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Hall of Fame Open | Ramkumar Ramanathan saves match point to beat Sergiy Stakhovsky

World number 134 and India's no.2 Ramkumar Ramanathan saved a match point as he came back from a set down to dramatically beat Ukraine's Sergiy Stakhovsky 5-7, 7-6, 6-2. The Indian player will now face France's Ugo Humbert in the next round, for a place in the quarter-final of the grass event.
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Wimbledon 2019 | India’s contention comes to end as Divij Sharan bows out

India’s only remaining contender in the ongoing Grand Slam crashed out in the men’s doubles on Monday alongside Brazilian partner Marcelo Demoliner. The Indian-Brazilian duo was up against top seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo and the match ended in four sets after some gruelling display.
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Wimbledon 2019 | Divij Sharan wins second round, Leander Paes loses in mixed doubles

Indian doubles ace Divij Sharan continued his winning streak in the ongoing Grand Slam alongside Brazilian partner Marcelo Demoliner as he overcame a tricky four-setter. In other game, Leander Paes had to bow out in the first round itself along with his Australian partner Samantha Stosur.
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Wimbledon 2019 | P Gunneswaran loses in straight sets against Milos Raonic; bows out

India’s sole contender in the men’s singles tennis event of the Wimbledon - P Gunneswaran - crashed out in the very first match of the tournament as he lost in three straight sets against 15th seeded Milos Raonic. Earlier, Gunneswaran had stated that he was feeling good going into the Grand Slam.
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Indian Tennis Round up | Ramkumar Ramanathan enters second round of Wimbledon Qualifications, Saketh Myneni bows out

Ramkumar Ramanathan has entered the second round of the men’s singles qualification event for the Wimbledon after beating Lukas Lacko in straight sets. In another men’s singles match, Saketh Myneni lost to Guillermo Garcia Lopez of Spain in round 1 to get knocked out of the event.
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Leander Paes and Marcus Daniell finish second in Ilkley Challenger men’s doubles

Leander Paes and his men’s doubles partner Marcus Daniell lost the final of the Ilkley Challenger tennis tournament and had to settle with the runner’s up Trophy. The Indo-Kiwi pair was beaten by Santiago Gonzalez and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi in straight sets in the summit clash on Sunday.
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Leander Paes and Marcus Daniell reach Ilkley Challenger men’s doubles final

Leander Paes and partner Marcus Daniell have made it to the final of the ongoing Challenger Tennis Tournament at Ilkley in England. The Indo-Kiwi men’s doubles pair got the better of the all Indian duo of Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Purav Raja 6-3, 7-6(4) in the doubles semi-finals.
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French Open | Rafael Nadal wins 18th Grand Slam title by beating Dominic Thiem

Rafael Nadal has won his 18th Grand Slam title and 12th French Open by beating Dominic Thiem 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 at Roland Garros on Sunday. The Spanish tennis player has become the first man or woman to win the same Grand Slam title for the 12th time in his/her playing career after beating Thiem.
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India Tennis Round up | Sumit Nagal loses in ATP Challenger Poznan, Ramkumar Ramanathan bows out of Surbiton Challenger

Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal lost his second round match in the ATP Challenger Poznan in Poland against Alessandro Giannessi. In the Surbiton Challenger tennis tournament, Ramkumar Ramanathan was knocked out in the second round after losing to Matthias Bachinger from Germany.
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French Open Round up | Rafael Nadal to play Roger Federer in epic semi-final

Both Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer won their respective matches in the French Open to set up a mouth-watering semi-final against each other on Friday. Meanwhile, Johanna Konta got the better of Sloane Stephens while Markéta Vondroušová outplayed Croatia’s Petra Martić in straight sets.
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