Tennis News -
At $385K Campbell's HoF Championship, Newport, USA

[F] (4) Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) l Mardy Fish (USA)/ John Isner (USA) 46 67(1)

So Rohan and Aisam r still searching for their first doubles title ... Our pair got 4 break points, one of them was set point at 6-5 in second set, but couldn't convert one, other hand Fish and Isner recieved 4 chances and they converted 1 in the first set ... In second set tie-break American pair dominated with their huge services.

In new ranking, as a finalist at Newport Kash's ranking rise to 204, the best ranking achieve by Indian after Leander ... Bops also back in to top-300 with QF performance in singles ... Somi enter into top-5 Indian singles players with career high ranking #565.

In doubles Bops rise to his career best doubles ranking, #43 ... Aisam also reach near to top 50, #52 ... So with updated new doubles ranking Bops become Asia's No. 3 doubles player ... Ratiwatanas drop to #50 doubles ranking.
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At €30K+H Manchester Challenger, Great Britain (Grass)

[Q1] (3) Ashutosh Singh (IND,526) Bye
[Q1] (8) Purav Raja (IND,892) Bye

[Q2] (3) Ashutosh Singh (IND,526) l Jonathan Kinsella (GBR,1185) 46 36
[Q2] (8) Purav Raja (IND,892) bt Alex Johnston (GBR,UNR) 06 26

[Q3] (8) Purav Raja (IND,892) vs (4) Pierrick Ysern (FRA,576)

Surprising loss for Ashutosh in winnable match ... Purav need to win one more match to qualify for maindraw.
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At $15K Syria F2 Futures, Damascus

[Q1] KHATTER Aroon (IND,UNR) bt ABDRABUH Ahmed (SYR,UNR) 63 64
[Q1] CHAUKULKAR Tejas (IND,UNR) bt HAFIZ Moafak (SYR,UNR) 62 61
[Q1] MAKHARIA Rahil (IND,UNR) l ABDULNOUR Marc (SYR,UNR) 46 06
[Q1] (6) PC Vignesh (IND,1475) Bye

[Q2] KHATTER Aroon (IND,UNR) l (1) BLAKE Myles (GBR,783) 26 16
[Q2] CHAUKULKAR Tejas (IND,UNR) l (4) MUHAMMAD Ahmad Rabeea (KUW,1420) 36 26
[Q2] (6) PC Vignesh (IND,1475) bt BARAM Nawar (SYR,UNR) 64 63

Rahil lost against local player, who qualified for maindraw ... But disappointing perfroamnce by Rahil.
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Swimming News -
At 2nd FINA World Junior Swimming Championship, Monterrey, Mexico

In 100 Meter Freestyle final Virdhawal finished on 7th position clocking 50.70sec ... Not good finish by his own standard, but very creditable performance by him in his first World Junior Swimming Championship.

Congrats Virdhawal for becoming first Indian swimmer to qualify for the final of World Junior Swimming Championship ... He qualified to the final in 3 events, 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle and 200m freestyle ... Created National records in all 3 events.