Rishab Agarwal-Diego Augusto Barreto Sanchez pair wins ITF title in Egypt

Rishab Agarwal and Diego Augusto Barreto Sanchez pair won the doubles title, defeating Leonardo Aboian and Valerio Aboian of Argentina.

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: It was the maiden title in the professional circuit for the 25-year-old Rishab.

Rishab Agarwal and Diego Augusto Barreto Sanchez pair won the doubles title, defeating Leonardo Aboian and Valerio Aboian of Argentina 6-2, 7-5 in the final of the $15,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament in Egypt.

It was the maiden title in the professional circuit for the 25-year-old Rishab, who had lost the doubles semifinals to the same opponents from Argentina, in partnership with Louis Tessa of France.

The results$15,000 ITF men, Cairo, Egypt Doubles (final): Diego Augusto Barreto Sanchez (Esp) & Rishab Agarwal bt Leonardo Aboian & Valerio Aboian (Arg) 6-2, 7-5. $15,000 ITF women, Melilla, Spain Doubles (semifinals): Luisa Meyer auf der Heide & Chantal Sauvant (Ger) bt Enola Chiesa (Ita) & Sathwika Sama 6-2, 6-1. $15,000 ITF women, Monastir, Tunisia Doubles (semifinals): Sharmada Balu & Sravya Shivani bt Yuka Hosoki (Jpn) & Ma YeXin (Chn) 2-6, 6-2, [10-5].