Jeevan to face Balaji in final

Kolkata: Unseeded Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan tuned up his impressive display a notch higher to down fourth-seeded Karunuday Singh in straight sets in the semifinals of the $10,000 ITF men's Futures tennis here on Friday.

Emulating Jeevan's fine showing was another unseeded player N. Sriram Balaji, who swept aside the challenge of third-seeded N. Vijay Sundar Prashanth in a lopsided encounter.

Balaji also brightened the possibility of earning a double crown as he successfully paired up with compatriot K. Vinayak Sharma to win the doubles crown later in the day.

The two beat Jeevan and Prashanth in a well-contested final that was decided in the super tie-breaker.

Results:

Singles (semifinals): Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan bt Karunuday Singh 6-4, 6-1; N. Sriram Balaji bt N. Vijay Sundar Prashanth 6-2, 6-1.

Doubles (final): N. Sriram Balaji & Kaza Vinayak Sharma bt Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan & N. Vijay Sundar Prashanth 6-3, 4-6, 10-3.

The Hindu


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