The Indian qualifier, who savoured his best ever performance on the ATP World Tour, went down fighting 4-6 6-4 3-6 against the world number 45 from South Africa in the quarterfinals played last night.
AITA official said that the only reason Bopanna has not been nominated is because he has not been able to reach the criteria in 2016 to be eligible for the Arjuna Award.
Yuki Bhambri, ranked 200th in world rankings, recovered from a set down and registered what turned to be an emphatic 6-7, 6-3, 6-1 win over Guido Pella.
Bhambri will next face Argentina's Guido Pella in the round of 16 of ATP Citi Open.
Ecstatic to make a return in Montreal, Roger Federer said that 2017 season has been exciting so far and, therefore, he is looking forward to be back on the court.
Maria Sharapova, a wild-card entrant and five-time Grand Slam champion, won the opening four games of the match, lost the first three of the second set and cruised in the third.
The 30-year-old's comments came as she penned an emotional letter to his fans about her roller-coaster ride since making a return in April from her suspension for the use of Meldonium.
Djokovic has never missed a major tournament since he played his first major at the 2005 Australian Open. This is the third-longest active run among men and seventh-longest in history.
Under the supervision of India's former number one singles player Somdev a comprehensive plan has been submitted by the All India Tennis Association (AITA) to the Sports Ministry for approval.
The likes of Thombare, Kaur and Ankita Bhambri are ranked around 200-250 in the world and that is no mean achievement, the 30-year-old said.
The last time India hosted a WTA event - Royal Indian Open - was in 2012 in Pune when current world number five Elina Svitolina had won the singles title.
Vardhan and Matsui saved three of the four breakpoints they faced in the summit clash, which lasted one hour and 44 minutes. The win got Vardhan the biggest title triumph of his career.
Besides Clijsters and Roddick, four-time Paralympic wheelchair tennis medalist Monique Kalkman-van den Bosch of Dutch, tennis historian and journalist Steve Flink and late tennis instructor Vic Braden complete the full list.
The Swiss great has had a sparkling 2017, having emerged victorious in five tournaments including his fifth Australian Open title in January and a record eighth-Wimbledon title this month.
The Chennai Open will now be held in Pune next year and would be henceforth called "Maharashtra Open".
Pliskova, the 2016 runner-up at Flushing Meadows, is joined by four past U.S. Open champions - Angelique Kerber, Venus Williams, Sam Stosur and Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Roger Federer expressed his concern with the mindset of the younger generation, who still have not been able to knock off the 30-plus elite from the top of the ranks.
The 22-year-old from Chennai is now India's best-ranked player in the singles.
After clinching the Wimbledon titles, Roger Federer notches up to No.3 rank in the ATP while Muguruza enters the top ten with a No.5 position in the WTA.
The 23-year-old has struggled in the periods between her successes at Grand Slam level and outside of tennis. The Spaniard has won 2 major titles and has just appeared in two finals.
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