Saketh-Ramkumar duo in doubles final

India’s Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan will look to do an encore of their last week’s performance when they take on the Indian-Austrian duo of Arjun Kadhe and Alexander Erler in the final of the doubles event after their 6-1, 7-6 (3) victory over the French-Australian pair of Enzo Coucaud and Andrew Harris in the Bengaluru Open 2 ATP Challenger here on Friday.

The top-ranked Kadhe-Erler won a hardfought 6-4, 4-6, 10-3 battle against the allIndian pair of N Sriram Balaji and Vishnu Vardhan.

‘Gud luck mite’ said the Australian Max Purcell to his countrymate Aleksandar Vukic as the coin went up during the toss. The latter did need luck as the Australian Open finalist Purcell gave him a run for his money, stretching the top seed to three sets before caving in. Vukic walked away as a 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 victor and will meet last week’s finalist Borna Gojo in the first semifinal. Gojo quelled the challenge of Swiss qualifier Antoine Bellier 6-4, 7-6 (3).

Results
Singles (QFs) 1-Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) bt Max Purcell (AUS) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4; Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) bt Mathias Bourgue (FRA) 6-4, 6-2; 3-Enzo Couacaud (FRA) bt Johan Nikles (SUI) 6-1, 6-2; Borna Gojo (CRO) Vs. Q-Antoine Bellier (SUI) 6-4, 7-6 (3).

Doubles (Semis) 1-Alexander Erler (AUT)/Arjun Kadhe (IND) bt 4-N Sriram Balaji/Vishnu Vardhan 6-4, 4-6, 10-3; 3-Saketh Myneni (IND)/Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND) bt Enzo Coucaud (FRA)/Andrew Harris (AUS) 6-1, 7-6 (3).