Tennis News
At $50K Dallas Challenger, Texas, USA

[R1] Prakah Amritraj (IND,204) bt Michael Yani (USA,227) 63 62
[R1] (7) Rajeev Ram (USA,220) bt Michael Ryderstedt (SWE,365) 63 62

Good easy wins for Kash and Rajeev to move into second round.
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At $10K Ivory Coast F1 futures, Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire

[R1] SHARAN Divij (IND,702) bt (WC) ANIBIE Sylvain (CIV,1359) 76(4) 62

Doubles
[R1] BONDARENKO Vladislav (UKR)/ SHARAN Divij (IND) vs VANDENBULCKE Yannick (BEL)/ WITMEUR Alec (BEL)

Good start of new year for Divij ... Interesting to see how he fares here.
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At $10K Egypt F2 Futures, Cairo (Clay)

[Q1] WAGH Akash (IND,UNR) bt CHOMAEV Ruslan (RUS,UNR) 61 64
[Q1] (15) REDDY B. Vikram (IND,1389) bt DI GIOVANNI Lorenzo (ITA,UNR) 63 64

[Q2] WAGH Akash (IND,UNR) l HEDAYET Omar (EGY,1909) 46 36
[Q2] (15) REDDY B. Vikram (IND,1389) bt ULRIK Anders (DEN,UNR) 63 62

[Q3] (15) REDDY B. Vikram (IND,1389) bt HEDAYET Omar (EGY,1909) 76(7) 62

[R1] (Q) REDDY B. Vikram (IND,1389) vs RUSEVSKI Predrag (MKD,850)

Good to see Vikram Reddy qualifying to maindraw on clay court ... But he is having tough challenge against former top-250 (in last February) player.
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At $25K Rancho Mirage Tournament, CA, USA

[R1] (5) RAO Sunitha (IND,196) vs Qualifier

Doubles
[R1] (2) PELLETIER Marie-Eve (CAN)/ RAO Sunitha (IND) vs (WC) GIBBS Nicole (USA)/ TAN Stacey (USA)