Tennis News -
At € 2.27M Rome Masters, Italy

[R2] (4) BHUPATHI Mahesh (IND)/ KNOWLES Mark (BAH) vs LOPEZ Feliciano (ESP)/ VERDASCO Fernando (ESP)

Mahesh and Mark r facing Spanish challenge in second round.
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At $75K Zagreb Challenger, Croatia

Doubles -
[R1] (2) CZINK Melinda (HUN)/ RAO Sunitha (IND) Bye

Hungarian Melinda Czink is her doubles parter ... They r 2nd seed and having first round bye.
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At U-16 Asia-Oceania Fed Cup Qualifying Tournament, Thailand

India bt Kazakhstan 3-0

Rishika SUNKARA (IND) bt Natalya BEREZHNAYA (KAZ) 64 61
Rashmi TELTUMBDE (IND) bt Kamila RAFKAT (KAZ) 61 60
Ratnika BATRA (IND)/ Rishika SUNKARA (IND) bt Natalya BEREZHNAYA (KAZ)/ Kamila RAFKAT (KAZ) 61 16 62

India is 5th seed in this tournament ... 4th seed Australia and Malaysia r other teams in our group.

India bt Malaysia 3-0

Rishika SUNKARA (IND) bt Adelle BOEY (MAS) 61 61
Rashmi TELTUMBDE (IND) bt Huey-Teng SIA (MAS) 60 62
Ratnika BATRA (IND)/ Rishika SUNKARA (IND) bt Huey-Teng SIA (MAS)/ Sieu Minn TOI (MAS) 60 64