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Indian Tennis star Leander Paes feels that only the best players in the country should be playing in the upcoming 2021 Tokyo Olympics, with him also preparing for the same. The legendary player is preparing for his eighth appearance at the Games, since his debut during the 1996 Atlanta Games.

4-time Grand Slam Champion Mary Pierce was left impressed by the displays of the 16 Junior players battling it out at the Roland-Garros Junior Wild Card Series. The second day of the tournament saw a few nail-biting games as the players fought hard to reach the finals and grab the coveted spots.

The large Indian contingent had a good day at the office after Aryan Goveas, Manish Sureshkumar, Chandril Sood and others won their respective opening matches to reach the second round of the competition in Pune. Barring them, wild card Tejas Chaukulkar entered the main draw after qualifiers.

India’s top ranked tennis singles player Prajnesh Gunneswaran would be leading a contingent of 21 singles players of India in the upcoming Pune ATP Challenger event. Gunneswaran hasn’t won a single title this season and the season-ending event could offer him a crucial chance as well as points.