The event, we all waited for, finally had a start which it deserved…. It was meant for the People to come along and enjoy, and that’s exactly happened beside Tennis :)
We had an awesome group of people all gathered to enjoy some nice game of Tennis. Probably even US open would not have this kind of crowd. I am sorry “Enthusiastic Crowd”

Match Summary:

The first match was played between Ajeet and Vinayak v/s Tanmay and Lopa.
The match started off as was the general expectation – with some crackling shots from Tanmay and some nimble footwork by Ajeet at the nets.



These two were aptly support by Lopa bhabi and Vinayak respectively. A few moments later Ajeet and Vinayak were cruising ahead with 3-1.
A small break and a side change later Tanmay & Lopa bhahi were back in the game and played very consistently to get the score back to 3-3.

Meanwhile, there were some easy chances missed by Ajeet, who was a playing a little more passively that his usual game. Sooner, Vinayak was starting to get a rhythm back in his service, unfortunately it was too late for them.

So in the end, some cleanly executed shots by Tanmay, consistent returns by Lopa bhahi and unforced errors by Ajeet & Vinayak ensured that the game was won by Tanmay & Lopa with 6-3 as the final score.



Well… congratulations to the winners and good luck to the other team for their upcoming matches.
Overall – great tennis played and oh, some great line umpiring as well ;-)

The second match started with a delay. This too was marked by the maiden appearances of all 4 players in a major tournament. The match was Raj & Sampath v/s Malini & Rajesh. Raj and Sampath both had shown quite a promise in the practice sessions.



The match started off with an unexpected note. Rajesh showed a lot of promise in his technique. His forehand was swift and serves were crisp. Viewers started to believe that the teams are, after all evenly balanced. For a first timer, Malini played quite well. She returned most of her shots well.


But Raj and Sampath played to their perfection, reaching out to return each shot and making as
few errors as possible. In the end they won by 6-0!
Congratulations to the winners.

Story and Pictures by Mayank, Vinit and Mani.