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Tuesday, Jul 8, 2025
Paes' return to KSLTA is his “one last roar”, a gesture of showing gratitude to everyone who has helped shaped his career. Bengaluru Open will be Pae's last event on the Indian soil.
As Paes walked into the stadium for his warm-up, minutes before his first round doubles match, the spectators were on their feet, cheering the 18-time Grand Slam winner and Olympic medallist, who in all probability is playing his last ATP event on Indian soil.
The Spaniard hit 20 winners as he kept his hopes alive of regaining the top ranking with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over the 20-year-old Kecmanovic to reach the quarter-finals at the Acapulco hardcourt tournament.
The professional game has been suspended since March because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the International Tennis Federation, WTA and ATP have put back plans for a resumption until August at the earliest.
Federer explained that he was not asking for competitions being merged but only the governing bodies.
The tournament will now take place on the Tennis World Tour videogame and run from April 27 to 30.
Zverev sent down nine aces and won an incredible 83 per cent of his first serve points as he cruised through the clash with 28-year-old second seed Schwartzman in 71 minutes without being broken.
The top seed beat Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-3 to lift the bett1HULKS Indoor title in Cologne.
Both Djokovic and Thiem were beaten in straight sets by Lorenzo Sonego and Andrey Rublev respectively in the quarterfinals.
The ATP announced on Wednesday that the season will resume on August 14 with the Washington Open.
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