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Chennai Open: Nagal crashes out with straight-sets loss in semis; Khade-Clarke crowned doubles champions
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Chennai Open: Nagal crashes out with straight-sets loss in semis; Khade-Clarke crowned doubles champions

Sumit Nagal, who came through the qualifying rounds, went down 4-6 2-6 to American Nicolas Moreno De Alboran in a 1 hour and 39 minutes.

Chennai Open: Sumit Nagal beats Jason Jung, reaches quarter-finals
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Chennai Open: Sumit Nagal beats Jason Jung, reaches quarter-finals

In the doubles, the top-seeded Indian duo of Jeevan Neduncheziyan and N Sriram Balaji beat compatriots Nagal and Sasikumar Mukund 7-6(5) 6-0 to sail into the semi-finals.

Chennai Open 2022: Czech teenager Linda Fruhvirtova beats Magda Linette to clinch maiden WTA title
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Chennai Open 2022: Czech teenager Linda Fruhvirtova beats Magda Linette to clinch maiden WTA title

In a match which saw the two players indulge in a baseline slugfest, the promising and young Fruhvirtova came up trumps as he was able to strike some winners at crucial junctures.

Chennai Open: Indian No 1 Ankita Raina proves no match for Tatjana Maria, suffers straight sets loss in opening round
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Chennai Open: Indian No 1 Ankita Raina proves no match for Tatjana Maria, suffers straight sets loss in opening round

The fourth-seed Maria proved too good for the 29-year old Indian, dashing her hopes in an hour and 15 minutes. The Wimbledon semi-finalist did not allow Raina any chance.

Chennai Open: India's Karman Kaur Thandi stuns No 8 seed Chloe Paquet in first round
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Chennai Open: India's Karman Kaur Thandi stuns No 8 seed Chloe Paquet in first round

Karman Kaur Thandi held her nerve in the decider against the experienced Chloe Paquet to record a memorable win in front of a cheering crowd in the city's first ever WTA tournament.

Chennai Open: Ankita Raina, Eugenie Bouchard given wildcard entry into women's singles draw
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Chennai Open: Ankita Raina, Eugenie Bouchard given wildcard entry into women's singles draw

Along with the 29-year-old, the 2014 Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard of Canada will also be taking part in the WTA 250 tournament as a wild card entrant.

Chennai Grand Master Open: Ukraine's Stanislav Bogdanovich defeats NR Visakh to rack up seven-point lead
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Chennai Grand Master Open: Ukraine's Stanislav Bogdanovich defeats NR Visakh to rack up seven-point lead

Chennai-based Grand Master MR Venkatesh (6.5 points) is close on the heels of the Ukranian GM along with eight others, including the top-seed Pavel Ponkratov of Russia

India faces losing Pune Challenger due to increased financial burden following revamp of ATP Challenger Tour
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India faces losing Pune Challenger due to increased financial burden following revamp of ATP Challenger Tour

The Pune Challenger could go off the calendar next year due to additional financial burden, expected to be caused by the revamp of the ATP Challenger Tour.

Hall Of Fame Open: Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, Divij Sharan suffer defeats with respective partners in doubles semi-finals
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Hall Of Fame Open: Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, Divij Sharan suffer defeats with respective partners in doubles semi-finals

India's challenge has ended in the doubles event of ATP Hall of Fame Open following defeats of Divij Sharan and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan with their respective partners in the semi-finals in Newport, USA.

Chennai Open: Yuki Bhambri goes down fighting to top seed Jordan Thompson in final
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Chennai Open: Yuki Bhambri goes down fighting to top seed Jordan Thompson in final

Yuki Bhambri went down fighting to top seed Australia's Jordan Thompson 5-7, 6-3, 5-7 in the singles final of the Chennai Open ATP Challenger in Chennai on Thursday.

Chennai Open ATP Challenger: Sumit Nagal crashes out in 1st round; Yuki Bhambri starts campaign on Tuesday
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Chennai Open ATP Challenger: Sumit Nagal crashes out in 1st round; Yuki Bhambri starts campaign on Tuesday

Though Nagal's first serve percentage was higher than Escoffier, his delivery lacked penetration and thus he was always on the backfoot.

Yuki Bhambri interview: 'By the end of 2018, it would be amazing to break into top-50 in rankings'
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Yuki Bhambri interview: 'By the end of 2018, it would be amazing to break into top-50 in rankings'

In an exclusive chat with Firstpost, Yuki Bhambri talks about his long journey back from injury and his goals for the 2018 season.

Maharashtra Open: India's Yuki Bhambri says he has ability to win ATP World Tour title
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Maharashtra Open: India's Yuki Bhambri says he has ability to win ATP World Tour title

Yuki has long been India's big hope after winning the junior Australian Open in 2009 and prestigious Orange Bowl in the same year.

Maharashtra Open: Rohan Bopanna and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan team up to defend men's doubles title
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Maharashtra Open: Rohan Bopanna and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan team up to defend men's doubles title

Rohan Bopanna and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan will be the pair to watch out at the Tata Open Maharashtra, where as many as five Indians feature in the main draw of the men's doubles event.

Talented Ramkumar Ramanathan shows temperament for bigger battles in standout season
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Talented Ramkumar Ramanathan shows temperament for bigger battles in standout season

An aggressive baseliner, Ramkumar has the tools of the trade to break into the top-100. Now, he has also started showing the maturity to use them well.

Rohan Bopanna, Pablo Cuevas storm into Vienna Open doubles semis; Yuki Bhambri crashes out in Vietnam
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Rohan Bopanna, Pablo Cuevas storm into Vienna Open doubles semis; Yuki Bhambri crashes out in Vietnam

Bopanna and Cuevas will now fight it out with Karen Khachanov and Lucas Pouille for a place in the final of the hard court event.

Former French tennis player Jerome Golmard succumbs to ALS, dies at 43
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Former French tennis player Jerome Golmard succumbs to ALS, dies at 43

Golmard announced three years ago that he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a disease causing muscle paralysis and also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

Mumbai Open: India to host its first WTA 125K event after five years in November
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Mumbai Open: India to host its first WTA 125K event after five years in November

MSLTA had recently bagged the hosting rights of India's ATP World Tour event, Chennai Open and it was re-branded as Maharashtra Open, to be held in Pune.

Chennai Open moves to Pune: All you need to know about India's only ATP tournament shifting base
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Chennai Open moves to Pune: All you need to know about India's only ATP tournament shifting base

Chennai Open's 21-year run in the capital of Tmail Nadu came to an end on Wednesday, when IMG-Reliance ended their contract with the Tamil Nadu Tennis Association.

Indian tennis players express contentment that ATP World Tour event is staying in the country
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Indian tennis players express contentment that ATP World Tour event is staying in the country

Indian tennis players, who are already struggling to get a home tournament, heaved a sigh of relief that the country's only ATP World Tour event has not moved out of the country.