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Sufyan's interview of Terence Das

Spoiler: He is not Bengali. :D
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Nice interview! He speaks Tamil, a bit of Hindi, English and French. (But what leads Suresh to the conclusion that he isn't Bengali; had he stayed a bit longer in Pondicherry, he may well have picked up some Bengali too... :-) ).
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Not sure but Das is generally a Bengali or Assamese surname. Also, some number of Bengalis in the early days went to Pondicherry as part of the Sri Aurobindo (Ghosh) movement so its possible that his father is descended from that bloodline. Perhaps, his mother is Tamilian. In that case, he would be partly Bengali and certainly all-Indian. :D
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Das is not an uncommon Tamil name. It could be that his father's name is his last name. That was the basis of my conclusion that he is Tamil.
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17 yo. Mann Shah (ranked #157) captured both the singles and doubles title at a G4 event in Chinese Taipei this week.

At GreenMax Cup International Junior Championships 2018 (G4), Chinese Taipei

64 BYE
32 W H2H vs CHUANG, Hsiang-Yu (TPE) 6-2 6-1
16 W H2H vs HUANG, Yu Shiang (TPE) 6-0 6-2
QF W H2H vs LO, Yi Jui (TPE) 6-1 6-0
SF W H2H vs OVERBECK, Carl Emil (DEN) 6-4 6-1
FR W H2H vs WONG, Chak Lam Coleman (HKG) 6-2 6-3

Apart from Mann, every other seed were ranked below 500, so this is not a great achievement but is Mann's 7th singles title in the last 1 year in the juniors circuit at G4/G5 level and last month we saw him defeating a top-50 junior in Egypt. Mann should stop playing such lower level tournaments and stick to G1/G2 and give pro circuit a chance.
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Digivijay Pratap Singh has reached the final of a grade 2 in Thailand. These are the results of Indian players there-

R1
Siddhant BANTHIA (IND) [1] BYE
Tanakorn SRIRAT (THA) 6-2 6-1 Rudra KAPOOR (IND)
Pawin JIRAPOOMDAJE (THA) 6-1 6-2 Rahul JAIDEEP (IND)
Dev JAVIA (IND) [8] BYE
Digvijay Pratap SINGH (IND) [5] BYE
Mungmun OHMARAK (THA) 6-1 6-2 Anurag AGARWAL (IND)
Sai Karteek Reddy GANTA (IND) [10] BYE
Sacchitt SHARRMA (IND) [2] BYE

R2
Siddhant BANTHIA (IND) [1] 6-2 6-0 David QARIAQUS (AUS)
Dev JAVIA (IND) [8] 6-2 6-2 Siravit SUDNATE (THA)
Digvijay Pratap SINGH (IND) [5] 6-0 6-2 Shisanuphong POKINSAGETHASIRI (THA)
Sai Karteek Reddy GANTA (IND) [10] 6-1 6-4 Suphawat SAEOUI (THA)
Sacchitt SHARRMA (IND) [2] 6-1 6-1 Alexander LEE (GBR)

R3
Siddhant BANTHIA (IND) [1] 6-4 6-2 Max WESTPHAL (FRA)
Dev JAVIA (IND) [8] 5-7 7-6(3) 6-3 Romain FAUCON (BEL) [12]
Digvijay Pratap SINGH (IND) [5] 7-5 7-5 Patorn HANCHAIKUL (THA)
Piotr PAWLAK (POL) [6] 6-0 6-2 Sai Karteek Reddy GANTA (IND) [10]
Prachaya BAIBONG (THA) 5-3 Retired Sacchitt SHARRMA (IND) [2]

QF
Siddhant BANTHIA (IND) [1] 6-0 6-2 Han-Chih LIN (TPE) [7]
Thantub SUKSUMRARN (THA) [3] 7-6(2) 7-5 Dev JAVIA (IND) [8]
Digvijay Pratap SINGH (IND) [5] 6-7(2) 6-3 6-3 Chak Lam Coleman WONG (HKG) [13]

SF
Thantub SUKSUMRARN (THA) [3] 6-3 7-5 Siddhant BANTHIA (IND) [1]
Digvijay Pratap SINGH (IND) [5] 6-4 6-2 Prachaya BAIBONG (THA)

Both Digivijay and Siddhant are in the last few months of their junior career and it does not make much sense in them playing grade 2 events.

I think ITF transition tour next year offers spots to top ranked juniors in the main draw. So, probably that is the reason for them still playing the junior tour in order to get good year end junior ranking which will get them into transition tour main draws next year.
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Digvijay lost in the final.

At PTT - ITF Junior Grade 2, Thailand

[F] Thantub SUKSUMRARN (THA) [3] 6-1 7-6(4) Digvijay Pratap SINGH (IND) [5]

Digvijay and Siddhant won the doubles title. This should improve their ranking quite a bit.

These 2 along with other Indians will be at Asian junior championships in Pune next week.
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This caught my attention. 14-year-old Nikita seems to be our next best hope after Mahak. She is also playing everywhere - home, Bahamas, CRC, higher level US tournaments, etc., - which means finance does not seem to be an issue(?!). Hopefully, we will get to see more of her in the coming days. :goodluck:

At the International Spring Championships, Carson , CA [Grade 1]

R1 Nikita VISHWASE (IND,287) 1-6 6-3 6-3 Elizabeth COLEMAN (USA,156)
R2 Nikita VISHWASE (IND,287) 7-5 7-5 Savannah BROADUS (USA,33) [2]
R3 Robin MONTGOMERY (USA,116) [13] 7-5 6-4 Nikita VISHWASE (IND,287)
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Yes,she appears the real deal. Also reached a grade 3 final in Chandigarh in January. Also beating a 33rd ranked player for a 14 year old is something rare.

This is a brief report on her match on Zoo tennis-

Zoo tennis
No. 2 seed Savannah Broadus was the third seed to go out in the girls draw today, with 14-year-old Nikita Vishwase taking a 7-5, 7-5 decision.

Vishwase said the match was unusually choppy.

"There was like no rhythm in the match, there was no momentum, no rhythm," said Vishwase, who trains in Arizona with coach Jeremy Coll, but represents India. "We both have big serves and big shots, so points were short, there weren't many long rallies. I saved a couple of set points in the first set, and I fought really well. I felt like at any point, it just could have turned the other way."

Vishwase said her serve broke down at the start of the second set.

"She kept breaking me and I kept breaking her for the first five games, but then I finally got a hold to go up 4-2," said Vishwase, who couldn't serve out the match at 5-4, but got another break of Broadus and was able to finish it on her second attempt. "But there were some return games where she played really well. There was not much I could do about it."

Although she is only 14, Vishwase said she knows she can compete at this level.

"I'm confident in my tennis and I know if I play my best, give it my best, I have a really good chance of winning," said Vishwase, who trains mostly with older boys. "I just have the belief that if I do my best and play good, I'm going to get really close to winning, and if I don't, I don't, and I just learn from it."
Her " India " credentials are a bit iffy though. Last week she played at Easter Bowl championships which is a closed event only for Americans. On the ITF side, she is shown as from India but not sure how she was allowed to play in US only closed event.
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I didn’t want to put this in the main US Open thread but here’s an interview with Mann Shah’s coach Jignesh Rawal, at the Open today. Mann is the lone Indian in the juniors but lost in the qualifying round after a tough 3 setter.

https://indiantennisdaily.com/2019/09/0 ... n-juniors/

Btw, it was a pleasant surprise to bump into our old friend from the forum gvhvhgvh..(Ashish). We watched Rohan Bopanna’s MxD match together and then went on to watch Coco/Osaka and Nick.
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12 year old from Pune, Manas Dhamne has reached the final at the under 12 event at the prestigious Eddie Herr International tennis championships. He thrashed the second seeded Korean 61 61 in the semi final yesterday and will meet the third seeded American Maxwell Exsted in the final today.

That is quite a run by an Indian kid in this event which is quite rare.

This is an earlier article on Manas when he won the Asian qualfiying event for Les Petits under-14 tennis tournament to be staged in January in France-

Coach Namita exudes confidence
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Thanks for finding that news. That is indeed some impressive accomplishments. Hope the kid grows well, gets tall enough, etc.
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And Manas wins the title at the u-12 Eddie Herr International Tennis Championships... :clap: He scored an excellent comeback in the match after losing the first set.

[F] Manas Dhamne (IND) bt (3) Maxwell Exsted (USA) 36 60 10-6
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That is great news for Indian Tennis. A new kid coming up who is among the best in his age group in the world.

This in Manas's photo with the trophy-

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Looks to have decent frame for a 12 year old. Probably he will play the Orange Bowl tournament too next week.
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I'm not sure how much we can say about his frame and physique based on that photograph, but his tennis achievement is very impressive indeed. His coaches need to ensure he grows tall (at least 6') and works on his physique from an early age. Talent is the first criterion, but physical fitness and stamina are key attributes to success that need to be worked on early.
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