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Ramesh Krishnan won the National under-16 title when he was 13 (beating his 2-years older cousin Shankar in the final; the latter began to fade thereafter). Leander Paes did the same (win under-16 nationals at 13). But I don't think either of them made the under-18 final when they were 13. Both Ram...

With that win , Sumit has overtaken Prajnesh as Indian # 1 in the live rankings.

The Man of the Match today .. Virendra Sharma the 3rd umpire.. blatantly robbed SKY of a big score , and Sunder for a sure 6.

Meanwhile some records of sorts and a unique happening.

62 year Israeli Svetlana Zimmerman partnering her son lost to a German paring in the decider.

Amazing story about fitness, motivation and the love of the game.

Meanwhile 2 more patients died in Hong Kong taking the total number of deaths to 6 , and were after after taking the Chinese Sinovac vaccine. Although all of the casualties were people over 60 and with medical histories , it has created a panic with people cancelling their vaccinations appointments ...

Covishield efficacy is been proved by the latest article in lancet.The gap between 2 doses should be 10-12 weeks for good protection. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/covishield-is-813-efficacious-if-two-doses-administered-12-weeks-apart-lancet-study/article3402...

Not looking good.S2, he seems to have lost it. Hoping things change in the decider and Yuki can bounce back. Meanwhile watching the match and the equipment suppliers seem to have returned, the strings have proper Babolat logo,Unlike Singapore where T shirt was blank, now has a Babolat label , as wel...

When  people complete the vaccine course there is still a  20 to 30%  chance of getting COVID leading people to belive than what is the use of a vaccine. However the Sole purpose of the vaccine is to develop antibodies and in case's if  one gets it again ,the virus will not be very effective to spre...

The major positive about Yuki so far is his fitness level, inspite playing an extra match (Dbls) he was well up to the task when he took on Ram and showed no any sign of discomfort in the fitnness area. With 10 points so far he is just scratching the 1000's, and a R1 victory will get him into 700's ...

10 points for qualifying into the main draw, plus 20 for being in the first round of the main draw. So I think 30 points are available to the winner of the RamK vs Yuki match tomorrow. Around 13K, but zero points in R1, So I think the victor will receive.only 10 points, but if they manage to reach ...

Yes , of course the sound from his racquet , Most of the times I simply was a mute spectator watching it whiz by like a missile, but on rare occasions when i did manage to connect, it was like a sweet timed shot to a Bret Lee thunderbolt ..

Atithee wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 3:23 pm But, his serve is a delight to watch.

And I had the privilege to face it many times
when the ball hits the strings, the sound it creates is simply unbelievable...

Ram v Yuki 2nd match on court 1 around 12.30 in the afternoon Dubai time.

Meanwhile Yuki and Divij lost the dbls 67 57, in the first set they even had a break and also in TB had couple of MiniBreaks but miffed all of them and couldn't capitalise on them.

LL spots are for guys losing in FQR, not the first round losers.

At the start of the matches, had predicted Yuki would spring a surprise, and spring he did. So both the matches  went the way I thought they would. This MiniSummit of sorts for our top guys has made more or less clear the DC singles composition. Hard/Grass: Yuki & Ram , Slow Clay Courts : Sumit & Pr...