It took him 18 attempts to reach main draw of Slam

Try, try again for Japan's Sugita at French Open IMAGE: Yuichi Sugita of Japan plays a forehand. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images The motto 'if at first you don't succeed' might have been......

Vesely, Berankis rally into Tata Open semis

IMAGE: Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic scraped past Ilya Ivashka of Belarus to enter the semi-finals of the Tata Open Maharashta, in Pune, on Friday.Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Jiri......

Davis Cup Play-Off: Japan take 2-0 lead over India

Yuichi Sugita and Kei Nishikori helped Japan to a commanding 2-0 lead against India in the Davis Cup World Group Play-Off tie in Tokyo on Friday. Sugita upset the Indian No.1, Somdev Devvarman......

Divij-Purav make winning start at Mexico Challenger

Divij Sharan and Purav Raja made a confident start at the ATP Challenger event in Guadalajara, defeating Marco Chiudinelli and Yuichi Sugita in straight sets. The unseeded Indian pair, runners-up......

Somdev advances to second round of ATP challenger

Somdev Devvarman was off to a winning start at the $75,000 ATP Challenger tournament in Aptos, USA as he beat Japanese Yuichi Sugita in three-sets. The second seed Indian overcame a first set......