[Tennis] Misc. Results for Indians abroad...

[sameerph]

The last time I saw Sid play he was a player in Somdev mould hitting loping top spin shots and retrieving a lot of balls but with no great weapons. He has to be really good in his retrieving ability for him to be a successful challenger level player at least unless he has added some weapons to his artillery.

[Varma]

Sid won the first set tiebreak Varmaji. Sid really raised his game and hit like some 4-5 winners in the first set TB. Was looking good to take the match then.

OOPS!!! That's why my co-workers say, "No Tequila while working". I should have listened!

Thanks for waking me us, Vatsal

- Varma

[vatsal323]

Sid won the first set tiebreak Varmaji. Sid really raised his game and hit like some 4-5 winners in the first set TB. Was looking good to take the match then.

OOPS!!! That's why my co-workers say, "No Tequila while working". I should have listened!

Thanks for waking me us, Vatsal

- Varma

Looks like you're still on Tequila. Waking me up* it is. Haha!

[Varma]

- Varma

[jaydeep]

Really don't know much about Nidhi ... She and her American partner lost in the first round of Citi open.

At $250K Citi Open 2016, Washington DC, USA (WTA Premier)

[R1] (WC) Malkia Menguene (USA)/ Nidhi Surapaneni (IND) l Sanaz Marand (USA)/ Jessica Pegula (USA) 63 16 2-10

[jaydeep]

Now officially Sid completes forgettable Korea tour.

At $50K Gimcheon Challenge, Korea

[R1] Cheong-Eul Kim (KOR)/ Sidharth Rawat (IND) l (4) Mao-Xin Gong (CHN)/ Ze Zhang (CHN) 06 26

[sameerph]

Really don't know much about Nidhi ... She and her American partner lost in the first round of Citi open.

At $250K Citi Open 2016, Washington DC, USA (WTA Premier)

[R1] (WC) Malkia Menguene (USA)/ Nidhi Surapaneni (IND) l Sanaz Marand (USA)/ Jessica Pegula (USA) 63 16 2-10

There are little more details from Kamesh in Hindu and on his facebook page -

Luck smiles on Nidhi

Good to see a 17 year old getting to play a WTA tournament in doubles and putting up a decent fight. That should help her overall development.

[sameerph]

At $10K Spain F23 Futures, XATIVA

[R1] Shahbaaz KHAN (IND,1432) d. Aitor SANZ LLOPIS (ESP,NR) 76(3) 30 retd.

Next,

[R2] Shahbaaz KHAN (IND,1432) vs. (1) Pedro MARTINEZ PORTERO (ESP,404)

[sameerph]

At $10K Spain F23 Futures, XATIVA

[R2] Shahbaaz KHAN (IND,1432) l. (1) Pedro MARTINEZ PORTERO (ESP,404) 26 16

[bujilover]

16 year old Jennifer Luikham has been playing few $10K ITF tournaments in Romania. She qualified for this week with an upset win over a ranked player this week and she lost in R1 last week after qualifying in. Great results for an Indian Junior player on European Clay.

$10,000 Bucharest, Romania

Qualifying Draw
Q1 W H2H vs MAIORANA, Giulia (ITA) 6-1 6-3
Q2 W H2H vs SAKI, Ariana (ROU) 6-4 6-2
Q3 W H2H vs IVAN, Ioana (ROU,1210) 6-2 6-3 - 33 to opponent - almost twice of her age.

Unfortunately she is drawn a seed in MD.

R1 [Q] Jennifer LUIKHAM (UNR) vs [8] Irina FETECAU (ROU,571)

[sameerph]

At $10K ITF Women, Bucharest, Romania (clay)

[R1] (Q) Jennifer LUIKHAM (IND,UNR) l. (8) Irina FETECAU (ROM,573) 46 64 26

A loss but pretty decent performance by 16 year old Jennifer against a local seed. She appears to be a talented player and someone to watch out for. From the last name appears to be North east, if I am not wrong.

[Tolamu]

Yes, she is a Tangkhul tribal(as of Muivah, the NSCN(I-M) chief) from Manipur but stationed at Delhi.

[sameerph]

Arjun Kadhe qualified in at a $25K futures in US.

At $25K USA F32 Futures, Harlingen

[Q1] (9) Arjun KADHE (IND,1752) bye
[Q2] (9) Arjun KADHE (IND,1752) d. Yates JOHNSON (USA,NR) 61 64
[Q3] (9) Arjun KADHE (IND,1752) d. (5) Hunter JOHNSON (USA,1474) 64 63

He faces another qualifier in first round.

[R1] (Q) Arjun KADHE (IND,1752) vs. (Q) John MCNALLY (USA,1844)

[bujilover]

Good job by Arjun beating the Johnson brothers(twins like the Bryans)! Now one more win to earn an ATP ranking point.

[sameerph]

He could not get that.

At $25K USA F32 Futures, Harlingen

[R1] (Q) Arjun KADHE (IND,1752) l. (Q) John MCNALLY (USA,1844) 46 64 57

Close but no cigar.