Indian sports news wrap, October 12: Yuki-Saketh pair into pre-quarterfinals in Seoul
October 13, 2022
Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni beat Sho Shiabukuro and Seita Watanabe 6-4, 6-4 in the doubles pre-quarterfinals of the $132,800 Challenger tennis tournament in Seoul on Wednesday.
In the Challenger in Ismaning, Germany, Ramkumar Ramanathan sweated it out 7-6(4), 6-7(5), 7-6(5) against qualifier Billy Harris of Britain in the first round.
The results:
$132,800 Challenger, Seoul, Korea
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Yuki Bhambri & Saketh Myneni bt Sho Shiabukuro & Seita Watanabe (Jpn) 6-4, 6-4.
€45,730 Challenger, Ismaning, Germany
Singles (first round): Ramkumar Ramanathan bt Billy Harris (GBR) 7-6(4), 6-7(5), 7-6(5).
$15,000 ITF men, Maputo, Mozambique
Singles (first round): Tibo Colson (Bel) bt Arjun Mahadevan 6-2, 6-1.
$15,000 ITF men, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Singles (first round): Koray Kirci (Tur) bt Rishab Agarwal 6-2, 6-3.
$60,000 ITF women, Monastir, Tunisia
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Estelle Cascino (Fra) & Prarthana Thombare bt Biance Bahulova & Radka Zelnickova (Svk) 6-2, 6-2.
$25,000 ITF women, Hua Hin, Thailand
Singles (first round): Natalia Siedliska (Ger) bt Humera Baharmus 7-5, 6-0.
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Jia-Jing Lu (Chn) & Sowjanya Bavisetti bt Pimmada Thongkum & Kamonwan Yodpetch (Tha) 2-6, 6-1, [10-3]; Risa Ushijima (Jpn) & Wi Hwuiwon (Kor) bt Soha Sadiq & Sahaja Yamalapalli 6-3, 6-3; Emily Seibold & Natalia Siedliska (Ger) bt Anjani Maheshkumar & Veda Varshita Ranabothu 6-0, 6-2.
$25,000 ITF women, Fredericton, Canada
Singles (first round): Karman Thandi bt Sarah L’Allier (Can) 6-1, 6-3.
$25,000 ITF women, Cherbourg En Cotentin, France
Singles (first round): Manon Leonard (Fra) bt Ankita Raina 6-1, 6-3. -Kamesh Srinivasan
