Australian tennis star Marc Polmans disqualified after hitting ball in umpire's face
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Djokovic 'just another player' for Popyrin ahead of Australian Open meeting
MELBOURNE: Few will fancy Alexei Popyrin's chances when he takes on 10-time champion Novak Djokovic in the second round of the Australian Open but the local hope said on Monday (Jan 15) he would treat the world number one just like any other player.
India's Sasikumar, Prajnesh off to winning starts at Bengaluru Open
The prestigious ATP Challenger event is being organised by the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) at the KSLTA Stadium in Bengaluru.The 26-year-old Sasikumar, who is ranked 402 in the world, dominated World No. 170 Andrew Paulson during his confident 6-1, 6-4 win.India No. 1 Gunneswaran, on the other hand, faced some tough challenge from Zimbabwean Benjamin Lock in the first set, which went into a tie-breaker, but managed to keep things under control to secure a 7-5, 6-4 victory eventually.
Saketh-Ramkumar, Prajwal-Niki enter doubles quarterfinals at Bengaluru Open 2 ATP Challenger
Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan beat compatriots Yuki Bhambri and Divij Sharan in straight sets to advance to the quarterfinals of the Bengaluru Open 2 ATP Challenger on Wednesday. Saketh and Ramkumar, who had won the doubles title at the Bengaluru Open 1 last week, saw off Yuki and Divij 6-1, 7-5 in the round of 16 at the KSLTA Courts.
Ramkumar Ramanathan-Saketh Myneni cruise into final of Bengaluru Open
Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan cruised into the final of the men's doubles event of the Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger with an easy straight-set win over Jay Clarke and Marc Polmans on Friday. The Indian duo defeated the Great Britain-Australia combine of Clarke and Polmans 6-4, 6-4. They will take on the French pair of Hugo Grenier and Alexandre Muller, who stunned the second seeded Austrian-Czech pair of Alexander Erler and Vit Kopriva 6-3, 6-4, in the summit clash.