By U.B. Acharya History: In 1879, James Gordon Bennett Jr. commissioned a resort facility at Newport, Rhode Island, USA, for the wealthy Newport summer residents. It was then essentially a casino, an exclusive retreat for the rich and famous East Coast Americans. The facility added in 1880 a modern club. Along with an excellent clubhouse,…
Sixteen-year-old Mysuru lad Mustafa Raja emerged Singles and Doubles champion in the 16-and-Under National Bank Stanley Open held at Stanley Park Tennis Courts in Vancouver, Canada. This prestigious event is held only in three cities across Canada — Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. The winner of this tournament gets a direct entry to the U-16 Nationals…
By U.B. Acharya In a recent middle piece article in the centre page of a national newspaper, the writer has lamented that while small countries like Switzerland, Serbia, Croatia, Greece etc. have produced top class tennis players why could not India with such a large population produce one Grand Slam champion. He has suggested that…
By U.B. Acharya One may ask “How come year ending review is written a good 36 days before the end of the year?” The reason is that unlike cricket season which extend to 52 weeks every year, tennis season is for about 47 weeks only with no tennis tournament for 5 weeks from November end…
Indian tennis stars Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina have left for Tokyo to take part in the upcoming Olympics. Sania and Ankita were both seen at the Hyderabad Airport yesterday, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) confirmed. Earlier this month, Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina were confirmed to represent India in Women’s Doubles at the…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru boy Mustafa Raja won the 14-and-Under 3-Star Tennis BC (British Columbia) Tournament participating in his first tournament post-COVID restrictions being lifted. It was a draw of 64. Top players from the province participated and the Tournament was played in the Tennis BC Hub at Richmond, Vancouver in Canada. In the finals which lasted…
City veteran Tennis coach R. Nagaraj (centre) took part in the International Tennis Federation Gr 3, Seniors World Ranking Tennis Tournament held at the DLTA Courts in New Delhi in February and won both in Single and Doubles category in the 55+ age group. He is seen receiving the prize along with his Doubles’ partner…
By U.B. Acharya With the conclusion of ATP Finals at O2 Arena in London in mid November, the curtain closed for the 2020 ATP Tennis season. Normally the season has about 70 ATP tournaments plus over 100 Challengers and ITF Features tournaments spread throughout the year and all over the world. However, due to the…
The students of Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering & Technology (VVIET), Mysuru, bagged winners trophy in the State-level Inter-Collegiate Women Tennis Championship 2020 organised at R.V. College of Engineering in Bengaluru recently. Seen are (sitting from left) PE Director K.B. Manjunath, VVIET Principal Dr. M. Ravishankar, tennis team captain Yashitha S. Nayaka, R. Shivani and…
Indian tennis icon Leander Paes yesterday announced that he will bring the curtains down on his illustrious career in 2020, which will be his farewell season on the Pro-circuit. His cupboard overflowing with hundreds of trophies, that include 18 coveted Grand Slam Doubles titles, the 46-year-old has been enduring a lean patch for some time….
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