The qualification window for Paris Olympics ended on Monday for Tennis and the world number four Bopanna earned his quota comfortably, sitting pretty inside the top 10 of doubles competition since November last year.
Indian tennis sensation Sumit Nagal on Sunday clinched the Heilbronner Neckarcup ATP Challenger crown with a victory over Switzerland's Alexander Ritschard in three hard-fought sets 6-1, 7-6(7-5), 6-3.
Sumit Nagal secured his place in the main draw of the men's singles thanks to his career-high world ranking of 80. In the men's doubles, veteran Rohan Bopanna, ranked fourth in the world, and his world No. 3 Matthew Ebden of Australia will be among the title favourites
Pitted against world No. 7 Holger Rune in the second round, Sumit Nagal gave the Dane, placed 86 places above him in the rankings, a run for his money before succumbing to a 3-6, 6-3, 2-6 loss
Mira, who won a silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics, will head to Paris nearly a month ahead of her Olympic event, to acclimatize to the weather and prepare for the mega event. Meanwhile, newly inducted Indian tennis ace Sumit Nagal's request for financial assistance towards participation in
Coming out in praise of Indian doubles star Rohan Bopanna for being crowned the oldest Grand Slam champion after lifting this year's Australian Open title at the age of 43, tennis great Mahesh Bhupathi termed the feat 'mind-boggling'.
The 37-year-old veteran made his return to competitive tennis in Brisbane this January after a hip flexor injury kept him sidelined for almost an year. He missed on Australian Open after sustaining another muscle tear.
Myneni and Ramkumar defeated the French combination of Constantin Kouzmine and Maxime Janvier 6-3, 6-4 in an hour and 18 minutes to clinch the doubles title
India's Davis Cup member Saketh Myneni, Oriol Roco Batalla of Spain and Frenchman Constantin B Kouzmine along with the coaches of the players in action this week in Bengaluru, had a hit with these players and shared tips on how to improve their performance, as per a press release from Bengal