September 25, 2020 – Bengaluru Bytes

Ankita Raina couldn't go past the second round at the French Open qualifiers, enduring a straight set defeat against Japan's Kurumi Nara, here on Thursday. Ankita, India's top singles player, lost the second round contest 3-6 2-6 in one hour and 21 minutes. "It (match) was not bad. I had chances in my service game but she returned very well today. If I had converted those games, then it would have been different. Also there were windy conditions today," Ankita said after her match. Ankita's defeat implies that no Indian will contend in the singles fundamental draw of the clay court Grand Slam. Sumit Nagal, Ramkumar Ramanathan and Prajnesh Gunneswaran have just quit the men's singles qualifiers. Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan will contend in the men's doubles with their respective...

Sunil S. Shetty, 24, has been a gym regular for as far back as 10 years. Working out is a basic aspect of his life, “like brushing my teeth”, he says. He missed setting off to the gym for five months during the COVID-19 lockdown. Home exercises – ailing in equipment and coach advice – was certifiably not an adequate substitute. Three weeks after August 5, when gyms in the city were permitted to re-open, Sunil continued training at a fitness studio in Nagavara. Be that as it may, it's not a similar encounter. “With the pandemic still on, working out at gyms isn’t the same as it used to be. We need to adjust,” he says. Sunil, be that as it may, is by all accounts a special case. Fitness trainers and gym proprietors state most clients haven't returned. Their relief after the post-lo...

Day: September 25, 2020

Ankita Raina withdraws from French Open qualifiers after defeat by Japan’s Kurumi Nara

Gyms stay void in Bengaluru while support costs surge