The Qatar Open tennis tournament is being held in Doha. The women’s singles final was held here. In this, Polish player Ika Swiatek clashed with American player Jessica Pegula. In this, Sviatek won easily with the score of 6-3, 6-0 and won the title of champion.
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Asian Badminton Mixed: Bronze for Team India
The Asian Badminton Mixed Teams Championship will be held in Dubai from 14th to 19th. In this, the Indian team defeated Kazakhstan in their first league match, United Arab Emirates in their second match and Malaysia in their third league match. In this case, the semi-final match was held. India and China teams clashed in this. HS Pranoi lost in men’s singles. In women’s singles PV Sindhu lost and trailed 0-2.
In the next men’s doubles, India’s Dhruv Kapila and Chirag Shetty defeated the Chinese pair. Trisha Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand won the women’s doubles for China. India tied the score at 2-2. In the mixed doubles, the Chinese pair beat India’s Ishan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Grasto 3-2 to advance to the final. The bronze medal was confirmed for the Indian team who lost in the semi-final.
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Rahul in Indian team: Venkatesh review
The Border-Gavaskar Cup Test series between India and Australia is underway. Opener KL Rahul, who has been included in the Indian squad for this series, has continued to perform badly. He scored only 20 runs in the first Test and 18 runs in the second Test. KL Rahul has been criticized for his poor performance in the previous matches as well.
In this case, former Indian fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad has criticized KL Rahul’s continued opportunity in the Indian team. In this regard, Venkatesh Prasad, who retweeted a tweet containing data related to KL Rahul’s poor batting, was being ignored by the team management as the 2nd Test opener despite having the best batsmen in the country. I respect KL Rahul’s ability. However, his performance is below average.
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Chennai Open Tennis: Arjun, Clarke Champion
India’s Arjun Gathe paired with Great Britain’s J Clark won the Chennai Open ATP Challenger Tennis Series title. India’s Sumit Nagal lost in the singles semi-final. India’s Arjun Gathe and Great Britain’s J Clarke played against Austria’s Sebastian Offner and Croatia’s Nino Cerdarusic in the final match of the men’s doubles category yesterday at the Nungambakkam STAD Stadium in Chennai.
In this 58-minute match, the pair of Arjun Gade and J Clarke won in straight sets 6-0, 6-4 and won the title of champion. This is Arjun Gathe’s 4th doubles title at the ATP Challenger level. Meanwhile, it was J Clarke’s first title. India’s 506th-ranked Sumit Nagal took on 219th-ranked American Nicholas Moreno de Alboran in the singles semifinals.