Sports · 8 November 2026

Adkar and Bhosale finish runners-up in WTA 250 Chennai Open women’s doubles

Exam-focused facts from the 8 November 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • India's Vaishnavi Adkar and Rutuja Bhosale finished runners-up in the women's doubles at the WTA 250 Chennai Open, losing 2-6, 0-6 to Switzerland's Simona Waltert and Naima Karamoko in the final.
  • Adkar and Bhosale became the first all-Indian pair to reach a WTA Tour-level doubles final.
  • In the semifinals, the Indian duo defeated second seeds Weronika Falkowska and Alana Smith 6-2, 2-6, 10-8.