Rushmi Chakravarthi thread...

[vidhyashankar]

It seems rushmi won her Q1..WTA Scoreboard shows Rushmi v/s Elena Bovina now..

Match suspended 1-1

[Saniapower]

WTA Malaysia

[QR2] Rushmi Chakravarthi (IND,631) l Elena Bovina (RUS,175) 3-6 2-6

[jaydeep]

Reaching second qualifying round gave her 6 ranking points.

[Kumar]

I am just amazed that Rushmi is still playing.. Isn't she 33 or something like that?

[jaydeep]

Yes, her DOB is 9th October 1977.

[prassana]

has Rushmi retired???

[sameerph]

has Rushmi retired???

Why do you say so ? She has played 6-7 tournaments this year with 1 as late as a month back.

[rajorshi]

I guess he overlooked the discussions on the tournament threads. Most of these players threads have fallen into disuse as they are most discussed in the tournaments thread.

[prassana]

sorry and thanks for the info..
is she playing this week???wat's her schedule..

[bujilover]

Rushmi has qualified this week in Indonesian $25K challenger.Great stuff from the veteran.

QR1:Rushmi CHAKRAVARTHI (IND,785) (6) defeated Claire Cynthia MULYADI (INA,UNR) 6-0 6-1
FQR:Rushmi CHAKRAVARTHI (IND,785) (6) defeated Ai KOGA (JPN,1076) (9) 6-4 6-2

Main draw:

Rushmi Chakravarthi(IND,785) vs (7) Luksika Kumkhum (THA,340)

[jaydeep]

Failed to do much in main-draw in singles and doubles.

At $25K Palembang ITF Tournament, Indonesia

[R1] (Q) Rushmi CHAKRAVARTHI (IND,790) l (7) Luksika KUMKHUM (THA,336) 16 36

Doubles
[R1] CHAKRAVARTHI (IND)/ GUMULYA (INA) l (2) DAMAYANTI (INA)/ ROMPIES (INA) 26 36

[rajorshi]

Despite her free fall in singles, Rushmi is still our N0 2 in doubles, ranked 446. She is followed by Pooja who is 485.

[jaydeep]

Nice interview of Rushmi after her selection for London Olympics ... Happy for Rushmi getting opportunity of participating in Olympics.

I have doubles understanding with Sania Mirza: Rushmi Chakravarthi

"She (Sania) is a top doubles player in the world. I have also won many ITF doubles tournaments. We have played together at the CWG also. So the feeling of the playing doubles is there. We do have certain understanding."

"It's extremely demanding sport. I am taking care of fitness, I am concentrating on preparations. It's an ideal platform for an athlete but you have to be realistic. Results cannot be predicted, all I can do is to play my best tennis."

"It's tough. World's top players would be there but at the same it is a great opportunity to be there along with them. I am ready to give my best."

"I have been training for some time, focussing particularly on doubles. I am also working hard on fitness."

[PKBasu]

Congratulations, Olympian!

Just reward for a long career full of determination and guts amid adversity.

[suresh]

Rushmi is probably one of the fittest players amongst our women. With none of the younger brigade quite ready to play with Sania at the highest level, Rushmi is a safe choice. It might be a fitting way to end her career -- she is anyway close to doing that with her coaching commitments.