Maharashtra Open Highlights: Top seed Marin Cilic pulled out of the Maharashtra Open just before his quarterfinal contest on Thursday, 5th January 2023. Cilic suffered a knee injury and withdrew from the quarterfinal against Tallon Griekspoor. Earlier, in the first match of the day, Aslan Karatsev defeated Pedro Martinez in straight sets. Second seed Botic van de Zandschulp too advanced to the semifinal with a straight set victory against Maximilian Marterer. Meanwhile, in the doubles, Ramkumar Ramanathan and his partner Miguel Reyes Varela bowed out after suffering defeat against top seed Rajeev Ram and Joes Salisbury. Follow Maharashtra Open 2023 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Maharashtra Open Highlights: Botic van de Zandschulp, Aslan Karatsev & Tallon Griekspoor enter semifinal of Maharashtra Open, Ramanathan-Varela lose against Ram-Salisbury pair – Watch Highlights
Matches on Day 3
Singles
- Pedro Martinez LOST TO Aslan Karatsev – 1-6, 2-6
- Marin Cilic vs Tallon Griekspoor – Walkover
- Botic van de Zandschulp BEAT Maximilian Marterer – 6-4, 6-2
- Benjamin Bonzi BEAT Filip Krajinovic – 7-6, 6-4
Doubles
Ramkumar Ramanathan / Miguel Reyes Varela LOST TO Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury – 2-6, 1-6
Botic van de Zandschulp vs Maximilian Marterer
Marin Cilic vs Tallon Griekspoor
Top seed Marin Cilic had to withdraw from the quarterfinal contest as he suffered a knee injury. The World No.17 was the favourite against Tallon Griekspoor but he suffered the injury during his warm-up ahead of the match. Earlier in the tournament, Cilic prevailed a scare against Carballes Baena by winning the match in three sets.
Unseeded Tallon Griekspoor has been in good touch in the tournament. He entered the quarterfinal on the back of two straight set victories against Jaume Munar and Marco Cecchinato. Griekspoor will now face Aslan Karatsev in the semifinal.
After his withdrawal, Cilic said, “Hey guys, very sorry that I couldn’t come out again today to compete. Today during the warm up I injured my knee and unfortunately it didn’t get better until I was about to go out on the court. Thanks to the fans for the great support this week, it was fantastic. I’m looking forward to return to India in the future to compete over here again.”
In the other singles quarter-finals, World No. 59 Aslan Karatsev registered a dominating 6-1, 6-2 victory against the World No. 63 Pedro Martinez whereas No. 2 seed Botic van de Zandschulp thrashed the qualifier Maximilian Marterer 6-4, 6-2.
Ramkumar Ramanathan / Miguel Reyes Varela vs Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury
India’s Ramkumar Ramanathan, along with partner Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela, suffered a 2-6, 1-6 loss against the top-seeded pair of Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury in the other doubles quarter-final.
Meanwhile, N. Sriram Balaji and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan pulled off one of the major upsets of the fifth edition of the Maharashtra Open beating the No. 2 seed American duo 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5) in the doubles quarter-finals.
Balaji and Jeevan, who entered the tournament as an alternative pair, put up a sensational show in both the thrilling sets, which were decided in the tie-breakers.
The pair consists of Jackson Withrow, World No. 49 and Nathaniel Lammons, ranked 46 in the world, gave their all to take the match into the final tie-breaker but the Indians did enough to get the result in their favour at the end of the second set. Balaji and Jeeven ended 2022 with six successive semi-finals appearances at the Challenger events.
Where to watch Maharashtra Open LIVE?
All the matches can be watched LIVE on Sports 18 and Jio Cinema App.
