Krishna Shroff, who recently made a surprise wild card entry in the August 17 episode of Khatron Ke Khiladi 14, has earned praise not just from the show's host, Rohit Shetty, but also from her proud parents, Ayesha and Jackie Shroff.
The former World No. 1 Andy Murray is expected to return from injury this month at the Geneva Open, indicating he will compete in the French Open the following week.
The 23-year-old wild card Facundo Diaz Acosta produced a masterclass performance to defeat third seed Nicolas Jarry 6-3, 6-4 in the final of the Argentina Open to capture his first ATP Tour title.
Wild card entrant 20-year-old Karan Singh made life tough for his French rival, fighting tooth and nail in a gruelling contest before losing 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-7(9) in the opening round that lasted two hours and 46 minutes
Shrivalli Bhamidipaty is the lone Indian from the qualifying round to make it to the main draw. India's Vaidehi Chaudhari lost to Amandine Hesse of France 3-6, 1-6, while wild card entrant Zeel Desai retired after losing the first set 7-5 against top seed Himeno Sakatsume of Japan on Centre
With the aim of providing level playing opportunities and good competition to Indian players, Ankita Raina, Sahaja Yamalapalli and Rutuja Bhosale, India's top three ranked women, and promising teenager Vaishnavi Adkar, of Maharashtra, have been awarded the singles main draw wild cards at the