Svrcina along with his winnings.
| Photograph Credit score: Particular Association
Unseeded Dalibor Svrcina of the Czech Republic capped a superb run by beating sixth seed Brandon Holt of USA 7-6(3), 6-1 within the remaining of the Pune Metropolitan $160,000 Maha Open Challenger tennis event on the Balewadi Stadium in Pune on Sunday.
It was the sixth singles title within the skilled circuit for the 22-year-old Svrcina, and third on Indian soil.
The champion gained 100 ATP factors and $22,730. The runner-up bought 50 factors and $13,350.
Svrcina, who had made the semifinals in Chennai and the second spherical in Delhi within the present sequence in India, had gained his final two titles in Bhubaneswar and Mumbai in $25,000 occasions.
The Czech, who had misplaced the third spherical of the qualifying occasion on the Australian Open this 12 months, transformed 4 of seven break level probabilities, as towards two of six by his American opponent.
It was a commendable run by the 26-year-old Holt, at present ranked a career-best 153, as he had overwhelmed the highest seed Billy Harris alongside the best way.
Son of former World No.1 and two-time US Open girls’s champion Tracy Austin, Holt was on the lookout for his second title of the season following the one in Nonthaburi, Thailand, and the tenth of his profession.
The caravan now strikes to Bengaluru on Monday.
The outcomes (remaining): Dalibor Svrcina (Cze) bt Brandon Holt (USA) 7-6(3), 6-1.
Printed – February 23, 2025 07:07 pm IST
