Kazuma kawachi

Mens ITF Tennis Championship: Siddharth Vishwakarma and Maharashtra boy Siddanth Banthia scored big wins to move into the second round of the MSLTA $25,000 Men's ITF Tennis Championship 2023 at the G.A. Ranade Tennis Centre, Mumbai on Tuesday.

In the opening round, Vishwakarma recorded the first upset of the event toppling fourth-seeded Vladyslav Orlov of Ukraine 7-6(2), 6-3, while Pune challenger Banthia fought back from the loss of the first set to oust Kazuma Kawachi of Japan 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-1 to advance to the second round.

In other matches featuring Indians, Siddarth Rawat scored a 7-5, 6-3 win over Nitin Kumar Sinha, while Dev Javia accounted for wild carder Parth Aggarwal 6-1, 5-7, 6-3.