THURSDAY, March 28, 2024
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Danai and Nudnida emerge winners in Thailand Masters

Danai and Nudnida emerge winners in Thailand Masters

Danai Udomchoke and Nudnida Luangnam relied on their experience to tame young rivals in the men's and women's singles finals of the Bt1 million Singha TATP Thailand Masters at the Impact Tennis Academy Muangthong Thani yesterday.

Danai, the Kingdom’s No 1 player, overcame his fighting teenage rival Pruchya Isarow 6-1 3-6 6-1 to claim the men’s singles trophy and took the prize money of Bt126,000. The 19-year-old Pruchya, who had problems reading Danai’s clever shot selection, had to be content with Bt56,000 as runner-up.
“After the first set he played more consistently and opened the court well. He made it difficult for me in the second set but he rushed up things in the final set and made many errors. In fact, he has improved a lot from the last time we played against each other. He just need to be more patient and his time will come,” said Danai, who will play four more Challengers and ITF Circuits before the end of the season.
In the women’s final, completed earlier in the morning, former national player Nudnida benefited from a string of unforced errors to beat the impatient Areeporn Wanichayapanich 6-1 6-1 in less than an hour. Nudida took home Bt70,000 as the winner with Areeporn settling for Bt30,000.
In the doubles finals on Friday, Thailand’s top doubles team Sonchat and Sanchai Ratiwatana came back from a set down to beat Punn Bodhidatta and Peerakiat Siriruethaiwattana 4-6 6-0 6-4 while Kamonwan Buayam and Nichakarn Silakul beat Nudnida and Patcharin Cheepchandech 6-2 4-6 10-8.
 
Murray says he will win over fans
Andy Murray hopes to “win back” a few fans when he opens the ATP World Tour Finals today against Kei Nishikori.
The 27-year-old former Wimbledon champion received a barrage of abuse on Twitter when he publicly supported the pro-independence “Yes” campaign in the recent Scottish referendum on whether to stay within the United Kingdom.
He later said he regretted giving his opinions in public, saying his “Let’s Do This” tweet had resulted from getting caught up in an emotional day for Scotland. It was not the first time the proud Scot had attracted criticism – he once angered soccer fans by saying he would support whoever England were playing in the World Cup – but he hopes the crowds in London’s O2 will be cheering for him.
“I’ve not had any problem so far,” Murray, who was the darling of the nation when he became Britain’s first male Wimbledon champion for 77 years in 2013, told reporters.
“There’s always been good support when I play here and at Wimbledon and Queen’s Club so I hope that’s the same.
“But if not I will do my job regardless, put in my best effort and hopefully win back some fans this week.”
 
 
 
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