ITF Futures: Prajnesh loses in final

India’s Prajnesh Gunneswaran was beaten 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (6) to Lee Duckhee of Korea.

Prajnesh Gunneswaran lost for the first time to the Korean in three meetings.

Top seed Lee Duckhee of Korea pipped second seed Prajnesh Gunneswaran 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (6) in the final of the USD 25,000 ITF men’s Futures tennis tournament in Jakarta on Sunday.

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It was the first victory in three meetings for the Korean against the 28-year-old Prajnesh who had beaten him in straight sets in the Challenger circuit twice last year. Vijay Sundar Prashanth won the doubles title in partnership with Justin Barki of Indonesia.

• USD 25,000 ITF men, Jakarta, Indonesia
• Singles (final): Lee Duckhee (Kor) bt Prajnesh Gunneswaran 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (6).
• Doubles (final): Justin Barki (Ina) & Vijay Sundar Prashanth bt Sora Fukuda (Jpn) & Scott Puodzunas (Aus) 4-6, 7-6 (5), 10-4.