A day to forget for Indian players at the Pune Challenger. With six home favorites in action at the Challenger 100 event ended in dismay for the players and fans. Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha was handed a tough three-set loss to seventh seed Dane Sweeny, while Sasi Kumar Mukund couldn’t take the court and handed Adam Walton a walkover.
In doubles, top seeds Arjun Kadhe and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan lost in straight sets to third seeds Chung Yun-seong and Dan Added. Meanwhile, Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni were handed a two-set thrashing by Adam Walton and Tristan Schoolkate.
With these losses, no Indian will be in action in the semifinals or finals of the tournament, despite being the top seed in both singles and doubles.
Pune Challenger, Day 5 Round-up: Scores
Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha lost to [7] Dane Sweeny (6-4, 2-6, 6-7)
Sasi Kumar Mukund lost to Adam Walton (Walkover)
[1] Arjun Kadhe and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan lost to [3] Chung Yun-seong and Dan Added (6-3, 6-4)
Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni lost to Adam Walton and Tristan Schoolkate (7-6, 6-2)
[4] Valentin Vacherot beat Enzo Couacaud (7-6, 6-4)
[2] Alexey Zakharov beat Alexey Zakharov (6-4, 6-3)
