Published By: Ritayan Basu
Last Updated: April 01, 2023, 21:26 IST
Mukund Sasikumar and Vishnu Vardhan gained the doubles title on the ITF Mysuru Open 2023 (IANS)
Mukund Sasikumar and Vishnu Vardhan defeated B. Ritvick Choudary and Nikki Poonacha 6-3, 6-4 to win the doubles title on the ITF Mysuru Open 2023
India’s Mukund Sasikumar and Vishnu Vardhan confirmed admirable enduring powers on their method to the doubles title within the ITF Mysuru Open 2023 on the Mysore Tennis Club on Saturday.
In the ultimate on Saturday, they defeated the top-seeded Indian pair of B. Ritvick Choudary and Nikki Poonacha 6-3, 6-4 in 1 hour and 10 minutes.
Mukund and Vishnu warded off seven break factors within the match whereas they transformed two alternatives to interrupt their opponents to ease their method to the title.
“First of all, I’m very pleased to return to Mysore Tennis Club. I used to be right here as a 12-year-old and I used to be additionally the winner of the primary International match right here in 2012. Now, I’m very pleased to win the doubles title, so I feel I partially defended my title,” said Vishnu Vardhan after the match.
“This is my first title post-Covid and thanks a lot to Mukund for helping me with that. It was fun sharing the court with him and thanks to Mukund’s mom for supporting us off the court. It is always fun to play against Niki and Ritvick, who had beaten me in the last three ITF events, so I could get my revenge this week,” he added.
“Both Niki and Ritvick are very hard-working gamers and I want each of you attain larger levels quickly. And Vishnu, I’ve seen him for a number of years now and he offers 100 per cent on a regular basis and treats all of the matches with the identical significance.
“A bit of story now, once I got here right here with my mother in 2012 I used to be reconsidering enjoying tennis professionally and from that time to be within the Grand Slam rating and India No 1, it has been a outstanding journey. During the pandemic, my life hit the all-time low once more however I used to be determined that no matter how this week had gone, this shall be a brand new begin to an unforgettable journey this 12 months and I hope to return right here quickly however hopefully you will note me in larger tournaments,” said Mukund after the final match.
It was the second match of the day for Mukund and Vishnu and they showed great powers of concentration to stay focused on the task.
They also won more than 80 per cent of points on both first and second serves, indicating the consistency in their game.
Earlier in the day, Mukund and Vishnu romped into the doubles final upsetting the second-seeded Australia-Ukraine pair of Blake Ellis and Vladyslav Orlov 6-4, 7-5.
The USD 25,000 occasion is being hosted by the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA).
In the singles, India’s campaign ended when Mysuru lad S D Prajwal Dev went down fighting to George Loffhagen of Britain 5-7, 4-6 in a tight semifinal match that lasted precisely two hours.
Loffhagen will face eighth seeded Australian Blake Ellis, who shocked second seeded American Oliver Crawford 7-5, 6-3 in the other last four clash. The final will be played on Sunday.
Results:
Singles (semis): George Loffhagen (GBR) beat SD Prajwal Dev (IND) 7-5, 6-4; (8) Ellis Blake (AUS) beat (2) Oliver Crawford (USA) 7-5, 6-3
Doubles (semis): Mukund Sasikumar (IND)/Vishnu Vardhan (IND) beat (2) Blake Ellis (AUS)/Vladyslav Orlov (UKR) 6-4, 7-5
Doubles (final): Mukund Sasikumar (IND)/Vishnu Vardhan (IND) beat Ritvick Choudary/Niki Poonacha (IND) 6-3, 6-4
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