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^^^ Oh, I wasn't checking. Didn't know he was that close to not making it into the first list. Nice!!!

^^ Oh boy... Damn!

A quick note on Ajay Rathi, as we learned from the ITD whatsapp chat. He lost 9 months earlier, after a car accident which injured his collarbone... So losing a year like that was a serious setback for him in the juniors. I am so glad that he emerged back and is doing very well, just in the nick of ...

^^^ I know. But I was not joking. It is not fitness. It is just mental focus. It is tough for all of them to pick up big points one week, and then to come and play for small points the next week, flying into a place like Solapur and playing the next day, after eating Poori-sabji in the morning and a...

The top entry at Solapur next week, Sofia Costoulas (BEL,298), has just reached the semifinal at the Dubai W100, as a qualifier. Playing wildcard Burrage (GBR,238) in the semifinal. Keep an eye. Having played 6 matches this week, she will be a candidate to get upset by somebody in India :) ... Good ...

I don't know... I should get more excited about 16 year old Hitesh's superb run... it maybe because there are "murmurs" out there about Hitesh's age, but I don't have any authentic info to say if that is right or wrong. The kid has a thick/strong body type and has had a thin mustache since...

Arjun Rathi (IND,405) had beaten the 5th seed Aaron Gabet (FRA,322) by a 75 63 score last week in the R1, so hopefully he can repeat it. But Gabet seems to have got past whatever problem caused him to get upset in the first rounds the last two weeks, so we can't say... Rishitha is playing the top se...

Looks like Riya Bhatia and Tanisha Kashyap also will make the main draw, if the 2 SE spots clear, now.

^^^ Good news! Also, tough news for the Tree people at Stanford.

At the ITF W15 in Stellenbosch, RSA (Hard-Outdoor): [R1] (6) Tanisha Kashyap (IND,888) d. Vivien Sandberg (GER,ITF-793), 63 63 [R2] (6) Tanisha Kashyap (IND,888) d. Caterina Odorizzi (ITA,1400), 75 63 [QF] (6) Tanisha Kashyap (IND,888) vs (2) Stephanie Judith Visscher (NED,491), Friday The QF will b...

Nice to see her back. Hopefully she was spending some time on training and is ready to do well!

sameerph wrote: ↑Tue Dec 03, 2024 5:44 pm Indian Americans Ronit Karki and Abhishek Thorat among boys and Maya Iyengar among women also moved thru to second round.

"Girls" is okay, Sameer, in the juniors. Looks like that discussion earlier about the use of the word "girl" has affected us

[R1] (WC) Shrivalli Rashmika Bhamidipaty (IND,376) l. (LL) Amandine Hesse (FRA,289), 16 36

I guess Dinesh had the right read on this. Our players just can't get a win these days

^^^ What? Let us not be that pessimistic, Dinesh! ... I believe Vishal Uppal is there with her. Hopefully, the coach can help boost her morale and get her to a win.

Krisha is anyway all set on on playing college tennis at the Univ. of Southern California, so probably not too keen on playing pro events for points.