Davis Cup: Ramkumar, Sumit trample Pakistan on day one, India lead 2-0

November 29, 2019 4:57 PM

Davis Cup: Ramkumar, Sumit trample Pakistan on day one, India lead 2-0

India raced to a 2-0 lead in their Davis Cup tie as Ramkumar Ramanathan and Sumit Nagal toyed with their teen rivals from Pakistan, at Nur-Sultan today. Ramkumar double-bageled 17-year-old Muhammed Shoaib in just 42 minutes in the opening singles. Sumit Nagal then earned his first-ever Davis Cup win, beating Hufaiza Mohammed Rehman 6-0, 6-2 in the second singles. Pakistan badly missed its top players who pulled out, protesting against shifting of the matches to a neutral venue. Veteran Leander P...

Ramkumar Ramanathan exits from ATP Hall of Fame Open

July 18, 2019 4:18 PM

Ramkumar Ramanathan exits from ATP Hall of Fame Open

In Tennis, Ramkumar Ramanathan made a second round exit from the ATP Hall of Fame Open at Newport, US today following a straight set defeat against Ugo Humbert. Ramkumar, who was a runner-up last year but played as a Qualifier this year, lost 6-7, 0-6 to the French fourth seed and world number 48. Meanwhile, veteran Leander Paes and his Kiwi partner Marcus Daniell have reached the quarterfinals with a come-from-behind 2-6, 6-2, 10-5 win over Australian pair of Luke Saville and Max Purcell. They ...

India's Ramkumar Ramanathan enters men's doubles quarterfinals of Shenzhen Challenger Tennis tournament

October 31, 2018 9:26 PM

India's Ramkumar Ramanathan enters men's doubles quarterfinals of Shenzhen Challenger Tennis tournament

India's Ramkumar Ramanathan advanced to the men's doubles quarterfinals of the Shenzhen Challenger Tennis tournament in China today with compatriot Saketh Myneni.  However, Ramanathan knocked out of the singles event. In his first ever meeting against Mohamed Sawat, the Indian ranked 121, lost the tight second round contest 6-7,4-6 to his Egyptian rival, ranked 202. With his defeat, qualifier Sasi Kumar Mukund is the only Indian left in the singles draw. He will play against ei...

Ramkumar Ramanathan achieves career-best rank

February 26, 2018 5:44 PM

Ramkumar Ramanathan achieves career-best rank

In Tennis, Ramkumar Ramanathan today achieved his career-best ranking of 133rd position after jumping seven places.   The 23-year-old had earned 12 points for qualifying into the main draw of the ATP Delray Beach Open but had lost in the first round. India's top-ranked tennis player Yuki Bhambri, however, dropped four places to 105.   Yuki fell in the qualifying event for the Dubai Duty-Free championships yesterday.  Young Sumit Nagal lost four places to be 220. The next best Indian on ...