Tennis News
At $600K SAP Open, San Jose, California , USA

[F] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) l Tommy Haas (GER)/ Radek Stepanek (CZE) 26 36

In end very easy victory for Hass and Stepanek in 51 mins ... In the final, pair of Bops and Nieminen couldn't saved a single break point on their own serve, their serve was broken 4 times ... They only managed to break Haas and Stepanek serve once in three chances ... With this win Radek Stepanek captured double crown at San Jose.
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At $2M Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships,

[R1] Sania Mirza (IND,87) vs Ekaterina Makarova (RUS,53)

Doubles
[R1] Sania Mirza (IND)/ Mara Santangelo (ITA) vs Urszula Radwanska (POL)/ Stefanie Voegele (SUI)

As expected Sania moved back into top-100 after reaching final of Pattaya tournament ... She climbed 39 places to rank #87 ... Sania having tough schedule after yesterday's final in Thailand today she is playing her first round match at Dubai Open in the evening session.
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At $25K Surprise Tournament, Arizona, USA

[Q1] UBEROI Shikha (IND,606) l STEPHENS Sloane (USA,500) 26 63 06

Disappointing loss against 16 yrs old girl ... May be difference was in ranking but Shikha was definitely better player than lost against this 16 yrs old American.