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Once dubbed rebels for leaving the state system after Beijing 2008, Chinese WTA players have become heroes for Chinese athletes turning pro.

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Tennis trailblazers: China journeys into the world of pro sports

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India suffered a 3-0 loss to China in their opening match of the Fed Cup Asia-Oceania women’s tennis tournament at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium on Tuesday.
Up against one of the toughest teams in the field, India lost both their singles matches featuring Rutuja Bhosale and Ankita Raina.

Ankita Raina and Samantha Murray lose in straight sets at Prague Challenger 

Ankita, Rutuja stumble as India succumb in Fed Cup opener

Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna and Canadian partner Denis Shapovalov won their quarter-final match at the ATP 500 World Tennis Tournament at Rotterdam on Thursday.
Defeating the pairing of Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau 6-2, 3-6, 10-7, the Indo-Canadian duo came out on top in the race to ten points.

Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov’s partnership continued to bear fruit at the ATP 500 Rotterdam quarter-final on Thursday.

Cincinnati Masters was Rohan Bopanna’s first major competition since India’s Davis Cup tie against Croatia in March.

Bopanna survives quarter-final tie-breaker at ATP 500 Rotterdam

It was two months back, in November 2019, that Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza announced her return to tennis following a two-year maternity break.
That comeback went successfully, as Sania Mirza and partner Nadiia Kichenok made a perfect start to the season ahead of the Australian Open by winning the

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Sania Mirza surprises herself with comeback win

Sania Mirza started her comeback run on an auspicious note as she won the women’s doubles title at the Hobart International on Saturday along with Ukranian partner Nadiia Kichenok.
The pair dispatched Chinese second seeds, Zhang Shuai and Peng Shuai, 6-4, 6-4 in the final, as the latter could not

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