Fritz was followed by Madison Keys, who defeated Magda Linette 6-4, 6-2. Fritz and Pegula then completed a 5-0 sweep by defeating Lukasz Kubot and Alicja Rosolska in mixed doubles, 6-7(5), 6-4, 10-6. The US team is now 4-0 in mixed doubles in the United Cup.
The Indian tennis legend initially wanted to retire from the sport at the end of the previous season, but her elbow injury ruled her out of US Open and forced her to end 2022 as early as August. The six-time major champion, who has won three titles each in doubles and mixed doubles, will pla
Shinikova heaped praises on captain Grigor Dimitrov for putting her up for the crucial matchup and appreciated her partner for gelling well to deliver an important result.
Women's Doubles specialist Ashwini Ponnappa was embarking on a new journey as a Mixed Doubles player. Her first partner: her own Karnataka statemate K Sai Prateek in the 36th National Games.
The Indian pair, which came into the BWF Super 100 badminton event winning the India Chhattisgarh International Challenge 2022 last week, took 39 minutes to defeat their higher-ranked opponents 21-19, 21-17 in the quarter-finals at the Nguyen Du Cultural Sports Club in Ho Chi Minh City.
Mouma Das did just that when she saved two match points before defeating 19-year-old Diya Chitale of Maharashtra in five sets to set up West Bengal's victory in the table tennis women's team final at the 36th National Games.
The top-seeded pair of Sanil Shetty and Reeth Rishya went down 0-3 to unseeded Manav Thakkar and Filzahfatema Kadri. The husband-wife duo, which got a first-round bye, played and lost tamely to an exuberant Gujarat pair, Kadri combining well with Thakkar.
Many were amazed by Akula's fortitude in the singles competition, but it was in the mixed doubles where she really excelled, teaming up with a renowned paddler