Pune (Maharashtra) [India], February 23 (ANI): Former top-50-ranked participant Ilya Ivashka pulled off the upset of the day, knocking out prime seed Federico Agustin Gomez in an exciting three-set battle within the opening spherical of the PMRDA Powered Maha Open ATP Challenger 75 Men’s Tennis Championship on the Shiv Chhatrapati Kreeda Sankul, Mhalunge Balewadi Tennis Stadium, based on a launch.
The match is organised by Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) in affiliation with the Department of Sports and Youth Services, Govt of Maharashtra, PCMC, PMC and PMDTA and sponsored by Pune Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (PMRDA). Ivashka dominated the opening set 6-1 earlier than Gomez roared again to take the second set by the identical scoreline. The decider went all the way down to an intense tie-breaker, the place Ivashka held his nerve to seal a 6-1, 1-6, 7-6(7) victory in a match lasting 2 hours and 25 minutes, reserving his place within the second spherical.
Japan’s Yuta Shimizu produced a scientific efficiency to defeat Italy’s Lorenzo Carboni 6-4, 6-4 in straight units. Britain’s Alastair Gray battled previous Poland’s Daniel Michalski 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in a hard-fought contest. Croatia’s Duje Ajdukovic additionally superior comfortably with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Korea’s Shin San-hui.
It was not an amazing outing for the 2 Indian qualifiers as Takuya Kumasaka of Japan defeated S D Prajwal Dev 6-4, 6-2, whereas Chinese Taipei’s Tung-Lin Wu loved a 7-5, 6-4 win over Digvijaypratap Singh within the last spherical of qualifying matches.
Japan’s Maks Kasnikowski, Masamichi Imamura, YusukeTakahashi and Malaysian Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong had been the opposite qualifiers. With a number of intently contested matches and a serious upset on the opening day, the ATP Challenger 75 occasion guarantees extra high-quality motion within the days forward as gamers vie for essential rating factors and the coveted title in Pune.
The opening day of the match was inaugurated within the presence of the Commissioner of Sports, Maharashtra, Sheetal Teli- Ugale (IAS); Deepak Singla (IAS), PMRDA Jt Commissioner; Prashant Sutar, President of MSLTA; Sunder Iyer, Hon Secretary of MSLTA; Rogerio Santos, ATP Supervisor. Results:
Main Draw (First Round)
Singles:Ilya Ivashka bt Federico Agustin Gomez[1](ARG)6-1, 1-6, 7-6(7);Yuta Shimizu (JPN) bt Lorenzo Carboni (ITA)6-4, 6-4;Alastair Gray (GBR) Vs Daniel Michalski (POL) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3;Duje Ajdukovic (CRO) bt Sanhui Shin (KOR) 6-2, 6-4;
Final Qualifying spherical:
Takuya Kumasaka [7] (JPN) bt S D Prajwal Dev (IND) 6-4, 6-2; Tung-Lin Wu [2] (TPE) bt Digvijaypratap Singh (IND) 7-5, 6-4;Maks Kasnikowski [1] (POL) bt Egor Agafonov 6-4, 6-4; Masamichi Imamura [11] (JPN) bt David Jorda Sanchis [3] (ESP) 6-4, 6-3; Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong (MAS) bt Tsung-Hao Huang [8] (TPE) 6-2, 6-3; Yusuke Takahashi [10] (JPN) bt Alexander Binda [6] (ITA) 6-4, 6-3. (ANI)