Former top-50-ranked player Ilya Ivashka caused a major upset by defeating top seed Federico Agustin Gomez in a thrilling three-set match at the Maha Open ATP Challenger 75 Men’s Tennis Championship in Pune. Ivashka dominated the first set 6-1, but Gomez fought back to take the second set with the same score. The match culminated in an intense tie-breaker, with Ivashka emerging victorious with a 6-1, 1-6, 7-6(7) scoreline after 2 hours and 25 minutes.
In other matches, Japan’s Yuta Shimizu secured a straight-sets victory over Italy’s Lorenzo Carboni with a score of 6-4, 6-4. Britain’s Alastair Gray faced a tough challenge against Poland’s Daniel Michalski but managed to win 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Croatia’s Duje Ajdukovic also advanced comfortably with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Korea’s Shin San-hui.
The tournament also witnessed Japanese qualifier Takuya Kumasaka defeating S.D. Prajwal Dev 6-4, 6-2, and Chinese Taipei’s Tung-Lin Wu securing a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Digvijaypratap Singh in the final round of qualifying matches. The event saw several closely contested matches and a significant upset on the first day, setting the stage for more high-quality action in the upcoming days as players compete for ranking points and the championship title in Pune.
