Senior pro Leander Paes's place in the Indian Davis Cup team will be up for discussion when the AITA Selection Committee meets on Monday to pick the squad for the upcoming Asia/Oceania Zone tie against Uzbekistan.
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Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
India will now face world number two Croatia for the Qualifiers in an away tie
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Making a stupendous start to the fresh season, Ramkumar Ramanathan scalped higher-ranked Roberto Carballes Baena to set up a second round clash with tournament-favourite Marin Cilic at the inaugural Tata Open Maharashtra, in Pune.
Wawrinka splits with long-time coach Norman
While a billion hearts would pray for all the participants to do well, all eyes would be set on the duo of Deepika Kumari/Atanu Das, the four shooters and Mirabai Chanu to open India's medals count.
Leander Paes will make it to his seventh Olympic Games after the All India Tennis Association on Saturday announced that that the veteran would partner Rohan Bopanna in the men's doubles at the Rio Games in August.
'The only thing I am feeling bad right now is, if he had decided earlier to not come even two weeks or 10 days ago, we would have got a specialist doubles team in place'
The 2020 international calendar concluded with the three tournaments in the Asia leg which was conducted in Bangkok in successive weeks.
Bhupathi said AITA did not have the courtesy to inform him that he won't continue as captain.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday
AITA brought back old warhorse Leander Paes in the Davis Cup team despite 'reservations' from seasoned campaigner Rohan Bopanna.
'One of the biggest things I've learned over the years is adaptability. Playing with different partners teaches you that.'
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday
Coming into the tournament 21st in the WTA rankings, the Czech won 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in two hours and 16 minutes to add to her triumph in St Petersburg earlier this month.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
2019 became a 'Year to Remember' in Indian sports for trailblazing performances in Olympic disciplines
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
The Indian Davis Cup team is set for a battle of gigantic proportions as it takes on five-time champions Spain, who have packed the side with world class performers headlined by the legendary Rafael Nadal in their desperation to reclaim a spot in the elite World Group.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday.
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The 36-year-old Swiss master needs only to reach the semi-finals at the ABN Amro tennis event to overtake Rafael Nadal at the top of the ATP rankings and become world number one for the first time since November 2012.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday.
Images from matches played on Day 4 at the US Open at the Flushing Meadows in New York on Thursday.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday
India's Olympic aspirations failed to blossom in the face of personal egos of star tennis players even as the legend of Sania Mirza continued to grow and an ageless Leander Paes basked in personal glory in 2016.
World number one Simona Halep swatted aside American Nicole Gibbs while Maria Sharapova was flawless in her straight sets victory over Romania's Mihaela Buzarnescu in the opening round of the Shenzhen Open on Monday.
Bernard Tomic is set to sit out the Australian Open after Tennis Australia (TA) decided not to award him a wildcard to the main draw, the organisers said on Thursday.
Images from the third day at the US Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of the year, in New York, on Wednesday:
Images from Day 2 of the 2020 US Open in New York
Ankita Raina and top seeds men's doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan assured India of at least a couple of bronze medals in the tennis competition by progressing to the semifinals at the Asian Games, in Palembang, on Wednesday.
