Profitable partnership: Jeevan and Vijay received their sixth title as a pair.
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Prime seeds Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Vijay Sundar Prashanth beat second seeds Blake Bayldon and Matthew Romios of Australia 3-6, 6-3, [10-0] within the doubles ultimate of the Pune Metropolitan $160,000 Maha Open Challenger tennis event on the Balewadi Stadium in Pune on Saturday.
It was the sixth title as a pair for Jeevan and Vijay who had received their first title collectively in 2012. The champion collected 100 ATP factors and $7,960. The runner-up pocketed 60 factors and $4,600.
It was the thirty fifth doubles crown within the skilled circuit for the 36-year-old Jeevan. It was the twenty seventh title for the 38-year-old Vijay. The 2 had received the Tour occasion final 12 months in Hangzhou.
In singles, sixth seed Brandon Holt of USA arrange a title conflict with Dalibor Svrcina of the Czech Republic.
Brandon beat eighth seed Alexis Galarneau of Canada 7-5, 6-4, after having led 5-0 within the first set. Dalibor needed to combat his well past Khumoyun Sultanov of Uzbekistan after dropping the primary set within the tie-break. Nonetheless, the Uzbek retired whereas trailing 1-3 within the decider owing to exhaustion.
It has been a constant run within the three Challengers in India for the 22-year-old Dalibor, who had made the semifinals in Chennai and the second spherical in Delhi. He will likely be searching for his maiden Challenger title.
The 26-year-old Brandon, ranked a career-best 153, will likely be searching for his second Challenger crown this season, after having received the Nonthaburi Challenger in Thailand.
The outcomes:
Singles (semifinals): Brandon Holt (USA) bt Alexis Galarneau (Can) 7-5, 6-4; Dalibor Svrcina (Cze) bt Khumoyun Sultanov (Uzb) 6-7(8), 6-0, 3-1 (retired).
Doubles (ultimate): Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan & Vijay Sundar Prashanth bt Blake Bayldon & Matthew Romios (Aus) 3-6, 6-3, [10-0].
Revealed – February 22, 2025 06:48 pm IST
