Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday lauded the performance of Indian players who won medals in squash, shooting and tennis at the Asian Games in Hangzhou
The Indian tennis duo of Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni edged past home favourites Yibing Wu and Zhizhen Zhang in the Men’s Doubles quarterfinal to ensure another medal for India in the ongoing Asian Games on Wednesday.
the duo of Saketh Myneni-Ramkumar Ramanathan and Rutuja Sampatrao Bhosale-Karman Kaur Thandi clinched a win in the tennis doubles event at the Asian Games. However, Rohan Bopana and Yuki Bhambri lost in the round 2 match.
Rohan Bopanna, who is currently ranked seventh in the doubles world rankings, etched his name in history last week by becoming the oldest player to compete in a Grand Slam doubles final at the US Open. This achievement underscores Bopanna’s enduring commitment to tennis.
Ramkumar Ramanathan among 8 Indians to compete in singles main draw of the event, scheduled from March 27 to April 2 as ITF tennis returns to Mysuru after 8 years.
Mukund Sasikumar dominated the World No. 170 Andrew Paulson during his confident 6-1, 6-4 win. India No. 1 Prajnesh Gunneswaran, on the other hand, faced some tough challenges from Zimbabwean Benjamin Lock in the first set, which went into a tie-breaker but managed to keep things under contr
SD Prajwal Dev became the second wild card entrant after Sumit Nagal at the fifth edition of the prestigious ATP Challenger event, which will be organised by the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) at the KSLTA Stadium in Bengaluru.