Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Tennis News

At the Australian Open 2020, Melbourne

[Q1] Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND,183) l (14) Fredrico Coria (ARG,118) 64 46 16
[Q1] (17) Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,124) bt (WC) Harry Bourchier (AUS,286) 62 64
[Q1] (20) Sumit Nagal (IND,128) vs Mohamed Safwat (EGY,172)

[Q1] Ankita Raina (IND,175) l Victoria Tomova (BUL,146) 26 67(3)

[Q2] (17) Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,124) vs Yannick Hanfmann (GER,167)

Sania is partnering Rohan in the MxD as Rajeev Ram withdrew from the tournament.

Indians started their AO qualifying on a losing note ... Ankita lost in straight sets against Tomova and after that, Ram lost his match against Coria from a good position ... He won the first set and had 3 breakpoints on Coria's serve at 4-3 but he failed to convert ... Coria broke him in the next game and held his serve for taking the match into the decider ... Coria broke him in the 1st game and this pattern continued ... Ram caved in and managed to win a single game in the final game.

Prajnesh started with a clinical win over a local wild-card player ... He played within his strength and easily moved into the second round ... Next, he is facing a German big-server Hanfmann.


At $610K ASB Classic, Auckland, New Zealand

[R1] Divij Sharan (IND)/ Artem Sitak (NZL) vs (1) John Peers (AUS)/ Michael Venus (NZL)
[R1] (3) Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Henri Kontinen (FIN) vs (WC) Cameron Norrie (GBR)/ Rhett Purcell (NZL)

A tough match for Divij and Artem against the top-seeds Venus and Peers ... Rohan is playing with Kontinen and they r facing a wild-card pair.

At $252K Hobart International 2020, Australia

[R1] Nadiia Kichenok (UKR)/ Sania Mirza (IND) bt Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO)/ Miyu Kato (JPN) 26 76(3) 10-3

[QF] Nadiia Kichenok (UKR)/ Sania Mirza (IND) vs Vania King (USA)/ Christina Mchale (USA)

Sania's comeback started with a win ... Our pair was tentative and missed a chance of winning the second set on their serve at 5-3 ... But from the tie-break, they raised their game and won both tie-breaks losing only 6 points ... Next, they r facing an American pair.

At $54K+H Bendigo 2 Challenger 2020, Australia

[R1] (11) Sasikumar Mukund (IND,272) bye
[R2] (11) Sasikumar Mukund (IND,272) bt (Q) Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN,71) 5-2 retd.

[R3] (11) Sasikumar Mukund (IND,272) vs (7) Marcos Giron (USA,112)

Doubles
[R1] Sasikumar Mukund (IND)/ Fajing Sun (CHN) bt Luca Margaroli (SUI)/ Andrea Vavassori (ITA) 63 64

[QF] Sasikumar Mukund (IND)/ Fajing Sun (CHN) vs (3) Sander Arends (NED)/ Cheng-Peng Hsieh (TPE)

Mukund has a positive start as his top-75 opponent Nishioka retired when Mukund was leading 5-2 in the first set ... Next, he is facing the top-120 ranked American, Marcos Giron.
In the doubles also, Mukund has a winning start with his partner Fajing Sun, they defeated Margaroli and Vavassori ... Next, they r facing the 3rd seed pairing of Hsieh and Arends.


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

[Q1] Siddharth Rawat (IND,501) bt Tomislav Brkic (CRO,547) 75 63

[R1] (Q) Siddharth Rawat (IND,501) bt Sadio Dombia (FRA,361) 62 64

[R2] (Q) Siddharth Rawat (IND,501) l (13) Santiago Giraldo (COL,272) 63 67(5) 46

Doubles
[R1] (3) Purav Raja (IND)/ Adil Shamasdin (CAN) vs Evan King (USA)/ Hunter Reese (USA)
[R1] N. Sriram Balaji (IND)/ Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND) bt Goncalo Oliveira (POR)/ Yang Tsung-Hua (TPE) 63 63

Sid started this new season with a couple of good wins but lost his second-round match after winning the first set against Giraldo.

In the doubles, Bala and Jeevan begin their campaign with a comfortable win over Tsung-Hua and Oliveira.


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