Last Updated: February 26, 2023, 23:37 IST
Max Purcell defeated his compatriot James Duckworth in Bengaluru Open 2023 closing (IANS)
Max Purcell defeated his compatriot James Duckworth in Bengaluru Open 2023 closing on the KSLTA Stadium
Max Purcell landed his second ATP Challenger title inside a week when he clinched the title on the Bengaluru Open 2023 on the KSLTA Stadium, right here on Sunday.
In an all-Australian closing, Purcell emerged a 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (5) winner over second seeded James Duckworth after Anil Jain, President, All India Tennis Association and Member of Parliament did the honours on the toss.
Duckworth didn’t have to pressure himself a lot to win the primary set 6-3 and it indicated a fast finish to the match. But that was not to be as Purcell gathered his sport collectively in the second set.
The sustained stress noticed Purcell, the Wimbledon doubles title winner in 2022, incomes three break factors in the tenth sport however Duckworth, a World No. 128, saved all of them to maintain it. But finally, Purcell made the decisive break in the twelfth sport to go degree at 1 set. He received the second set 7-5.
The third set glided by serve, though Purcell appeared extra assured and picked up. His mixture of energy and contact was a sight to the sore eyes, particularly the guile and really feel in his backhand.
In the tie-break, Purcell closed out the match with out a lot ado, as a good home of the group cheered him on.
It was the simply end result of the celebrated event, hosted by the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) on the KSLTA Stadium in Bengaluru, which witnessed high-voltage motion dished out by prime gamers from greater than 20 nations.
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On Saturday, the South Korean-Taipei pair of Yunseong Chung and Yu Hsiou Hsu clinched the doubles title defeating the Indian duo of Anirudh Chandrasekhar and N Vijay Sundar Prashanth.
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