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Sriram Balaji’s best-ever Grand Slam run ends in quarterfinals

Sriram Balaji’s best-ever Grand Slam run ends in quarterfinals

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N. Sriram Balaji’s best-ever Grand Slam run ends in the quarterfinals of the 2026 French Open at Stade Roland Garros in Paris on Wednesday. He, partnering with Brazil’s Marcelo Demoliner, lost in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 to the second-seeded Finnish-British pair of Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten. This was his first-ever quarterfinal at this stage, but he could not offer much challenge to the in-form pairing, ending India’s campaign at the tournament. The match started solidly with all four players producing strong serving. However, the Indo-Brazilian pair lost their first break in the eighth game and went on to lose the first set 3-6. They failed to recover from the early setback in the second set and struggled badly on serve, conceding two breaks and losing momentum completely. The pair had a brief chance of a comeback after winning their first break of the match in the eighth game of the second set, but Harri-Henry played a perfect final game to win the match. India suffered another disappointment as Aarav Paparkar failed to maintain his …

Sriram Balaji’s best-ever Grand Slam run ends in quarterfinals

N Sriram Balaji-Neil Oberleitner lift title in Portugal

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India’s doubles tennis player N Sriram Balaji and his partner Neil Oberleitner of Austria won the Oeiras 3 Challenger doubles title in Portugal on Sunday. Seeded third N Sriram Balaji and Neil Oberleitner battled it out in a three setter in the final defeating Nicolas Barrientos of Colombia and Ariel Behar of Uruguay 6-7(7), 6-4, 11-9. Balaji-Oberleitner had a shaky start, losing their opening set 6-7 in a tie break. The Indo-Austrian duo lost a lot of first serve points. After losing their opening battle, Balaji-Oberleitner recovered and clinically won the second set 6-4. Coming from behind, Balaji-Oberleitner won the third and deciding set 1-0 in a tie break owing to their brilliant second serve performance. Early this year, Balaji-Oberleitner clinched the Bahrain Open Tennis Challenger 2026 doubles title and the Nonthaburi Challenger II in Thailand. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Dhakshineswar Suresh, Manas Dhamne reach quarters

Dhakshineswar Suresh, Manas Dhamne reach quarters

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Indian tennis stars Dhakshineswar Suresh and Manas Dhamne continued their good run, advancing to the quarterfinals of the 2026 Bengaluru Open on Wednesday. The 18-year-old Manas clinched his second straight win over a top-300-ranked player, knocking out Kazakhstan’s world no.277 Beibit Zhukayev in three sets, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. Meanwhile, Dhakshineswar edged past 19-year-old Felix Balshaw of France in a three-set, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6, thrilling encounter that lasted for two hours and 4 minutes. #News | Manas Dhamne continues to roll on at Bengaluru Open 2026🔥 He beats Kazakhstan’s Beibit Zhukayev 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 to reach the men’s singles quarter-finals👏 This is Dhamne’s second straight win over a top-300 ranked player😍 📸: Bengaluru Open#Tennis pic.twitter.com/P940Xy01Jl — The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) January 7, 2026 Dhakshineswar triumphs in the battle of the serves In a thrilling service masterclass showdown, both Dhakshineswar and Felix hammered 11 aces each, showcasing their quality while maintaining first-serve percentages above 70%. The Indian started the match aggressively, winning his first break in the sixth game and then kept this lead throughout, clinching the opening …

Olympian Sriram Balaji dropped as India names squad for Netherlands tie

Olympian Sriram Balaji dropped as India names squad for Netherlands tie

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India has opted for a revised doubles combination ahead of its Davis Cup Qualifiers clash against the Netherlands, with experienced doubles specialist N Sriram Balaji excluded from the squad. The first-round tie will be held in Bengaluru on February 7 and 8. The selection, made by the All India Tennis Association selection committee, largely followed expected lines. Sumit Nagal will spearhead India’s singles challenge, while the squad also includes Dhakshineswar Suresh, Karan Singh, Yuki Bhambri and Rithvik Bollipalli. Balaji’s omission marks a shift in India’s doubles planning for the upcoming tie. The team management has decided to pair Bhambri with Bollipalli, a combination the selectors believe offers the right balance for the surface and conditions expected in Bengaluru. India captain Rohit Rajpal said the decision was taken after careful assessment of current form and team requirements. While acknowledging Balaji’s long service to Indian tennis, Rajpal indicated that the selectors wanted to explore alternative pairings and build depth in the doubles department. Reserves and training camp plans Aryan Shah, left-hander Aniruddh Chandrashekhar, and Digvijay Singh have …

Rohan Bopanna, Yuki Bhambri to lead Indian charge

Rohan Bopanna, Yuki Bhambri to lead Indian charge

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Two-time Grand Slam champion and the oldest world No. 1 in doubles tennis, Rohan Bopanna will spearhead the Indian challenge as the much-awaited 2025 French Open men’s doubles action gets underway. Yuki Bhambri, N Sriram Balaji and debutant Rithvik Bollipalli are also listed to compete at the clay-court major on Tuesday. Rohan Bopanna, who reached the semifinals last year, will partner Czech’s Adam Pavlásek. The Indo-Czech pair will take on America’s Robert Cash and James Tracy in the first round on Tuesday. The 45-year-old had partnered Australia’s Matthew Ebden last year. Meanwhile, Yuki Bhambri and his American partner Robert Galloway will take on Netherland’s Robin Haase and Germany’s Hendrik Jebens in the first round. N Sriram Balaji, world no 68, and his Mexican partner Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela will be up against China’s Yunchaokete Bu and Argentina’s Camilo Ugo Carabelli. The 24-year-old Rithvik Bollipalli is set to debut alongside Colombian partner Nicolas Barrientos as the Indo-Colombian combo play Canada’s Gabriel Diallo and Britain’s Jacob Fearnley in the opening round. Bollipalli, ranked 75, made his Grand Slam …

Top seed Balaji-Miguel ousted in semi-final

Top seed Balaji-Miguel ousted in semi-final

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Indian tennis player N Sriram Balaji and his Mexican partner, Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela, had a semi-final exit against the third-seeded pair of Austin Krajicek and Santiago González at the Mexico City Open on Saturday. Krajicek-González beat Balaji-Miguel in straight sets (6-4, 7-5) in one hour and twenty seven minutes to reach the final where they will face the American pair of Ryan Seggerman and Patrik Trhac. The Indo-Mexican pair looked in control till the eighth game of the first set, but then they lost serve in the ninth game and gave their opponents the opportunity to serve out the opening set. In the second set, Krajicek-González sat comfortably on three breakpoints, but Balaji-Miguel held strong to hold them, and then the next few games saw both pairs holding on to their serves. However, Balaji-Miguel lost their serve in the fifth game of the set before leveling the match at 4-4 in the eighth game. But when it appeared that the game might go to a tiebreak, Balaji-Miguel lost their serve again in the eleventh game …

Balaji, Ramanathan lose their respective matches

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India had a poor start to their Davis Cup World Group 1 tie against Sweden as both Ramkumar Ramanathan and Sriram Balaji lost their respective singles matches on the first day in Stockholm, Sweden on Saturday. India is now trailing 0-2 in the tie and needs to win all three matches on the second day to progress to the next round. There is one men’s doubles match, and then the two reverse singles matches are left in the tie. The day started with the first singles match where the doubles specialist and Olympian Sriram Balaji, trying his hands in singles, had a horrific outing and lost to the higher-ranked opponent in straight sets. He conceded an easy (4-6, 2-6) defeat to Elias Ymer in the opening match of the tie, where he couldn’t manage to win any breaks throughout the game. India trail 0-2 to Sweden in Davis Cup 🇮🇳🎾 Both N Sriram Balaji & Ramkumar Ramanathan lose their respective singles games to Elias Ymer & Leo Berg 😢 Balaji loses 4-6, 2-6 while Ramanathan …

Yuki-Olivetti crashes out in semis to second seed

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Yuki Bhambri and his French partner Albano Olivetti’s good run ended in the semifinals of the Grand Prix Hassan II after a close three-setter loss to the second seeds Lucas Miedler and Alexander Erler of Austria on Friday. The Indo-French pair bowed out, 5-7, 6-3, 7-10 after a tough fight at this ATP 250 event against the Austrian pair, who are amongst the top 20 pairing in ATP World Tour rankings 2024. Earlier, they knocked out the third-seeded Brazilian-Colombian pairing of Nicolas Barrientos and Rafael Matos to enter the semifinals. The first set was very closely poised but in the eleventh game, the Austrian pair won a breakpoint on Yuki’s final serve of the set and took the early advantage in the match. After this, Bhambri and Olivetti made a remarkable comeback and won the second set, 6-3, to draw level. The super tie-breaker was a very close contest but a silly mistake on the match point cost the match to Yuki and Olivetti and they exited the competition in the semifinal. Despite the loss, …