Kadhe ends runner-up in Abuja ITF Futures

Playing in his fourth final on the ITF circuit this season, the 397th-ranked Kadhe lost 3-6 1-6 to his opponent, placed three places above him in the ranking chart. "First set was pretty close and he played really well. It was tough for me to break him. In second set, I lost the first few games which I should have won on deuce," said Kadhe.

It was the third runner-up finish for the 24-year old from Pune after similar results in Kolkata and Trivandrum earlier this year. "It's a learning process and being consistent with performance is key too, especially when you are playing doubles and singles both," he said. 

Kadhe had won title in Bhubaneswar in February.