Karthik Stuns Kamboj as Manish, Vaidehee Reach Fenesta QFs
Pranav Karthik caused the biggest upset of the 31st Fenesta Open on Wednesday, rallying from a set down to beat fourth seed Udit Kamboj in the second round in New Delhi.
The 21-year-old from Tamil Nadu won 1-6, 7-6(7-3), 6-2 in two hours and 31 minutes, according to the tournament press release.
Karthik said afterwards that he had thought he was going to lose after the first set but kept serving well, and the tiebreak gave him confidence.
Men's top seed Manish Sureshkumar had an easier day, beating Lakshit Sood 6-0, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals.
Women's top seed Vaidehee Chaudhari also advanced, defeating 16-year-old Ahaan Ahaan 6-4, 6-1.
Suraj Prabodh, who had knocked out second seed Aditya Balsekar on Tuesday, joined the last eight along with seeds Maan Kesharwani and Rohan Mehra. Sureshkumar and partner Nitin Sinha are also the top seeds in the men's doubles draw.
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