Indian Players Dominate Semifinals at ITF Dharwad Men's World Tennis Tour

DHARWAD: 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 28-year-old Ramkumar faced Chappell in the first semifinal. The first set saw top seed Nick Chappell assert his dominance after racing to a 4-1 lead with a break in the third game before wrapping up the set at 6-3. However in the second set, Ramanathan fought back with vengeance accompanied by loud grunts and support of the crowd. A break in the fourth game was enough for Ramkumar to grab the second set 6-3. Ramkumar took the deciding set into tie-breaker which he won easily 7-2. (IANS)

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