Mysuru, March 28, India's Sidharth Rawat outclassed Dali Blanch of the USA 6-3, 6-2 to storm into the singles pre-quarterfinals of the Mysuru Open 2023 tennis tournament here on Tuesday.<\/p>
Rawat, the seventh seed, was clinical in his execution and used his serve to telling effect at the Mysore Tennis Club. The Indian star had a stunning 100 per cent success rate on his first serve while he collected 95 per cent of points on his second serve as well en route to a facile win. <\/p>
Three other Indians too entered the Round of 16 and they were: Ishaque Eqbal who beat R Suraj Prabodh 7-6(4), 6-0; Faisal Qamar who got the better of Rishi Reddy 6-1, 6-1 and Karan Singh, who tamed Grigoriy Lomakin of Kazhakistan 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (3). <\/p>
The USD 25,000 event is being hosted by the Karnataka Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA). <\/p>
Indian players made their mark in style in the doubles Round of 16 as well. Leading the charge for the hosts were the top-seeded pair of B. Rithvik Choudary and Niki Poonacha. They had little trouble in warding off compatriots SD Prajwal Dev and G. Sai Karteek Reddy 6-7(3), 7-6(6), 10-7 after a gruelling match of 1 hour and 58 minutes to enter the quarterfinals. <\/p>
The fourth-seeded pair of Parikshit Somani and Manish Sureshkumar too registered an easy win over fellow Indian duo of Tushar Madan and Lohithaksha Bathrinath 6-2, 6-3. <\/p>
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Singles (Round of 32): Ishaque Eqbal beat Suraj R. Prabodh 7-6(4), 6-0; Faisal Qamar beat Rishi Reddy 6-1, 6-1; Woobin Shin beat Madhwin Kamath 6-1, 1-0 (ret); 7-Sidharth Rawat beat Dali Blanch 6-3, 6-2; Karan Singh beat Grigoriy Lomakin 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(3); Wei Kang Leong beat Sandesh Dattatray 7-5, 6-1<\/p>
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