The country’s No. 1 player, Ankita Raina will open against seventh seed Elena Pridankina in the NECC $60,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament to be played at the Deccan Gymkhana in Pune from Monday. Three of the other four Indians, making their entry through wild cards, Sahaja Yamalapalli, Shrivalli Bhamidipaty and Vaishnavi Adkar have drawn qualifiers … Read more
A competitive field, including the in-form defending champions Daniel Ebenyo and Sutume Kebede, poses a threat to event records on a flatter course and in cooler weather in the Tata Steel World 25K Kolkata to be held here on Sunday. Ebenyo and Sutume are keen to run fast and lower their own event records, 1:11.13 … Read more
Maria celebrates with her family. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR A relentless Tatjana Maria wore down an inconsistent Leolia Jeanjean in the final of the $100,000 KPB Trust Women’s Open at the KSLTA courts here on Sunday. The champion won $15,239 and 100 WTA ranking points, while Jeanjean had to settle for $8,147 and … Read more