Sai karteek ganta

Dharwad District Lawn Tennis Association:  With all the four top seeds making it to the last four stage of the ITF Dharwad Men's World Tennis Tour it was but natural to expect some high-quality tennis action. All the semi-finalists lived up to the hype showcasing an incredible display of skill and determination on both sides of the net.

In thrilling semifinal encounters of the US $ 25,000 prize money event, fourth seed Ramkumar Ramanathan of India produced a remarkable comeback to defeat top seed Nick Chappell of the United States 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2) while country mate and third seed Digvijay Pratap Singh dropped a set but rallied to win against second seed Bobrov Bogdan 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-4.

Meanwhile, the third seeded pair of SD Prajwal Dev and Nitin Kumar Sinha took home the doubles honours. In a one-sided final, Prajwal and Nitin ended the dream run of the unseeded team of Sai Karteek Ganta and Manish Sureshkumar with a 6-4, 6-3 victory. The winners were richer by US $ 1500 while the runners-up pocketed US $ 900.