlich (ISR) 64 76(4)

[QF] Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND)/ Brayden Schnur (CAN) vs (ITF) Ji Sung Nam (KOR)/ Min-Kyu Song (KOR)

Saki scored a dominating win over the top-200 Japanese, Hiroki Moriya ... In the first set, Saki broke Moriya in the 2nd game to lead 3-0, he again broke Moriya in the 8th game when he was serving for staying in the set ... In the second set, again Saki broke Moriya in the 2nd game to lead 3-0 ... He again broke Moriya in the 6th game, 5-1, and held his serve for a comfortable win in 56 mins ... Next, Saki is facing a Taipei youngster, Tung-Lin Wu, who defeated the 4th seed Brayden Schnur in the second round.
Ram managed to complete win in straight sets ... In the second set, he faced stiff resistance from Nam ... Next, he is facing Zhe Li, who scored an upset win over Baghdatis.
Bala replaced the top-seed Thompson as he withdrew and faced Uchiyama in the first round ... Bala started well and won the first set in the tie-break ... He failed to keep momentum and lost the next two sets to Uchiyama.

Ram and Schnur scored a straight-sets upset win over the 2nd seeds, Bala and Erlich ... Next, Ram and Schnur r facing a local ITF pair ... Vishnu and Donskoy lost easily against the top-seeds Aussie pair.

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At $80K ITF Women Tournament 2019, Gifu, Japan

[R1] Ankita Raina (IND,173) l Kurumi Nara (JPN,168) 06 36

Doubles
[R1] Hiroko Kuwata (JPN)/ Ankita Raina (IND) l Ayaka Okuno (JPN)/ Lin Zhu (CHN) 26 26

A disappointing one-sided loss for Ankita against a similar ranked Nara ... In the doubles also, she faced one-sided loss with her partner Kuwata.

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At $134K+H Puerto Vallarta Challenger 2019, Mexico

[R1] (2) Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND)/ Purav Raja (IND) bt Darian King (BAR)/ Peter Polansky (CAN) 76(5) 26 10-3

[QF] (2) Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND)/ Purav Raja (IND) vs Evan King (USA)/ Nathan Pasha (USA)

Jeevan ad Purav completed the win in the match tie-break against Darian King and Polansky ... Next, they r facing an American pairing of King and Pasha.

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At $54K+H Savannah Challenger 2019, Georgia, USA

[R2] Sumit Nagal (IND,332) bt (8) Mats Moraing (GER,222) 61 4-2 retd.

[R3] Sumit Nagal (IND,332) vs (WC) Sebastian Korda (USA,408)

Sumit was in dominating position against Moraing, when Moraing retired ... His next opponent is 18 yrs old Sebastian Korda, a son of the Australian Open winner Petr Korda, he himself was a 2018 Australian Open junior champion and former Junior WR #1 ... So a tough match for Sumit.