Maharashtra Open Final Highlights: Unseeded Tallon Griekspoor won his first-ever ATP title of his career. The Dutch defeated France’s Benjamin Bonzi 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the Men’s Singles final at the Maharashtra Open on Saturday, 7th January 2023. Earlier in the day, India’s Men’s Doubles duo Jeevan Neduncheziyan and Sriram Balaji finished as runner up. The duo faced 6-4, 6-4 defeat against Belgium’s Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen in the title clash on Saturday. Follow Maharashtra Open 2023 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Maharashtra Open Final Highlights: Tallon Griekspoor defeats Benjamin Bonzi in singles final, Jeevan Neduncheziyan & Sriram Balaji finish as runner up in Men’s Doubles at Maharashtra Open- Watch Highlights
Final Fixtures
Singles
Tallon Griekspoor BEAT Benjamin Bonzi – 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
N. Sriram Balaji /Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan LOST TO Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen – 6-4, 6-4
Tallon Griekspoor vs Benjamin Bonzi
The Dutch tennis star Tallon Griekspoor dropped the first set but pulled off a stunning come-from-behind 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 win against the World No. 60 Benjamin Bonzi. The 26-year-old Bonzi, somehow, managed to take the charge in the first set after 4-4 as he added five successive points to secure it 6-4 and take 1-0 lead in the match.
Griekspoor looked in no mood to give up easily as the second set too witnessed a nail-biting competition when both the players, with a career-high rankings of 44, denied the opponent a big lead. Leading at 4-3, Bonzi looked more comfortable amongst the two as he bagged four consecutive points to make it 5-4 but, serving big, Griekspoor pulled off an incredible turnaround not only to level the scores but also to take the match into the decider.
He carried the momentum in the crucial third set, keeping himself ahead in the match at 3-1 and then stretched the lead further to 4-2 before clinching the set as well as the match comfortably in the end.
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— Tata Open Maharashtra (@MaharashtraOpen) January 7, 2023
N. Sriram Balaji /Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan vs Julian Cash and Henry Patten
It was the sixth ATP Tour title for the Belgian duo, who entered the title clash after thrashing No. 1 seed Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury in the semi-finals last night. Their last title came in Singapore in 2021.
Balaji and Jeevan started the game on a winning note by taking 1-0 lead. However, Gille-Vliegen quickly shifted gears and, despite some resistance from the Indians, pocketed the opening set 6-4 convincingly.
The Tamil Nadu-born duo, playing their maiden ATP Tour final since making tour-level debut as a team in 2012, managed to win a game when they were trailing 2-4 down in the second set and put up a strong fight, showing signs of a comeback. But, Gille-Vliegen continued to play aggressively and did not allow Indians to recover before wrapping up the set as well as the match in one hour and 10 minutes.
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