TENNIS
Indian groups introduced for Junior Davis Cup, Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers
Manas Dhamne will spearhead the Indian under-16 boys workforce within the Asia-Oceania Junior Davis Cup tennis match to be performed in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, in May.
The 15-year-old Manas, who trains on the Piatti Centre in Italy, has already performed the lads’s ATP match in Pune, aside from a bunch of males’s tournaments together with a Challenger.
He was ranked 43 on the planet in under-18 in January this yr, and managed to win a spherical on the junior occasion of the Australian Open.
Kriish Tyagi and Aarjun Pandit would be the different members of the workforce. Sajid Lodi would be the captain.
The women workforce could have Asmi Adkar, Aakruti Sonkusare and Sejal Bhutada, with Shivika Burman because the captain.
The women match is scheduled from May 1. The boys occasion will probably be performed the next week.
Interestingly, Kazakshtan has visa-free regime for 14 days for India, Iran and Hong Kong. Countries like Australia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan have visa-free regime for 30 days.
Visa is required for Chinese Taipei, Pakistan and Sri Lanka groups.
SQUADS
Boys (Junior Davis Cup)
Manas Dhamne, Kriish Tyagi, Aarjun Pandit.
Captain: Sajid Lodi.
Girls (Junior Billie Jean King Cup)
Asmi Adkar, Aakruti Sonkusare, Sejal Bhutada.
Captain: Shivika Burman.
-Kamesh Srinivasan
ITF Chennai Open: Yash Chaurasia upsets prime seed Abhinav Sanjeev, qualifies for fundamental draw
Yash Chaurasia upset prime seed Abhinav Sanjeev Shanmugam 7-5, 7-6(4) to achieve the principle draw of the BR Adityan Memorial ITF M15 match on the Gandhi Nagar Club, Adyar on Monday.
In the principle draw, which begins from Tuesday, Chaurasia will face former nationwide champion Vishnu Vardhan within the opening spherical.
Results (Qualifying Final Round)
[10] Yash Chaurasia bt [1] Abhinav Sanjeev Shanmugam 7-5, 7-6(4); [12] Jagmeet Singh bt [WC] Dhananjay Athreya 6-4, 6-7(5), 10-1; [2] Fardeen Quamar bt [13] Suraj R Prabodh 3-6, 6-3, 10-6; [3] Bharath Nishok Kumaran bt [WC] Rethin Pranav Senthil Kumar 6-2, 6-3; [4] Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan bt [14] Lohithaksha Bathrinath 6-1, 2-6, 10-6; [6, WC] Kabir Hans bt Chandril Sood 6-3, 4-6, [10-8]; [7] Ajay Malik bt [15] Sai Karteek Reddy Ganta 7-5, 0-3 retd.; [8] Lakshit Sood bt [9] Rushil Khosla 7-5, 6-3
-Team Sportstar
CHESS
Vaishali holds Humpy; Harika loses
Aleksandra Goryachkina stamped her authority over D. Harika in 60 strikes to remain in rivalry for the title after R. Vaishali proved equal to Ok. Humpy within the ninth spherical of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix chess match right here on Monday.
Harika erred early on after which tried to catch up however in useless. Eventually, Goryachkina had 4 related handed pawns to Harika’s lone pawn on the kingside when the Indian gave up.
Humpy didn’t get any benefit in opposition to a strong Vaishali on at the present time throughout their 31-move impasse.
The outcomes (Indians until acknowledged):
Ninth spherical: R. Vaishali (2) drew with Ok. Humpy (3.5); Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE, 5) bt D. Harika (3); Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kaz, 5.5) drew with Nana Dzagnidze (Geo, 2.5); Nino Batsiashvili (Geo, 2.5) bt Polina Shuvalova (FIDE, 3.5); Zhu Jiner (Chn, 4.5), Kateryna Lagno (FIDE, 4) bye.
-Rakesh Rao
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com