Jeevan
Nedunchezhiyan will be keen to wind up the season with a good
fare in the $10,000 ITF men’s Futures tennis that begins at the VIP’s
club in Raipur on Monday.
After having won the doubles title with Purav Raja last week in
Bhopal, the top-seeded Jeevan has decided to focus only in singles
this week.
Sriram Balaji, the second seed who has won a title from two finals
over the last two weeks, will also be keen to finish on a high.
The foreign players, Na Jung-Woong of Korea and Torsten Wietoska of
Germany, seeded third and fourth respectively, will look to stop the
Indian domination that was evident over the last two weeks.
The seedings: 1. Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, 2. Sriram Balaji, 3. Na
Jung-Woong (Kor), 4. Torsten Wietoska (Ger), 5. V. M. Ranjeet, 6. R.
Ramkumar, 7. Markos Kalovelonis (Gre), 8. Vijay Sundar Prashanth.
The results:
Qualifying event (second and final round): Ronak Manuja bt Nishanth
Rebello 6-2, -4; Ronit Singh Bisht bt Elwin Antony 6-4, 6-3; Anvit
Bendre bt Kuatbek Abiyev (Kaz) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2; Mukund Sasikumar bt
Jannis Liniger (Sui) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3; Chandril Sood bt Akash Wagh 6-1,
1-0 (retired); Lakshit Sood bt Kunal Anand 7-6(5), 6-2; Odil Akramov
(Uzb) bt Ajai Selvaraj 3-6, 6-4, 6-3; Timur Khabibulin (Kaz) bt
Sagadat Ayap (Kaz) 6-3, 6-4.
fare in the $10,000 ITF men’s Futures tennis that begins at the VIP’s
club in Raipur on Monday.
After having won the doubles title with Purav Raja last week in
Bhopal, the top-seeded Jeevan has decided to focus only in singles
this week.
Sriram Balaji, the second seed who has won a title from two finals
over the last two weeks, will also be keen to finish on a high.
The foreign players, Na Jung-Woong of Korea and Torsten Wietoska of
Germany, seeded third and fourth respectively, will look to stop the
Indian domination that was evident over the last two weeks.
The seedings: 1. Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, 2. Sriram Balaji, 3. Na
Jung-Woong (Kor), 4. Torsten Wietoska (Ger), 5. V. M. Ranjeet, 6. R.
Ramkumar, 7. Markos Kalovelonis (Gre), 8. Vijay Sundar Prashanth.
The results:
Qualifying event (second and final round): Ronak Manuja bt Nishanth
Rebello 6-2, -4; Ronit Singh Bisht bt Elwin Antony 6-4, 6-3; Anvit
Bendre bt Kuatbek Abiyev (Kaz) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2; Mukund Sasikumar bt
Jannis Liniger (Sui) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3; Chandril Sood bt Akash Wagh 6-1,
1-0 (retired); Lakshit Sood bt Kunal Anand 7-6(5), 6-2; Odil Akramov
(Uzb) bt Ajai Selvaraj 3-6, 6-4, 6-3; Timur Khabibulin (Kaz) bt
Sagadat Ayap (Kaz) 6-3, 6-4.
Di Wu of
China wins Australian Open wild card for the second time
NEW DELHI, NOV. 24:
Di Wu of China, who had stopped Yuki Bhambri in the semifinals, won
the Australian Open wild card for the second successive time, as he
tamed compatriot Ze Zhang 6-0, 6-3 in the final of the Asia-Oceania
play-off at the Luohu Centre, Shenzhen, on Sunday.
The women’s wild card was bagged by the 19-year-old qualifier Hao Chen
Tang of China, ranked 466 in the world, who beat the third-seeded Risa
Ozaki of Japan 6-3, 6-3 in the final.
The first round singles entry for the Australian Open will be worth
about $27,500. Yuki Bhambri who won the doubles wild card with Michael
Venus of New Zealand has been assured of about $12,500 for the team.
Di Wu of China, who had stopped Yuki Bhambri in the semifinals, won
the Australian Open wild card for the second successive time, as he
tamed compatriot Ze Zhang 6-0, 6-3 in the final of the Asia-Oceania
play-off at the Luohu Centre, Shenzhen, on Sunday.
The women’s wild card was bagged by the 19-year-old qualifier Hao Chen
Tang of China, ranked 466 in the world, who beat the third-seeded Risa
Ozaki of Japan 6-3, 6-3 in the final.
The first round singles entry for the Australian Open will be worth
about $27,500. Yuki Bhambri who won the doubles wild card with Michael
Venus of New Zealand has been assured of about $12,500 for the team.
Simran Kaur
Sethi the star attraction in ITF juniors in Delhi
NEW DELHI, NOV. 24:
Simran Kaur Sethi will be the star attraction in the ITF grade-4
junior tennis tournament to be played at the DLTA Complex here from
Monday.
The 125th ranked Simran, however, may have a tough opening as the top
seed in the girls section against qualifier Nandini Sharma. The
14-year-old Nandini had made the semifinals of the event last week in
Guwahati.
The strength of the field, as much as the unpredictability at the
junior level, could be gleaned from the fact that Jennifer Luikham who
had made the final in both singles and doubles last week, lost in the
second round of the qualifying event to unranked Renu Sharma in three
sets.
Of course, it was sad that she had to rush from Guwahati and compete
in the qualifying event, when she deserved a wild card.
The presence of Dhruthi Venugopal, Vaanti Shinde, Karman Kaur and
Vanshika Sawhney should make it a lively affair in the girls event,
which will also have two seeded players from Egypt, Habiba Lasheen and
Nermeen Shawky apart from Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva of Uzbekistan.
In the boys section, it will be a good chance to establish his strong
game for the fourth-seeded B. R. Nikshep, who may run into the
top-seeded Kennosuke Nouchi of Japan in the semifinals.
The seedings:
Boys: 1. Kennosuke Nouchi (Jpn), 2. Venkata Gnana Bhaskar, 3. Chak
Pong Marco Lam (Hkg), 4. B. R. Nikshep, 5. Vidit vaghela, 6. Aditya
Deswal, 7. Arjun Ramakrishnan, 8. Nishangan Nadaraja (Sri).
Girls: 1. Simran Kaur Sethi, 2. Dhruthi Venugopal, 3. Habiba Lasheen
(Egy), 4. Nermeen shawky (Egy), 5. Vasanti shinde, 6. Sarvinoz
Saidhujaeva (Uzb), 7. Karman Kaur Thandi, 8. Vanshika Sawhney.
The results:
Qualifying event: Boys (third and final round): Param Pun bt Shrey
Gupta 6-1, 7-6(2); Yash Yadav bt abhimanyu Dakwale 3-6, 6-3, 7-5; Taha
kapadia bt Anav Vadehra 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-3; Manav Pondkule bt Udayan
Bhakar 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. Second round: Udayan Bhakar bt John Paul Avila
6-4, 6-3.
Girls (third and final round): Xeniya Prokopchuk (Ukr) bt aarushi
Kakkar 6-0, 6-1; Moulika Ram bt Eeshita Pande 6-3, 6-1; Nandini Sharma
bt Renu Sharma 5-7, 6-4, 6-2; Rashmitha Pasula Reddy bt Ainur
Suleimenova (Kaz) 6-3, 7-6(3).
Second round: Xeniya Prokopchuk bt Mansi Reddy Siddareddy 6-3, 7-6(2);
Aarushi Kakkar bt Avika Sagwal 7-6(6), 6-1; Eeshita Pande bt Abhilasha
Vishwanath 6-2, 6-1; Moulika ram bt Nupur Umashankar 6-4, 6-2; Renu
Sharma bt Jennifer Luikham 7-5, 4-6, 6-1; Nandini Sharma bt Ananya
Mahapatra 6-4, 7-6(4); Rashmitha Pasula Reddy bt Anupreet Bedi 6-0,
6-4; Ainur Suleimenova bt Tanasha Khandpur 6-1, 7-6(0).
Simran Kaur Sethi will be the star attraction in the ITF grade-4
junior tennis tournament to be played at the DLTA Complex here from
Monday.
The 125th ranked Simran, however, may have a tough opening as the top
seed in the girls section against qualifier Nandini Sharma. The
14-year-old Nandini had made the semifinals of the event last week in
Guwahati.
The strength of the field, as much as the unpredictability at the
junior level, could be gleaned from the fact that Jennifer Luikham who
had made the final in both singles and doubles last week, lost in the
second round of the qualifying event to unranked Renu Sharma in three
sets.
Of course, it was sad that she had to rush from Guwahati and compete
in the qualifying event, when she deserved a wild card.
The presence of Dhruthi Venugopal, Vaanti Shinde, Karman Kaur and
Vanshika Sawhney should make it a lively affair in the girls event,
which will also have two seeded players from Egypt, Habiba Lasheen and
Nermeen Shawky apart from Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva of Uzbekistan.
In the boys section, it will be a good chance to establish his strong
game for the fourth-seeded B. R. Nikshep, who may run into the
top-seeded Kennosuke Nouchi of Japan in the semifinals.
The seedings:
Boys: 1. Kennosuke Nouchi (Jpn), 2. Venkata Gnana Bhaskar, 3. Chak
Pong Marco Lam (Hkg), 4. B. R. Nikshep, 5. Vidit vaghela, 6. Aditya
Deswal, 7. Arjun Ramakrishnan, 8. Nishangan Nadaraja (Sri).
Girls: 1. Simran Kaur Sethi, 2. Dhruthi Venugopal, 3. Habiba Lasheen
(Egy), 4. Nermeen shawky (Egy), 5. Vasanti shinde, 6. Sarvinoz
Saidhujaeva (Uzb), 7. Karman Kaur Thandi, 8. Vanshika Sawhney.
The results:
Qualifying event: Boys (third and final round): Param Pun bt Shrey
Gupta 6-1, 7-6(2); Yash Yadav bt abhimanyu Dakwale 3-6, 6-3, 7-5; Taha
kapadia bt Anav Vadehra 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-3; Manav Pondkule bt Udayan
Bhakar 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. Second round: Udayan Bhakar bt John Paul Avila
6-4, 6-3.
Girls (third and final round): Xeniya Prokopchuk (Ukr) bt aarushi
Kakkar 6-0, 6-1; Moulika Ram bt Eeshita Pande 6-3, 6-1; Nandini Sharma
bt Renu Sharma 5-7, 6-4, 6-2; Rashmitha Pasula Reddy bt Ainur
Suleimenova (Kaz) 6-3, 7-6(3).
Second round: Xeniya Prokopchuk bt Mansi Reddy Siddareddy 6-3, 7-6(2);
Aarushi Kakkar bt Avika Sagwal 7-6(6), 6-1; Eeshita Pande bt Abhilasha
Vishwanath 6-2, 6-1; Moulika ram bt Nupur Umashankar 6-4, 6-2; Renu
Sharma bt Jennifer Luikham 7-5, 4-6, 6-1; Nandini Sharma bt Ananya
Mahapatra 6-4, 7-6(4); Rashmitha Pasula Reddy bt Anupreet Bedi 6-0,
6-4; Ainur Suleimenova bt Tanasha Khandpur 6-1, 7-6(0).
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