Pune (Maharashtra)[India], December 12 (ANI): The first day of season 5 of the Tennis Premier League (TPL) culminated with a spherical of blockbuster matches. The matches commenced after a grand opening ceremony on the magnificent Balewadi Stadium in Pune, which featured a charcoal-coloured court docket for the primary time in India.
The spherical of fixtures started with the Bengal Wizards taking over the Hyderabad Strikers for the primary match of the fifth season of the Tennis Premier League. The match started with the Women’s Singles Category. Maria Timofeeva from Bengal Wizards took on Ellen Perez of Hyderabad Strikers, which resulted in a 10-all draw. The match was adopted by the Men’s Singles Category which was performed between Sriram Balaji of the Bengal Wizards and Niki Poonacha of Hyderabad Strikers, wherein Sriram Balaji got here out on prime with a rating of 16-4. The subsequent class was that of the Mixed Doubles wherein Maria Timofeeva and Anirudh Chandrasekar of the Bengal Wizards took on Ellen Perez and Saketh Myneni of the Hyderabad Strikers in a match that ended 5-15 in favour of the Hyderabad Strikers. The final class was the Men’s Doubles Category which noticed Sriram Balaji and Anirudh Chandrasekar of the Bengal Wizards go head-to-head towards Saketh Myneni and Niki Poonacha of Hyderabad Strikers. The match ended 15-5 in favour of the Bengal Wizards. The match ended 46-34 in favour of the Bengal Wizards, who had secured a surprising victory over final 12 months’s champions the Hyderabad Strikers of their first-ever match within the TPL. Sriram Balaji of the Bengal Wizards was awarded the Player of the Match award for his beautiful show within the conflict.
The second fixture noticed the house group Pune Jaguars tackle Delhi Binny’s Brigade. The match started with the Women’s Singles Category. Diana Marcinkevica of the Pune Jaguars took on Sahaja Yamalapalli of Delhi Binny’s Brigade, which ended 12-8 in favour of Diana. The recreation was adopted by the Men’s Singles Category performed between Lukas Rosol of the Pune Jaguars and Dennis Novak of Delhi Binny’s Brigade, wherein Novak emerged victorious because the tie ended 7-13 in his favour. The subsequent class was that of the Mixed Doubles wherein Diana Marcinkevica and Rithvik Bollipalli of the Pune Jaguars took on Sahaja Yamalapalli and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan of the Delhi Binny’s Brigade in a match that resulted in a 10-all draw. The final class was the Men’s Doubles which noticed Rithvik Bollipalli and Lukas Rosol of the Pune Jaguars go up towards Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Dennis Novak of Delhi Binny’s Brigade. The match ended 9/11 in favour of the Delhi Binny’s Brigade. The Delhi Binny’s Brigade edged out the Pune Jaguars, because the match ended 38-42 of their favour. Diana Marcinkevica of the Pune Jaguars was awarded the participant of the match for the fixture.
The penultimate fixture of the day noticed Punjab Patriots tackle Bengaluru SG Mavericks. The match started with the Women’s Singles Category. Conny Perrin of the Punjab Patriots took on Arina Rodionova from Bengaluru SG Mavericks, which ended 13-7 in favour of the Swiss participant. The tie was adopted by the Men’s Singles Category, performed between Digvijay Pratap Singh of the Punjab Patriots and Ramkumar Ramanathan of the Bengaluru SG Mavericks. Ramkumar Ramanathan emerged victoriouswith a rating of 9/11. The subsequent recreation was that of the Mixed Doubles Category wherein Conny Perrin and Arjun Khade of the Punjab Patriots took on Arina Rodionova and Vishnu Vardhan from Bengaluru SG Mavericks. The recreation ended 12-8 in favour of the Punjab Patriots. The final conflict was the Men’s Doubles class which witnessed Digvijay Pratap Singh and Arjun Khade of the Punjab Patriots go up towards Ramkumar Ramanathan and Vishnu Vardhan from Bengaluru SG Mavericks. The match ended 7-13 in favour of Bengaluru SG Mavericks. The Punjab Patriots secured the victory because the match ended 41-39 of their favour. The Punjab Patriots’ Conny Perrin was awarded the Player of the Match.
The ultimate fixture of Day 1 noticed the Mumbai Leon Army tackle the Gujarat Panthers. The fixture started with the Women’s Single Category. Sowjanya Bavisetti of the Mumbai Leon Army took cost towards Karman Kaur Thandi of the Gujarat Panthers, the match ended 6-14 in favour of the Gujarat franchise. Ernest Gulbis of the Mumbai Leon Army took on Sumit Nagal of the Gujarat Panthers within the Men’s Singles class which ended 8-12 in favour of Nagal. The match was adopted by the Mixed Doubles class wherein Sowjanya Bavisetti and Vijay Sundar Prashanth of the Mumbai Leon Army have been edged previous by Karman Kaur Thandi and Mukund Sashikumar of the Gujarat Panthers after the conflict ended 9/11. In the Men’s Double Ernest Gulbis and Vijay Sundar Prashanth of the Mumbai Leon Army performed out an intense conflict with Sumit Nagal and Mukund Sashikumar of the Gujarat Panthers that ended 11-9 in favour of the Mumbai Leon Army. The Gujarat Panthers got here out on prime on the finish of the match because the scores learn 46-34 of their favour. Karman Kaur Thandi of the Gujarat Panthers was adjudged to be the most effective participant of the match.
At the top of Day 1 of the Tennis Premier League season 5, The Bengal Wizards sat atop the leaderboard with 46 factors, they have been intently adopted by the Gujarat Panthers who had additionally amassed 46 factors on the finish of Day 1. Delhi Binny’s Brigade was third with 42 factors, whereas Punjab Patriots have been fourth with 41 factors. The Bengaluru SG Mavericks occupied the fifth spot on the desk with 39 factors. The house group, Pune Jaguars have been sixth on the finish of Day 1 with 38 factors. The Mumbai Leon Army and Hyderabad Strikers occupied the seventh and eighth spots on the desk respectively after each groups amassed 34 factors on Day 1.
Tennis Premier League Season 5 will likely be telecast stay on Sony Sports Network from December 12-17, 2023 ranging from 4 pm IST. (ANI)