In what will be a huge opportunity for the next generation of Indian Table Tennis, 15 Indian paddlers led by senior pro Harmeet Desai in men's singles and 13, led by world number 84 Archana Kamath in the women's singles, will look to grab one of the eight qualifying spots in each draw. As ma
In the men's doubles SL3-SL4 category Pramod and Sukant defeated the Indian pair of Tarun and Nitesh in a tightly contested 3 sets 22-20, 12-21 and 21-9.
Anirudh Chandrasekhar and N Vijay Sundar Prashanth won the first set but dropped the following two sets before dropping the match 6-3, 6(7)-7(9), and 9-11 in one hour and 47 minutes.
Anirudh and Prashanth are the only Indians remaining in the tournament as the country's campaign ended in the singles with the exit of Sumit Nagal on Thursday. The duo registered a hard-fought win in an exciting three-setter semi-final against the Indo-Austrian pair and will play the final o
The second seeds earned a 6-1, 6-2 win in the all-South American quarter-final, not allowing a breakpoint in the match. Home favourite Melo is the lone Brazilian remaining in the singles or doubles draw at the ATP 500
Later, Arjun Kadhe also entered the doubles semi-finals in the company of Austria's Max Neuchrist. The duo beat 7-5, 6-3 win over Frederico Silva and Dimitar Kuzmanov.
In the 54-races card lined up for the day, 2022 Tokyo Olympian Arjun alongside Ajay Tyagi clocked 7 minutes 03.29 seconds to top the time charts in the Light Weight Men's Doubles Sculls (LM2X) event. Asian Games Quad gold medallist Sukhmeet to make it to two semifinals.
The Indian tennis player's pursuit of excellence led her to numerous accomplishments in her career including six Grand Slam titles and top spot in the WTA doubles rankings. She became the first Indian woman to enter the top 30 in the WTA singles rankings.
The Indian tennis player and her American women's doubles partner Madison Keys lost their first-round encounter 6-4, 6-0 to Veronika Kudermetova and Liudmila Samsonova at the Dubai Tennis Stadium.