Solapur, October 14, 2026: Top seed Dhakshineswar Suresh staged a remarkable comeback to overcome compatriot Dev Javia 5-7, 6-2, 7-6(6) in a closely contested singles main-draw encounter at the MSLTA–SDLTA ITF Men’s $25K Tennis Tournament at the District Sports Complex, Kumtha Naka, Solapur.

Suresh recovered from a set down and held his nerve in the deciding-set tiebreak to secure the hard-fought victory and advance to the Round of 16.

The tournament is organised by the Solapur District Tennis Association in association with the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA), with support from the Government of Maharashtra, the Solapur Municipal Corporation and the District Office.

In other singles main-draw matches, Thailand’s Thanapet Chanta pulled off an impressive upset, defeating second seed Johns Garrett of the USA 6-2, 7-5. India’s Arnav Paparkar overcame compatriot Chirag Duhan 7-5, 7-6(4), while American Adhithya Ganesan defeated fifth seed Aziz Ouakaa of Tunisia 6-4, 6-4.

Madhwin Kamath registered a convincing 6-3, 6-2 victory over Udit Kamboj, while seventh seed Sidharth Rawat battled past Kazakhstan’s Grigoriy Lomakin 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-1.

Thailand’s Pawit Sornlaksup defeated India’s Caheer Warik 6-2, 7-5, while eighth seed S D Prajwal Dev recorded a dominant 6-2, 6-2 win over American Noah Schachter. Sixth seed Samir Banerjee of the USA also advanced with a comfortable 6-1, 6-2 victory over India’s Manish Sureshkumar.

In the men’s doubles main draw, the Indian pairing of Anup Bangargi and Arnav Paparkar defeated compatriots Pranav Karthik and Arjun Rathi 7-5, 6-2.

Second seeds Adil Kalyanpur of India and Ryuki Matsuda of Japan edged past Aditya Balsekar and Rohan Mehra 6-3, 6-7(5), 10-3 in a hard-fought encounter.

Digvijay Pratap Singh and Jagmeet Singh defeated Kabir Hans and Maan Kesharwani 7-5, 6-3, while the Thai combination of Thanapet Chanta and Pawit Sornlaksup registered a 6-3, 6-4 victory over India’s Raghav Jaisinghani and Aradhya Kshitij.

Results: MSLTA–SDLTA ITF Men’s $25K Tennis Tournament

Men’s Singles – Main Draw

• Thanapet Chanta (THA) bt (2) Johns Garrett (USA) 6-2, 7-5
• Arnav Paparkar (IND) bt Chirag Duhan (IND) 7-5, 7-6(4)
• Adhithya Ganesan (USA) bt (5) Aziz Ouakaa (TUN) 6-4, 6-4
• Madhwin Kamath (IND) bt Udit Kamboj (IND) 6-3, 6-2
• (7) Sidharth Rawat (IND) bt Grigoriy Lomakin (KAZ) 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-1
• Pawit Sornlaksup (THA) bt Caheer Warik (IND) 6-2, 7-5
• (8) S D Prajwal Dev (IND) bt Noah Schachter (USA) 6-2, 6-2
• (6) Samir Banerjee (USA) bt Manish Sureshkumar (IND) 6-1, 6-2
• (1) Dhakshineswar Suresh (IND) bt Dev Javia (IND) 5-7, 6-2, 7-6(6)

Men’s Doubles – Main Draw

• Anup Bangargi (IND) / Arnav Paparkar (IND) bt Pranav Karthik (IND) / Arjun Rathi (IND) 7-5, 6-2
• (2) Adil Kalyanpur (IND) / Ryuki Matsuda (JPN) bt Aditya Balsekar (IND) / Rohan Mehra (IND) 6-3, 6-7(5), 10-3
• Digvijay Pratap Singh (IND) / Jagmeet Singh (IND) bt Kabir Hans (IND) / Maan Kesharwani (IND) 7-5, 6-3
• Thanapet Chanta (THA) / Pawit Sornlaksup (THA) bt Raghav Jaisinghani (IND) / Aradhya Kshitij (IND) 6-3, 6-4