The tournament is organised by Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) in association with the Department of Sports and Youth Services, Govt of Maharashtra, PCMC, PMC, and PMDTA, and sponsored by Pune Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (PMRDA).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ivashka dominated the opening set 6-1 before Gomez roared back to take the second by the same score line. The decider went down to an intense tie-breaker, where Ivashka held his nerve to seal a 6-1, 1-6, 7-6(7) victory in a match lasting 2 hours and 25 minutes, booking his place in the second round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Japan\u2019s Yuta Shimizu produced a clinical performance to defeat Italy\u2019s Lorenzo Carboni 6-4, 6-4 in straight sets. Britain\u2019s Alastair Gray battled past Poland\u2019s Daniel Michalski 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in a hard-fought contest. Croatia\u2019s Duje Ajdukovic also advanced comfortably with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Korea\u2019s Shin San-hui.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It was not a great outing for the two Indian qualifiers as Takuya Kumasaka of Japan defeated S.D. Prajwal Dev 6-4, 6-2, while Chinese Taipei's Tung-Lin Wu enjoyed a 7-5, 6-4 win over Digvijaypratap Singh in the final round of qualifying matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Japan\u2019s Maks Kasnikowski, Masamichi Imamura, Yusuke Takahashi, and Malaysian Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong were the other qualifiers. With several closely contested matches and a major upset on the opening day, the ATP Challenger 75 event promises more high-quality action in the days ahead as players vie for crucial ranking points and the coveted title in Pune.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Results (first round):<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Singles:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ilya Ivashka bt Federico Agustin Gomez[1](ARG)6-1, 1-6, 7-6(7);<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Yuta Shimizu (JPN) bt Lorenzo Carboni (ITA)6-4, 6-4;<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Alastair Gray (GBR) Vs Daniel Michalski (POL) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3;<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Duje Ajdukovic (CRO) bt Sanhui Shin (KOR) 6-2, 6-4;<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Final Qualifying round:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Takuya Kumasaka [7] (JPN) bt S.D. Prajwal Dev (IND) 6-4, 6-2;<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tung-Lin Wu [2] (TPE) bt Digvijaypratap Singh (IND) 7-5, 6-4;<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Maks Kasnikowski [1] (POL) bt Egor Agafonov 6-4, 6-4;<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Masamichi Imamura [11] (JPN) bt David Jorda Sanchis [3] (ESP) 6-4, 6-3;<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Maks Kasnikowski [1] (POL) bt Egor Agafonov 6-4, 6-4;<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Yusuke Takahashi [10] (JPN) bt Alexander Binda [6] (ITA) 6-4, 6-3.<\/p>\r\n\r\n