Manish, Siddharth, Chirag make final round of qualifying at Chennai Open ATP Challenger
TENNIS
India’s Chirag Duhan, Siddharth Vishwakarma and Manish Sureshkumar knocked out seeded players in the first round of qualifying at the Chennai Open ATP Challenger on Sunday.
Duhan, aged 21 and ranked No. 962 in the world, upset the third seed Evgenii Tiurnev, ranked more than 600 spots higher than the Indian, in straight sets 6-4, 6-2 while 30-year-old Vishwakarma, ranked No 771 in the world, defeated the eighth seed Dominik Palan, ranked No. 537 in the world, 6-3, 6-1.
Manish Sureshkumar added to the joy for the Indian tennis fraternity by knocking out the 12th seed Luca Castelnuovo 7-6, 6-4.
In an all-Indian clash, 10th seed Dev Javia defeated Keerthivassan Suresh 6- 4, 6-2 to book his spot in the second and final round of qualifying.
India’s Sidharth Rawat fought valiantly as he came from a set and 5-2 down against fifth seed Eric Vanshelboim to force a decider before bowing out in three sets 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.
Top seed Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg and second seed Kimmer Coppejans were among those who advanced to the second and final round of qualifying as well on Sunday.
The final round of the qualifying draw will take place on Monday February 3rd along with some of the main draw matches at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Chennai.
Three Indians – Ramkumar Ramanathan, Mukund Sasikumar and Karan Singh – will feature in the main draw after receiving wildcard entries. Great Britain’s Billy Harris, ranked No 129 in the world, and South African Lloyd Harris, ranked No 142, are the top seeds in the main draw.
– Team Sportstar
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