Sports News | Digvijay, Sureshkumar to Face off in Men's Singles Final
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Digvjay Pratap Singh halted the winning run of seasoned pro Vishnu Vardhan in the men's singles semi-finals of the Fenesta Open tennis championships here on Saturday to set up a title clash with Manish Sureshkumar.
New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) Digvjay Pratap Singh halted the winning run of seasoned pro Vishnu Vardhan in the men's singles semi-finals of the Fenesta Open tennis championships here on Saturday to set up a title clash with Manish Sureshkumar.
Digvijay was in cruise control mode as he won 6-4 6-4 against the experienced 35-year-old player.
Manish beat Chirag Duhan 6-1 6-4 in another semifinal.
Digvijay has an ATP ranking of 681. Competing against a player with tons of experience was not easy, but Digvijay showed good temperament and fine technique to seal victory.
"My match against Vishnu Vardhan was good. I had lost easily against him a couple of months back. Today I showed my peak performance and am excited to get into the final. I am hoping for the best," said Digvjay.
In the ladies semi-finals, Vaidehi Chaudhari and Sai Samhitha Chamarthi had to play three-setters before winning. They will be ready for each other in Sunday's final after having come through clinical wins this week.
Vaidehi had an up-and-down performance before quelling the challenge from Vaishnavi Adkar 2-6 6-4 6-0. There were few chances for Vaishnavi once Vaidehi settled down to a rhythm in the decider. The top seed showed control and won.
In the second semi-final, Sai Samhitha Chamarthi outgunned Akanksha Nitture 7-5 6-3. This was a tough match for Sai but she pulled it off well in straight sets.
"Today I was down 4-5 and 15-40 in the first set. I converted the set and took 7-5. She (Akansha) played really well in the first set. I played with more confidence in the second set and closed it at 6-3. Hopefully I will do better tomorrow in the final. The Fenesta Open has been treating me really well and it is my favourite tournament," said Sai Samhitha.
The boy's under-18 final will be between Aman Dahiya and Denim Yadav. Aman beat Daksh Prasad 6-2 6-2 while Denim was tested. Denim finally won 7-5 4-6 6-0.
The girls' under-18 final will be between Suhitha Maruri and Madhurima Sawant. Suhitha showed clean hitting on either flank as she defeated Lakshmi Prabha 6-2 6-0. In the second semi-final, Madhurima won 1-6 6-2 6-4 against Ruma Gaikaiwari.
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