Vishnu Vardhan advances to semis of Fenesta national tennis championships
In the semifinals, Vishnu will play second seed and the runner-up of the last edition Digvijay Pratap Singh who was at ease in getting past Ishaque Eqbal.
Published : Oct 14, 2022 19:41 IST
Former champion Vishnu Vardhan was at his fighting best as he beat another former champion Siddharth Vishwakarma 7-6(4), 4-6, 7-6(6) in the men’s quarterfinals of the Fenesta National tennis championship at the DLTA Complex on Friday.
The 35-year-old Vishnu, who had competed in the London Olympics with Leander Paes, converted his second match point to emerge victorious in the marathon battle against the wiry Vishwakarma, equally at his competent best.
In the semifinals, Vishnu will play second seed and the runner-up of the last edition Digvijay Pratap Singh who was at ease in getting past Ishaque Eqbal.
In the top half, Chirag Duhan beat third seed Nitin Kumar Sinha 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 to set up the semifinal against top seed Manish Sureshkumar.
In the women’s section, second seed Sai Samhitha had to battle past Sandeepti Singh Rao 6-3, 7-5. She will play Akanksha Nitture in the semifinals. Akanksha stopped the fine run of the 15-year-old Sahira Singh for the loss of four games.
Top seed Vaidehi Chaudhari will play the other semifinal against Vaishnavi Adkar.