The sport lives on the superior, physically and mentally demanding singles style but at the same time the doubles format is also getting tougher by the day because when the top singles player unleash their high-quality game, it makes the doubles matches more interesting, tough and tricky.
The tournament, organised by the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association, will see four Indians, Yuki Bhambri, Ramkumar Ramanathan, Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Arjun Kadhe, starting in the singles main draw.
In a statement posted to his social media accounts, the tennis star also blamed 'human error' by his support team for failing to declare that he had travelled in the two-week period before entering Australia.
The 34-year-old British star defeated Norway's World No. 345 Viktor Durasovic 6-3, 6-1 in the opening round.
Sania and Ukrainian Nadiia Kichenok, the second seeds, lost the opening round of the WTA 250 event 3-6, 3-6 to Czech pair of Tereza Martincova and Marketa Vondrousova in 61 minutes.
The virtual hearing is scheduled on Monday and will take place at 10 AM local time in Melbourne (4:30 AM IST on Monday) in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.
The two-time Grand Slam winner won the Adelaide International defeating Elena Rybakina 6-3, 6-2 in the final.
Bopanna's excellent service returns at crucial times and Ramkumar's all-round game tilted the match in their favour.
Sania and Nadiia put up a fiery fight but eventually lost their doubles semifinal tie to two-time Grand Slam winner Barty and partner Sanders in one hour five minutes.
The Indian pair trounced the French-Monegasque duo of Benjamin Bonzi and Hugo Nys 6-1, 6-3 in the doubles quarterfinals of the ATP 250 event.
The Indian pair stunned the eighth seed American duo of Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 10-4 in men's doubles.
The 24-year-old Hurkacz, a Wimbledon semifinalist last year, clinched the tie for Poland with a 6-1, 6-4 win against Diego Schwartzman. The 2021 ATP Finals competitor saved all three break points he faced to triumph after one hour and 21 minutes.
Medvedev silenced the majority of the home supporters at the Qudos Bank Arena with his fourth-straight set victory over Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-2 over 80 minutes.
The World No. 1 Serb took to Instagram to reveal he has got 'an exemption permission' to travel to Australia.
The 29-year-old is currently preparing for the Australian Open after recovering from an injury and will kickstart his campaign with a protected ranking.
The Tokyo Olympic gold medallist defeated Taylor Fritz in straight sets to seal Germany's win over the USA.
Spain, Poland and Argentina continued with their strong form as they defeated their respective opponents 3-0 on Monday for their second consecutive victories in the team event.
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The British teenager, who is in Abu Dhabi for an exhibition match, is currently in isolation and following protocols.
The 21-year-old from Canada wrote in a posting on Twitter that she was affected mentally and physically by "multiple weeks in isolation quarantining" and that her grandmother's stay for several weeks in a hospital's intensive care unit because of the coronavirus “really hit me hard."
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