Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Yuki Bhambri gets off to a tough start, but likes it



Second seeded Yuki Bhambri got off to a tough start as he tamed his
doubles partner Michael Venus of New Zealand 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the
first round of the Asia-Oceania Australian Open wild card play-off at
the Luohu Tennis Centre, Shenzen, China, on Wednesday.

After losing the first set in a hurry, the 204th ranked Yuki broke his
opponent twice each in the next two sets to cruise through to the
quarterfinals.

‘’It was one of the best matches that I have played this year.
Hopefully, I will be able to keep up my level of play’’, observed
Yuki, when contacted by The Hindu.

‘’It is tough to play someone like Michael because he has a big game.
He hits his forehand very hard and has a good serve. Once the match
progressed, I got used to the pace and was able to move him around. I
was able to take charge of the rallies, and put pressure on his
serves’’, said Yuki.

The 21-year-old Yuki will await the winner of the match between
qualifier Zhicheng Zhu and wild card Miao-Xin Gong scheduled for
Thursday.

The main contender for the Australian Open wild card, top-seeded Jimmy
Wang of Chiense Taipei outplayed Ouyang Bowen of China 6-4, 6-1 to set
up a quarterfinal against compatriot Zhao Cai.

Meanwhile, Ankita Raina bowed out in the women’s first round after
finding the rhythm in the second set. The best-ranked Indian woman on
the WTA computer at 293, the 20-year-old Ankita was beaten 6-2, 2-6,
6-1 by the 18-year-old wild card Zhaoxuan Yang of  China who had won
her maiden ITF women’s title in Delhi two years back.

‘’It was really a good chance that I missed’’, rued Ankita who was
unable settle into her best rhythm in the match that was marred by
rain interruptions.

Wild card Prarthana Thombare had no answers as she was outplayed 6-1,
6-0 by Chin-Wei Chan of Chinese Taipei.

In the doubles final qualifying round, after a bye, Ankita Raina and
Prarthana Thombare were overwhelmed 6-0, 6-3 by the fourth-seeded
Qiuyu Ye and Wushuang Zheng of China.

Vishnu Vardhan finds his good game

BHOPAL, NOV. 20:
Olympian Vishnu Vardhan was in fine form as he outplayed Jui-Chen Hung
of Chinese Taipei 6-2, 6-3 in the pre-quarterfinals of the $15,000 ITF
men’s Futures tennis tournament at the Arera Club courts here on
Wednesday.

In the quarterfinals, Vishnu will challenge the second-seeded Sriram
Balaji who got past qualifier Jannis Liniger of Switzerland in
straight sets. The two had fought for more than three hours before
Balaji prevailed in the semifinals last week in Delhi.

Top seed Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and the national grasscourt champion R.
Ramkumar set up another quarterfinal encounter in contrasting style,
while Karunuday Singh and Vijay Sundar Prashanth set up another
all-Indian encounter.

Newly crowned national hardcourt champion Mohit Mayur went down to the
third-seeded Na Jung-Woong. The Korean will meet qualifier David Pel
of the Netherlands in the quarterfinals.

The results:

Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan bt Shaikh Abdullah

6-3, 6-2; R. Ramkumar bt Markos Kalovelonis (Gre) 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-2; Na
Jung-Woong (Kor) bt Mohit Mayur 6-2, 7-6(4); David Pel (Ned) bt
Daniiar Duldaev (Kgz) 6-4, 6-4; Karunuday Singh bt Jatin Dahiya 6-4,
6-4; Vijay Sundar Prashanth bt Akash Wagh 6-7(2), 6-1, 6-3; Vishnu
Vardhan bt Jui-Chen Hung (Tpe) 6-2, 6-3; Sriram Balaji bt Jannis
Liniger (Sui) 7-5, 6-3.

Doubles (quarterfinals): Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Purav Raja bt Mohit
Mayur and Arjun Kadhe 6-2, 6-2; R. Ramkumar and Ashwin Vijayragavan bt
Timon Reichelt and Torsten Wietoska (Ger) 6-2, 6-2; Daniiar Duldaev
(Kgz) and Karunuday Singh bt Kunal Anand and Aaditya Tewari 6-3, 6-3;
Sriram Balaji and V. M. Ranjeet bt Chandril Sood and Lakshit Sood
7-6(2), 7-5.

Ashmitha Easwaramurthi loses first round in $10,000 ITF women’s tournament in Egypt

Ashmitha Easwaramurthi was beaten 6-4, 7-5 by Giorgia Pinto of Italy in the first round of the $10,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. She, however, made the doubles quarterfinals with Ekaterina Lavrikvoa of Russia.

The other Indian girl in the fray, Vishesh Vishnu was beaten 6-1, 6-2 by Manisha Foster of Britain.

In the qualifying event, Shivani Manchanda was beaten 6-2, 6-2 by Veronika Stotyka of Ukraine.

The results:

Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Elena-Teodora Cadar (Rou) and Jasmin Steinherr (Ger) bt Gabriela Horackova (Cze) and Tanisha Rohira 6-2, 6-2; Ashmitha Easwaramurthi and Ekaterina Lavrikova (Rus) bt Giada Clerici and Giulia Guidetti (Ita) 6-4, 6-1; Iryna Shymanovich (Blr) and Julia Wachaczyk (Ger) bt Polina Chala (Ukr) and Shivani Manchanda 6-0, 6-0.

Nandini Sharma knocks out top seed Vanshika Sawhney in girls quarterfinals in ITF juniors in Assam

Nandini Sharma knocked out the top-seeded Vanshika Sawhney 7-5, 2-6,
7-5 in the girls quarterfinals of the ITF grade-5 junior tennis
tournament in Guwahati, Assam, on Wednesday.

While Nandini will face the fourth-seeded Yinglak Jittakoat of
Thailand, second-seeded Snehal Mane set up a semifinal against
Jennifer Luikham.

In the boys section, Parikshit Somani was the lone Indian in the
semifinals and will face Lev Kazakov of Russia. The other semifinal
will feature top seed Alexey Prokopchuk of Ukraine against third seed
Chak Pong Marco Lam of Hong Kong.

The results:

Boys (Quarterfinals)
Alexey PROKOPCHUK (UKR) [1] bt Varis YAGUDIN (RUS) 6-3 6-4     
Chak Pong Marco LAM (HKG) [3] bt Mayukh RAWAT  6-0 6-1     
Parikshit SOMANI  bt Robin Hao NGUY (HKG) [4] 5-4 Retired 
Lev KAZAKOV (RUS) bt Deepak VISHAVKARMA  6-2 6-0     

Pre-quarterfinals
Alexey PROKOPCHUK (UKR) [1] bt Udayan BHAKAR  7-6(11) 5-7 6-4
Varis YAGUDIN (RUS) bt Balaji LAKSHMANAN  6-4 7-5     
Chak Pong Marco LAM (HKG) [3] bt Mahendru TANISHQ  6-2 6-3     
Mayukh RAWAT  bt Nishangan NADARAJA (SRI) [5] 6-1 6-3     
Parikshit SOMANI  bt Abhimanyu DAKWALE  7-5 6-4     
Robin Hao NGUY (HKG) [4] bt Dhruv PAL  6-1 6-4
Deepak VISHAVKARMA  bt Pavel PETROV (KAZ) [8] 5-7 6-3 6-3

First round
Alexey PROKOPCHUK (UKR) [1]  bt Raag SHAH  6-1 6-1
Varis YAGUDIN (RUS) bt Sultan Singh ATWAL  6-2 6-0     
Chak Pong Marco LAM (HKG) [3] bt Anurag NENWANI  6-0 6-3     
Mahendru TANISHQ  bt Mohit JAIN  7-5 6-2     
Mayukh RAWAT  bt Vasudev VIJAYARAMAN  6-4 6-4     
Abhimanyu DAKWALE  bt Sachin KUMAR  [7] 6-3 4-6 6-2
Dhruv PAL  bt  Taha KAPADIA  7-5 7-6(4)
Robin Hao NGUY (HKG) [4] bt Gokul SURESH  3-6 6-1 6-0
Pavel PETROV (KAZ) [8] bt Rohan GOGOI  6-2 6-1
Deepak VISHAVKARMA  bt Ankeet KASHYAP  6-3 6-2     
Lev KAZAKOV (RUS) bt  Amlanjyoti BARUAH  6-1 6-1

Qualifying event (second and final round):
Taha KAPADIA  [1] bt Yash YADAV  6-0 6-7(5) 6-3     
Abhimanyu DAKWALE  bt Amarnath ARORA  7-5 6-3     
Siddharth CHOUDHURY  bt Jugal BORUAH  4-6 6-4 6-4

First round
Taha KAPADIA  [1]     BYE   
Yash YADAV  bt Madhav SINGHAL  6-0 6-0
Amarnath ARORA      BYE   
Raag SHAH      BYE   
Siddharth CHOUDHURY      BYE   
Jugal BORUAH  bt Kartikeya SHARMA  2-6 6-1 6-1

Girls (Quarterfinals)
Nandini SHARMA  bt Vanshika SAWHNEY  [1] 7-5 2-6 7-5
Yinglak JITTAKOAT (THA) [4] bt  Eeshita PANDE  6-2 6-2
Jennifer LUIKHAM  bt Xeniya PROKOPCHUK (UKR) [3] 7-5 7-5
Snehal MANE  [2] bt Ainur SULEIMENOVA (KAZ) 6-1 6-4

Pre-quarterfinals
Yinglak JITTAKOAT (THA) [4] bt Ananya MAHAPATRA  6-2 6-4
Eeshita PANDE  bt Sharlee DESHMUKH  [6] 6-1 6-1
Jennifer LUIKHAM  bt Mihika YADAV  [5] 6-3 5-7 7-5
Xeniya PROKOPCHUK (UKR) [3] bt Nupur UMASHANKAR  6-3 6-1
Ainur SULEIMENOVA (KAZ) bt Nairuti VYAS  6-0 6-0
Snehal MANE  [2] bt  MEENAL MAHARWAL  6-0 6-2

First round
Vanshika SAWHNEY  [1]     BYE   
Nandini SHARMA  bt Nida SHAHID KAMAL  [8] 2-6 6-0 6-0     
Yinglak JITTAKOAT (THA) [4] bt Simran WADHWA  6-2 6-1     
Ananya MAHAPATRA  bt Moulika RAM  6-2 6-3     
Eeshita PANDE  bt Muskaan RANJAN  6-1 6-1     
Mihika YADAV  [5] bt Sneha PADAMATA  7-5 7-6(4)
Xeniya PROKOPCHUK (UKR) [3] bt Rashmitha Reddy PASULA  6-3 6-0
Ainur SULEIMENOVA (KAZ) bt Rajshree RATHOD  [7] 6-1 6-3     
Snehal MANE  [2] bt Niditra RAJMOHAN  6-2 6-2

Qualifying event (first and final round)
Shamika DHAR      BYE   
Ananya MAHAPATRA      BYE   
Priyam KUMARI      BYE   

Doubles (Quarterfinals)
Snehal MANE  / Vanshika SAWHNEY  [1] bt Kanishka N CHAWLA  / Simran WADHWA  6-0 6-0     
Yinglak JITTAKOAT (THA) / Mihika YADAV  [2] bt  Eeshita PANDE  / Nupur UMASHANKAR  6-3 6-0

Pre-quarterfinals
Snehal MANE  / Vanshika SAWHNEY  [1]     BYE   
Xeniya PROKOPCHUK (UKR) / Nida SHAHID KAMAL  [3]     BYE   
Yinglak JITTAKOAT (THA) / Mihika YADAV  [2]     BYE   


ITF juniors, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

NikithaTirdala failed to capitalise on a good start and went down in three sets to Rukshika Wijesooriya of Sri Lanka 7-6(5), 2-6, 1-6 in the girls first round of the ITF grade-5 junior tennis tournament in Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Some of the Indian juniors opted to compete in Bangladesh to the one at home in Guwahati, Assam.

The results

Boys (first round):
SHAMAEL CHAUDHRY (GBR) [1]     BYE   
Cheng-Shan KUO (TPE) bt Zu Zinyang TAN (MAS) 6-4 7-5     
Md RUMON (BAN)     BYE   
S D Prajwal DEV  [13]     BYE   
Vladimir GNILOZUBOV (KAZ) [11]     BYE   
Tin-Yu WANG (TPE) bt Shariful Islam TINKU (BAN) 6-2 6-3     
Cheuk Yin YUEN (HKG) bt Delowar HOSSAIN (BAN) 6-4 6-2     
Paramveer Singh BAJWA  [7]     BYE   
Zhansultan CHEMBOTAYEV (KAZ) [4]     BYE   
Christian CUMMINGS  bt Md. Kawsar ALI (BAN) 6-3 6-3     
Richie AGARWAL  bt Muhammadmustafo ABDURAKHMONOV (UZB) ) 6-1 6-3     
Mohammad Jamil BHUIYAN (BAN) [14]     BYE   
Tin CHEN (TPE) [10]     BYE   
Nuttakit VEERATHAMMASORN (THA)     Walkover    Saleem SHADMAN (BAN)
Marius PAKSTYS (LTU) bt Adam HOBBS (CAN) 6-2 6-3     
Alex SOLANKI  [8]     BYE   
Sahil GAWARE  [5]     BYE   
Yang LIU (TPE) bt Md. Jumman Hossain JONY (BAN) 6-2 6-3     
Nihit RAWAL  bt Mohammad Mahin REJA KHAN (BAN) 6-2 6-0     
Adi KALIAKPEROV (KAZ) [9]     BYE   
Sultan KENES (KAZ) [16]     BYE   
Saitejas MOPURI  bt Saulius PAKSTYS (LTU) 6-4 6-1     
John Paul AVILA (MEX) bt Md. Asik KHAN (BAN) 6-0 6-1     
Kareem ALLAF (SYR) [3]     BYE   
Shao-Min KO (TPE) [6]     BYE   
Jerome ROMUALDEZ (PHI) bt Tahmid Raqeeb AUTUL (BAN) 6-0 6-1     
Wai Leuk Alan LEE (HKG) bt Run Jia FANG (CHN) 6-3 3-6 6-4     
Vishu PRASAD  [12]     BYE   
Sree Biplob RAM (BAN) [15]     BYE   
Aditya Anant GOKHALE  bt Nyles MOISSON (CAN) 6-1 6-2     
Mamun BAPARI (BAN) bt Yuvraj BAINS  6-3 6-2     
Bolat MAMYR (KAZ) [2]     BYE   

Qualifying event (second and final round):
Yang LIU (TPE)        
Adam HOBBS (CAN)        
Saitejas MOPURI         
Nihit RAWAL         
Marius PAKSTYS (LTU)        
Aditya Anant GOKHALE  bt  Nyles MOISSON (CAN) 6-4 6-1     

First round
Yang LIU (TPE)     BYE   
Adam HOBBS (CAN)     BYE   
Saitejas MOPURI      BYE   
Nihit RAWAL      BYE   
Marius PAKSTYS (LTU)     BYE   
Aditya Anant GOKHALE      BYE   
Nyles MOISSON (CAN)     BYE   

Doubles (first round):
Kareem ALLAF (SYR) / SHAMAEL CHAUDHRY (GBR) [1]     BYE   
Aditya Anant GOKHALE  / Saitejas MOPURI      BYE   
John Paul AVILA (MEX) / Sree Biplob RAM (BAN) [8]     BYE   
Paramveer Singh BAJWA  / Alex SOLANKI  [3]     BYE   
Vladimir GNILOZUBOV (KAZ) / Sultan KENES (KAZ) [7]     BYE   
Richie AGARWAL  / Sahil GAWARE  [5]     BYE   
Tin CHEN (TPE) / Shao-Min KO (TPE) [4]     BYE   
S D Prajwal DEV  / Vishu PRASAD  [6]     BYE   
Mamun BAPARI (BAN) / Delowar HOSSAIN (BAN)     BYE   
Zhansultan CHEMBOTAYEV (KAZ) / Bolat MAMYR (KAZ) [2]     BYE   

Girls (first round):
Sarvinoz SAIDHUJAEVA (UZB) [1]     BYE   
Afrana Islam PRITY (BAN) bt Alina LAZAREVA (KGZ) 7-6(2) 7-5     
Sri Sai Shivani K.  bt  Ayesha SULTANA (BAN) 6-1 6-2     
Han-Chi CHEN (TPE) [6]     BYE   
Melisa BEKIROVA (UZB) [4]     BYE   
shivani MANJANNA  bt Towfa Akther BONNA (BAN) 6-0 6-0     
Apekshita ALKESH  bt  Mumitu Jannau MOU (BAN) 3-0 Retired    
Luciana RABINES (USA) [5]     BYE   
Nancy FAWZY (EGY) bt Kristina TEN (UZB) [8] 6-2 6-0     
Angella RAMAN  bt Islam NADIA (BAN) 6-0 6-0     
Chaithali ADINATH NARDE  bt Bapari PINKY (BAN) 6-4 6-2     
Komola UMAROVA (UZB) [3]     BYE   
Sabina SMIRNOVA (UZB) [7]     BYE   
Rukshika WIJESOORIYA (SRI) bt Nikitha TIRDALA  6-7(5) 6-2 6-1     
Yang LEE (TPE) bt Jhilik CHAKMA (BAN) 6-0 6-1     
Angeline Devi DEVANTHIRAN (SIN) [2]     BYE   

Doubles (first round)
Sarvinoz SAIDHUJAEVA (UZB) / Komola UMAROVA (UZB) [1]     BYE   
Angeline Devi DEVANTHIRAN (SIN) / Angella RAMAN  [3]     BYE   
Nancy FAWZY (EGY) / Kristina TEN (UZB) [4]     BYE   
Melisa BEKIROVA (UZB) / Luciana RABINES (USA) [2]     BYE   



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