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Tata Open: Ramkumar, Kadhe go down fighting

Top-ranked Indian Ramkumar (World No.182) took control of the second set with a 4-2 lead. He later secured it comfortably with a brilliant serve to level the score.

Tata Open: Ramkumar, Kadhe go down fighting
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Ramkumar Ramanathan in action in the first roundc

Pune

Ramkumar Ramanathan and Arjun Kadhe produced spirited performances before going down fighting in their respective singles opening round matches at the Tata Open Maharashtra 2022 at the Balewadi Stadium here on Tuesday.

While Ramkumar suffered a 6-7(7), 6-4, 3-6 defeat against eight seed Stefano Travaglia of Italy, local boy Kadhe lost 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 2-6 to Portugal’s Joao Sousa. On centre court, both Ramkumar and Travaglia looked in good touch in an intense first set, whose score read 4-4 at one stage. The Chennai-based edged ahead 6-5 in the opener, but was forced into a tie-break that eventually ended in Travaglia’s favour.

Top-ranked Indian Ramkumar (World No.182) took control of the second set with a 4-2 lead. He later secured it comfortably with a brilliant serve to level the score. However, World No.93 Travaglia made a strong comeback in the decider with a 5-3 cushion. While serving for the match, the Italian pocketed the deciding set and earned a second round spot.

Earlier in the day, Kadhe made Sousa work hard for every point in the first two sets, both of which ended in tie-breaks. However, the Indian’s challenge in the singles competition came to an end after the Portuguese took charge of the final set.

Meanwhile, Rohan Bopanna said that the presence of singles players in the doubles events is, in a way, good for the sport as they draw more fans into the stadiums. Bopanna will combine with Ramkumar in the doubles event at the ongoing Tata Open

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