Asian Challengers July-October 2017

[PKBasu]

Looks like a mental breakdown, to have lost after being 4-2 ahead in the final set. Yuki needs to get back in to the winning habit (as does RamK).

[jaydeep]

Yes, they both need to ... Disappointed by his loss from the winning position.

[PKBasu]

Losing to someone ranked 300+ is pretty awful. Depressing for us forlorn fans, when it happens even in Uzbekistan, normally a happy hunting ground for our players.

[PKBasu]

Yuki/Divij up 63 44 in the doubles QF against Molchanov/Arneodo.

(but it's depressing to be following doubles when Yuki is out early from the singles)

[PKBasu]

[QF] Yuki Bhambri / Divij Sharan d. Denys Molchanov/Romain Arneodo 63 76(3)

SF against Guillermo Garcia-Lopez/Enrique Lopez-Perez. Garcia-Lopez made the SF of the AO doubles this year, and the USO doubles final in 2016.

[PKBasu]

[SF] Yuki Bhambri/Divij Sharan d. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez / Enrique Lopez-Perez 36 75 (10-6)

Pretty big scalp, but I hope the final is tomorrow, so that Yuki can reach Moscow in time for the ATP qualifiers there.

[jaydeep]

Yes, this is a really good comeback win against strong Spanish pair.

[VReddy]

[SF] Yuki Bhambri/Divij Sharan d. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez / Enrique Lopez-Perez 36 75 (10-6)

Pretty big scalp, but I hope the final is tomorrow, so that Yuki can reach Moscow in time for the ATP qualifiers there.

It may be a bit tough on Yuki to play so many matches within a week. Probably he played doubles as he felt he needed that on-court time given that he has played so little in the last two months. However thats the downside of him being so good in doubles and playing with Divij.

[PKBasu]

I don't think doubles is as much of a strain on the body. It's like playing one set of singles a day plus a STB. I'm sure Yuki's body can handle that...

[bujilover]

Divij will be India #2 doubles player if he wins the title here with Yuki

[PKBasu]

Yes he will edge one spot above Purav.

[sameerph]

Pretty big scalp, but I hope the final is tomorrow, so that Yuki can reach Moscow in time for the ATP qualifiers there.

Doubles Final is scheduled tomorrow at 2.30 pm.
I am not quite sure though if Yuki will dash off overnight to Moscow to play the next day. I have not seen that kind of despatation from him in the past. Let's see if he does that.

[jaydeep]

In the final, they r facing 2nd seed pair.

At $150K+H Tashkent Challenger 2017, Uzbekistan

[F] Yuki Bhambri (IND)/ Divij Sharan (IND) vs (2) Hans Podlipnik-Castillo (CHI)/ Andrei Vasilevski (BLR)

[Saniapower]

Divij Sharan is a better doubles player than Purav Raja. Better serve, better court coverage, better reflex, better shot making ability.
Yuki/Divij is a very dangerous team.

[Sin Hombre]

He has not gone past QF in any of the 7 challengers he has played since start of grass season. Of course, there was one big effort in between at Washington but consistency is missing.

I would call it pretty consistent.

Consistently around the #250 level.