Manish, a former champion, was made to work hard by Nitin Kumar Sinha of Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) before prevailing 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 in a contest that lasted over three hours.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After losing the first set, the Tamil Nadu player found his rhythm to level the match and then held his nerve in a tense deciding set tiebreak to secure his spot in the last four.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the women\u2019s singles, Vaishnavi Adkar of Maharashtra showed her dominance as the top seed by defeating seventh seed Sahira Singh of Punjab 6-3, 6-1 in straight sets. The 2025 World University Games Bronze medallist broke Sahira\u2019s serve at crucial moments in the first set and then raced through the second to seal her semifinal berth in commanding fashion.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Supported by DCM Shriram Ltd., and held under the aegis of the All India Tennis Association (AITA) and the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA), the Fenesta Open is India\u2019s largest domestic tennis championship, drawing top contenders from across the country.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Later in the women\u2019s singles, Soha Sadiq of Karnataka continued her fine run in the tournament with a straight-sets win over Haryana\u2019s Aditi Rawat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The fourth seed overcame multiple deuce battles to record a 6-3, 6-2 victory in one hour and 35 minutes to reach the semifinals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In another men\u2019s singles quarterfinals, fourth seed Ishaque Eqbal of West Bengal produced a strong performance to oust seventh seed Ajay Malik of Haryana 6-1, 6-2 and advance to the last four.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, in the girls U-18 singles category, Snigdha Kanta of Karnataka upset no. 1 seed Diya Ramesh of Tamil Nadu 6-3, 6-3 in the girls\u2019 quarterfinals, while sixth seed Hruthik Katakam of Telangana staged a fine comeback to beat seed 1, Mahalingam Kandhavel of Tamil Nadu, 1-6, 7-6, 6-1 in the boys\u2019 U-18 quarterfinals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In another men\u2019s singles quarterfinals, fourth seed Ishaque Eqbal of West Bengal produced a strong performance to oust seventh seed Ajay Malik of Haryana 6-1, 6-2 and advance to the last four.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Boys and Girls Under-16 & Under-14 category qualifying and main draw matches will be played from October 5 to October 11.<\/p>\r\n\r\n