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^^^I don't know how they maintain handicaps in India or in the US post-Covid. Even though I play regularly, i don't record my scores for handicap purposes these days as that would prevent me from taking certain liberties with my lie (i.e., use of the foot wedge) or the local rules that I rather enjo...

Seems somewhat speculative. Looks like the prize money is only for gold medalists. Those that are gold medal contenders are likely already somewhat well funded and tested, so it seems unlikely that this would be a bigger incentive to dope (since the gold medal will likely be stripped away if they ar...

Taking breaks to recover and train is what the top players do as they typically play multiple hard fought matches each week that they play. So, fingers crossed on that is what he is doing (and hopefully he isn't fighting some niggle or injury). I guess we'll only find out when he plays next. The cla...

Padding their handicap is a thing for many that compete in the net score events!

^^^I think one of the Wangs pulled up injured to give Korea the win. We pretty much need to win the doubles against NZ to advance and we are down a set.

^^^ I think an Indian WD pair was guaranteed to be in. So, Tanisha/Ashwini "qualifying" in is only in the sense that they can't be overhauled by the other Indian pair since only 1 Indian pair can make it in.

Well, if he withdrew, he would have withdrawn from all. The question is why he is not listed as withdrawn, right? That is the question. I think players disappear from the QUALIFYING entry list with ATP (not even shown as "withdrawn") only when they get a wildcard somewhere. They show up i...

I don't think Sumit had any direct entry to an ATP that he withdrew from. He was an Alternate or in the qualies as an Alternate. No Sajay, he made the entry by THU afternoon to both Bucharest and Munich, as the cuts dropped several spots into the ALT list for the main draws (pretty much the same pl...

Absolutely nothing wrong with having a girlfriend. Just not seeing any evidence that Sumit has one!

I believe it is now between India and Korea to be second team to advance. On paper, we have a decent matchup with them although they (the Koreans) appear to be in better form.

Atithee wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:10 pm Maybe the significant other demanded a nice vacay with the hard earned money

Pray enlighten us! I do follow his Insta page and closest thing to a woman in his posts is Somdev with his long hair.

I believe Madrid qualifying starts on April 22 (Monday) as it is a 2 week Masters event like IW and Miami. So, he could have played Munich next week (where he made the main draw) and then played the Madrid qualies with no overlap. I'm hoping this is just a rest and recovery break and isn't due to in...

Perhaps, he is taking next week off? Looks like he may next play in the Madrid Master Qualifying? Perhaps, he is listening to his body and feels some rest is good for him to recover and play well through the summer. Hopefully, it is being proactive and not reactive to some injury that he's picked up.🤞

Wow, great to see the doubles win by Ankita and Prarthana. I went to sleep as they lost the first set thinking it was all over. Pleasantly surprised to see that they came back to win.

Or maybe Djokovic identifies as a baby these days.