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Lakhani lone Indian left in the fray

Lakhani lone Indian left in the fray

Rediff.com22 Jan 2004

The top seed entered the semi-finals of the ITF women's tennis event in Delhi.\n\n

Gladwin stays on course to grand double

Gladwin stays on course to grand double

Rediff.com25 Dec 2003

Kinshuk Sharma will be Gladwin's opponent in the U-16 final while his statemate Vijayant Malik will play the Maharashtra boy in the U-14 summit clash.

Divij Sharan shocks Tembe

Divij Sharan shocks Tembe

Rediff.com18 Dec 2003

The victory earned the 17-year-old a meeting wth top seed Vinod Sridhar in the men's singles semi-finals in the National Tennis championships.

Aisam Qureshi wins ITF Futures title

Aisam Qureshi wins ITF Futures title

Rediff.com29 Nov 2003

The Pakistani won his third singles title in a row defeating top seed Harsh Mankad in straight sets.

Mankad rallies to tame Rajagopalan

Mankad rallies to tame Rajagopalan

Rediff.com25 Nov 2003

The up-and-coming junior was humbled by the Indian Davis Cupper after winning the first set in the ITF Futures tournament.

Sridhar knocks out Mazur

Sridhar knocks out Mazur

Rediff.com24 Nov 2003

Sunil Kumar Sipaeya also advanced to the second round with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Gurmehar Singh in the $10,000 ITF Futures men's tennis tournament.

Sania,  Ankita to clash in final

Sania, Ankita to clash in final

Rediff.com13 Dec 2002

India's leading juniors posted contrasting semi-final victories in the Asian junior tennis championships.

Khoo-Vakharia win doubles crown

Khoo-Vakharia win doubles crown

Rediff.com5 Sep 2003

Malaysia's Chin-Bee Khoo and Suchanan Viratprasert of Thailand will contest the singles final in the ITF Futures tournament.

Phadke tames Bhambri

Phadke tames Bhambri

Rediff.com3 Sep 2003

The seventh seed stagved off a late fightback from the Delhi girl to advance to the quarter-finals in the ITF Futures tournament.

Amritraj survives Gajjar scare

Amritraj survives Gajjar scare

Rediff.com24 Jun 2003

The top seed overcame a poor first set to make it to the last eight in the ITF Masters.

Dooyev stages grand rally

Dooyev stages grand rally

Rediff.com23 Jun 2003

The Israeli recovered after losing the first set to beat Ajay Ramaswami in the first round in the ITF Masters tournament.

Amritraj too good for Kannan

Amritraj too good for Kannan

Rediff.com20 Jun 2003

He will meet Indonesia's Prima Simpatiaji in the final of the ITF Satellite tournament.

Bhambri, Lakhani in final

Bhambri, Lakhani in final

Rediff.com29 May 2003

The posted contrasting victories over Liza Pereira and Shruti dhawan in the semis of the ITF Masters.

Lakhani too good for Phadke

Lakhani too good for Phadke

Rediff.com28 May 2003

The semi-final line-up for the ITF Masters is: Lakhani vs Shruti Dhawan; Ankita Bhambri vs Liza Pereira.

Venkataraman shocks Bhambri

Venkataraman shocks Bhambri

Rediff.com22 May 2003

The fifth seed will take on top seed Liza Pereira in the semi-finals of the ITF tournament.

Easy for Dhawan, Goutham

Easy for Dhawan, Goutham

Rediff.com19 May 2003

Both romped into the second round in the third leg of the ITF tournament.

Bhambri, Pereira in ITF final

Bhambri, Pereira in ITF final

Rediff.com16 May 2003

They scored easy wins over Shruti Dhawan and Archana Venkataraman respectively in the semi-finals.

Lakhani bites the dust

Lakhani bites the dust

Rediff.com15 May 2003

The fourth seed was beaten by sixth-seeded teen sensation Ankita Bhambri in the quarter-final of the ITF tournament.

Sandeep, Vishaka claim AITA junior titles

Sandeep, Vishaka claim AITA junior titles

Rediff.com10 May 2003

The duo emerged best in the under-18 category in the junior AITA Talent Series.

Bopanna, Mankad ousted

Bopanna, Mankad ousted

Rediff.com29 Apr 2003

They suffered first round defeats in the ATP Challenger.

Fine show by Rastogi

Fine show by Rastogi

Rediff.com27 Apr 2003

The 16-year-old battled over three rounds to make the main draw in the ATP Challenger.

AITA may send team to Pakistan for Davis Cup, will begin visa process soon

AITA may send team to Pakistan for Davis Cup, will begin visa process soon

Rediff.com15 Oct 2019

AITA won't force any player to travel to Pakistan and is willing to send even a second-string team to avoid suspension

Bhambri extended by qualifier Rosa

Bhambri extended by qualifier Rosa

Rediff.com20 Jan 2004

The Indian lass recovered after losing the first set to get past the Indonesian in the first round of the ITF tournament.

India loses tennis events due to closure of Pakistan's air space

India loses tennis events due to closure of Pakistan's air space

Rediff.com19 Mar 2019

The source said logistics became a big issue for almost all the participating countries.

Mankad-Qureshi win ITF doubles title

Mankad-Qureshi win ITF doubles title

Rediff.com28 Nov 2003

The top seeded Indo-Pak duo rallied from a first set deficit to beat Asian Games bronze medallists Vishal Uppal and Mustafa Ghouse in the final.

India's tennis players ponder coronavirus fall-out

India's tennis players ponder coronavirus fall-out

Rediff.com14 Apr 2020

India's tennis players -- both current and former -- are not just counting financial losses as they cope with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. The closure of the Pro Tour means that doubles exponent Purav Raja is set to lose at least $50,000 in this lockdown period, according to his own assessment. Prajnesh Gunneswaran, Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Divij Sharan can't exactly tell how much they would lose but considering the fact that they are consistently in contention to be in Grand Slam main draws, the massive financial hit is not difficult to assess.

Samrita shocks Rushmi in ITF Futures

Samrita shocks Rushmi in ITF Futures

Rediff.com2 Sep 2003

The victory earned the 19-year old a berth in the second round of the ITF Futures tournament.

Pereira, Lakhani too good

Pereira, Lakhani too good

Rediff.com20 May 2003

They made the second round in the ITF tournament.\n

India is on right path, says former Wimbledon champ Bartoli

India is on right path, says former Wimbledon champ Bartoli

Rediff.com8 Feb 2016

India is steadily moving forward in the highly competitive world of tennis and people need to be patient to see more results, especially in singles, says former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli. The 31-year-old was in the capital to launch the second edition of Rendez-vous, a tournament for Indian boys and girls to earn a wild card for the junior French Open. "It is a tremendous effort to promote Roland Garros, our Grand Slam. It's good to have these courts to understand the surface and technique. India is on the right path, you need to have patience. Everything has to be in place and AITA is doing a good job," Bartoli, who retired in 2013 and is now busy with her designing work, said.

Tennis fans, are you ready for 'Mumbai Open'?

Tennis fans, are you ready for 'Mumbai Open'?

Rediff.com25 Jul 2017

India will host its first WTA tournament in five years when the city of Mumbai stages a $ 125,000 event in November, giving home players an opportunity to compete with the world's top-50.

Will India field a Myneni-Paes combination for Davis Cup tie vs Spain?

Will India field a Myneni-Paes combination for Davis Cup tie vs Spain?

Rediff.com11 Sep 2016

As India gear up to host five-time champions Spain in a Davis Cup World Group Play-off tie, Saketh Myneni knows the enormity of the task at hand.

Delhi Open: Bhupathi wins first title in 3 years!

Delhi Open: Bhupathi wins first title in 3 years!

Rediff.com20 Feb 2016

Mahesh Bhupathi, who is making a comeback to competitive tennis after an injury lay-off, won his first title in three years as he combined with Yuki Bhambri to clinch the Delhi Open while Saketh Myneni reached the singles final, in New Delhi, on Saturday.

Yuki surprised at TOPS exclusion

Yuki surprised at TOPS exclusion

Rediff.com15 Jun 2018

Yuki Bhambri is aghast at being excluded from the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) after preferring the US Open over Asian Games

Davis Cup: India to host Czech Republic in World Group Play-offs

Davis Cup: India to host Czech Republic in World Group Play-offs

Rediff.com21 Jul 2015

India were handed a tough Davis Cup draw, being pitted against top seeds Czech Republic in the World Group Play-offs, to be held from September 18-20 either in New Delhi or Pune.

NADA brings tennis players, National championship under its ambit

NADA brings tennis players, National championship under its ambit

Rediff.com2 Oct 2018

Widening its net, the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has, for the first time ever, collected samples from close to 20 tennis players competing at the National Tennis Championships at DLTA Complex, in New Delhi.

Sports Shorts: Hamilton can equal pole record; ISL gets AFC nod

Sports Shorts: Hamilton can equal pole record; ISL gets AFC nod

Rediff.com26 Jul 2017

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday.

Paes views CTL as an opportunity to build friendships

Paes views CTL as an opportunity to build friendships

Rediff.com17 Nov 2014

As a new and unique brand of tennis makes its debut in the country with a mix of Indian and international stars, veteran Leander Paes says the Champions Tennis League, for him, is about building bonds and new friendships.

Delhi Challenger Open: Myneni loses to Roberts in title clash

Delhi Challenger Open: Myneni loses to Roberts in title clash

Rediff.com21 Feb 2016

Struggling to cope with the windy conditions, Saketh Myneni suffered a tame defeat to end runners-up at the Delhi Open, in New Delhi on Sunday.

Indo-Pak athletes make peace at Asian Games

Indo-Pak athletes make peace at Asian Games

Rediff.com25 Aug 2018

India-Pakistan peace seem like a pipe dream but it does turn into a reality at sporting events like the ongoing Asian Games

What frustrates Sania Mirza the most...

What frustrates Sania Mirza the most...

Rediff.com4 Feb 2018

Sania Mirza says it will take her at least two more months to get battle ready