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Rafael Nadal Wins On Injury Comeback At Barcelona Open | Tennis News
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Rafael Nadal Wins On Injury Comeback At Barcelona Open | Tennis News

[ad_1] Rafael Nadal made light work of Flavio Cobolli on a triumphant return from injury at the Barcelona Open on Tuesday. The 22-time Grand Slam champion had not played an ATP Tour match since January but dispatched the Italian 6-2, 6-3 in one hour and 25 minutes to reach the second round. Nadal, 37, was able to play on clay for the first time since winning the French Open in 2022 and showed flashes of his usual brilliance in a solid display."It was a good start -- when you return you can't get rid of the doubts in one day, above all, on a physical level," Nadal told TVE."Within what it could be, it was a good first round. He made mistakes and I think I played the game that I had to play."Nadal who has triumphed at Roland Garros a record 14 times, is hoping to play there in May in what ...
Social Media Plea Works, Sumit Nagal Gets UK Visa Appointment To Play In Wimbledon | Tennis News
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Social Media Plea Works, Sumit Nagal Gets UK Visa Appointment To Play In Wimbledon | Tennis News

[ad_1] File phot of Sumit Nagal© TwitterIndia Ace tennis player Sumit Nagal on Monday received a UK visa appointment after a plea on social media. On Monday, Nagal took to X (formerly Twitter) pleading to the UK visa authority for an appointment after he failed to get one. Nagal is set to represent India in Wimbledon 2024 which is scheduled from July 1-14 at the All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London. However, soon after the tweet, the UK visa authority took swift action and cleared Nagal's request for an appointment for which the Indian Davis Cup player thanked through a tweet on X deleting the previous one.“Thank You Christian Scott mam (Deputy High Commissioner of British High Commission in India), British High Commission in India, and VFSGlobal for your swift response on ...
Sumit Nagal Achieves Career-High Rankings Of 80; Rohan Bopanna Loses No.1 Spot In Doubles | Tennis News
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Sumit Nagal Achieves Career-High Rankings Of 80; Rohan Bopanna Loses No.1 Spot In Doubles | Tennis News

[ad_1] File image of Sumit Nagal© X (Twitter)Indian tennis star Sumit Nagal has achieved a new career-high men's singles ranking of 80 in the latest ATP Rankings released on Monday on the back of a solid performance in the Monte Carlo Masters. Meanwhile, Rohan Bopanna lost the No.1 spot in the men's doubles ranking to his Australian partner, Matthew Ebden, after the duo was eliminated in the Round of 16 of the Monte Carlo Masters. Nagal reached the Monte Carlo Masters draw after beating Italy's Flavio Cobolli and Argentina's Facundo Diaz Acosta.Nagal was only the third Indian to compete in the main draw of the Masters event on clay after Vijay Amritraj (1977) and Ramesh Krishnan (1982). In the opening round of the Monte Carlo Masters, he defeated World No. 38 Matteo Arnald of Italy to be...
Billie Jean King Cup: India Lose 1-2 To New Zealand, Miss Out On Historic Play-Offs Berth | Tennis News
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Billie Jean King Cup: India Lose 1-2 To New Zealand, Miss Out On Historic Play-Offs Berth | Tennis News

[ad_1] India women's tennis team© X (Twitter)Ankita Raina could not win the crucial second singles and later lost the decisive doubles match with partner Prarthana Thombare as a historic play-offs place slipped out of India's grasp after a 1-2 defeat to New Zealand in the Billie Jean King Cup in Changsha on Saturday. India remained in Asia/Oceania Group I by finishing third in the tournament. Rutuja Bhosale put India ahead with her 6-2 7-6(5) win over Monique Barry in the opening singles. Raina needed to win the next match against world number 169 Lulu Sun but was outgunned 2-6 0-6. A victory in that match would have earned India a place in the play-offs for the first time.India had another chance in the doubles match but the combo of Raina and Thombare lost the contest 1-6 5-7 to Paige ...
Novak Djokovic Into Record 77th Masters Semi-Final At Monte Carlo As Jannik Sinner Shines | Tennis News
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Novak Djokovic Into Record 77th Masters Semi-Final At Monte Carlo As Jannik Sinner Shines | Tennis News

[ad_1] Novak Djokovic reached a record 77th Masters semi-final on Friday when he defeated Australia's Alex de Minaur in straight sets in Monte Carlo as in-form Jannik Sinner racked up his 25th victory of the year. Djokovic, the 36-year-old world number one came through a rollercoaster quarter-final to win 7-5, 6-4 and make the last-four in the principality for the first time since 2015 when he went on to claim his second title at the tournament. Djokovic, the oldest man to make the Monte Carlo semi-finals in the Open Era, will take on Casper Ruud of Norway for a place in Sunday's championship match."It was tough for both of us. He is one of the quickest players on tour. He gets a lot of balls back that normally 99 percent of other players don't," said Djokovic who avenged his loss to De ...
India Start Off With Easy Win In Billie Jean King Cup | Tennis News
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India Start Off With Easy Win In Billie Jean King Cup | Tennis News

[ad_1] Rutuja Bhosale and Ankita Raina gave India a 3-0 win over Pacific Oceania.© X (Twitter)Rutuja Bhosale did not lose a single game while Ankita Raina too had an easy outing as the Indian team expectedly blanked Pacific Oceania 3-0 on the opening day of the Billie Jean King Cup in China on Tuesday. Bhosale double bageled Fiji's Tarani Kamoe to put India ahead. The country's number one singles player Raina then sealed the contest with a 6-1 6-3 win over Saoirse Breen, who is also from Fiji. In the inconsequential doubles, the Indian combination of Shrivalli Rashmika Bhamidipaty and Prarthana Thombare outplayed Mehetia Boosie and Ruby Coffin 6-1 6-1.A group of small nations of the Southern, Southwestern, Central and Western Pacific Ocean compete collectively as one country in both the ...
“We Are Old, But Gold”: Novak Djokovic, Rohan Bopanna’s Video Breaks The Internet | Tennis News
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“We Are Old, But Gold”: Novak Djokovic, Rohan Bopanna’s Video Breaks The Internet | Tennis News

[ad_1] The 36-year-old Novak Djokovic and 44-year-old Rohan Bopanna both champions are defying the odds and proving that age is just a number with their singles and doubles No. 1 crowns in ATP Rankings history. On Sunday, Djokovic surpassed Roger Federer to become the oldest World No. 1 in ATP Rankings history while Bopanna leads the ATP Doubles Rankings.  "It's not really balanced. It's not 50-50. He brings more years to the 80. But I think we're still going strong," Djokovic said in a video shared by ATP Tour on X.“Old is Gold.” ????Words of wisdom from the oldest singles and doubles No. 1's in PIF ATP Rankings history ????@DjokerNole ???? @rohanbopanna pic.twitter.com/KYR7QsDiKz— ATP Tour (@atptour) April 8, 2024The duo shared words of wisdom, saying "experience prevails" and added th...
Sumit Nagal Stuns World No. 38 Matteo Arnaldi For First Win At Masters Level | Tennis News
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Sumit Nagal Stuns World No. 38 Matteo Arnaldi For First Win At Masters Level | Tennis News

[ad_1] File photo of Sumit Nagal© AFPSumit Nagal on Monday became the first Indian player to win a singles main draw match at an ATP Masters event on clay when he shocked world number 38 Matteo Arnaldi in a gruelling three-set contest in Monte Carlo. Nagal, who entered the ATP Masters 1000 event via qualifying route, erased a one-set deficit to turn the tables on his Italian opponent for a memorable 5-7 6-2 6-4 win in the first round. He will next take on world number seven Holger Rune from Denmark.This is Nagal's third victory over a top-50 player and second time in the current season. The 26-year-old had toppled the then world number 27 Alexander Bublik in straight sets at the Australian Open in Melbourne at the start of the 2024 season.He had also defeated then world No. 22 Chilean Cr...
Sumit Nagal Becomes First Indian To Enter Monte Carlo Masters Singles Main Draw In 42 Years | Tennis News
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Sumit Nagal Becomes First Indian To Enter Monte Carlo Masters Singles Main Draw In 42 Years | Tennis News

[ad_1] Sumit Nagal in action© X (Twitter)Sumit Nagal became the first Indian to enter the Monte Carlo Masters singles main draw in 42 years, beating Facundo Diaz Acosta of Argentina in a three-setter in the final qualifying round in Monte Carlo on Sunday. Nagal, ranked 95th in the world, defeated his world number 55 rival 7-5 2-6 6-2 in a gruelling match that lasted two hours and 25 minutes. In the first round of the main draw, he will meet world number 35 Matteo Arnaldi of Italy in the clay court tournament.The 26-year-old Nagal was following the footsteps of the legendary Ramesh Krishnan, who had made it to the main draw of the same tournament in 1982.Nagal had beaten world number 63 Flavio Cobolli of Italy 6-2 6-3 in the first round of qualifying event."Absolutely thrilled to have mad...
Sumit Nagal Beats 63rd-Ranked Flavio Cobolli In Monte Carlo Masters Qualifiers | Tennis News
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Sumit Nagal Beats 63rd-Ranked Flavio Cobolli In Monte Carlo Masters Qualifiers | Tennis News

[ad_1] File photo of Sumit Nagal© TwitterAce Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal was off to a winning start in Monte Carlo Masters as he defeated world number 63 Flavio Cobolli of Italy in straight sets in the qualifiers in Monte Carlo on Saturday. The unseeded 95th-ranked Indian registered a 6-2 6-3 win over eighth-seeded Cobolli. Nagal will now be up against the winner of the two Argentinians -- Facundo Díaz Acosta and Diego Schwartzman -- in his final qualifier fixture.While Acosta is ranked 55th and seeded third, Schwartzman is ranked 124th and is a wild card entrant in the tournament.Seven qualifiers will be granted entry into the main round.Nagal has been in the headlines since making it to the main draw of the Australian Open in January, where he had beaten Alexander Bublik of Kazakh...