Mysuru- Karnataka duo Padmapriya Ramesh Kumar and Shristi Kiran won the U-12 girls doubles championship in the 18th Ramesh Desai Memorial National Tennis Tournament conducted by the All India Tennis Association (AITA) at MSLTA, Mumbai, from Feb. 12 to 17. In the final, Karnataka pair beat Khushi Khadian and Sarena Gahlot of Haryana 7-6 (8-6), 6-3 to emerge champions.

Padmapriya, daughter of Bandipur Tiger Reserve Director Dr. P. Ramesh Kumar and Conservator of Forests (CF), Mysuru Circle, Dr. M. Malathi Priya, is ranked 4th in the country in the U-12 girls category while her partner Shristi is ranked number 1. Similarly, the Haryana pair of Khushi and Sarena is ranked second and third in U-12 girls category respectively.

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All India Tennis Association (AITA) yesterday condemned tweets by tennis stars Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza over qualification of players for Tokyo Olympics.

“Twitter comments by Rohan Bopanna and then Sania Mirza are inappropriate, misleading and it appears, without knowledge of the rules. They should have checked the rule book of ITF regarding qualifications, something that Divij Sharan seems to have done while writing to TOPS,” AITA said in a statement.

“Rohan Bopanna could not have qualified as per ITF Rules. Therefore Sania Mirza’s tweet is also baseless and coming from a player of her stature, is condemnable,” the statement further read.

Bopanna had, earlier on Monday, tweeted that AITA “misled” players by saying that Bopanna and Sumit Nagal had a chance at qualification for the Games.

“ITF has never accepted an entry for Sumit Nagal & myself. ITF was clear that no changes were allowed after the nomination deadline (22nd June) unless Injury/Illness. AITA has mislead the players, government, media and everyone else by stating we still have a chance,” Bopanna had tweeted.

Responding to Bopanna’s tweet, Sania said: “Whaaattt??? If this is true then it’’s absolutely ridiculous and shameful..by this it also means that we have sacrificed a very good shot at a medal in the mixed doubles if you and I would have played as planned. We were both told that you and Sumit’’s names have been given.”

Questioning Bopanna’s accusations, the AITA statement further read: “Is Rohan Bopanna suggesting that we should have entered his name with Sumit Nagal one month ago, when Sumit’s ranking was in the 140s and Divij was at 78. The comment by Rohan Bopanna, who is a senior player is due to lack of knowledge and without understanding the facts, rules of ITF and is unwarranted and totally misleading.

AITA called out Sania’s comments as “most inappropriate”.

“Even the comments of Sania Mirza are most inappropriate. Ranking of Rohan with Divij or Sumit Nagal were not good enough for qualification. So how did we lose an opportunity to win medals either in men’s doubles or mixed doubles,” AITA said.

“This tweet and statement of Mr. Bopanna is condemned unequivocally.”

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The All India Tennis Association’s Talent Series Tennis Tournament-2018 for U-14 (boys & girls) conducted by Mysore Tennis Club (MTC), Mysuru, was inaugurated by Alagappan, President, MTC, at the Club’s courts in city this morning. He is seen with the players and other officials of the Club.

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Mysuru’s ace tennis player R. Nagaraj of Income-Tax Department, Mysuru, has been selected to represent India in the 2018 Senior World Team Tennis Championship to be held in Germany from Aug.12 to 18, according to a release from All India Tennis Association (AITA).

Nagaraj, ranked among the top three players in the senior category in the country, has represented India in the World Senior Team Tennis Championships held in Finland and USA respectively in 2015 and 2016.

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