'Underdogs' India look to upset Croatia in Davis Cup Qualifiers
Tennis | March 05, 2020 15:16 ISTThe hosts will be led by world number 37 Marin Cilic and the 2014 US Open champion is only top-50 singles player in their ranks.
The hosts will be led by world number 37 Marin Cilic and the 2014 US Open champion is only top-50 singles player in their ranks.
Although the event suffered a mild set back with the withdrawal of the top seed Ricardas Berankis owing to medical reasons, the field still boasts of good players.
Gunneswaran held his nerves throughout the match as both the sets went into tie-breakers before the Indian wrapped up the hard-fought contest 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5) to begin his campaign on a winning note.
India's top-ranked tennis player Prajnesh Gunneswaran missed out on a clash with Novak Djokovic after he was knocked out in the opening round of Australian Open.
Prajnesh Gunneswaran will take on Japan's Tatsuma Ito in the first round of the Australian Open.
The Indian left-hander had lost the final qualifying round to Latvia's Ernests Gulbis in straight sets but was fortunate to make the main draw as one of the direct entrants withdrew from the tournament.
India's top-ranked player Prajnesh Gunneswaran was knocked out in the final of the Australian Open qualifiers.
Prajnesh Gunneswaran reached the second round of Australian Open qualifiers, but Ankita Raina and Ramkumar Ramanathan were knocked out.
Prajnesh Gunneswaran's campaign at the Bendigo Challenger ended in the second round after he faced a straight-set defeat to Japan's Taro Daniel.
Prajnesh Gunneswaran secured a straight-set win but Ramkumar Ramanathan lost in the first round of the Canberra International.
The USD 54,160 hard court event is only the second ATP Challenger that India is hosting this season after the Chennai Open, where nine Indians had competed.
Prabhakaran was not keeping well for the last few months, which necessitated regular visits to the hospital in Chennai.
Sumit Nagal became the first tennis player to win a set in the first round of the US Open against Swiss legend Roger Federer since 2003.
Prajnesh Gunneswaran lost 4-6 1-6 2–6 to Russia's Daniil Medvedev in the first round of US Open.
Left-handed Prajnesh Gunnesaran, ranked 94 in the world, will make his maiden appearance on the hallowed grass courts at the Wimbledon.
Prajnesh Gunneswaran fought hard before losing 3-6, 6-7(4) to Ivo Karlovic in Indian Wells on Tuesday.
Playing his maiden singles main draw at this level, Prajnesh Gunneswaran secured a hard-fought 6-4 6(6)-7 7-6(4) victory over Nikoloz Basilashvili in two hours 32 minutes.
Playing his maiden singles main draw at this level, the Prajnesh Gunneswaran beat the Benoit Paire 7-6 (5) 6-4 in one hour and 29 minutes.
Indian captain Mahesh Bhupathi admitted that the his players were under pressure against Italy, something that top singles player Prajnesh Gunneswaran also echoed.
Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan now have to pick up a win against Marco Cecchinato and Simone Bolelli in the doubles match on Saturday for the hosts to keep the tie alive.
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