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Prannoy, Sameer Verma enter Australian Open quarterfinals
Sydney: Indian shuttlers HS Prannoy and Sameer Verma reached the Australian Open men's singles quarterfinals with contrasting wins over their respective rivals here on Thursday.While fifth seed Prannoy, a former world No. 1, took just 46 minutes to defeat Israel's Misha Zilberman 21-17 21-15...-
Prannoy has reached the quarterfinals of Australia Open badminton
Sydney: Veteran Indian shuttler HS Prannoy entered the quarterfinals of the Australia Open with an easy win over Israel's Misha Zilberman in the men's singles second round match here on Thursday.Former world No. 1 and fifth seed Prannoy took just 46 minutes to defeat Zilberman 21-17, 21-15 in... -
Australian Open: HS Prannoy reaches second round
Sydney [Australia], Indian shuttler HS Prannoy advanced to the second round of the men's singles event at the Australian Open 2024 tournament in Sydney on Wednesday.Prannoy defeated world number 49 Ygor Coelho of Brazil 21-10, 23-21 in a match that lasted 47 minutes in the round 32 of the BWF... -
Australian Open: Shuttlers Prannoy, Akashi, Malvika, Anupama reach second round
Former Thomas Cup winner Prannoy, who is ranked 33rd in the BWF world rankings, is the highest-ranked Indian player in the event and defeated Brazil's Coelho Ygor in straight games in the event being played at the Sydney Qcentre.Prannoy defeated the Brazilian 21-10, 23-21 in 47 minutes to... -
"Not 100 per cent sure...": Andy Murray casts doubt on Paris Olympics participation
Stuttgart [Germany]: Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray will not be able to challenge for his third men's singles Olympic gold medal if he fails to make it through the doubles tournament.Three-time Grand Slam winners and two-time Olympic champions are eligible to compete in the singles... -
Nagal enters Perugia Challenger quarter-finals with thrilling win against Giannesi
Perugia (Italy), Indian tennis star Sumit Nagal, continuing his excellent form, has entered the quarter-finals of the ongoing Perugia Challenger here.On Wednesday, the sixth seeded Indian defeated unseeded local Alessandro Gianesi 0-6, 7-5, 7-6(7-5) in a three-set thriller.Last week, India's... -
Olympic-bound Nagal reaches pre-quarterfinals of ATP Challenger in Italy
Perugia (Italy): India's top-ranked tennis player Sumit Nagal officially qualified for the Paris Olympics by reaching the pre-quarterfinals of the ATP 125 Perugia Challenger with a straight sets win over Bosnian Norman Fatic here on Tuesday. Went.The sixth-seeded Indian, who won the men's... -
Nagal reaches pre-quarterfinals of ATP Challenger in Italy
Perugia (Italy): India's top-ranked tennis player Sumit Nagal reached the pre-quarterfinals of the ATP 125 Perugia Challenger with a straight sets win over Bosnian Norman Fatic here on Tuesday.The sixth-seeded Indian, who won the men's singles title at the Heilbronn Neckarcup 2024 Challenger... -
BWF Ranking: Satwik-Chirag slipped from top position, Srikanth dropped four places.
The Chinese pair, Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang, claimed the top spot, while Denmark's Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen moved up two places to second place in the men's doubles rankings.H.S. in men's singles ranking Prannoy and Lakshya Sen have retained the 10th and 14th positions... -
Root-Swain pair lost in the opening round of women's doubles of Australian Open
Sydney: The Indian pair of Harshita Raut and Shruti Swain crashed out of the Australian Open badminton tournament after losing in straight games in the opening round of the women's doubles event here on Tuesday.Root and Swain were ousted 19-21, 19-21 by local pair of Denia Nugroho and Kai Kui... -
Paris 2024: Rohan Bopanna, Sumit Nagal secure quota for India in tennis
World No. 4 Bopanna, who represented India at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympics, comfortably secured the quota for India, having maintained a position in the top 10 of the doubles rankings since November last year.Meanwhile, Nagal made the cut-off after climbing 18 places in the singles... -
Rohan Bopanna, Sumit Nagal secure Paris Olympics 2024 quota for India
New Delhi [India], Tennis stars Rohan Bopanna and Sumit Nagal have secured Paris Olympics 2024 quotas for India through the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings in the doubles and singles competition respectively.The qualification window for the Paris Olympics for tennis ended... -
Nagal achieved 77th position in ATP rankings; Ready to represent India in Paris Olympics
New Delhi: India's Sumit Nagal climbed 18 places to 77th in the latest ATP rankings released on Monday, sealing his place in the men's singles draw for the Paris Olympics.Nagal has 713 ATP points. The improvement in his ranking came as Nagal defeated Switzerland's Alexander Ritchard in a... -
Prannoy will lead the Indian challenge in Australia Open badminton
Sydney: HS Prannoy will look to regain his lost form as he leads India's challenge at the Australian Open badminton tournament starting here on Tuesday.Here, fifth seed Prannoy has not had the best results in the last two tournaments. Last month, he had lost to compatriot Miraba Luwang Maesnam... -
Indonesia Open: China's Chen Yufei beats Ann Seyong to win women's singles final
Jakarta [Indonesia], China's Chen Yufei defeated South Korea's An Seong in the women's singles final of the Indonesia Open 2024 on Sunday.China's Shi Yu Qi won against Denmark's Anders Antonsen 21-9, 12-21, 21-14 in the men's singles final match at the Indonesia Open 2024. On the other hand... -
Indonesia Open: India's Lakshya Sen bows out after losing in quarterfinal round
Jakarta [Indonesia], Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen suffered defeat in the quarterfinal round of the ongoing Indonesia Open 2024 on Friday.Lakshya accepted defeat against Anders Antonsen of Denmark in the men's singles event. The Indian shuttlers lost 24-22 and 21-18 against their Danish rivals... -
Sumit Nagal reaches semi-finals of ATP Challenger event
Heilbronn (Germany): India's top-ranked singles player Sumit Nagal reached the semi-finals of the ATP 100 Challenger event, winning his quarterfinal match against Russia's Ivan Gakhov 6-1, 7-6 (7-4) in 82 minutes. Won by. Friday.Nagal, currently ranked 95 in the world, will be looking to earn... -
French Open: Paolini defeated Andreeva and entered the Grand Slam final for the first time, next match will be with Swiatek
The 12th-seeded Italian reached her first Grand Slam final by defeating 17-year-old Andreeva 6-3, 6-1 in the second semi-final on Thursday. In the final match, she will face world number 1 and defending champion Iga Swiatek of Poland.It is the first Grand Slam final for the world No. 15, who... -
French Open: Swiatek defeats Gauff, continuation of reaching third consecutive final continues
Under bright skies on Court Philippe Chatrier, Swiatek took 1 hour and 37 minutes to overtake American Gauff for the 11th time in their 12 career meetings. She is the third player to reach three consecutive French Open women's singles finals since 2000, following Justine Henin (2005–2007) and... -
Indonesia Open: Lakshya Sen reaches quarter-finals after defeating Nishimoto
Jakarta [Indonesia], Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen on Thursday defeated Japan's Kenta Nishimoto to enter the quarter-finals of the ongoing Indonesia Open 2024.In the third round of the men's singles match of the tournament, Lakshya defeated Nishimoto 9-21 and 15-21. This match lasted for 45...