No.1 seeded Tikam Singh Panwar defeated Raj Dutta 6-3, 6-1 in the final of the 55-year-old group in the third World Ranking ITF S400 Lawn Tennis Tournament. Along with Tikam, Deepak Bagora, Ajit Sail, Kartikeya Singh, Mishal Javia, and Shikhar Gad entered the final round.
They defeated the rival players of their respective groups. The Elysium Club by Solapur District Lawn Tennis Association sponsored the tournament. Under the approval of the All India Lawn Tennis Association and Maharashtra State ITF S400 Lawn Tennis Association.
Kartikeya Singh provides upset at ITF S400 Lawn Tennis Tournament
In the men’s over 50 category, unseeded Deepak Bagora beat fourth-seeded Naveen Agarwal 6-3, 6-1 in the semi-finals of the tournament. This was held at MSLTA Tennis Centre, District Sports Complex, and Elysium Club. While Ajit Sail defeated second-seeded Akhil Mathur 6-4, 6-1. The former reached the final round with a sensational win in the two straight sets.
In the men’s over-35 category, top seed Mishal Javia defeated Arush Shah 6-4, 7-5 in the semi-finals. While unseeded Kartikeya Singh Verma defeated No.2 seeded Chand Shaikh 6-4, 6-3 in straight sets to qualify for the final. Top seed Shikhar Gad saw off the challenge of fourth seed Surya Pawan 6-3, 7-5 in the semi-finals of the over-30 category. Third seed Ajay Sodhatar defeated second seed Partha Chiwte by 1-6, 6-2, 10-8.
