Indian Tennis News: 1st FEBRUARY 2015

1^st FEBRUARY 2015

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Leander Paes and his partner Martina Hingis defeated Mladenovic and Daniel Nestor in the finals of the Mixed Doubles in Melbourne.

Paes/Hingis (7) defeated Mladenovic/Nestor (3) (6-4; 6-3)

HONGKONG CHALLENGER ATP

In the doubles finals between Myneni/S.Singh (IND) and Hseih/C. Yi, the latter duo won in straight sets.

Hseih/Yi defeated Saketh Myneni/Sanam Singh (IND) (6-4; 6-2)

01/02/2015 DAY 14: Australian Open 2015

DAY 14 – AUSTRALIAN OPEN

The final day of the first Grand Slam of the year, Australian open saw the finals of the Men’s Singles and Mixed Doubles. The top seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic proved too strong for the sixth seed Andy Murray from Great Britain. Sheer grit power and determination took Djoko home in four sets.

Men’s Singles (Finals)

Novak Djokovic won his fifth Australian Open in the magnificent Rod Laver arena before a record audience. Despite dropping a set and showing some signs of being off balance, Novak pulled off the match in just over three hours.

Djokovic (1) defeated Murray (6) (7-6; 6-7; 6-4; 6-0)

Mixed’s Doubles (Finals)

The Indian/Swiss pair of Leander Paes and Martina Hingis scripted a great win victory for themselves. They were playing against the pair of Mladenovic and Nestor. The seventh seed seemed in no difficulty in packing off the third seed pair. The win was an epic one for the Indian legend Leander and the youngest ever Grand Slam winner Martina Hingis.

Hingis/Paes (7) defeated Mladenovic/Nestor (3) (6-4; 6-3)

Indian Tennis News: 31st JANUARY 2015

31st JANUARY 2015

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Leander Paes and his partner Martina Hingis will play in the finals of the Australian Open Mixed Doubles 2015 tomorrow. They will play against Mladenovic and Daniel Nestor

HONGKONG CHALLENGER ATP

The doubles finals between Myneni/S.Singh (IND) and Hseih/C. Yi will take place on Sunday.

31/01/2015 DAY 13: Australian Open 2015

DAY 13 – AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Some hard and unsympathetic tennis from Serena Williams saw her win the Grand Slam for the 19^th time. This was also her 6^th Australian Open win.

Women’s Singles (Finals)

Serena rode on the strength of her serves and aces to finish off the final in staright sets against the second seed Maria Sharapova. Despite some exhilarating returns and long rallies, Sharapova was found wanting to break into Serena’s serve. 33 year old Serena thus became the oldest women to compete and win in the finals of the Australian Open.

Serena (1) defeated Sharapova (2) (6-3; 7-6)

Men’s Doubles (Finals)

The Italian pair of Bolelli and Foginini scripted a hugely deserved victory for themselves. They were playing against the pair of Herbert and Mahut

Bolelli/Fognini defeated Herbert/Mahut (6-4; 6-4)

Tomorrow at Melbourne

The men’s singles final between Djokovic and Murray and mixed’s doubles final between Paes/Hingis and Mladenovic/Nestor

Indian Tennis News: 30th JANUARY 2015

30^th JANUARY 2015

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Leander Paes and his partner Martina Hingis cruised through to the finals of the mixed doubles championship in straight sets. In the other match, top seeded Sania Mirza and her partner Bruno Soares lost to the third seed Mladenovic/Nestor.

Paes/Hingis (7) defeated Hseih/Cuevas (7-5; 6-4)

Mladenovic/Nestor (3) defeated Mirza/Soares (1) (3-6; 6-2; 10-8)

Paes and Hingis will play in the finals tomorrow against Mladenovic/Nestor.

HONGKONG CHALLENGER ATP

In the quarterfinals of the Hongkong Challenger ATP Tournament Myneni lost to Edmund, while Devvarman lost to Ito.

 

Edmund (GBR) defeated Myneni (IND) (7-6; 6-1)

T. Ito (JPN) defeated Devvarman (IND) (6-4; 6-4)

In the Doubles semifinals,

Myneni/S.Singh (IND) defeated Desein/Ebden (6-1; 6-2)

  

The doubles finals will take place on Sunday.

30/01/2015 DAY 12 -- Australian Open 2015

DAY 12 – AUSTRALIAN OPEN

In spite of some shaky tennis, Djokovic crawled to the final of yet another Australian Open final equaling the record for most appearances in the final of Australian Open. Meanwhile, Bethanie Matthek-Sanda and Lucie Safarova lifted the Australian Open Women’s Doubles trophy beating the pair of Y. Chan and J Zheng.

Men’s Singles

Novak Djokovic gave a spirited fight despite not being 100% fit. The game stretched to five sets and ran for three and a half hours. Anyways, Novak sealed the deal with a 6-0 win in the last set over the defending champion Stansislas Wawrinka of Switzerland. In the finals on Sunday, Novak Djokovic of Serbia will play Andy Murray of Great Britain.

Djokovic (1) defeated Wawrinka (4) (7-6; 3-6; 6-3; 4-6; 6-0)

Women’s Doubles

The spirited duo of Bethanie Matthek-Sands and Lucie Safarova scripted an exhilarating win over the 14^th seeded pair of Yung-Jan Chan and Jie Zhang.

Matthek-Sands/Safarova defeated Chan/Zheng (14) (6-4; 7-6)

Mixed Doubles

Leander Paes and Martina Hingis cruised to the finals of the Mixed Doubles Australian Open while the top seeded Sania Mirza and Bruno Soares crashed out to third seed Mladenovic and Nestor.

Paes/Hingis (7) defeated Hseih/Cuevas (7-5; 6-4)

Mladenovic/Nestor (3) defeated Mirza/Soares (1) (3-6; 6-2; 10-8)

Tomorrow at Melbourne

The women’s singles final between Sharapova and Serena and men’s doubles final between Bolelli/Fognini and Herbert/Mahut.

Indian Tennis News: 29th JANUARY 2015

29^th JANUARY 2015

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

No matches were scheduled today. Tomorrow, both Leander Paes and Sania Mirza will play with their respective partners in the semifinals.

Mirza/Soares will play Mladenovic/Nestor

Hingis/Paes will play Hseih/Cuevas

HONGKONG CHALLENGER ATP

In the second round of the Hongkong Challenger ATP Tournament Myneni defeated Ramanathan, while Devvarman defeated Petschner.

Myneni (IND) defeated Ramanathan (IND) (6-3; 6-4)

Devvarman (IND) defeated Petzschner (GER) (4-1 (retd.))

 

In the Doubles event,

Myneni/S.Singh (IND) defeated Eysseric/Sandgren (6-4; 1-6; 11-9)

TOMORROW

Tomorrow, Myneni plays against Edmund in the Singles quarterfinals while Devvarman plays Ito. In the doubles event, the pair of Myneni/S. Singh will play against Desein/Ebden in the semifinals.

In the Australian Open,

Mirza/Soares will play Mladenovic/Nestor

Hingis/Paes will play Hseih/Cuevas