Guang – Zhou (China): Somdev Deb – burman and Sanam Singh won gold medals in Tennis men’s doubles today in China. Sania Mirza and Vishnu Vardhan secured silver medals in mixed doubles. S. Deb – burman has also reached the final, the first even by an Indian for decades in the Asian Games since Dileep Bose had won in the first Asian Games in 1960s in Delhi and could go on to win the final on his present excellent form. Somdev defeated Japanese into the semi-final today.
It must be noted that India did not have Rohan Bopanna, leander Paes, or Mahesh Bhupathi in China this time. India is now 7 golds up on Monday.