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Sumit Nagal Takes A Set Off Holger Rune Before Exiting Monte Carlo Masters | Tennis News
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Sumit Nagal Takes A Set Off Holger Rune Before Exiting Monte Carlo Masters | Tennis News

[ad_1] File photo of Sumit Nagal.© X (formerly Twitter)Putting up a brave fight, India's Sumit Nagal took a set off world number seven Holger Rune before losing his rain-hit second round match of the Monte Carlo Masters on Thursday. In an impressive show of grit and gumption, Nagal threatened to spoil Rune's party by taking the second set after the second round match, which was suspended due to rain on Wednesday, resumed. However, he lost his serve twice in the final set. The Indian qualifier was behind 1-2 against seventh seed Rune in the second set, when the heavens opened up.He lost 3-6 6-3 2-6 after battling hard for two hours and 11 minutes in the prestigious clay court event. Nevertheless, it was a memorable tournament for him as he became the first Indian to win a singles main dra...
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Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden Duo Loses In Monte-Carlo Masters | Tennis News
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Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden Duo Loses In Monte-Carlo Masters | Tennis News

[ad_1] India's Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden lost their round of 16 men's doubles match to Mate Pavic of Croatia and Marcelo Arevalo of El Salvador at the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday. They lost 3-6 6-7 (6-8). Bopanna and Ebden fell behind quickly in the first set and could not recover from there. The Indo-Australian combo seemed to make a comeback of sorts in the second set but their opponents played very well to seal the issue in the tie-breaker.Nagal match suspended owing to rainIndian tennis ace Sumit Nagal was trailing in his second round men's singles match against Holger Rune of Denmark, when rain led to a suspension of the contest.The unseeded Nagal lost the first set 3-6 and was behind 1-2 against seventh seed Rune, when the heavens opened up.Holger ...
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Novak Djokovic Splits From Goran Ivanisevic With Bitter Sweet Message | Tennis News
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Novak Djokovic Splits From Goran Ivanisevic With Bitter Sweet Message | Tennis News

[ad_1] Novak Djokovic and Goran Ivanisevic are to go their separate ways, the tennis world number one announced on Wednesday, ending a five-year association which yielded 12 Grand Slams. Djokovic brought Croatia's 2001 Wimbledon champion on board as a member of the coaching team ahead of the grass court Grand Slam in 2019 and although the Serbian admitted their "on-court chemistry had its ups and downs", it also resulted in huge success. However, Djokovic has had by his high standards a poor start to the year, losing to eventual champion Jannik Sinner of Italy in the Australian Open semi-finals.The 36-year-old Serbian then lost to Sinner's unheralded compatriot Luca Nardi in the third round at Indian Wells, prompting him to withdraw from the Miami tournament for what he claimed were sche...
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Carlos Alcaraz Stung On Forehead As Bee Invasion Hits Tennis Match – Video Goes Viral | Tennis News
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Carlos Alcaraz Stung On Forehead As Bee Invasion Hits Tennis Match – Video Goes Viral | Tennis News

[ad_1] Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz fought off swarming bees and Alexander Zverev on Thursday to set up a semi-final clash with Jannik Sinner at Indian Wells. World number two Alcaraz was stung on the forehead and temporarily forced from the court as a "bee invasion" halted his quarter-final against Germany's Zverev with just two games completed. He looked none the worse for wear when play resumed after a delay of almost two hours, polishing off a 6-3, 6-1 victory and avenging a quarter-final loss to Zverev at the Australian Open. Sinner powered into the semi-finals with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Czech Jiri Lehecka pushing his match win streak to 19. Sinner's run stretches back through last year's Davis Cup finals and includes a perfect 16-0 record in 2024.In Saturday's semi-finals he...
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Rafael Nadal’s Withdrawal Hands Main Draw Slot To Sumit Nagal In Indian Wells | Tennis News
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Rafael Nadal’s Withdrawal Hands Main Draw Slot To Sumit Nagal In Indian Wells | Tennis News

[ad_1] Indian tennis star Sumit Nagal has advanced to the main draw of the BNP Paribas Open as a 'lucky loser' after Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal withdrew from the event citing lack of readiness to play at the highest level. The 26-year-old Nagal had lost in the second round of the qualifying tournament but got the big break as he was the highest ranked player in that draw. He is currently placed 101st in the ATP rankings and was entitled to go through in case of a last-minute main draw withdrawal.The Indian will take on Canada's Milos Raonic, a 2016 Wimbledon finalist who is on protected rankings, early on Friday. Players injured for a minimum of six months can seek a protected ranking, which is an average of their ranking during the first three months of injury."Excited for my ATP Ma...
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“Long Overdue”: Sania Mirza Calls For Introspection On Value Of Women’s Success | Tennis News
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“Long Overdue”: Sania Mirza Calls For Introspection On Value Of Women’s Success | Tennis News

[ad_1] Former India tennis ace Sania Mirza has called for introspection on how women's success is perceived in the society. The ex-India player, who got divorced from former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik a few months back, reflected on the gender discrimination she feels is still prevalent in the society. Sania opened up while reacting to an advertisement that showed how a society devalues a woman's success. The ad also portrayed the feelings of an independent woman during the struggle she has to go through due to the social stigma."In 2005, I was the first Indian woman to win a WTA title. Big deal, right? When I was world no. 1 in doubles, people were keen to know when I'd settle down. Winning six grand slams isn't settled enough for society," said Mirza on X while reacting to the adver...
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Yuki Bhambri Makes His First ATP 500 Semifinals In Men’s Doubles | Tennis News
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Yuki Bhambri Makes His First ATP 500 Semifinals In Men’s Doubles | Tennis News

[ad_1] File photo of Yuki Bhambri.© AFPIndia's Yuki Bhambri made his first men's doubles semifinals of the ATP 500 tour after he and his partner Robin Hasse upset third seeds Jamie Murray and Michael Venus in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai on Thursday. Bhambri and his Dutch partner Hasse, who came through the qualifying round to earn a spot in the main draw, took one hour and 22 minutes to produce a remarkable performance to beat Britain's Murray and New Zealand's Venus 6-4, 7-6(1).In the semifinal to be played on Friday, Bhambri and Hasse will face the second-seeded pairing of Ivan Dodig (Croatia) and Austin Krajicek (USA).However, there was disappointment in store for the Australian Open men's doubles winning pair of India's Rohan Bopanna and Australia's Matthew Ebde...
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Rohan Bopanna Sets Sight On Paris Olympics After Australian Open Triumph | Tennis News
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Rohan Bopanna Sets Sight On Paris Olympics After Australian Open Triumph | Tennis News

[ad_1] The reigning Australian Open men's doubles champion Rohan Bopanna has set his sight on the Paris Olympics 2024 starting July 26 after winning his maiden men's doubles grand slam. "I think Olympics is very much in the pipeline. It is going to be amazing that we will be having a tennis team participating at Olympics but before that I have a lot of Masters series like Indian Wells, Miami then the clay court season begins. We have the French Open and Wimbledon. So, we have so many events before the Olympics. You know for tennis calendar it is pretty busy. Every week there is a tourname...
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