Kadhe-Erler lift doubles title

NT Correspondent

It could not have been a better treat for the tennis buffs who had turned out in good numbers at the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association. The victory by an Indian doubled their joy as Arjun Kadhe joined hands with Austrian Alexander Erler to win the doubles title in the Bengaluru Open 2 ATP Challenger here on Saturday. The top seeded pair defeated the third seeded Indian duo of Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-3, 6-7 (4), 10-7 in the final after the latter had gone into the match with the tag of defending champions.

Meanwhile in the singles semifinals, top seed Aleksandar Vukic halted the run of last week’s finalist Borna Gojo of Croatia with a 7-6 (5), 6-3 victory.

In the title clash, the Australian will meet Bulgarian Dimitar Kuzmanov, who scripted an epic comeback victory against third seeded Frenchman Enzo Couacaud 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. \

Enzo seemed to be in better control of the situation than his opponent when he earned two breaks in the first and third games to go 3-0 up before his serve was broken.