New Delhi: Rohan Gajjar survived three match points before eliminating Saketh Myneni 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-5 in the quarterfinals of the Power Grid $15,000 ITF men's Futures tennis tournament at the DLTA Complex here on Thursday.
Trailing 3-6, 4-5, Gajjar broke Saketh for the first time after the lanky Hyderabad lad missed three match points in that game, including the third with a double fault.
Sensing an opportunity, Gajjar played like a champion in the second set tie-breaker. He unleashed two of his three aces in the match to take a 4-1 lead, spanked a winner to set up four set points and came up with a service winner to seal the set.
The results: Singles (quarterfinals): V.M. Ranjeet bt Junn Mitsuhashi (Jpn) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3; Rohan Gajjar bt Saketh Myneni 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-5; Daniel Cox (GBr) bt Sriram Balaji 6-3, 6-0; Vishnu Vardhan bt Vijayant Malik 6-1, 6-0. Doubles (semifinals): Karan Rastogi & Vishnu Vardhan bt Richard Becker (Ger) & Nikolaus Moser (Aut) 6-1, 6-1; Sriram Balaji & Vijayant Malik bt Weerapat Doakmaiklee & Kirati Siributwong (Tha) 6-4, 1-6, 10-4.
The Hindu