TENNIS

1) Nishikori wins thriller

NEW YORK: Second-ranked Jelena Jankovic moved closer to her first Grand Slam title and reclaiming the World No. 1 ranking with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 triumph on Sunday over Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki at the U.S. Open.

The 23-year-old Serbian advanced to the quarterfinals of the year’s final major tennis tournament, rallying in blustery conditions at Arthur Ashe Stadium to defeat a Danish 18-year-old who had won 10 of her past 11 matches.
“I had to really play a lot more aggressive than I did in the first set,” Jankovic said. “It was windy out there and if you just tried to put the ball in there it floats.
“She was stronger in the first set so I had to pick it up in the second set and especially in the third.”

2) Double for Nidhi Rahul

HYDERABAD: Nidhi Surapaneni and A. Rahul Gupta bagged a ‘double’ each in the Sports Coaching Foundation’s sub-junior tennis tournament here on Sunday.
Nidhi won the girls’ under-eight and under-10 crowns while Rahul picked up the boys’ under-10 and under-12 titles.
Former Ranji cricketer Dr. Abdul Hai gave away the prizes.
The results:
Girls: Under-8: Sama Sathvika bt Shajiha Ali 6-2; Under-10: Nidhi Surapaneni bt Snikita Chinnam 6-2; Under-12: A. Nidhi Surapaneni bt G. Mounika 6-5.
Boys: Under-10: A. Rahul Gupta bt V. V. S. Rahul 6-3; Under-12: A. Rahul Gupta bt T. Varun 6-3.