Arnav Paparkar and Tanussh Ghildyal did everything right except at the climax as India missed five match points in the decisive doubles and lost 1-2 to South Korea in the quarterfinals of the Asia-Oceania World Junior Tennis U-14 boys tournament at the DLTA Complex on Thursday.
The South Korean pair of Cho Se Hyuk and Do Gyeom was quite gutsy to wriggle out of trouble from being down 5-9 in the super tie-break and to prevail 6-4, 2-6, 12-10 which ensured an European ticket for the World Group competition.
Arnav Paparkar had given a strong start for the host, winning 6-3, 7-5 against Juchan Hwang, but Tanussh was outplayed by Cho Se Hyuk. It was a heart-breaking loss for the host but the South Koreans were rewarded for being brave in the end.
Australia knocked out
On a hot day, there was no dearth of upsets as Thailand knocked out top seed Australia 2-1, with Kunanan Pantaratorn winning both his singles and later the decisive doubles with Phopthum Sriwong. Cruz Hewitt and Jake Dembo played their heart out in typical Aussie style, with former World No.1 Lleyton Hewitt cheering them right through the day, but the Thais nosed ahead in a photo-finish.
In the semifinals, South Korea will play Kazakhstan, and Thailand will meet Japan.
- South Korea bt India 2-1 (Juchan Hwang lost to Arnav Paparkar 3-6, 5-7; Cho Se Hyuk bt Tanussh Ghildyal 6-3, 6-0; Cho Se Hyuk & Do Gyeom bt Tanussh & Arnav 6-4, 2-6, [12-10]).
- Kazakhstan bt Hong Kong 2-0 (Damir Zhalgasbay bt Ngai Hoi Cheung 6-3, 6-1; Zangar Nurlanuly bt Siu Chi Nicholas Cheng 6-4, 6-1).
- Thailand bt Australia 2-1 (Kunanan Pantaratorn bt Cruz Hewitt 6-4, 7-5; Phopthum Sriwong lost to Jake Dembo 4-6, 1-6; Kunanan & Phopthum bt Jake & Cruz 7-5, 3-6, [11-9]).
- Japan bt Indonesia 2-1 (Ren Matsumura bt Rafalentino Ali Da Costa 6-1, 6-3; Ryo Tabata bt Rangga Wisnu Kresna Rafansyah 6-1, 6-4; Eito Komada & Ryo Tabata lost to Rafalentino & Muhammad Mouressi Urwah walkover).
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