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Are we really going to trust Ankita in singles when we could field either one of Shrivalli or Sahaja? :damn: I think she can still replace Ankita with Sahaja, because Sahaja is higher ranked than Rutuja. If Rutuja loses, we probably have to send in Ankita for us to stay alive, hoping for a miracle ...

Well, if he withdrew, he would have withdrawn from all. The question is why he is not listed as withdrawn, right?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 I think players disappear from the QUALIFYING entry list with ATP (not even shown as "withdrawn") only when they get a wildcard somewhere.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

Nah, what I just said is not correct. Win tomorrow, and we will be 4-1 in ties and we will advance over 3-2 KOR. Lose tomorrow, and KOR will advance on 10-5 match score in a 3-way tie among IND, NZL and KOR with 3-2 records. So, head-to-head and all does not matter. Just win tomorrow and we advance....

I wonder what the tiebreaker is for the 2nd spot. KOR will finish 3-2 and 10-5 in matches, assuming CHN will beat them 3-0. India is 7-5 in matches now and will need to beat NZL 3-0 to get to 10-5 and advance over Korea on head-to-head. Taiwan is 3-9 in matches now, and will finish 6-9 after playing...

Yeah, I was watching the doubles match. It got scary at the end. Needed the 2-3 mistakes from Koreans in the end, because we were totally out of gas, with even Prarthana choking on a few points. Phew!

Well, if he pulled out, it will be shown as "withdrawn" in the ALT lists. It is not shown that way now. Weird.

She lost it 26 26, right? At least it was not a 3-setter. She should have enough for doubles. But now watch. Shalini will decide that Shrivalli/Prarthana should play doubles. She will stick to the original lineup. I can guarantee it. They may win, but it was much less risky to have Ankita and Prarth...

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...

Wasting away such a golden chance, with Japan out of the zone, KOR/TPE not having unbeatable players, and POC reducing the number of teams to deal with. All we needed was one win out of singles and doubles. After the way PT/AR played the doubles yesterday, it was a no-brainer to keep them fresh for ...

Ankita quickly down a break 0-2. We should have sent Sahaja in for this match and kept Ankita fresh for doubles. Come on coach!! Hope she gets back into it. She often does.... And she does. Breaks back. 1-2 and serving. Broken again :( ... Now serving at 1-4.. Finally holds at 30... 2-4 Horrible ten...

But, how did Sumit get into Barcelona? I see Nakashima entry rank 92 is still in the ALT. And, Sumit's entry rank was 97? Barcelona seems to have cleared only up to entry rank 85. Kei Nishikori got a wildcard in Barcelona. Alcaraz and Nadal are bout doubtful for Barcelona. Munich has cleared up to ...

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...

That is the first match that Korea is losing, after their 9-0 start. Now they have to win 2 against us to have a chance to advance to playoffs (expecting them to lose to china tomorrow and us to beat NZL; the latter is not a given)...

^^^ Yeah. Rutuja feels quite comfortable on clay, and it shows. 62 32 and serving... This is the key game to press the pedal down and keep advantage. Coach should be talking to Rutuja right here and pumping her up to stay focused, but she is not. Anyway, Rutuja doesn't seem to need it, and plays bea...

Prasen, the Madrid masters is later (week after from Apr 24th). It is Barcelona 500, Munich 250 and Bucharest 250 this week. Sumit was in the entry list for main draw for all three (but a few spots out. As of Thursday afternoon in Europe, he made the main draw at Munich and Barcelona, and he withdre...