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National Tennis C’ship: Manish, Keerthivassan, Vaishnavi & Akanksha Enter Final
All India Tennis Association: The semifinals of the 30th National Tennis Championship produced contrasting contests as Manish Sureshkumar and Keerthivassan Suresh advanced to the men’s singles final, while Vaishnavi Adkar and Akanksha Nitture set up an enthralling final showdown in the women’s singles category at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi.
Tamil Nadu’s Manish Sureshkumar recovered from a slow beginning to overcome fourth seed Ishaque Eqbal of West Bengal 1-6, 6-1, 6-1. Eqbal dictated the early rallies, breaking serve twice to sweep the first set. Manish adjusted quickly, taking control of the baseline exchanges. Once he broke early in the second set, the momentum shifted entirely in his favor, and he closed out the match with two near-identical sets of 6-1.
Meanwhile, Keerthivassan Suresh prevailed in a marathon against Madwin Kamath, winning 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-4 after four hours and ten minutes. The opening set went to a tie-break, where Keerthivassan’s consistency from the back of the court proved decisive.
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