Tennis News

At $100K ITF Women's Tournament 2019, Shenzen, China

[R1] Ankita Raina (IND,184) l (Q) Fang Ying Xun (CHN,234) 63 16 06

Doubles
[R1] Ankita Raina (IND)/ Bibiane Schoofs (NED) l (1) Nao Hobino (JPN)/ Makato Ninomiya (JPN) 36 36

Ankita lost the last 2 sets easily after winning the first set against Fang Ying Xun in the first round ... In the doubles also, Ankita and Schoofs lost in straight sets against the top-seed Japanese pair ... Hopefully, no injury issue for Ankita.

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At $54K+H Kobe Challenger 2019, Japan

[R1] (4) Purav Raja (IND)/ Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND) bt Sanchai Ratiwatana (THA)/ Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA) 4-2 retd.

[QF] (4) Purav Raja (IND)/ Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND) vs Ji Sung Nam (KOR)/ Min-Kyu Song (KOR)

Ratiwatana twins retired in the first set after 6 games ... In the quarters, Ram and Purav r facing a Korean pair.

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At $54K+H Knoxville Challenger 2019, Tennessee, USA

[R1] (1) N. Sriram Balaji (IND)/ Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND) l Marcos Giron (USA)/ Alex Lawson (USA) 57 46

Bala and Jeevan lost in straight sets against an American pair in the first round.