India’s Manish Suresh Kumar defeated USA’s Keshav Chopra 7-6 (4), 6-4 to enter the singles final of the ITF Men’s World Tennis Tour in Hyderabad. Thailand’s Pawit Sornlaksup also advanced, beating Timofei Derepasko in a three-set semifinal
National champion Manish Suresh Kumar kept Indian hopes alive by entering the semifinal with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Aditya Balsekar at Jubilee Hills International Centre. He will face USA’s Keshav Chopra, while doubles will see an all-Indian final
Nikita Janin defeated Korea’s Seonyong Han in the final qualifying round of the ITF Men’s World Tennis Tour in Hyderabad. Aryan Lakshmanan, Raghav Jaisinghani, Dmitry Dolzhenkov and others also registered wins to advance from the Jubilee Hills qualifiers