CV Anand defeated Manikanna 6-4, 6-4 to enter the semifinal of the 55+ singles category at the 23rd Hyderabad Open tennis tournament. Matches across age groups saw wins for Madhusudhan Rao, G Raja, Meher Prakash, Gajapathi and Rama Mohan
Timofei Derepasko caused a major upset by defeating fourth seed Dominik Palan, while top seed Max Houkes also advanced, as the men’s singles pre-quarterfinals concluded at the Hyderabad Open ITF tennis tournament on Thursday