Indian sports news wrap, May 10

Catch the major updates and results from Indian sports on May 10.

Kriish Tyagi in action. | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B

TENNIS

Junior Davis Cup: India defeated by Japan 1-2

Rethin Pranav and Kriish Tyagi went down fighting in three sets each as Japan beat India 2-1 in the last league match of group-B in the Asia-Oceania Junior Davis Cup under-16 tennis tournament in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday.

Having accomplished the task of beating India by winning both the singles matches through Ren Matsumura and Hiromasa Koyama, Japan opted to conserve energy by giving a walkover in doubles.

India was seeded second, and the loss against seventh-seed Japan meant that the team was drawn to play top seed Korea in the quarterfinals. Japan will play sixth seed Hong Kong.

Korea has won all its three matches 3-0 in the league, against Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. The team did not drop a set while winning 18.

The other two quarterfinals will be Australia-Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan-Thailand. The top four teams from the region will qualify for the World Group stage.

The results (league):

Japan bt India 2-1 (Ren Matsumura bt Rethin Pranav 6-1, 3-6, 6-3; Hiromasa Koyama bt Kriish Tyagi 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-3; Hyu Kawanishi & Hiromasa lost to Rethin Pranav & Kriish Tyagi w.o.).

-Kamesh Srinivasan

Ruhaan Alva grabs his first podium in the 2023 GB4 Championship in UK

Ruhaan Alva grabbed his maiden podium in the GB4 single-seater championship last weekend with a second-place finish in the series’ second round at the Silverstone race circuit in England.

The 16-year-old, who is a part of the JK Tyre scholarship programme, finished less than a second behind winner Harri Reynolds with Tom Mills third.

Alva, who drives for Fortec Motorsports, said, “It’s really nice to be here. The qualifying didn’t go as planned and I had to settle for P11. I got caught up in traffic and the rain and resultant spray resulted in a lot of lost time. My first podium of the season is a really good boost to my confidence and we know that if we keep working hard, we will be able to achieve results like these consistently.”

-Team Sportstar

Riya Bhatia through to second round in Orlando ITF tournament

Qualifier Riya Bhatia knocked out the second seed Robin Anderson 6-2, 6-3 in the first round of the $25,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament in Orlando, USA, on Wednesday.

In the $160,000 Challenger in Busan, Korea, Arjun Kadhe in partnership with Nam Ji Sung of Korea beat the top seeds Andrew Harris and John-Patrick Smith of Australia 6-4, 6-2 in the doubles pre-quarterfinals.

RESULTS

$160,000 Challenger, Busan, Korea

Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Arjun Kadhe & Nam Ji Sung (Kor) bt Andrew Harris & John-Patrick Smith (Aus) 6-4,, 6-2; Jason Jung (Tpe) & Hiroki Moriya (Jpn) bt Daniel Masur (Ger) & Mukund Sasikumar 6-2, 6-2; Jea Moon Lee & Woobin Shin (Kor) bt Anirudh Chandrasekkar & Vijay Sundar Prashanth 5-7, 7-6(7), [10-8].

$118,000 Challenger, Mauthausan, Austria

Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Sriram Balaji & Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan bt Filip Bergevi (Swe) & Artem Sitak (Nzl) 6-3, 6-4.

€73,000 Challenger, Francavilla al Mare, Italy

Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Luca Margaroli (Sui) & Purav Rajja bt Calum Puttergill & Kelsey Stevenson (Can) 6-4, 6-4.

$25,000 ITF men, Kursumlijska Banja, Serbia

Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Rithvik Choudary & Sai Karteek Reddy bt Rrezart Cungu (Mne) & Matthew Dellavedova (Aus) 5-7, 6-3, [10-6].

$15,000 ITF men, Monastir, Tunisia

Singles (first round): Alexander Cozbinov (Mda) bt Aryan Shah 7-6(2), 6-3.

$100,000 ITF women, Trnava, Slovakia

Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Georgiana Ghiroaie (Rou) & Natalijia Stevanovic (Srb) bt Yuliana Lizarazo (Col) & Prarthana Thombare 1-6, 6-3, [10-0].

$25,000 ITF women, Platja D’Aro, Spain

Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Laura Boehner (Ger) & Vasanti Shinde bt Adriana Cortes (Esp) & Natalia Fehr (Sui) 6-1, 6-1.

$25,000 ITF women, Kachreti, Georgia

Singles (first round): Sahaja Yamalapalli bt Edda Mamedova 6-4, 6-2; Zhuoxuan Bai (Chn) bt Zeel Desai 6-3, 6-0.

$25,000 ITF women, Orlando, USA

Singles (first round): Riya Bhatia bt Robinn Anderson (USSA) 6-2, 6-3.

$15,000 ITF women, Vierumaki, Finland

Doubles (quarterfinals): Carlotta Moccia & Giulia Stefan (Ita) bt Mia Chudejjova (Svk) & Ashmitha Easwaramurthi 6-1, 6-2.

-Kamesh Srinivasan

PICKLEBALL

Pickleball academy launched at Vasant Vihar Club

The Vasant Vihar Club, with four courts and qualified experts, will have the Rebound Ace Pickleball Academy (RAPA) to cater to the demands of enthusiasts in the National Capital Region.

“Pickleball is a fantastic sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton and table tennis. We believe that it has tremendous potential in India. We aim to provide players with the best possible coaching and facilities to help them each their full potentiall and enjoy the game to the fullest”, said Dilip Mohanty, the spokesperson of RAPA.

The launch of the academy was marked by an inter-club tournament for the club members. It was won by the pair of Dr. Rajesh Kapur and Anahat Mudgil.

The academy will be open for players of all age groups and skill levels.

Dr. Ajeet Bhardwaj is one of the famous members of Vasant Vihar Club who excels in both Masters Tennis and Pickleball. In very quick time, he has become the No.1 in the world in pickleball in the over-60 age group.

-Team Sportstar