Ramkumar Ramanathan. (Twitter)
The fourth seed Ramanathan beat Digvijay 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6) in an intense contest within the summit conflict, which noticed no service break throughout all the period of the match.
Asian Games silver medallist Ramkumar Ramanathan warded off a troublesome problem from third seed Digvijay Pratap Singh in an all-Indian remaining to emerge champion within the ITF Dharwad Men’s World Tennis Tour on Sunday.
The fourth seed Ramanathan beat Digvijay 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6) to pocket the winner’s cheque of USD 3600 and 20 ATP factors.
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Digvijay returned with USD 2120 and 12 ATP factors from the Dharwad District Lawn Tennis Association courts.
This was the primary time these two gamers have been assembly one another, and the competition remained intense as there was no service break throughout all the period of the match.
In a carefully contested first set, Ramanathan’s aggressive strategy paid off as he received it in tie-break.
In the second set tie-break, Digvijay had constructed a 4-1 lead however a number of unforced errors nullified his benefit as Ramanathan finally prevailed over his youthful opponent.
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“I had been struggling with my game since the last few weeks. Capping off with a win gives me the much-needed confidence heading into my future tournaments,” mentioned Ramanathan after the ultimate.
Later, the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) felicitated Ramanathan for successful the lads’s doubles silver medal on the Hangzhou Asian Games and introduced him with a cheque of Rs 1 lakh.
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