Mumbai, November 12: In a battle of young talent, 22-year-old Dev Javia drew on his experience to overcome 17-year-old wildcard S. Rethin Pranav in a hard-fought three-set match, advancing to the second round of the MSLTA 25K Men’s ITF Tennis Tournament. The tournament is organized by the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) and played at the GA Ranade Tennis Court.
Javia, currently ranked 688 in the world, staged an impressive comeback from 1-4 down in the final set, ultimately defeating India’s 17-year-old national men’s champion and wildcard entrant Senthil Kumar Rethin Pranav, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, in a grueling 2-hour 37-minute contest to secure his place in the round of sixteen.
In another singles match, Adhithya Ganesan from the USA defeated Frenchman Arthur Weber with a solid 6-2, 6-4 victory.
Results: Main Draw – First Round
Singles:
- Adhithya Ganesan (USA) bt Arthur Weber (FRA) 6-2, 6-4
- Dev Javia (IND) bt (WC) Senthil Kumar Rethin Pranav (IND) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Doubles:
- Egor Agafonov / Bogdan Bobrov [1] bt Rishab Agarwal / Rishi Reddy (IND) 6-4, 6-7(4), 10-8
- Aryan Shah (IND) / Adhithya Ganesan (USA) bt Sidharth Rawat / Siddharth Vishwakarma (IND) 7-5, 6-0
- S.D. Prajwal Dev / Adil Kalyanpur (IND) [2] bt Aditya Balsekar / Yuvan Nandal (IND) 6-0, 6-1
- M. Rifqi Fitriadi (INA) / Jang Yunseok (KOR) bt Anup Bangargi / Prasad Ingale (IND) 6-2, 6-2
- Siddhant Banthia / Vishnu Vardhan (IND) [3] bt Nick Chappell (USA) / Nitin Kumar Sinha (IND) 4-6, 6-1, 10-6
- Dev Javia / Karan Singh (IND) bt Manas Dhamne / Caheer Warik (IND) 6-3, 6-4
The tournament continues with competitive matchups in both the singles and doubles categories. Entry is free.