Atp Challenger

Prajnesh Gunneswaran suffers defeat against Denis Kudla in final of Cary Challenger

This was Prajnesh's seventh Challenger finals. The 31-year-old Indian has won two title – Anning (China, April 2018) and Bengaluru (November 2018).

Bengaluru Open 2020: Wild-card Niki Poonacha knocks out Lucas Rosol in opening round; Saketh Myneni beats Evgeny Donskoy

24-year-old wild card entrant Niki Poonacha won 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 in one hour and 45 minutes in the opening round of the hardcourt ATP Challenger tournament

Brazil tennis player Joao Souza handed life ban for involvement in match-fixing, corruption

Brazilian Joao Souza has been banned from tennis for life after being convicted of multiple match-fixing and other corruption offences, the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) said.

Bengaluru Open 2020: Four top-100 players to participate; defending champion Prajnesh Gunneswaran to lead Indian challenge

Defending Bengaluru Open champion Prajnesh Gunneswaran, currently the highest-ranked Indian at 123, will lead the home challenge in company of 2017 winner Sumit Nagal

Prajnesh Gunneswaran loses in straight sets to Taro Daniel, exits ATP Bendigo Challenger

Prajnesh Gunneswaran fought hard before going down against Japanese Taro Daniel in the second round of the Bendigo Challenger event on Tuesday.

Australian Open 2020: Officials can halt play if smoke from bushfires poses threat to players, says tournament director Craig Tiley

With qualifying for the season’s first Grand Slam starting on 14 January, Australian Open director Craig Tiley said officials can halt play if smoke poses a danger to players’ health

Davis Cup 2019: Milestone men Sumit Nagal, Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan reflect on straightforward Pakistan win

Sumit Nagal and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan registered milestone wins in the Davis Cup tie against Pakistan in Kazakhstan. But it came against weakened opposition in a politicised tie.

KPIT-MSLTA Challenger: Four Indian players earn maiden draw victories on ATP circuit, National Champion Niki Poonacha eliminated

Manish outwitted local boy and wildcard Anvit Bendre 6-2, 6-0 at the KPIT-MSLTA Challenger while upcoming player Chandrasekar erased a one-set deficit to get the better of Kazakhstan's Timur Khabibulin 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in a one-hour 36-minute match

Rafael Nadal offers Andy Murray his boat as Briton extends stay in Mallorca with second singles win after hip surgery

Instead of playing in New York, where he won the men's singles in 2012, Andy Murray is rebuilding his singles form by playing on the Challenger Tour for the first time in 14 years in an event which bears the name of Rafael Nadal.

KPIT MSLTA Challenger: Prajnesh Gunneswaran enters second consecutive final with hard-fought comeback against top-seed Radu Albot

It is the second time that Prajnesh Gunneswaran has reached the final at the Pune Challenger, having ended runner-up in the 2016 edition to Frenchman Sadio Doumbia.