Five Uzbek tennis players in the Australian Open
Denis Istomin got in the main draw in singles and doubles, his team mate Farrukh Dustov and Akgul Amanmuradova played in qualifiers, while Sabina Sharipova and Temur Ismailov played in junior tournaments.
Outstanding contribution on the development of Womens Tennis
The WTA at the annual end of the year meeting in Beijing rewarded the Uzbekistan Tennis Federation for outstanding contribution on the development of Womens Tennis.
French Tour
Sixth seeded Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan reached the finals at Joue-les-Tours, a tennis challenger in France with a $50,000 prize fund.
Istomin is Champion at Tashkent Challenger
Denis Istomin stamped his class scoring a one sided win winning the 4th edition of the $125000 Tashkent Challenger an ATP tour event . and his second ATP Challenger Title in a row.
Istomin - Zopp in summit clash at Tashkent Challenger
Tashkent , September 23 : Home Favourite Denis Istomin currently ranked 78 in the world will take on 170th ranked Estonian Jurgen Zopp in the finals of the 4th edition of the $125000 Tashkent Challenger an ATP tour event.
Making two finals in a row would be wonderful - Zopp
23 year old Jurgen Zopp is Estonia’s top most tennis player, the 6ft 3 inches gentle giant clinically executed his opponent Tsung Hua Yang of Taipei for the second time in two weeks . Zopp who has not dropped a set so far in the event , will take on Raven Klassen of South Africa in the semifinals.
Zopp to clash with Klaasen , Istomin to take on Kravchuk in semi finals of Tashkent Challenger
244th ranked South African Raven Klassen will take on 170th ranked Estonian Jurgen Zopp while unseeded 191th ranked Russian Konstantin will take on the lone remaining seed at the event second seeded local star Denis Istomin in the semi-finals of the $125000 Tashkent Challenger an ATP tour event.
Interview of the day - Raven Klaasen
28 year old South African is a affable personality and one of the most liked players
here this week, the 244th ranked South African Davis Cupper registered the
biggest upset of the day upsetting top seed Yen- Hsun Lu of Taipei in straight
sets.
Sunder
Iyer of the Tashkent Challenger spoke to
Klaasen on the match and his win today.
