Tennis players assure five more medals for India
29 Sept 2014 5:03 AM IST
India are assured of at least five more bronze medals from the 17th Asian Games after the tennis players put up an impressive display to reach the semifinals of five events at the Yeorumul Tennis Courts, here on Saturday.
While Yuki Bhambri made it to the semifinals of the men’s singles event, India’s doubles pair of Saketh Myneni and Sanam Singh, Yuki and Divij Sharan, women’s doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Prarthana Thombare and lone mixed doubles pair of Sania and Saketh have all entered the last four rounds in their respective events.
The only blot for India in an otherwise splendid day was the ouster of Sanam Singh from men’s singles quarterfinals.
Starting the proceedings for India, Sanam put up a brave fight before going down 7-6 (3) 6-4 to Yen Hsun Lu of Chinese Taipei in his quarterfinal match that lasted an hour and 38 minutes.
While Yuki Bhambri made it to the semifinals of the men’s singles event, India’s doubles pair of Saketh Myneni and Sanam Singh, Yuki and Divij Sharan, women’s doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Prarthana Thombare and lone mixed doubles pair of Sania and Saketh have all entered the last four rounds in their respective events.
The only blot for India in an otherwise splendid day was the ouster of Sanam Singh from men’s singles quarterfinals.
Starting the proceedings for India, Sanam put up a brave fight before going down 7-6 (3) 6-4 to Yen Hsun Lu of Chinese Taipei in his quarterfinal match that lasted an hour and 38 minutes.
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