“It was a tough match… I didn’t have many free points on my serve, there were a lot of rallies. dleApple App accelerator turns a year old, teaches success to developers young and oldSachit of DAV Public School and Vibhuti of Carmel Convent School claimed the titles in the boys’ senior singles category and girls’ senior singles category in the Inter-School Table Tennis Championships organised by Chandigarh Table Tennis Association under the aegis of Table Tennis Federation of India at Tender Heart School, Sector 33 earlier this week. The veteran defender reminded the team of his scoring prowess by rising to meet a Toni Kroos free-kick and send a looping header beyond goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik. Serena Williams has not competed since winning the Australian Open in January. The team was to leave for the tournament on July 13 but applied for visa just three days prior to their departure. But a cursory glance at India’s preparations reveal a different story. They also agreed not to increase their wages bills and substantially to reduce transfer spending for the subsequent two seasons. Instead, they were scheduled to take part in the Spanish Grand Prix, which was held in July. But it was all sweat in a rough start for the former world number one as she made nine unforced errors in the first three games. She told Vogue magazine last month about her “outrageous plan” to defend her title in Australia, where the year’s first grand slam will be played from Jan.