Canadian tennis great Daniel Nestor on Hall of Fame ballot for 2nd straight year
Canadian tennis great Daniel Nestor was one of six players named to the ballot for the 2024 class of the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
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Asian Games 2023 September 27 Schedule: Indians In Action, Events And Timing
India will have multiple chances of adding to their medals tally as the athletes will take part in a number of finals on Wednesday (September 27). The day will begin with four Indian athletes in various final races in sailing - Jerome Kumar S, Vishnu Saravan, Nethra Kumanan and Chitresh Tatha. The quartet of Hriday Chheda, Anush Agarwalla, Sudipti Hajela and Divyakriit Singh will also take part in Dressage - Intermediate (individual) after they clinched the gold medal in the team event. There will be medal hopes in Wushu as well with Roshibina Devi Naorem and Rohit Jadhav in action.
Leander Paes Becomes First Asian Man To Be Nominated As A Player To International Tennis Hall of Fame
Multiple Grand Slam winner Leander Paes on Tuesday emerged as the first Asian man to be nominated for the International Tennis Hall of Fame in the player category. The 50-year-old Paes was one of the six nominees announced for the Class of 2024. He will be competing with Cara Black, Ana Ivanovic, Carlos Moya, Daniel Nestor and Flavia Pennetta in the Player Category. Li Na, the Chinese player who won the women's singles title at Australian Open and French Open, became the first Asian player to get nominated to the ITHF in 2019. "It means the world to me that I am the first Asian man to be nominated for the International Tennis Hall of Fame in the Player Category," said Paes.
Asian Games 2023: Sumit Nagal, Ankita Raina Progress To Quarterfinals, Ramkumar Ramanathan, Rutuja Bhosale Exit From Singles
Counter-puncher Sumit Nagal blunted the challenge of big-serving Beibit Zhukayev with his perseverance while Ankita Raina outgunned Adithya P Karunaratne without fuss as the two Indians inched closer to singles medals by reaching the quarterfinals at the Asian Games on Tuesday. Kazakhstan's Zhukayev served big but Nagal controlled the points better for a 7-6 (9) 6-4 in a riveting men's singles third round while Raina cruised to a 6-1 6-2 win over her Hong Kong's opponent in the third round of the women's singles event.
India vs Pakistan, Asian Games Tennis Mixed Doubles Live Streaming: When And Where To Watch?
The Asian Games 2023 is set to see the India vs Pakistan rivalry take centre stage in tennis, with the two nations squaring off in the mixed-doubles round. The high-profile clash will feature India's pairing of Ankita Raina, Yuki Bhambri and Pakistan's Aqeel Khan, Sarah Ibrahim Khan. It isn't often that fans get to see an India vs Pakistan tennis clash. the rivalry between the two nations transcends beyond cricket. The Indians understandably start as favourites but the victory won't be a certainty, especially considering the rivalry between the two nations. (Asian Games Medals Tally)
Asian Games 2023: Rohan Bopanna-Rutuja Bhosale Move To Next Round
India's star tennis player Rohan Bopanna playing along with Rutuja Bhosale entered into the next round with a win over Uzbekistan's duo Maksim Shin-Agkul Amanmuradova in mixed doubles Round 2 match at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Monday. The Indian duo won the match in straight sets 6-2, 6-4 in just 1:04 minutes at the HOC Tennis Centre. However, in the men's double, Rohan Bopanna and Yuki Bhambri made a shocking exit in the round 2 match at the Asian Games 2023 on Monday. Rohan Bopanna's loss in the round 2 match came as a surprise to many as he was the reigning champion in the event.
Asian Games: Ankita, Rutuja, Ramkumar Reach Pre-Quarterfinals In Tennis Singles' Competition
It was a great day at work for Indian singles tennis players as Ankita Raina, Rutuja Bhosale and Ramkumar Ramanathan reached the pre-quarterfinals stage on the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Monday. In her round of 32 match, Ankita defeated Uzbekistan's Sabrina Olimjonova by 6-0, 6-0 in two straight sets in a matter of 51 minutes. She captured both the sets in less than 30 minutes. (Asian Games Medals Tally)
Asian Games 2023: Sharath Kamal Pulls Off Remarkable Comeback As India Reach Quarterfinals
The Indian men's table tennis team sealed their place in the quarterfinals of the team event after clinching victory in a nail-biting contest against Kazakhstan in the Asian Games on Sunday. India's 41-year-old paddler Sharath Kamal stole the show by stepping up when the game was slipping away from the hands of the Indian team. In the men's round of 16 match between India and Kazakhstan, experienced paddler Sharath Kamal lost the opener by 1-3 (8-11, 11-9, 6-11, 8-11) to Kirill Gerassimenko.