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Ramkumar-Saketh pair ensures medal in men's doubles, singles players disappoint

Ramkumar Ramanathan Saketh Myneni Ankita Raina Sumit Nagal Rohan Bopanna Yuki Bhambri India Rutuja Bhosale Zhizhen Zhang the Asian Games

Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni ensured that tennis will contribute to India's medal tally at the Asian Games by reaching the men's doubles semifinals but Sumit Nagal and Ankita Raina drew a blank after losing their respective singles quarterfinals.

The second-seeded Indian pair quelled a late challenge from China's Zhizhen Zhang and Yibing Wu for a 6-1 7-6(8) win in the quarterfinals.

Reaching the semifinal stage means that India is assured of at least a bronze. While it will be third Asian Games medal for Myneni, who won the men's doubles silver and mixed doubles gold in 2014— it will be the first-ever medal for Ramkumar, who has endured a torrid 2023 season, in which he lost 17 first round singles matches.

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