Indian Tennis Player Yuki Bhambri clinched his first challenger level singles title of the season by defeating Di Wu in the Shanghai ATP challenger Finals. Fourth seed Yuki came back from behind to overcame the home boy 3-6 6-0 7-6(3) in a gruelling two-hour contest. It was Yuki’s fourth Challenger level title. Yuki lost his serve twice but managed to break his rival four times in the match.
Yuki Bhambri
- Yuki Bhambri is an Indian professional tennis player. He is former Junior No. 1 and winner of 2009 Australian Open Junior Championship.
- He is first Indian to win the junior Australian Open title and fourth Indian in history to capture a junior singles Grand Slam championship title.
- In 2015 he played against two-time grand slam champion, Andy Murray, in the first round of the Australian Open, but he lost in straight sets
- Bhambri won 2 medals for India at 2014 Asian Games.
The International Tennis Federation (ITF)
- The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 210 national tennis associations
- Originally based in Paris, its funds were moved to London, England during World War II and from that time onward the ITF has been run from London.
- The ITF operates the three major international team competitions in the sport, the Davis Cup for men, the Fed Cup for women and the Hopman Cup, mixed teams.
- The ITF also sanctions the four grand slams: the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open.
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