Pune, April 25, 2026: Indian players Jensi Kanabar and Arnav Paparkar went down fighting in the girls’ and boys’ finals at the MSLTA Deccan Gymkhana Asia Oceania B1 Junior Tennis Championships organized by the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association and Deccan Gymkhana in association with PYC Hindu Gymkhana, which concluded on the Deccan Gymkhana tennis courts.

In the girls’ final lasting nearly three hours, fourth seed Siyoen Sim of Korea faced some anxious moments before overcoming a fighting 14-and-a-half-year-old Jensi Kanabar 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

Kanabar led 4-1 in the first set before the Korean found her rhythm and won the first set. Jensi played intelligent tennis to win the second set; however, the Korean raced to a 2-0 lead in the third set and kept the pressure on to win her biggest title, which will move her into the top 50 in the junior rankings next week.

This finalist finish for Jensi will also ensure she moves into the top 200 bracket.

In a tight boys’ singles final, top-seeded Hyu Kawanishi of Japan claimed his second career win over local hope and second seed Arnav Paparkar. In a match lasting 2 hours and 10 minutes, the 17-year-old Kawanishi edged out Paparkar 7-6(4), 7-6(2) in two tight sets in front of a packed home crowd.

Paparkar had an opportunity in the second set, taking a 2-0 lead, but could not hold his serve and let the Japanese player level scores.

The points will help both Kawanishi and Paparkar move to their career-high rankings and into the top 30 bracket, ensuring main draw entries in all the coming Grand Slams.

The singles winners received a trophy and 300 ITF points, while the runners-up received a trophy and 210 ITF points. The prizes were presented by Mr. Prashant Sutar, President of MSLTA, Mr. Sunder Iyer, Hon. Secretary of MSLTA, Mr. Mihir Kelkar, Secretary of Deccan Gymkhana, and Dr. Vikrant Sane, Tennis Secretary of Deccan Gymkhana. ITF Supervisor Leena Nageshkar was also present on the occasion.

Results:

Main Draw – Final Round:
Boys:
Hyu Kawanishi [1] (JPN) bt Arnav Paparkar [2] (IND) 7-6(4), 7-6(2) (2 hours 10 minutes)

Girls:
Siyoen Sim [4] (KOR) bt Jensi Kanabar (IND) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 (2 hours 57 minutes)