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At $350K TOYOTA Thailand Open 2019, Bangkok (HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500)

[R2] Sai Praneeth B. (IND,19) bt Subhankar Dey (IND,41) 21-18 21-19
[R2] (5) Kidambi Srikanth (IND,10) l Khosit Phetpradab (THA,32) 21-11 16-21 12-21
[R2] Prannoy H. S. (IND,31) l (6) Kenta Nishimoto (JPN,11) 17-21 10-21
[R2] Parupalli Kashyap (IND,35) l (3) Tien Chen Chou (TPE,3) 9-21 14-21

[R2] (7) Saina Nehwal (IND,8) l Sayaka Takahashi (JPN,18) 21-16 11-21 14-21

[R2] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND)/ Chirag Shetty (IND) bt (6) Fajar Alfian (INA)/ Muhammad Rian Ardianto (INA) 21-17 21-19

[R2] Pranaav Jerry Chopra (IND)/ N. Sikki Reddy (IND) l (8) Chun Man Tang (HKG)/ Ying Suet Tse (HKG) 16-21 11-21
[R2] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND)/ Ashwini Ponnappa (IND) bt Alfian Eko Prasetya (INA)/ Marsheilla Gischa Islami (INA) 21-18 21-19

[QF] Sai Praneeth B. (IND,19) vs (7) Kanta Tsuneyama (JPN,16)

[QF] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND)/ Chirag Shetty (IND) vs Solgyu Choi (KOR)/ Seung Jae Seo (KOR)

[QF] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND)/ Ashwini Ponnappa (IND) vs (3) Yuta Watanabe (JPN)/ Arisa Higashino (JPN)

An expected win for Sai against Subhankar in the second round ... Next, he is facing a Japanese challenge of Kanta Tsuneyama.
A bad loss for Srikanth against a lower-ranked local player Phetpradab ... Srikanth won the first game but failed to capitalize on that and gave chance to Phetpradab ... Nishimoto defeated Prannoy comfortably ... Also, Tien Chen Chou proved too strong to Kashyap.
Takahashi took advantage of Saina's rustiness and lack of match practice ... Saina won the first game but afterward, she struggled to tackle Takahashi's game.

Satwik and Chirag scored an impressive straight games win over the WR #7 Indonesian pair ... This was their first win against them after two losses ... Next, they r facing a Korean pair.
In MXD, Satwik and Ashwini defeated an Indonesian pair in straight games ... In the quarters, they r facing the WR #3 Japanese pair ... Pranaav and Sikki lost in straight games against the 8th seeds.

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At $858 Abierto Mexicano de Tenis Mifel presentado por Cinemex 2019, Los Cabos, Mexico

[R2] Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,90) l (5) Taylor Fritz (USA,28) 64 36 26

Prajnesh started well and won the first set but from 3-all in the second set, Fritz took control of the match ... He won 9 games from next 11 games to win the match ... Still, a decent performance from Prajnesh against the top-30 young American Fritz.

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At $135K+H Chengdu Challenger 2019, China

[R2] (8) Saketh Myneni (IND,264) bt (Q) Toshihide Matsui (JPN,601) 63 retd.
[R2] Arjun Kadhe (IND,429) l (7) Goncalo Oliveira (POR,251) 67(4) 36

[R3] (8) Saketh Myneni (IND,264) vs (11) Zizhen Zhang (CHN,299)

Toshihide Matsui retired after losing the first set, Saki is facing a local player, Zizhen Zhang, in the third round.
Arjun gave a decent fight to the top-250 ranked, Goncalo Oliveira.

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At €46K+H Liberec Challenger 2019, Czech Republic

[R1] (3) N. Sriram Balaji (IND)/ Jamie Cerretani (USA) bt Sadio Doumbia (FRA)/ Fabien Reboul (FRA) 64 36 10-6

[QF] (3) N. Sriram Balaji (IND)/ Jamie Cerretani (USA) vs (WC) Jonas Forejtek (CZE)/ Michael Vrbensky (CZE)

Bala and Vishnu r in the quarter-final with the match tie-break win over a French pair ... Next, they r facing a local Czech pair.

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At $2M Citi Open 2019, Washington DC, USA

[R1] (WC) Leander Paes (IND)/ Jack Sock (USA) l Alex de Minaur (AUS)/ John Peers (AUS) 57 26

Lee and Jack Sock lost in straight sets against an Aussie pair.

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At $858 Abierto Mexicano de Tenis Mifel presentado por Cinemex 2019, Los Cabos, Mexico

[R1] Jonathan Erlich (ISR)/ Divij Sharan (IND) bt (4) Ben McLachlan (JPN)/ John-Patrick Smith (AUS) 75 61

Divij and Erlich started with an upset win over a 4th seed pairing of Ben McLachlan and John-Patrick Smith.

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At $135K+H Chengdu Challenger 2019, China

[R1] Manish Sureshkumar (IND,590) l (Q) Toshihide Matsui (JPN,601) 67(5) 46

[R2] (8) Saketh Myneni (IND,264) vs (Q) Toshihide Matsui (JPN,601)

Doubles
[R1] Arjun Kadhe (IND)/ Saketh Myneni (IND) bt Blake Ellis (AUS)/ Brydan Klein (GBR) w/o

Expecting a better result from Manish against a veteran Toshihide Matsui ... Matsui is facing Saki in the second round.
In the doubles, Saki and Arjun have received a walkover.

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At €46K+H Liberec Challenger 2019, Czech Republic

[R1] N Vijay Sundar Prashanth (IND)/ Tuna Altuna (TUR) l (WC) Jiri Lehecka (CZE)/ Jiri Vesely (CZE) 46 16

VSP and Altuna lost in the first round against Jiri Vesely and Jiri Lehecka.

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At $350K TOYOTA Thailand Open 2019, Bangkok (HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500)

[Q1] Sourabh Verma (IND,44) bt Kantawat Leelavechabutr (THA,153) 21-18 21-19
[Q1] Ajay Jayaram (IND,67) l Ze Qi Zhou (CHN,52) 16-21 13-21

[Q2] Sourabh Verma (IND,64) bt Ze Qi Zhou (CHN,52) 11-21 21-14 21-18
[Q1] Sai Uttejitha Rao Chukka (IND,101) bt Brittney Tam (CAN,53) 16-21 21-14 21-19

[R1] Subhankar Dey (IND,41) bt (1) Kento Momota (JPN,1) w/o
[R1] Sai Praneeth B. (IND,19) bt Kantaphon Wangcharoen (THA,15) 17-21 21-17 21-15
[R1] (Q) Sourabh Verma (IND,44) l (7) Kanta Tsuneyama (JPN,16) 21-23 21-19 5-21
[R1] (5) Kidambi Srikanth (IND,10) bt (Q) Peng Bo Ren (CHN,96) 21-13 17-21 21-19
[R1] Prannoy H. S. (IND,31) bt Wing Ki Vincent Wong (HKG,27) 21-16 22-20
[R1] Parupalli Kashyap (IND,35) bt Misha Zilberman (ISR,43) 18-21 21-8 21-14
[R1] (8) Sameer Verma (IND,13) l Zii Jia Lee (MAS,17) 23-21 11-21 5-21

[R1] (7) Saina Nehwal (IND,8) bt Phittayaporn Chaiwan (THA,67) 21-17 21-19
[R1] (Q) Sai Uttejitha Rao Chukka (IND,101) l Xiao Xin Chen (CHN,23) 17-21 7-21

[R1] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND)/ Chirag Shetty (IND) bt Manu Attri (IND)/ B. Sumeeth Reddy (IND) 21-11 24-26 21-11

[R1] Ashwini Ponnappa (IND)/ N. Sikki Reddy (IND) l Wen Mei Li (CHN)/ Yu Zheng (CHN) 7-21 13-21

[R1] Pranaav Jerry Chopra (IND)/ N. Sikki Reddy (IND) bt Kohei Gondo (JPN)/ Ayane Kurihara (JPN) 21-16 21-13
[R1] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND)/ Ashwini Ponnappa (IND) bt (5) Peng Soon Chan (MAS)/ Liu Ying Goh (MAS) 21-18 18-21 21-17

[R2] Sai Praneeth B. (IND,19) vs Subhankar Dey (IND,41)
[R2] (5) Kidambi Srikanth (IND,10) vs Khosit Phetpradab (THA,32)
[R2] Prannoy H. S. (IND,31) vs (6) Kenta Nishimoto (JPN,11)
[R2] Parupalli Kashyap (IND,35) vs (3) Tien Chen Chou (TPE,3)

[R2] (7) Saina Nehwal (IND,8) vs Sayaka Takahashi (JPN,18)

[R2] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND)/ Chirag Shetty (IND) vs (6) Fajar Alfian (INA)/ Muhammad Rian Ardianto (INA)

[R2] Pranaav Jerry Chopra (IND)/ N. Sikki Reddy (IND) vs (8) Chun Man Tang (HKG)/ Ying Suet Tse (HKG)
[R2] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND)/ Ashwini Ponnappa (IND) vs Alfian Eko Prasetya (INA)/ Marsheilla Gischa Islami (INA)

A big Indian contingent is playing in Thailand and they have a good start ... Sindhu has skipped for preparation of the World Championship, but Saina makes comeback from injury ... Sourabh and Chukka qualified for the main draw ... Kento Momota decided to skip at the last moment, so Subhankar receives a bye ... Sai scored an upset win over Wangcharoen and he is facing Subhankar in the second round ... Srikanth needed three games to win over Ren, next, he is facing a local player Phetpradab ... Prannoy also scored a win over higher-ranked Wing Ki Vincent Wong, he is facing the 11th ranked Nishimoto ... Kashyap scored a comeback win over Zilberman, next, he is facing the WR #3, Tien Chen Chou.
Saina scored a straight-sets win over a Thai girl ... Next, she is facing Takahashi.

In the doubles, Satwik and Chirag needed 3 games to beat Manu and Sumeeth ... Next, they r facing the 6th seed Indonesian pair ... Ashwini and Sikki failed to challenge their Chinese opponents.
In MXD, Satwik and Ashwini scored a superb win over WR #5 Malaysian pair ... Next, they r facing an Indonesian pair ... Pranaav and Sikki also join them beating a Japanese pair in straight sets ... Next, they r facing the 8th seeds Hong Kong pair.

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At $858 Abierto Mexicano de Tenis Mifel presentado por Cinemex 2019, Los Cabos, Mexico

[R1] Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,88) bt John Millman (AUS,61) 64 16 62

Doubles
[R1] Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND)/ Purav Raja (IND) l Gregoire Barrere (FRA)/ Lucas Pouille (FRA) 36 36

A fabulous win for Prajnesh against a solid hard court player, John Millman ... In the last year's US Open, Millman defeated Federer in the 4th round and he reached the 3rd round of this year's Wimbledon ... Prajnesh won the first set win a single break, but in the second set, he failed to hold his serve ... Millman broke him in the 2nd, 4th, and 6th games, and Prajnesh broke him in the 5th game ... In the final set, Prajnesh raised his game and broke Millman in the 4th game to lead 3-1 ... While serving for the staying in the match at 5-2, Millman failed to hold his serve as Prajnesh converted the 2nd match point for a big win ... A much-needed win for Prajnesh after poor (though due to injury and niggle) last 3 months. ... This win will be a big boost for the hardcourt season.

A one-sided loss for Jeevan and Purav against a French pair.

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At $135K+H Chengdu Challenger 2019, China

[R1] Arjun Kadhe (IND,429) bt Blake Ellis (AUS,409) 16 63 76(4)
[R1] Sidharth Rawat (IND,452) l Matthew Christopher Romios (AUS,599) 67(7) 46
[R1] Manish Sureshkumar (IND,590) vs (Q) Toshihide Matsui (JPN,601)

[R2] Arjun Kadhe (IND,429) vs (7) Goncalo Oliveira (POR,251)

After a long time seeing Arjun wins his Challenger level match ... He scored a comeback win over a similar ranked Aussie, Blake Ellis ... In the second round, he is facing the top-250 ranked, Goncalo Oliveira. Sid lost his first-round match against another Australian Romios ... Manish is facing 41 yrs. old Toshihide Matsui.

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At $69K+H Segovia Challenger 2019, Spain

[R1] (WC) Digvijaypratap Singh (IND,UNR) l Altug Celikbilek (TUR,385) 46 46

A straight-sets loss for Digvijay.

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At €46K+H Liberec Challenger 2019, Czech Republic

[R1] Sasikumar Mukund (IND,275) l Dragos Dima (ROU,327) 46 63 06

A bad loss for Mukund as he failed to win a single game in the final set against Dima.

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At $4.5M The Evian Championship 2019, Evian-Les-Bains, France (LPGA Tour)

69 Aditi Ashok (IND) 73 71 76 73 +9 $8,983

Aditi struggled on the golf course in the Evian Championship ... After making the cut, she ended in the bottom of the standing.

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At $2M Citi Open 2019, Washington DC, USA

[Q1] (11) Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND,185) l Tim Smyczek (USA,282) 46 26

Doubles
[Q1] (1) Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Benoit Paire (FRA) bt (WC) Nathan Pasha (USA)/ Max Schnur (USA) 64 63

[Q2] (1) Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Benoit Paire (FRA) l (2) Matthew Ebden (AUS)/ Nicholas Monroe (USA) 62 36 7-10

[R1] (WC) Leander Paes (IND)/ Jack Sock (USA) vs Alex de Minaur (AUS)/ John Peers (AUS)

Another straight-sets bad loss for Ram against Tim Smyczek ... It seems Ram's confidence is low, he needs to take a break from the tour.

Lee has received a wild-card with Jack Sock and they r facing an Aussie pair ... Rohan played in the qualifying with Benoit Paire and they started with a straight-sets win over a local pair ... But lost in the final qualifying after winning the first set against Ebden and Monroe.

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At $858 Abierto Mexicano de Tenis Mifel presentado por Cinemex 2019, Los Cabos, Mexico

[R1] Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,88) vs John Millman (AUS,61)

Doubles
[R1] Jonathan Erlich (ISR)/ Divij Sharan (IND) vs (4) Ben McLachlan (JPN)/ John-Patrick Smith (AUS)
[R1] Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND)/ Purav Raja (IND) vs Gregoire Barrere (FRA)/ Lucas Pouille (FRA)

In the Los Cabos open, Prajnesh having his first round against John Millman.

Divij, Jeevan and Purav r playing in the doubles ... Divij is again playing with Erlich and they r facing a 4th seed pairing of Ben McLachlan and John-Patrick Smith ... Jeevan and Purav r facing a French pair.

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At $135K+H Chengdu Challenger 2019, China

[R1] Manish Sureshkumar (IND,590) vs Qualifier
[R1] (8) Saketh Myneni (IND,264) bye
[R1] Arjun Kadhe (IND,429) vs Blake Ellis (AUS,409)
[R1] Sidharth Rawat (IND,452) vs Matthew Christopher Romios (AUS,599)

Doubles
[R1] Arjun Kadhe (IND)/ Saketh Myneni (IND) vs Blake Ellis (AUS)/ Brydan Klein (GBR)

As a seeded player, Saki has a bye in the first round ... Arjun and Sid r facing Aussie opponents in their first-round matches and Manish is facing a qualifier.

In the doubles, Saki is playing with Arjun and they r facing a pairing of Ellis and Klein.

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At €46K+H Liberec Challenger 2019, Czech Republic

[R1] Sasikumar Mukund (IND,275) vs Dragos Dima (ROU,327)

Doubles
[R1] (3) N. Sriram Balaji (IND)/ Jamie Cerretani (USA) vs Sadio Doumbia (FRA)/ Fabien Reboul (FRA)
[R1] N Vijay Sundar Prashanth (IND)/ Tuna Altuna (TUR) vs (WC) Jiri Lehecka (CZE)/ Jiri Vesely (CZE)

Mukund is playing in the Czech Republic and facing a Romanian Dima.

In the doubles, Bala and Vishnu r the 3rd seeds and facing a French pair ... VSP is playing with Altuna and they r facing a local wild-card pair which having Jiri Vesely.

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At $69K+H Segovia Challenger 2019, Spain

[R1] (WC) Digvijaypratap Singh (IND,UNR) vs Altug Celikbilek (TUR,385)

Digvijaypratap Singh has received a wild-card for the Spanish Challenger and he is facing a Turkish opponent.

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At $750K DAIHATSU YONEX Japan Open 2019, Tokyo (HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750)

[SF] Sai Praneeth B. (IND,23) l (1) Kento Momota (JPN,1) 18-21 12-21

Momota won in straight games against Sai, but still a good run for Sain in this Japan Open.

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At $777K Atlanta Open 2019, USA

[QF] Jonathan Erlich (ISR)/ Divij Sharan (IND) l (1) Bob Bryan (USA)/ Mike Bryan (USA) 46 76(4) 7-10

Divij and Erlich lose a close match against Bryans in the match tie-break.

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At $250K Baltic Open 2019, Jurmala, Latvia (Clay)

[QF] (Alt) Katarzyna Kawa (POL)/ Ankita Raina (IND) l (3) Irina Bara (ROU)/ Dalila Jakupovic (SLO) 06 26

Ankita and Katarzyna lost in the one-sided match against the 3rd seed pair.

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At $750K DAIHATSU YONEX Japan Open 2019, Tokyo (HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750)

[QF] Sai Praneeth B. (IND,23) bt Tommy Sugiarto (INA,18) 21-12 21-15

[QF] (5) Pusarla V. Sindhu (IND,5) l (4) Akane Yamaguchi (JPN,2) 18-21 15-21

[QF] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND)/ Chirag Shetty (IND) l (2) Takeshi Kamura (JPN)/ Keigo Sonoda (JPN) 19-21 18-21

[SF] Sai Praneeth B. (IND,23) vs (1) Kento Momota (JPN,1)

A mixed day for the Indians ... Sai scored a convincing win over a higher-ranked Tommy Sugiarto ... In the semis, he is having a tough match against the WR #1, Kento Momota.
Sindhu lost her 2nd consecutive match against Akane Yamaguchi in last 6 days ... She again failed to challenge Yamaguchi in straight games loss.

Satwik and Chirag gave a decent fighting performance against a local WR #3 Japanese pair.

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At € 1.8M Hamburg European Open 2019, Germany

[QF] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) l (3) Oliver Marach (AUT)/ Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 16 46

The 3rd seed Austrian pair proved too strong for Rohan and Pablo.

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At $250K Baltic Open 2019, Jurmala, Latvia (Clay)

[R1] (Alt) Katarzyna Kawa (POL)/ Ankita Raina (IND) bt Beatrice Gumulya (INA)/ Jessy Rompies (INA) 67(3) 63 12-10

[QF] (Alt) Katarzyna Kawa (POL)/ Ankita Raina (IND) vs (3) Irina Bara (ROU)/ Dalila Jakupovic (SLO)

Ankita is playing in the doubles as an alternate pairing with her Polish partner, Katarzyna Kawa ... They scored fighting comeback win over an Indonesian pair in the match tie-break ... In the quarters, they r facing the 3rd seed pair.

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At $750K DAIHATSU YONEX Japan Open 2019, Tokyo (HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750)

[R2] Sai Praneeth B. (IND,23) bt Kanta Tsuneyama (JPN,17) 21-13 21-16
[R2] Prannoy H. S. (IND,34) l Rasmus Gemke (DEN,26) 9-21 15-21

[R2] (5) Pusarla V. Sindhu (IND,5) bt Aya Ohori (JPN,20) 11-21 21-10 21-13

[R2] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND)/ Chirag Shetty (IND) bt Kai Xiang Huang (CHN)/ Cheng Liu (CHN) 15-21 21-11 21-19

[R2] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND)/ Ashwini Ponnappa (IND) l (4) Dechapol Puavaranukroh (THA0/ Sapsiree Taerattanachai (THA) 16-21 17-21

[QF] Sai Praneeth B. (IND,23) vs Tommy Sugiarto (INA,18)

[QF] (5) Pusarla V. Sindhu (IND,5) vs (4) Akane Yamaguchi (JPN,2)

[QF] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND)/ Chirag Shetty (IND) vs (2) Takeshi Kamura (JPN)/ Keigo Sonoda (JPN)

Sai is in the quarters with a comfortable win over Kanta Tsuneyama ... Next, he is having a challenge of Tommy Sugiarto.
Sindhu scored a comeback win ooer Aya Ohori ... After losing the first game Sindhu made a strong comeback for winning next 2 games easily ... Next, she is facing the WR #2, Akane Yamaguchi, whom she lost in the last week's Indonesian Open.
Prannoy failed to repeat his performance of the first-round win over Srikanth, he lost cheaply against Rasmus Gemke.

Satwik and Ashwini lost after giving decent performance against the WR #4 Thai pair.

Satwik and Chirag scored a comeback win over a Chinese pair after losing the first game ... Next, they r facing a local WR #3 pair.

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At $777K Atlanta Open 2019, USA

[R1] Jonathan Erlich (ISR)/ Divij Sharan (IND) bt Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB)/ Robert Lindstedt (SWE) 26 63 13-11

[QF] Jonathan Erlich (ISR)/ Divij Sharan (IND) vs (1) Bob Bryan (USA)/ Mike Bryan (USA)

Divij and Erlich r facing Bryans in the quarter-final ... In the first round, they defeated Lindstedt and Kecmanovic in the match tie-break.

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At € 1.8M Hamburg European Open 2019, Germany

[R1] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) bt (WC) Rudolf Molleker (GER)/ Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) 63 57 10-3

[QF] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) vs (3) Oliver Marach (AUT)/ Jurgen Melzer (AUT)

Rohan is in the quarters with Carreno Busta as they won their match in the match tie-break ... Next, they r facing an experienced Austrian pair.

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At € 586K J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open 2019, Gstaad, Switzerland

[QF] Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND)/ Purav Raja (IND) l (WC) Marc-Andrea Huesler (SUI)/ Jakub Paul (SUI) 57 46

Jeevan and Purav lose their match in straight sets against a local Swiss pair.

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At $54K+H Binghamton Challenger 2019, New York, USA

[R2] (2) Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND,185) l (WC) Alexander Ritschard (USA,443) 62 67(3) 26

A bad loss for Ram against a lower-ranked Ritschard after winning the first set.

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At €46K+H Prague Challenger 2019, Czech Republic

[R1] (4) N Vijay Sundar Prashanth (IND)/ Vishnu Vardhan (IND) l Andre Begemann (GER)/ Florin Mergea (ROU) 67(4) 62 8-10

VSP and Vishnu lost in the match tie-break against Mergea and Begemann.

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At $750K DAIHATSU YONEX Japan Open 2019, Tokyo (HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750)

[R1] Sai Praneeth B. (IND,23) bt Kenta Nishimoto (JPN,11) 21-17 21-13
[R1] Prannoy H. S. (IND,34) bt (8) Kidambi Srikanth (IND,10) 13-21 21-11 22-20
[R1] Sameer Verma (IND,13) l Anders Antonsen (DEN,9) 17-21 12-21

[R1] (5) Pusarla V. Sindhu (IND,5) bt Yue Han (CHN,12) 21-9 21-17

[R1] Manu Attri (IND)/ B. Sumeeth Reddy (IND) l Sze Fei Goh (MAS)/ Nur Izzuddin (MAS) 12-21 16-21
[R1] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND)/ Chirag Shetty (IND) bt Marcus Ellis (ENG)/ Chris Langridge (ENG) 21-16 21-17

[R1] Ashwini Ponnappa (IND)/ N. Sikki Reddy (IND) l So Yeong Kim (KOR)/ Hee Yong Kong (KOR) 16-21 14-21

[R1] Pranaav Jerry Chopra (IND)/ N. Sikki Reddy (IND) l (1) Si Wei Zheng (CHN)/ Ya Qiong Huang (CHN) 11-21 14-21
[R1] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND)/ Ashwini Ponnappa (IND) bt Marvin Seidel (GER)/ Linda Efler (GER) 21-14 21-19

[R2] Sai Praneeth B. (IND,23) vs Kanta Tsuneyama (JPN,17)
[R2] Prannoy H. S. (IND,34) vs Rasmus Gemke (DEN,26)

[R2] (5) Pusarla V. Sindhu (IND,5) vs Aya Ohori (JPN,20)

[R2] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND)/ Chirag Shetty (IND) vs Kai Xiang Huang (CHN)/ Cheng Liu (CHN)

[R2] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND)/ Ashwini Ponnappa (IND) vs (4) Dechapol Puavaranukroh (THA0/ Sapsiree Taerattanachai (THA)

A good start for Sai as he started with a comfortable upset win over a local WR #11 Nishimoto ... Next, he is facing another higher-ranked Japanese challenge of Kanta Tsuneyama.
Prannoy scored a fighting comeback win against Srikanth after losing the first game ... In the final game, Srikanth saved 2 match points but Prannoy converted the 3rd one ... Next, he is facing a Danish player, Rasmus Gemke.
Sindhu scored a straight games win over the top-15 Chinese girl, Yue Han ... She is facing a local girl, Aya Ohori.
Sameer failed to challenge an in-form Antonsen in his loss.

Satwik and Ashwini r in the second round with straight games win over a German pair ... Next, they r facing the WR #4 Thai pair ... But Sikki and Pranaav lost easily against the WR #1 Chinese pair.

Satwik and Chirag started with a straight games win over a British pair ... Next, they r facing a Chinese pair ... Manu and Sumeeth lost easily against a Malaysian pair ... Ashwini and Sikki lost against a Korean pair.

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At $28K Men's QSF Open 2019, Doha, Qatar (PSA Challenger Tour 30)

[SF] (3) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND,55) l (2) Abdulla Al-Tamimi (QAT,37) 9-11, 6-11, 11-3, 9-11 (43m)

Mahesh lost in four games against a local favorite Abdulla A-Tamimi.

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At $777K Atlanta Open 2019, USA

[R1] Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,88) l (Q) Soonwoo Kwon (KOR,117) 76(4) 57 06

Doubles
[R1] Marius Copil (ROU)/ Leander Paes (IND) l Taylor Fritz (USA)/ Cameron Norrie (GBR) 67(2) 46

Disappointed by losses of Prajnesh and Leander at Atlanta ... Prajnesh missed a chance of winning start on the US hardcourt season ... He won the first set in the tie-break, but at 5-all in the second set, Prajnesh committed 3 double faults to lose the game ... He lost the next 8 games to lose the match, I am hoping no shoulder injury for Prajnesh.
Lee and Copil lost in straight sets against the big-servers, Norrie and Fritz.

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At € 1.8M Hamburg European Open 2019, Germany

[R1] (Q) Sumit Nagal (IND,207) l Richard Gasquet (FRA,65) 26 67(2)

In the first set, Sumit struggled with unforced errors and Gasquet won the set comfortably ... In the second set, Sumit found his footing and played a better game ... He was up 5-3 but failed to close the set ... Gasquet used his experience and won the match after winning the tie-break ... Overall, a good outing for Sumit in his first ATP 500 tournament.

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At € 586K J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open 2019, Gstaad, Switzerland

[R1] Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND)/ Purav Raja (IND) bt (2) Denys Molchanov (UKR)/ Igor Zelenay (SVK) 64 62

[QF] Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND)/ Purav Raja (IND) vs (WC) Marc-Andrea Huesler (SUI)/ Jakub Paul (SUI)

Jeevan and Purav struggle on the Challenger tour but having consistent results on the ATP tour ... They started with a comfortable win over Molchanov and Zelenay in the Swiss Open ... Next, they r facing a local wild-card pair.

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At $250K Baltic Open 2019, Jurmala, Latvia (Clay)

[R1] Ankita Raina (IND,191) l Patricia Maria Tig (ROU,264) 26 16

The former top-100 Patricia Maria Tig proved too strong for Ankita.

Squash News

At $28K Men's QSF Open 2019, Doha, Qatar (PSA Challenger Tour 30)

[R1] (3) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND,55) bye
[R2] (3) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND,55) bt Ahmed Hosny (EGY,101) 7-11, 11-3, 11-7, 9-11, 11-3 (50m)

[QF] (3) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND,55) bt Sébastien Bonmalais (FRA,81) 11-6, 11-2, 8-11, 6-11, 11-4 (53m)

[SF] (3) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND,55) vs (2) Abdulla Al-Tamimi (QAT,37)

A surprisingly tough matches for Mahesh against Ahmed Hosny and Sébastien Bonmalais in previous rounds ... Next, he is having a tough match against a local favorite Abdulla A-Tamimi.

Golf News

At $10.75M The Open Championship 2019, Portrush, Northern Ireland

T51 Shubhankar Sharma (IND) 70 72 77 68 +3 $28,317

The third round 6-over round cost Shubhankar a good finish at the Open Championship ... He played a couple of good under-par round but one bad round pushed him outside the top-50 in standings.

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At $3.5M Barbasol Championship 2019, Nicholasville, Kentucky, U.S.A. (PGA Tour)

72 Arjun Atwal (IND) 71 69 70 76 -2 $6,930

Arjun had the 4-over final round, which cost him high finish ... As he ended on the last place in the Barbasol Championship.

Tennis News

At € 1.8M Hamburg European Open 2019, Germany

[Q2] Sumit Nagal (IND,205) bt (3) Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP,128) 63 75

[R1] (Q) Sumit Nagal (IND,205) vs Richard Gasquet (FRA,50)

A fantastic straight sets win by Sumit over a #nexgen Fokina, who qualified for the French Open main-draw ... With this win, Sumit has qualified for his first main draw of the ATP 500 tournament and he will be first-time inside the top-200 in next week's rankings update ... In the first round, Sumit is having a tough match against a very experienced and a former top-10 player, Richard Gasquet.

So this week, our 3 players r playing in the main draw of three different tournaments of the ATP and WTA tour

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At $777K Atlanta Open 2019, USA

[R1] Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,89) vs (Q) Kwon Soonwoo (KOR,115)

Doubles
[R1] Jonathan Erlich (ISR)/ Divij Sharan (IND) vs Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB)/ Robert Lindstedt (SWE)
[R1] Marius Copil (ROU)/ Leander Paes (IND) vs Taylor Fritz (USA)/ Cameron Norrie (GBR)

A good draw for Prajnesh as he is facing a Korean qualifier in the first round. In the doubles, Lee and Divij r playing with different partners ... Divij is playing with Erlich and facing a pairing of Kecmanovic and Lindstedt ... Lee is playing with Marius Copil and they r facing Norrie and Fritz in the first round.

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At $250K Baltic Open 2019, Jurmala, Latvia (Clay)

[R1] Ankita Raina (IND,172) vs Patricia Maria Tig (ROU,83)

Really a good break for Ankita as she has received a direct entry into the WTA tournament ... In the first round, she is facing a top-100 Romanian girl, Patricia Maria Tig.

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At €46K+H Prague Challenger 2019, Czech Republic

[R1] (4) N Vijay Sundar Prashanth (IND)/ Vishnu Vardhan (IND) vs Andre Begemann (GER)/ Florin Mergea (ROU)

This week, they r playing in the Czech Republic ... They r seeded but facing an experienced doubles players; Andre Begemann and Florin Mergea.

Badminton News

At $1.25M BLIBLI Indonesia Open 2019, Jakarta (HSBC BWF World Tour Super 1000)

Women's Singles Final
(5) Pusarla V. Sindhu (IND,5) l (4) Akane Yamaguchi (JPN,4) 15-21 16-21

Sindhu failed to repeat her last two matches performance and lost in the final in straight sets against Yamaguchi ... Still, a good performance by Sindhu after a long time.