Indian sports news wrap, March 11: Bopanna/Ebden reach second round at Indian Wells

Here are all the most important updates and developments in Indian sport on March 11.

GOLF

Avani’s placing woes proceed, lies tied-Twenty fourth at Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific

Indian golfer Avani Prashanth carded a 74 to be Tied-Twenty fourth after third spherical of the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP) Championship in Singapore.

Nishna Patel, who had shot 71-72 on the primary two days, completed with 5-over 77 to slide to Tied-Thirty fourth.

Thailand’s Eila Galitsky, one of many three co-leaders after second spherical, completed with an outstanding birdie from the sting of the water on 18th, to take an enormous three-shot lead going into the ultimate spherical. Kim Minsol (73) was mendacity second whereas Japan’s Yuna Araki (68) was sole third.

Avani, winner of Queen Sirikit Cup, final month, added 2-over 74, which included a birdie-birdie end however was preceded by back-to-back bogeys on fifteenth and sixteenth. Avani stored lacking birdie putts for the third day in a row.

“I was just not able to get my feel. So many putts, that I would normally make did not fall, so it was disappointing,” she stated.

Avani had one bogey in her first 10 holes and a second one got here on eleventh. Then, there was quite a lot of motion within the final 4 holes with two bogeys being adopted by two birdies.

-PTI

Chikka amongst 4 gamers sharing lead in Thailand

India’s S Chikkarangappa fired a 3rd straight five-under 67 to get right into a four-way lead within the International Series Thailand in Hua Hin on Saturday.

Chikka, a two-time winner on the Asian Development Tour, has up to now come near profitable his first title on the principle Tour, however completed second on two events.

Another Indian, Karandeep Kochhar performed bogey-free 66 to lie tied seventeenth at 12-under, simply three off the lead.

Chikka at 15-under is tied for the lead with Siddikur Rahman (64), who shot among the best rounds of his profession, Australia’s Zach Murray (68) and Thailand’s Jazz Janewattananond (69) on the Black Mountain Golf Club right here.

Making it actually tight is that 5 gamers are tied for fifth at 14-under, only one shot behind and 7 others are tied at 13-under.

Overnight chief Dodge Kemmer from the United States slipped again with 74 and is 12-under.

There are 28 gamers inside three photographs of the lead, setting the stage for a gripping last day.

Among different Indians, Honey Baisoya, who shot 62 within the second spherical after a 73 in first spherical, carded 72 on day 3 to lie T-43, whereas Gaganjeet Bhullar and Veer Ahlawat with 71 every have been tied 58th.

Chikka had an opportunity to carry the outright lead however made a bogey on the par-five 18th. In complete, he had 5 birdies and an eagle in opposition to two bogeys.

“I’ve been playing well, you know I had a great season at the end (of 2022) where I made my card on the Asian Tour. I also had a Tour championship win back in my local tour PGTI,” Chikka stated.

“So that kind of gave me a lot of confidence. And I’ve been in good form, feeling good about the game. And I went back to my coach and Anirban (Lahiri), so we spent a lot of time there for about 20 days.

“We did a lot of good quality practice and that kind of has given me good confidence, and yeah, I’m feeling good about it.”

Tied at 14-under, one shot behind the main quartet are Koreans Yongjun Bae (65), Mingyu Cho (66), and Jaewoong Eom (68), Micah Lauren Shin (67) from the United States, and Japan’s Yosuke Asaji (68).

-PTI

TENNIS

Vihaan Reddy wins maiden ITF juniors title

Vihaan Reddy clinched the title on maiden look as he beat Aarjun Pandit 6-4, 6-3 within the boys last of the ITF junior tennis match on the Tennis Project, Baliawas, on Saturday.

The 13-year-old Vihaan who lives and trains at San Jose within the US was enjoying his first ITF junior match and was understandably glad to win the title.

“I was down 1-6, 1-4 in the quarterfinals, and somehow managed to win”, stated Vihaan as he regarded again at his win in opposition to Samarth Sahita.

Vihaan was equally nonchalant when he trailed 1-4 within the second set of the ultimate in opposition to Aarjun, and reeled off 5 video games to emerge the champion.

The sturdy Aarjun had the sport and energy however lacked the acumen to place issues collectively. In his nervousness to say his energy recreation, he erred. He recovered to struggle higher after dropping serve decisively with three double faults within the tenth recreation of the primary set, however lacked the conviction to maintain the struggle for lengthy.

The power of Vihaan, fairly a frail boy, was his potential to remain targeted on his recreation, each level, no matter the movement of the match. He persistently stroked with function and emerged stronger within the robust rallies.

“I am working on my serve. Am not an emotional person. It helps my game”, he reasoned.

After enjoying the following ITF junior match in Dehra Dun, Vihaan might give attention to the Easter Bowl, the prestigious under-14 occasion in Indian Wells, as he makes an attempt to make an influence on the worldwide enviornment.

In the ladies last, Ariana Ggulina of Kazakhstan led 6-2, 1-0 when Nainika Reddy retired with shoulder pressure.

Ariana received the doubles title as properly with Albina Kakenova. The boys doubles title was bagged by Shanker Heisnam and Siddhant Sharma.

RESULTS

Boys: Vihaan Reddy bt Aarjun Pandit 6-4, 6-3.

Doubles: Shanker Heisnam & Siddhant Sharma bt Fateh Singh & Navya Verma 7-5, 6-4.

Girls: Ariana Gogulina (Kaz) bt Nainika Reddy 6-2, 1-0 (retired).

Doubles: Ariana Gogulina & Albina Kakenova (Kaz) bt Anastasiya Krymkova & Satima Toregen (Kaz) 6-1, 6-2.

-Kamesh Srinivasan

Bopanna/Ebden attain second spherical at Indian Wells

Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden beat Rafael Matos and David Vega Hernandez 7-5, 3-6, [10-6] within the doubles first spherical of the ATP 1000 Indian Wells, USA.

In the pre-quarterfinals, Bopanna and Ebden will play Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria and Hubert Hurkacz of Poland, who put out second seeds Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury 7-6(2), 6-4.

-Kamesh Srinivasan