Let's not forget that Karimov was Jr. #6 in Apr-2016.... So, he is no pushover...
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Saw bits of the Bangalore matches and didn't see the AO qualifying match. Noticed that the Bangalore hard court was among the slowest hard courts that I have seen with the ball sitting up almost like a clay court. This played to Sumit's strength when playing against normal hard court players. Not sure if the court surface here was faster (or normal paced) and that would make it much tougher for Sumit to repeat his Bangalore success.
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The AO courts are also reputed to be faster than usual - as fast if not faster than the US Open Courts.arjun2761 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2017 6:29 pm Saw bits of the Bangalore matches and didn't see the AO qualifying match. Noticed that the Bangalore hard court was among the slowest hard courts that I have seen with the ball sitting up almost like a clay court. This played to Sumit's strength when playing against normal hard court players. Not sure if the court surface here was faster (or normal paced) and that would make it much tougher for Sumit to repeat his Bangalore success.
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The surface was certainly fast but Sumit was also very frustrated and ball bashing a lot.arjun2761 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2017 6:29 pm Saw bits of the Bangalore matches and didn't see the AO qualifying match. Noticed that the Bangalore hard court was among the slowest hard courts that I have seen with the ball sitting up almost like a clay court. This played to Sumit's strength when playing against normal hard court players. Not sure if the court surface here was faster (or normal paced) and that would make it much tougher for Sumit to repeat his Bangalore success.
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Vishnu gave a walkover in his QF match against top seeded Korean Kwon.
I hope he is fit enough to play doubles SF later today.
I hope he is fit enough to play doubles SF later today.
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Did you read the post just above your post where I said Vishnu gave a walkover ?
Vishnu and Bala are playing their doubles SF right now but lost the first set 2-6 against Jeevan and Rungkat.
Vishnu and Bala are playing their doubles SF right now but lost the first set 2-6 against Jeevan and Rungkat.
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Jeevan/Rungkat proved too strong for Vishnu/Balaji and romped home in straight sets 2 & 3 , they seem to be favourites to make it to a prestigious GS MD.
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Too curious to know why Prarthana did not want to take this additional trip to China for a shot at an easy GS MD berth.
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Particularly tough for Jeevan, who will need to defend his points from winning the Chennai Open title in January.