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Davis Cup 2020: Leander Paes retained in India squad for Croatia tie while Rohit Rajpal continues as non-playing captain
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Davis Cup 2020: Leander Paes retained in India squad for Croatia tie while Rohit Rajpal continues as non-playing captain

Rohit Rajpal will continue as India's non-playing Davis Cup captain while veteran Leander Paes too has retained his place in the six-member squad picked for the tie against Croatia in March.

In post Leander Paes-Mahesh Bhupathi era, India bereft of doubles exponents in Grand Slams
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In post Leander Paes-Mahesh Bhupathi era, India bereft of doubles exponents in Grand Slams

The last time an Indian was on a Grand Slam roll of honour was Rohan Bopanna, who won his one, and so far only, major at the mixed doubles event at the 2017 French Open

Australian Open 2020: Novak Djokovic is insurmountable, Sofia Kenin is one of a kind and more takeaways
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Australian Open 2020: Novak Djokovic is insurmountable, Sofia Kenin is one of a kind and more takeaways

Australian Open didn't follow the script - on and off the court. Bushfires remained central focus even as tennis provided two weeks worth of distraction.

Maharashtra Open 2020: Tennis legend Leander Paes handed wildcard for last tournament in India
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Maharashtra Open 2020: Tennis legend Leander Paes handed wildcard for last tournament in India

The 46-year-old Paes and his partner Australian Mathew Ebden will face the pair of Divij Sharan and New Zealand's Artem Sitak in the first round

Maharashtra Open 2020: Rohan Bopanna-Arjun Kadhe pair granted wild card entry into men's doubles event
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Maharashtra Open 2020: Rohan Bopanna-Arjun Kadhe pair granted wild card entry into men's doubles event

Ace Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna and his partner Arjun Kadhe were on Friday handed wild card entries in the doubles category at the third edition of Tata Open Maharashtra, scheduled here from 3 to 9 February.

Australian Open 2020: Indian players haven't been good enough, says Somdev Devvarman after 16th straight first round exit paints another sorry picture
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Australian Open 2020: Indian players haven't been good enough, says Somdev Devvarman after 16th straight first round exit paints another sorry picture

Somdev Devvarman was the last Indian player to win a first round match at a grand slam going back seven years to the 2013 US Open against Lukas Lacko.

Australian Open 2020: Divij Sharan loses second-round men's doubles match; Rohan Bopanna sole Indian left in the fray
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Australian Open 2020: Divij Sharan loses second-round men's doubles match; Rohan Bopanna sole Indian left in the fray

With Sharan's loss, India's campaign in the men's doubles ended as Rohan Bopanna had made a first-round exit on Wednesday

Tata Open Maharashtra 2020: Defending men's doubles champions Divij Sharan and Rohan Bopanna to play with separate partners
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Tata Open Maharashtra 2020: Defending men's doubles champions Divij Sharan and Rohan Bopanna to play with separate partners

Former Grand Slam doubles champions Robert Lindstedt and Jonathan Erlich will be the main attractions at the doubles event of the Tata Open Maharashtra

Australian Open 2020: India's Prajnesh Gunneswaran crashes out after going down fighting to Japanese wildcard Tatsuma Ito
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Australian Open 2020: India's Prajnesh Gunneswaran crashes out after going down fighting to Japanese wildcard Tatsuma Ito

World no.122 Prajnesh, who entered the main draw as a lucky loser in the qualifiers, lost in straight sets 6-4, 6-2, 7-5 against Japanese wild card Tatsuma Ito, ranked 22 places below the Indian, in a rescheduled first round tie that lasted for two hours and one minute.

Australian Open 2020: Safwat played better on big points, admits Sumit Nagal after shock loss in qualifiers
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Australian Open 2020: Safwat played better on big points, admits Sumit Nagal after shock loss in qualifiers

Nagal considers himself lucky to have a few sponsors and some sort of backing in the form of the Virat Kohli Foundation and Indian Oil.

Auckland Open 2020: Divij Sharan-Artem Sitak trump top seeds John Peers-Michael Venus to move into quarter-finals
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Auckland Open 2020: Divij Sharan-Artem Sitak trump top seeds John Peers-Michael Venus to move into quarter-finals

Divij Sharan and his partner Artem Sitak shocked top seeds John Peers and Michael Venus in two close sets to move to the quarter-finals of the ATP Auckland Open.

Young players need expert coaches to rise in international level, says former Davis Cup captain Mahesh Bhupathi
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Young players need expert coaches to rise in international level, says former Davis Cup captain Mahesh Bhupathi

Mahesh Bhupathi on Friday said young players in the country needed expert coaches to guide them to perform better at the international level.

Davis Cup 2019: Leander Paes says he 'doesn't ask about location or opponent when it comes to playing for India'
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Davis Cup 2019: Leander Paes says he 'doesn't ask about location or opponent when it comes to playing for India'

Talking about Indian Davis Cup team's clash against Pakistan, Leander Paes said, "I am very pleased to be playing for the country again. My job is not to worry about the location or the opponent, my job is to put my best foot forward."

Davis Cup 2019: Rohan Bopanna pulls out of India's tie against Pakistan due to shoulder injury
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Davis Cup 2019: Rohan Bopanna pulls out of India's tie against Pakistan due to shoulder injury

Senior player Rohan Bopanna pulled out of India's upcoming Davis Cup tie against Pakistan due to a shoulder injury, paving the way for Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan’s inclusion in the playing squad

Tennis Rankings: Veteran tennis star Leander Paes drops out of top-100 for first time in 19 years
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Tennis Rankings: Veteran tennis star Leander Paes drops out of top-100 for first time in 19 years

Veteran tennis star Leander Paes on Monday dropped out of the top-100 bracket for the first time in 19 years, slipping to 101 after losing five places in the ATP doubles chart

Davis Cup 2019: All India Tennis Association plunged into selection dilemma after announcement of change in venue for Pakistan tie
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Davis Cup 2019: All India Tennis Association plunged into selection dilemma after announcement of change in venue for Pakistan tie

The All India Tennis Association (AITA) officials spent the day discussing whether top players should be asked for their availability or not because if they do so, it will amount to dumping the players

Paris Masters 2019: Rohan Bopanna-Denis Shapovalov pair progresses to quarter-finals; Divij Sharan exits in second round
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Paris Masters 2019: Rohan Bopanna-Denis Shapovalov pair progresses to quarter-finals; Divij Sharan exits in second round

Bopanna and his Canadian partner outplayed American-Argentine pair of Manuel Gonzalez and Austin Krajicek 6-1, 6-3 in their second round match which lasted just 59 minutes.

Davis Cup 2019: Leander Paes returns to Indian squad for Pakistan tie after Rohan Bopanna, other stars refuse to travel
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Davis Cup 2019: Leander Paes returns to Indian squad for Pakistan tie after Rohan Bopanna, other stars refuse to travel

Apart from Paes, players who have made themselves available for Davis Cup tournament in Pakistan are Saketh Myneni, Arjun Kadhe, Vijay Sundar Prashanth, N Sriram Balaji, Siddharth Rawat and Manish Suresh Kumar.

Divij Sharan becomes Asia's highest-ranked doubles player after jumping three places in ATP rankings
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Divij Sharan becomes Asia's highest-ranked doubles player after jumping three places in ATP rankings

Divij Sharan has become not only India's number one but also the top-ranked Asian in the ATP doubles list with a recent three-place jump that took him to number 42 in the world.

Divij Sharan wins fifth ATP title after partnering with Igor Zelenay to claim St Petersburg Open doubles title
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Divij Sharan wins fifth ATP title after partnering with Igor Zelenay to claim St Petersburg Open doubles title

India's Divij Sharan on Sunday claimed his fifth ATP career title after winning the St Petersburg Open doubles crown, partnering Igor Zelenay of Slovakia.