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by Varma
Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:27 pm
Forum: Other Sports/Olympics
Topic: Tokyo Olympics 2020
Replies: 2654
Views: 112377

Re: Tokyo Olympics 2020

indiansportsfan wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2019 4:41 pm I think Sindhu should be 1 level down after her recent performances.
She has performed consistently well at these big events, so she deserves to be in that category.

- Varma
by Varma
Sun Apr 07, 2019 7:09 pm
Forum: Tennis Tournaments
Topic: East Asian Challengers, 2019
Replies: 374
Views: 71774

Re: East Asian Challengers, April-May 2019

Bala is parterning Erlich? Wow...can't believe this guy is still playing. He and Andy Ram were the first well known Israeli players (to me, at least). They were one of the top pairs for a good period of time. He was ranked 5 in doubles back in 2008, the year he won the Australian Open crown partneri...
by Varma
Sun Apr 07, 2019 6:57 am
Forum: Tennis Player Forums
Topic: Mahak Jain
Replies: 78
Views: 15723

Re: Mahak Jain

Every coach in India seems to be sold to this idea now that there is no point in playing junior ITF circuit. ...despite the fact that none of these coaches were able to prove their point. How can these guys be not realistic? How can they be ignorant of the abundance of match practice and exposure t...
by Varma
Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:01 am
Forum: The Badminton Forum
Topic: Indian Badminton Player Rankings
Replies: 133
Views: 37096

Re: Indian Badminton Player Rankings

That may be true for players from those nations, but Indian players are getting international exposure from early on and seem to be making use of these opportunities to improve. We never had this depth in our history before. It's time to replicate this success in Women's and doubles categories. - Va...
by Varma
Fri Mar 29, 2019 8:48 pm
Forum: Tennis Tournaments
Topic: Indian Wells/Miami ATP 1000, March 2019
Replies: 196
Views: 37681

Re: Indian Wells/Miami ATP 1000, March 2019

Agassi, Djokovic, Hewitt, Murray, Nadal - those are the only teenagers that made it to the semis of Miami before Felix and Shapovalov. Three of them (Agassi, Djokovic, Nadal) went on to become legends of the game with the other two making their own mark in the history of the game. Shapovalov hasn't ...
by Varma
Wed Mar 27, 2019 7:48 pm
Forum: Tennis Player Forums
Topic: Mahak Jain
Replies: 78
Views: 15723

Re: Mahak Jain

I completely second that, Jay. You may not find stats for many juniors, but if you look at any aspiring Tennis player in the US they play unbelievable number of matches, be it in the USTA leagues or other age group tournaments. Whatever level you are at, they are continuously training and playing to...
by Varma
Mon Mar 25, 2019 9:16 pm
Forum: The Cricket Forum
Topic: Indian Premier League (IPL)
Replies: 2373
Views: 247308

Re: Indian Premier League (IPL)

Kudos to Ashwin for Mankading Butler. I have always liked Manakading. I don't know why it is often dubbed "unsportsmanlike". As such the bowlers start with a clear disadvantage in these shorter versions. The runners cheating them even more has to be stemmed. At least in T-20s there should ...
by Varma
Wed Mar 20, 2019 11:10 pm
Forum: Tennis Tournaments
Topic: Indian Wells/Miami ATP 1000, March 2019
Replies: 196
Views: 37681

Re: Indian Wells/Miami ATP 1000, March 2019

Look at Prajnesh's possible main-draw opponents (sorted by their ranking)... Dusan Lajovic (44) Jan-Lennard Struff (45) Martin Klizan (48) Matthew Ebden (50) Malek Jaziri (59) Jaume Munar (61) Ugo Humbert (63) Leonardo Mayer (62) Robin Haase (65) Tennys Sandgren (91) Qualifier Can't ask for better o...
by Varma
Wed Mar 20, 2019 9:14 pm
Forum: Tennis Player Forums
Topic: Leander Paes thread...
Replies: 3083
Views: 690533

Re: Leander Paes thread...

Prashant wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2019 8:04 pm We have a Lee and an Oswald, hopefully no Harvey to step in between...
:rofl:

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by Varma
Tue Mar 19, 2019 12:08 am
Forum: Tennis Tournaments
Topic: Indian Wells/Miami ATP 1000, March 2019
Replies: 196
Views: 37681

Re: Indian Wells/Miami ATP 1000, March 2019

Clarke just took down the 20th seed 6-2, 6-3. I think Prajnesh is mentally strong enough to thwart any heroics from the Brit.

- Varma
by Varma
Tue Mar 12, 2019 5:08 am
Forum: The Squash Forum
Topic: Joshna Chinnappa - PB WR #10 in July 2016
Replies: 286
Views: 101791

Re: Joshna Chinnappa - PB WR #10 in July 2016

No, Joshna beat beat Nicole at least once before.

- Varma
by Varma
Fri Mar 08, 2019 8:11 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Suggestions to improve the site
Replies: 16
Views: 5558

Re: Suggestions to improve the site

Dhruv, Thanks a lot for silently supporting the passion of so many here. With you appearing once a year or less frequently here, most people don't even know that you are the one providing this platform. As Atithee rightly said, we don't recognize you enough! Can't believe it's more than a decade and...
by Varma
Sun Feb 24, 2019 2:08 am
Forum: Tennis Player Forums
Topic: Karman Kaur Thandi
Replies: 892
Views: 121532

Re: Karman Kaur Thandi

Karman lost in straights, the first set in a close TB :-(

At $250K Abierto Mexicano TELCEL 2019, Acapulco, Mexico

[Q1] Karman Kaur Thandi (IND,207) l (7) Tereza Martincova (CZE,153) 6-7(5), 3-6

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by Varma
Tue Feb 19, 2019 7:21 pm
Forum: Other Sports/Olympics
Topic: Sports and Performance Enhancing Drugs (Doping)
Replies: 803
Views: 155134

Re: Sports and Performance Enhancing Drugs (Doping)

Mugundan wrote: Tue Feb 19, 2019 3:32 am Sanjita Chanu or those close to her have alleged that code numbers have gone wrong, alleging that the sample does not belong to her.
I know nothing about Bio-Chemistry, but even if you discount the doping angle, wouldn't it be rather easy to prove whether or not the sample belongs to her?

- Varma