Latest Maha Open ATP Challenger News & Updates

Pune, Feb 27 (IANS) Local boy and wildcard entrant Manas Dhamne’s sensational run at the Maha Open ATP Challenger 75 Men’s Tennis Championship came to an end in the Mhalunge Balewadi Tennis Stadium at the Shiv Chhatrapati Kreeda Sankul in Pune on Friday.The 18-year-old squandered two match points, going down to Croatia’s Duje Ajdukovic in a tense battle in the Men’s Singles quarterfinals of the tournament, which is organised by Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) in association w…

Pune, Feb 26 (IANS) Britain’s Felix Gill held his nerve in a high-intensity battle to defeat India’s top star Sumit Nagal 7-6(4), 0-6, 6-3 in a marathon encounter lasting 2 hours and 37 minutes and make it to the quarterfinals in the Maha Open ATP Challenger 75 Men’s Tennis Championship played in the Mhalunge Balewadi Tennis Stadium in the Shiv Chhatrapati Kreeda Sankul in Pune.Nagal took the lead twice in the first set, breaking on two occasions, but he could not hold his serve, taking the …

Pune, Feb 25 (IANS) Hometown hero Manas Dhamne continued his fine form at the Maha Open ATP Challenger 75 men’s tennis Championship, storming into the men’s singles quarterfinals at the Shiv Chhatrapati Kreeda Sankul, Mhalunge Balewadi Tennis Stadium on Wednesday. Unseeded players Duje Ajduković of Croatia, Alastair Gray of Great Britain, and sixth seeded Italian Federico Cina were the other players from the top half to make the last eight stage.Indian wildcard Manas Dhamne thrilled the home cr…

Pune, Feb 24 (IANS) India’s top-ranked star Sumit Nagal delivered a commanding performance while local teenager and the country’s rising youngster Manas Dhamne showcased nerves of steel to spearhead the Indian charge in the Maha Open ATP Challenger 75 Men’s Tennis Championship at the Shiv Chhatrapati Kreeda Sankul in Pune on Tuesday.Nagal thrilled a lively home crowd with a clinical 6-1, 6-2 victory over seventh seed Rio Noguchi of Japan, securing victory in an hour and 9 minutes, dictating pl…

Pune, Feb 23 (IANS) Former top-50-ranked player Ilya Ivashka pulled off the upset of the day, knocking out top seed Federico Agustin Gomez in a thrilling three-set battle in the opening round of the Maha Open ATP Challenger 75 Men’s Tennis Championship at the Mhalunge Balewadi Tennis Stadium at the Shiv Chhatrapati Kreeda Sankul in Pune on Monday. The tournament is organised by Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) in association with the Department of Sports and Youth Services, Govt…