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At €5.79M Rolex Paris Masters 2019, France

[R2] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Denis Shapovalov (CAN) bt Maximo Gonzalez (ARG)/ Austin Krajicek (USA) 61 63
[R2] (Alt) Divij Sharan (IND)/ Artem Sitak (NZL) l Jeremy Chardy (FRA)/ Fabrice Martin (FRA) 26 36

[QF] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Denis Shapovalov (CAN) vs Karen Khachanov (RUS)/ Andrey Rublev (RUS)

A dominating win for Rohan and Shapo against Krajicek and Gonzalez ... In the quarters, they r facing the Russian youngsters.
Divij and Artem lost in a one-sided match against the Frenchmen, Chardy, and Martin.

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At $135.4K+H Shenzhen-2 Challenger 2019, China

[QF] Toshihide Matsui (JPN)/ Vishnu Vardhan (IND) bt Sadio Doumbia (FRA)/ Fabien Reboul (FRA) w/o
[QF] (PR) Mikhail Elgin (RUS)/ Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND) bt (3) Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND)/ Adil Shamasdin (CAN) 64 76(3)

[SF] (PR) Mikhail Elgin (RUS)/ Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND) vs Toshihide Matsui (JPN)/ Vishnu Vardhan (IND)

Ram and Elgin r in the semis with a straight-sets win over the 3rd seed Jeevan and Adil ... They r facing Vishnu and Matsui in the semis, who received another walkover in the quarters against the French pair.

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At $60K ITF Women Tournament 2019, Liuzhou, China

[QF] (2) Ankita Raina (IND)/ Rosalie Van Der Hoek (NED) bt (Alt) Anastasia Gasanova (RUS)/ Chanel Simmonds (RSA) 60 46 10-7

[SF] (2) Ankita Raina (IND)/ Rosalie Van Der Hoek (NED) vs Ji-Hee Choi (KOR)/ Akiko Omae (JPN)

Ankita and Rosalie r into the semis, they defeated Simmonds and Gasanova in the match tie-break ... Next, they r facing Choi and Omae.

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At €5.79M Rolex Paris Masters 2019, France

[R1] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Denis Shapovalov (CAN) bt Benoit Paire (FRA)/ Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 64 75

[R2] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Denis Shapovalov (CAN) vs Maximo Gonzalez (ARG)/ Austin Krajicek (USA)
[R2] (Alt) Divij Sharan (IND)/ Artem Sitak (NZL) vs Jeremy Chardy (FRA)/ Fabrice Martin (FRA)

Rohan and Shapo started with a straight-sets win over Paire and Verdasco ... Next, they r facing Krajicek and Gonzalez ... Divij and Artem r facing a local pair in the second round.

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At $135.4K+H Shenzhen-2 Challenger 2019, China

[R2] (10) Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND,195) l Tung-Lin Wu (TPE,234) 36 67(6)

Doubles
[R1] Toshihide Matsui (JPN)/ Vishnu Vardhan (IND) bt Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS)/ Malek Jaziri (TUN) w/o
[R1] (PR) Mikhail Elgin (RUS)/ Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND) bt Goncalo Oliveira (POR)/ Fajing Sun (CHN) 63 63

[QF] Toshihide Matsui (JPN)/ Vishnu Vardhan (IND) vs Sadio Doumbia (FRA)/ Fabien Reboul (FRA)
[QF] (3) Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND)/ Adil Shamasdin (CAN) vs (PR) Mikhail Elgin (RUS)/ Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND)

A change in the continent didn't help Ram as he again lost an early round in the singles.

In the doubles, Ram and Elgin started with a comfortable win ... Next, they r facing Jeevan and Adil ... Vishnu and Matsui also received a walkover and they r facing a French pair in the quarters.

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At $54K+H Playford-2 Challenger 2019, Australia

[R2] (10) Sasikumar Mukund (IND,235) l Harri Heliovaara (FIN,762) 67(4) 36

Mukund needs to win these matches, a disappointing loss against an experienced Heliovaara.

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At $60K ITF Women Tournament 2019, Liuzhou, China

[R1] Ankita Raina (IND,181) l (Q) Ziyue Sun (CHN,360) 26 46

Doubles
[R1] (2) Ankita Raina (IND)/ Rosalie Van Der Hoek (NED) bt Dalila Jakupovic (SLO)/ Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic (GER) 64 63

[QF] (2) Ankita Raina (IND)/ Rosalie Van Der Hoek (NED) vs Anastasia Gasanova (RUS)/ Chanel Simmonds (RSA

A bad loss in the singles for Ankita against a lowly ranked local qualifier.
Ankita and her partner Rosalie started with a straight-sets win over Jakupovic and Sekulic ... In the quarters, they r facing Simmonds and Gasanova.

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At €5.79M Rolex Paris Masters 2019, France

[R1] (Alt) Divij Sharan (IND)/ Artem Sitak (NZL) bt (4) Mate Pavic (CRO)/ Bruno Soares (BRA) 67(5) 64 10-3

Divij and Artem got a chance as an alternate pair ... They started with an impressive comeback win over the 4th seed Soares and Pavic after losing the first set in the tie-break.

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At $135.4K+H Shenzhen-2 Challenger 2019, China

[R1] (3) Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND)/ Adil Shamasdin (CAN) bt (WC) Jie Cui (CHN)/ Hao Wu (CHN) 60 76(1)

Good to see that Jeevan and Adil managed to win their first-round match.

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At Women's World Championship 2019, Giza, Egypt

[R3] (12) Joshna Chinappa (IND,12) l (2) Nour El Sherbini (EGY,2) 5-11, 3-11, 6-11 (21m)

Joshna failed to raise her game against a regaining World Champion Nour El Sherbini.

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At $135.4K+H Shenzhen-2 Challenger 2019, China

[R1] Sidharth Rawat (IND,528) l Khumoyun Sultanov (UZB,359) 26 26

[R2] (10) Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND,195) vs Tung-Lin Wu (TPE,234)

A bad loss for Sid against Khumoyun Sultanov ... Ram is facing Tung-Lin Wu in the second round.

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At $54K+H Guayaquil Challenger 2019, Ecuador (Red clay)

Sumit Nagal withdrew from the Guayaquil Challenger due to the visa problem.

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At €1,5M Portugal Masters 2019, Vilamoura, Portugal (European Tour)

T21 Shubhankar Sharma (IND) 67 71 68 68 -10 €16,275.00

Shubhankar managed consistent rounds to finish inside the top-25 ... A decent finish in the Portugal Masters.

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At $750K YONEX French Open 2019, Paris, France (HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750)

Men's Doubles Final
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND)/ Chirag Shetty (IND) l (1) Marcus Fernaldi Gideon (INA)/ Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (INA) 18-21 16-21

Satwik and Chirag gave a decent performance against the WR #1 Indonesian pair ... In the first game, an Indonesian pair took 1-7 lead but our pair kept trying and caught them at 17-all ... The Indonesian pair won the next 3 points and converted 2nd game point for winning the game ... In the second game, from 12-all the Indonesian pair won the next 4 points and kept that advantage for completing the win.

I am happy with their overall performance as they defeated 5 pairs from the top-10 pairs in the previous 2 tournaments ... And they r showing improvement to achieve further.

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At $185K Men's Egyptian Open 2019, Giza, Egypt (World Tour Platinum)

[R3] (9/16) Saurav Ghosal (IND,11) l (9/16) Fares Dessouky (EGY,14) 6-11, 5-11, 5-11 (42m)

Saurav failed to raise a game against Dessouky and lost in straight games.

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At €5.79M Rolex Paris Masters 2019, France

[R1] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Denis Shapovalov (CAN) vs Benoit Paire (FRA)/ Fernando Verdasco (ESP)

Rohan and Shapo r facing Paire and Verdasco.

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At $135.4K+H Shenzhen-2 Challenger 2019, China

[R1] Sidharth Rawat (IND,528) vs Khumoyun Sultanov (UZB,359)
[R1] (10) Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND,193) bye

Doubles
[R1] Toshihide Matsui (JPN)/ Vishnu Vardhan (IND) vs Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS)/ Malek Jaziri (TUN)
[R1] (3) Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND)/ Adil Shamasdin (CAN) vs (WC) Jie Cui (CHN)/ Hao Wu (CHN)
[R1] (PR) Mikhail Elgin (RUS)/ Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND) vs Goncalo Oliveira (POR)/ Fajing Sun (CHN)

Ram is playing in this Chinese challenger and he is seeded 10th ... Sid is facing the top-375 ranked Sultanov.

In the doubles, Jeevan and Adil r the 3rd seed and they r facing a local wild-card pair ... Vishnu is playing with Matsui and they r facing Gabashvili and Jaziri ... Ram has found a good partner in Mikhail Elgin, they r facing Oliveira and Fajing Sun.

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At $54K+H Playford-2 Challenger 2019, Australia

[R1] (10) Sasikumar Mukund (IND,236) bye

Mukund keeps playing in Australia.

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At $54K+H Guayaquil Challenger 2019, Ecuador (Red clay)

[R1] (8) Sumit Nagal (IND,129) bye

Hoping for a better week for Sumit in South America.

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At $750K YONEX French Open 2019, Paris, France (HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750)

[SF] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND)/ Chirag Shetty (IND) bt (5) Hiroyuki Endo (JPN)/ Yuta Watanabe (JPN) 21-11 25-23

[F] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND)/ Chirag Shetty (IND) vs (1) Marcus Fernaldi Gideon (INA)/ Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (INA)

Satwik and Chirag r in the final with another impressive win against the WR #6 Japanese pair ... After winning the first game easily they faced a strong resistance from a Japanese pair ... They saved a game point and converted the 5th match point for a win ... In the final, they r facing WR #1 Indonesian pair.

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At Women's World Championship 2019, Giza, Egypt

[R2] (12) Joshna Chinappa (IND,12) bt Ho Tze-Lok (HKG,44) 11-5, 11-4 rtd (12m)

[R3] (12) Joshna Chinappa (IND,12) vs (2) Nour El Sherbini (EGY,2)

Joshna moves into the third round after her opponent Ho retired after losing the second game ... Next, she is facing the former WR #1 Nour El Sherbini.

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At $185K Men's Egyptian Open 2019, Giza, Egypt (World Tour Platinum)

[R2] (9/16) Saurav Ghosal (IND,11) bt Yip Tsz Fung (HKG,31) 11-9, 11-5, 11-4 (43m)

[R3] (9/16) Saurav Ghosal (IND,11) vs (9/16) Fares Dessouky (EGY,14)

Saurav scored straight games win over Yip Tsz Fung and enters into the third round ... Next, he is facing the former top-10 Egyptian, Fares Dessouky.

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At $54K+H Liuzhou Challenger 2019, China

[SF] Toshihide Matsui (JPN)/ Vishnu Vardhan (IND) l (PR) Mikhail Elgin (RUS)/ Denis Istomin (UZB) 46 63 7-10

In the semis, Vishnu and Matsui lost in the close match against Istomin and Elgin.

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At Women's World Championship 2019, Giza, Egypt

[R1] (12) Joshna Chinappa (IND,12) bt Haley Mendez (USA,42) 9-11, 12-10, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6 (49m)
[R1] Sunayna Kuruvilla (IND,77) l (17) Nele Gilis (BEL,19) 11-8, 7-11, 4-11, 5-11 (40m)

[R2] (12) Joshna Chinappa (IND,12) vs Ho Tze-Lok (HKG,44)

Joshna needed to dig deep for the first-round win in the World Championship ... She was 1-2 down before coming back to win the match after winning the next 2 games ... Next, she is facing Ho Tze-Lok.
Sunayna started well after winning the first game against the top-20 Belgian girl ... But after that, Nele Gilis made a strong comeback for winning the next 3 games.

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At $185K Men's Egyptian Open 2019, Giza, Egypt (World Tour Platinum)

[R1] Ramit Tandon (IND,49) l Leo Au (HKG,26) 5-11, 7-11, 2-11 (35m)
[R1] (9/16) Saurav Ghosal (IND,11) bye
[R1] Vikram Malhotra (IND,60) l Nicolas Müller (SUI,28) 6-11, 9-11, 6-11 (26m)

[R1] (9/16) Saurav Ghosal (IND,11) vs Yip Tsz Fung (HKG,31)

Ramit and Vikram lost in straight games in this Platinum tournament ... Saurav is facing a Hong Kong player in the second round.

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At $750K YONEX French Open 2019, Paris, France (HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750)

[QF] (8) Saina Nehwal (IND,8) l Se Young An (KOR,16) 20-22 21-23
[QF] (5) Pusarla V. Sindhu (IND,6) l (1) Tzu Ying Tai (TPE,1) 16-21 26-24 17-21

[QF] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND)/ Chirag Shetty (IND) bt Kim Astrup (DEN)/ Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (DEN) 21-13 22-20

[SF] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND)/ Chirag Shetty (IND) vs (5) Hiroyuki Endo (JPN)/ Yuta Watanabe (JPN)

Saina lost in s tight 2 games against a Korean Se Young An ... In both games, Saina missed a game point ... In the second she saved a couple of match points but An converted her 3rd match point.
Sindhu lost a close match against WR #1 Tzu Ying Tai in 75 minutes ... After losing the first game Sindhu fought hard, she saved a match point at 19-20 and converted the 5th game point to take the match into the third game ... In the third game, Tai took an early 4-8 and 8-14 lead, Sindhu can't catch Tai and lost the match.
Satwik and Chirag continue with their terrific form as they defeated the WR #8 Danish pair in straight sets... Before this in their previous 2 meetings, they lost against the same pair ... Next, they r facing the WR #6 Japanese pair, against whom also they lost 2 matches in 2018 and 2017.

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At $750K YONEX French Open 2019, Paris, France (HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750)

[R2] Subhankar Dey (IND,42) l Shesar Hiren Rhustavito (INA,24) 6-21 13-21

[R2] (8) Saina Nehwal (IND,8) bt Line Højmark Kjaersfeldt (DEN,27) 21-10 21-11
[R2] (5) Pusarla V. Sindhu (IND,6) bt Jia Min Yeo (SIN,26) 21-10 21-13

[R2] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND)/ Chirag Shetty (IND) bt (2) Mohammad Ahsan (INA)/ Hendra Setiawan (INA) 21-18 18-21 21-13

[QF] (8) Saina Nehwal (IND,8) vs Se Young An (KOR,16)
[QF] (5) Pusarla V. Sindhu (IND,6) vs (1) Tzu Ying Tai (TPE,1)

[QF] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND)/ Chirag Shetty (IND) vs Kim Astrup (DEN)/ Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (DEN)

After longtime Saina scored a back to back wins ... She comfortably defeated a Danish girl, Line Højmark Kjaersfeldt ... Next, she is facing a Korean Se Young An.
Sindhu also scored a dominating win over Jia Min Yeo... Next, she is facing a WR #1 Tzu Ying Tai.
Satwik and Chirag continue to rise, they scored a superb win over a reigning World champion Indonesian pair in 3 games ... Next, they r facing the WR #8 Danish pair.
Shubhankar lost in a one-sided match against Shesar Hiren Rhustavito.

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At €2.4M Erste Bank Open 2019, Vienna, Austria

[R1] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Denis Shapovalov (CAN) bt Oliver Marach (AUT)/ Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 76(6) 62

[QF] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Denis Shapovalov (CAN) l (1) Lukasz Kubot (POL)/ Marcelo Melo (BRA) 06 46

Rohan and Shapo lost in straight sets against the top-seed pair ... Before that, they started with a good win against a local Austrian pair.

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At $54K+H Liuzhou Challenger 2019, China

[R1] Toshihide Matsui (JPN)/ Vishnu Vardhan (IND) bt (3) Sadio Doumbia (FRA)/ Fabien Reboul (FRA) 63 76(6)
[QF] Toshihide Matsui (JPN)/ Vishnu Vardhan (IND) bt Christopher Eubanks (USA)/ Kaichi Uchida (JPN) 62 67(4) 12-10

[SF] Toshihide Matsui (JPN)/ Vishnu Vardhan (IND) vs (PR) Mikhail Elgin (RUS)/ Denis Istomin (UZB)

Vishnu and Matsui r in the semis and facing pairing of Istomin and Elgin ... They started with an upset win over the 4th seed French pair ... In the quarters, they defeated Uchida and Eubanks in a close match.

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At €46.6K+H Hamburg Challenger 2019, Germany

[R1] Rameez Junaid (AUS)/ Purav Raja (IND) bt (4) Andre Begemann (GER)/ Florin Mergea (ROU) 64 36 10-7

[QF] Rameez Junaid (AUS)/ Purav Raja (IND) l (PR) Viktor Troicki (SRB)/ Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) 46 67(4)

Rameez and Purav lost in straight sets against Zimo and Troicki ... Before that in the first round, they scored an upset win over the 4th seed Mergea and Begemann in the match tie-break.

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At $60K ITF Women Tournament 2019, Saguenay, Canada

[R1] (5) Rutuja Bhosale (IND,480) l Quinn Gleason (USA,379) 16 1-1 retd.

Doubles
[QF] (2) Rutuja Bhosale (IND)/ Peangtarn Plipuech (THA) l Anna Morgina (RUS)/ Holly Verner (USA) 36 0-3 retd.

Rutuja retired in her singles match in the second set ... Hoping for not a serious injury threat.
Didn't know why Rutuja played in the doubles despite injury ... She and Plipuech retired in the second set against Verner and Morgina.

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At $54K+H Traralgon Challenger 2019, Australia

[R3] (10) Sasikumar Mukund (IND,236) l (8) Alejandro Tabilo (CHI,216) 46 36

Mukund lost in a straight-sets against the top-220 Chilean Tabilo ... I was hoping for an upset.

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At $750K YONEX French Open 2019, Paris, France (HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750)

[R1] Prannoy H. S. (IND,28) vs (7) Viktor Axelsen (DEN,7)
[R1] Parupalli Kashyap (IND,25) l Ka Long Angus Ng (HKG,10) 11-21 9-21
[R1] Subhankar Dey (IND,42) bt Tommy Sugiarto (INA,17) 15-21 21-14 21-17
[R1] Sameer Verma (IND,17) l Kenta Nishimoto (JPN,14) 22-20 18-21 18-21
[R1] Kidambi Srikanth (IND,9) l (2) Chou Tien Chen (TPE,2) 21-15 7-21 14-21

[R1] (8) Saina Nehwal (IND,8) bt Ngan Yi Cheung (HKG,27) 23-21 21-17
[R1] (5) Pusarla V. Sindhu (IND,6) bt Michelle Li (CAN,9) 21-15 21-13

[R1] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND)/ Chirag Shetty (IND) bt Jelle Maas (NED)/ Robin Tabeling (NED) 21-16 21-14
[R1] Manu Attri (IND)/ B. Sumeeth Reddy (IND) l Ben Lane (ENG)/ Sean Vendy (ENG) 19-21 22-20 15-21

[R1] Ashwini Ponnappa (IND)/ N. Sikki Reddy (IND) l (5) So Hee Lee (KOR)/ Seung Chan Shin (KOR) 21-16 13-21 17-21

[R1] Pranaav Jerry Chopra (IND)/ N. Sikki Reddy (IND) l Chris Adcock (ENG)/ Gabrielle Adcock (ENG) 13-21 18-21
[R1] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND)/ Ashwini Ponnappa (IND) l (4) Seung Jae Seo (KOR)/ Yujung Chae (KOR) 17-21 18-21

[R2] Subhankar Dey (IND,42) vs Shesar Hiren Rhustavito (INA,24)

[R2] (8) Saina Nehwal (IND,8) vs Line Højmark Kjaersfeldt (DEN,27)
[R2] (5) Pusarla V. Sindhu (IND,6) vs Yeo Jia Min (SIN,26)

[R1] Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND)/ Chirag Shetty (IND) vs (2) Mohammad Ahsan (INA)/ Hendra Setiawan (INA)

The disappointing performance continues for the Indian shuttlers in the Super 750 tournament ... Only Subhankar started with an excellent comeback win against the former WR #3 Tommy Sugiarto in the men's section ... Next, he is facing another top-25 Indonesian Shesar Hiren Rhustavito.
Sindhu started with a confident win against Michelle Li ... Next, Sindhu is facing Yeo Jia Min.
After longtime Saina scored straight games win ... Next, she is facing a local girl.
Satwik and Chirag became the only pair who managed to cross the first hurdle ... Next, they r facing a former WR #1 Indonesian pair.

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At $54K+H Liuzhou Challenger 2019, China

[R2] (1) Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,90) bt (PR) Nicolas Barrientos (COL,967) 62 61
[R2] Sidharth Rawat (IND,528) l (14) Zhe Li (CHN,243) 26 36

[R3] (1) Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,90) vs (15) Tung-Lin Wu (TPE,239)

Doubles
[R1] (2) Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND)/ Adil Shamasdin (CAN) l Ivan Sabanov (CRO)/ Matej Sabanov (CRO) 46 36

A dominant win for Prajnesh against a Colombian Barrientos ... Next, he is facing Tung-Lin Wu.
Sid failed to challenge Zhe Li.
Another bad loss for Jeevan and Adil against Sabanov twins.

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At $60K ITF Women Tournament 2019, Saguenay, Canada

[R1] (5) Rutuja Bhosale (IND,480) vs Quinn Gleason (USA,379)

Doubles
[R1] (2) Rutuja Bhosale (IND)/ Peangtarn Plipuech (THA) bt Mia Kupres (CAN)/ Marina Stakusic (CAN) 62 63

[QF] (2) Rutuja Bhosale (IND)/ Peangtarn Plipuech (THA) vs Anna Morgina (RUS)/ Holly Verner (USA)

Rutuja is playing in Canada, must be tiring travel for her from Nigeria ... She has received a Wednesday start in the singles ... In the doubles, she started with a comfortable win with her partner Plipuech against a local pair ... In the quarters, they r facing Verner and Morgina.

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At $54K+H Traralgon Challenger 2019, Australia

[R2] (10) Sasikumar Mukund (IND,236) bt Sebastian Fanselow (GER,375) 76(6) 63

[R3] (10) Sasikumar Mukund (IND,236) vs (8) Alejandro Tabilo (CHI,216)

Mukund scored a straight-sets win over a German Sebastian Fanselow in the second round ... In the tie-break, he was 5-1 up but lost the next 5 points for a set point down, 5-6 ... He controlled the match after winning the tie-break ... Next, he is facing the top-220 Chilean Tabilo.

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At $54K+H Lima Challenger 2019, Peru (Red clay)

[R2] (6) Sumit Nagal (IND,129) l Orlando Luz (BRA,306) 16 46

Sumit failed to adjust to the court and lost a one-sided match against Orlando Luz.

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At $30K Men's Life Time Chicago Open 2019, Chicago, USA (PSA Challenger Tour 30)

[R1] (6) Vikram Malhotra (IND,60) bye
[R2] (6) Vikram Malhotra (IND,60) bt (9/16) Mario Yanez (MEX,87) 11-4, 11-4, 11-9 (40m)
[QF] (6) Vikram Malhotra (IND,60) bt (9/16) Rui Soares (POR,82) 8-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-9 (50m)

[SF] (6) Vikram Malhotra (IND,60) l (2) Adrian Waller (ENG,24) 3-11, 5-11, 5-11 (39m)

Vikram played in the Chicago Open and reached in the semis ... There he lost against the top-25 British player, Adrian Waller.

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At $54K+H Liuzhou Challenger 2019, China

[R1] Sidharth Rawat (IND,528) bt Xin Gao (CHN,691) 64 64

[R2] (1) Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,90) vs (PR) Nicolas Barrientos (COL,967)
[R2] Sidharth Rawat (IND,528) vs (14) Zhe Li (CHN,243)

Sid scored a routine straight-sets win over Xin Gao ... Next, he is facing the top-250 local boy, Zhe Li ... Prajnesh is facing a Colombian Barrientos, who is playing with a protected ranking.

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At $54K+H Traralgon Challenger 2019, Australia

[R2] (10) Sasikumar Mukund (IND,236) vs Sebastian Fanselow (GER,375)

Mukund is facing a German Sebastian Fanselow in the second round ... Mukund needs some consistent performance to secure his grand slam qualifying debut at the Australian Open.

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At $25K+H ITF Women Tournament 2019, Lagos, Nigeria

Singles Final
(6) Riya Bhatia (IND,516) bt (4) Nastja Kolar (SLO,434) 75 16 63

Riya lifted the Lagos ITF title beating a higher-ranked Slovenian Nastja Kolar in the singles final ... This is her first $25K ITF tournament title and overall 3rd title ... She defeated Kolar in 3 sets, after losing the second set easily Riya made a strong comeback in the match for the win.