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2
Feb

Sania ends her Grand Slam career with a mixed doubles runner-up finish in the Australian Open 2023

From winning all the Grand Slams to registering her own name four times as an Olympian,  the achievements of Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza not only registered her as the most accomplished Women’s tennis player in the country but also gave her the status of a National Sporting icon. Coming into her final major tournament, Sania had six Grand Slam

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2
Feb

Tatjana Maria wins Singles, Ankita -Prarthana Lift doubles title at 22nd edition of NECC Deccan ITF $40000 Women’s Tennis Tournament

Top-seeded Tatjana Maria of Germany, and Indian pair Ankita Raina – Prarthana Thombare won the singles and doubles titles respectively at the 22nd edition of the NECC Deccan ITF $40000 Women’s Tennis Tournament organised under the auspices of the ITF, AITA and MSLTA by Deccan Gymkhana and sponsored by National Egg Coordination Committee (NECC) at the Deccan Gymkhana Tennis Courts,

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1
Feb

Dutch star Griekspoor clinches his maiden ATP Tour title, India’s Balaji-Jeevan finished runners up at 5thTata Open Maharashtra

The Dutch tennis star Tallon Griekspoor dropped the first set but pulled off a stunning come from-behind 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 win against the World No. 60 Benjamin Bonzi in a thrilling singles final to clinch the 5th edition of the Tata Open Maharashtra as well as his maiden ATP Tour title at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune. The blockbuster summit

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1
Feb

20 Member All Women’s Officiating team worked at NECC ITF 40K Tennis Championships

In a first-of-its-kind initiative in Tennis in India that a 20-member All Women’s Officiating team worked at the NECC ITF 40K Tennis Championships event that was being held at the Deccan Gymkhana courts, from 23rd to 29th January 2023 in Pune. The All Women’s led by Asia’s Gold Badge Referee Sheetal Iyer, who officiated her 100th plus ITF event had

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31
Jan

Prajnesh wins ITF men’s tournament in Kuwait

Prajnesh Gunneswaran beat Khumoyun Sultanov of Uzbekistan 6-2, 7-6(5) in the final of the $25,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament in Al Zahra, Kuwait, on Sunday. After racing away with the first set, Prajnesh was cruising at 4-1 in the second, when the Uzbek showed his fighting qualities. The 33-year-old Prajnesh was in a spot of trouble as he faced a

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7
Jan

Balaji – Jeevan shock the no 2 seed to storm into the doubles semis.

Indian pair of N. Sriram Balaji and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan pulled off one of the major upsets of the fifth edition of the Tata Open Maharashtra, beating the No. 2 seed American duo 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5) in the doubles quarter-finals at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune on Thursday. Balaji and Jeevan, who entered the tournament as an alternative entry, put

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5
Jan

World No. 17 Cilic cruises into quarter-finals at the 5th Tata Open Maharashtra

Marin Cilic made his way into the singles quarter-finals at the fifth edition of the Tata Open Maharashtra after beating Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in an exciting contest at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune on Wednesday. The 2014 US Open champion Cilic, who received a bye in the opening round, made a dominating start in the match and

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4
Jan

Ramkumar Ramanathan storms into the Doubles quarter-final

Ramkumar Ramanathan made his way into the doubles quarter-finals along with Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela at the fifth edition of the Tata Open Maharashtra after defeating the pair of Rohan Bopanna and Botic van de Zandschulp 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 11-9 at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune on Tuesday. The Indo-Mexican duo put up a brilliant performance against the strong opposition

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2
Jan

Priska Nugroho justified the singles glory, Ankita/Prarthana duo prevailed in the doubles

The Indian duo Ankita Raina and Prarthana G Thombare has won the Solapur Open ITF $25k doubles, defeating Priska Nugroho and Ekatarina Yashina. It was Ankita’s 5th doubles title this year and Prarthana’s 3rd. It was an easy straight sets victory by the Indian pair 6-1, 6-2. In the singles event, Ankita Raina was the only Indian to reach the

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1
Jan

Top-seeded Cilic to begin in the second round; Bopanna, Ramkumar among seven Indians to compete in doubles

Rising India star Manas Dhamne will be competing alongside the World No. 17 Marin Cilic and other global stars at the fifth edition of Tata Open Maharashtra as the 15-year-old tennis prodigy has been given a wildcard in the singles main draw of South Asia’s only ATP 250 event, taking place at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune from December 31

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