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The unseeded Japanese duo of Shintaro Mochizuki and Kaito Uesugi got the better of the Indian pair in straight sets in the final with a 6-4 6-4 triumph. While Maaya, the 15-year-old sensation went down 3-6 1-6 against Jil Teichmann in the final-four of the…Read More
Ramkumar Ramanathan, Saketh Myneni. (X)
Defending champions Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni of India had to be content with runners-up finish at the Chennai Open ATP Challenger doubles event after going down to Japan’s Shintaro Mochizuki and Kaito Uesugi in in the title clash on Saturday.
The unseeded Japanese duo of Mochizuki and Uesugi broke the serve of Ramanathan and Myneni once in each set to emerge 6-4 6-4 winners in an hour and seven minutes contest.
This was the second ATP Challenger doubles title for Uesugi and Mochizuki, who won the Wimbledon boys singles crown in 2019.
In the singles draw, unseeded Swede Elias Ymer stunned top seed Billy Harris of Great Britain in two hard-fought tiebreaks in their first clash on the pro circuit.
In a match that featured no breaks of serve and lasted for over two-and-a-half hours, the 28-year-old Ymer served 10 aces and saved all seven break points against his serve to win 7-6 7-6 and advance to Sunday’s final.
His opponent will be Frenchman Kyrian Jacquet, who ousted Czech Dalibor Svrcina 6-4 6-1 in the first semifinal.
Ymer will be gunning for his seventh ATP Challenger singles title, his first since winning in Pune in November 2018, while 23-year-old Jacquet will be hoping to win his second title on the ATP Challenger Tour.
Sunday’s final showdown will be the first clash between Ymer and Jacquet on the pro tour.
Mumbai Open
Young Indian tennis player Maaya Rajeshwaran’s dream run came to an end as she went down in straight sets against Jil Teichmann in the semifinals of the Mumbai Open WTA 125 Series on Saturday.
The 15-year-old Rajeshwaran lost 3-6 1-6 against Teichmann at the Cricket Club of India.
Rajeshwaran, who is coached by R Manoj Kumar, had started the tournament as a wildcard entry, and made it to the semi-finals, in what was her first senior tournament.
India’s Prarthana Thambore alongside Dutch partner Arianne Hartono will play in the doubles final on Sunday.
Teichmann set the tone in the first set early on, winning the opening first four games. Rajeshwaran tried to regain her form, winning the next two games in a row but the experienced Swiss fought back well and ended the first set 6-3 in her favour.
Teichmann continued to build on her momentum in the second set winning the first four games. Rajeshwaran’s relentless efforts helped her win the fifth game but she couldn’t keep up with her opponent’s consistent strong returns to go down in the end.
In the other singles semifinal, Thailand’s Mananchaya Sawangkaew eighth seed, stunned second-seeded Rebecca Marino of Canada 6-2 6-2 to secure a place in the final.
Earlier in the day, the Russian duo of Amina Anshba and Elena Pridankina, seeded second, stormed into the doubles final, having overcome a one-set deficit to defeat the fourth-seeded Italian pair of Nicole Fossa Huergo and Camilla Rosatello 4-6 6-3 10-3.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)
