Thursday, January 16, 2020

Tennis News

At the Australian Open 2020, Melbourne

[Q1] (20) Sumit Nagal (IND,128) l Mohamed Safwat (EGY,172) 67(2) 26

[Q2] (17) Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,122) bt Yannick Hanfmann (GER,167) 16 62 61

[Q3] (17) Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,122) vs Ernests Gulbis (LAT,254)

Another disappointing loss ... Sumit lost in straight sets against Safwat in the first qualifying round ... Sumit started well and was leading 4-1 with a double break, but afterward, he struggled with his overall game, poor shots selection, unforced errors and poor returning game, etc.

Prajnesh scored a superb comeback win over a German big-server Hanfmann ... In the first set, Prajnesh struggled with his game and Hanfmann capitalized to win it comfortably ... From the second set, Prajnesh adjusted and raised his game, he dominated the match ... He won the next 2 sets losing only 3 games ... In the final qualifying, he is facing a former top-10 Latvian player, Ernests Gulbis.


At $610K ASB Classic, Auckland, New Zealand

[QF] Divij Sharan (IND)/ Artem Sitak (NZL) l Sander Gille (BEL)/ Joran Vliegen (BEL) 75 67(3) 9-11
[QF] (3) Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Henri Kontinen (FIN) l Luke Bambridge (GBR)/ Ben McLachlan (JPN) 36 46

Divij and Artem lost a very close match against their Belgian opponents in the match tie-break ... Rohan and Kontinen also failed to overcome the challenge of Bambridge and McLachlan.

At $252K Hobart International 2020, Australia

[QF] Nadiia Kichenok (UKR)/ Sania Mirza (IND) bt Vania King (USA)/ Christina Mchale (USA) 62 46 10-4

[SF] Nadiia Kichenok (UKR)/ Sania Mirza (IND) vs Marie Bouzkova (CZE)/ Tamara Zidansek (SLO)

Another fighting win for Sania and Nadiia for entering into the semis ... They defeated an American pair in the match tie-break ... Next, they r facing Bouzkova and Zidansek.

At $54K+H Bangkok 1 Challenger 2020, Thailand

[QF] N. Sriram Balaji (IND)/ Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND) bt JC Aragone (USA)/ Luis David Martinez (VEN) 76(3) 61

[SF] N. Sriram Balaji (IND)/ Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND) vs Sanchai Ratiwatana (THA)/ Christopher Rungkat (INA)

Bala and Jeevan r in the semis with a straight-sets win over an American pair ... Next, they r facing Rungkat and Ratiwatana.

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