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From Asian Games medals, Olympics appearance to fighting for survival: Tale of four-time national tennis champion Vishnu Vardhan
Tanujl •Vishnu Vardhan received funding from the Telangana government in 2017 to aid his tennis career. But with elections last year, things have stalled. He's had to play club tennis and mentor German junior players to make ends meet.

National Tennis Championship: Vishnu Vardhan bows out after straight-set defeat to young Nitin Sinha
•Eyeing his maiden men's singles title at the Fenesta Open, young Nitin Sinha scalped experienced Vishnu Vardhan while top seeds in both men's and women's singles advanced to the second round of the National Hard Courts Tennis Championships.

National Tennis Championship: Two-time singles title winner Vishnu Vardhan hopes to repeat success
•Vardhan, who competed at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships with N Sriram Balaji, will feature in both singles and doubles.

Davis Cup: Asian Games gold medallist Divij Sharan included in India squad for Italy tie; N Sriram Balaji dropped
•Divij Sharan is set to play only his second-ever Davis Cup tie and first since 2012 after being included in the Indian team for the World Group Qualifier rubber against Italy, scheduled for 1-2 February in Kolkata.

Shanghai Masters: Divij Sharan's first appearance at ATP 1000 event comes to end with second-round loss in doubles
•Divij Sharan and his Kiwi partner Artem Sitak lost 3-6 4-6 to the Brazilian-Polish combination, ranked sixth in the world.

Asian Games 2018: Leander Paes pulls out of mega event after tiff with AITA over choice of doubles' partner
•Leander Paes was already miffed at his exclusion from TOP Scheme but had made himself available for the Asian Games, where he has won eight medals, including five gold.

Asian Games 2018: Leander Paes might team up with Ramkumar Ramnathan in Jakarta, says Zeeshan Ali
•In the originally planned combinations, Rohan Bopanna was teamed up Divij Sharan and Paes was paired with young Sumit Nagal for the men's doubles event.

Wimbledon 2018: Rohan Bopanna and french partner Edouard Roger-Vasselin bow out in second round
•Rohan Bopanna and his French partner Edouard Roger-Vasselin crashed out of the Wimbledon Championships after they retired mid-way from their second round contest against Frederik Nielsen and Joe Salisbury

Asian Games 2018: Indian tennis players question AITA's decision to partner Leander Paes with Sumit Nagal
•Several professional Indian tennis players have questioned the All India Tennis Association's decision to partner Leander Paes with Sumit Nagal and ignore other higher ranked players.

Wimbledon 2018: N Sriram Balaji's changed approach helped him and Vishnu guarantee main draw spot
•Vardhan and Balaji topple the top-seeded pair of Denys Molchanov of Ukraine and Igor Zelenay of Slovakia 6-3 6-4 in the final qualifying round on Wednesday to secure their spot in the men's doubles main draw.



