Qualifier Aryan Lakshmanan upsets Chirag Duhan to join Digvijay Pratap Singh in ITF M15 Fergana R16
ITF M15 Fergana · Uzbekistan · Singles Report
Qualifier Aryan Lakshmanan (IND, 1579) and 1st seed Digvijay Pratap Singh (IND, 454) booked their spots in the singles Round of 16 at the $15,000 ITF M15 Fergana outdoor hard-court tournament in Uzbekistan on Wednesday. Lakshmanan edged 5th seed Chirag Duhan (IND, 937) 6-3, 7-6(7) in an all-Indian 1st-round clash, while Singh defeated Daniel Khazime (RUS, 1468) 7-6(4), 6-2.
Main Draw & Qualifying Report · Singles
Lakshmanan wins 3rd straight match in Fergana as top seed Digvijay Pratap Singh advances in 2 sets
Playing his 3rd match in 3 days after coming through 2 qualifying rounds without dropping a set, 2nd qualifying seed Aryan Lakshmanan (IND, 1579) upset 5th seed Chirag Duhan (IND, 937) 6-3, 7-6(7) on Court 3. After taking the opening set 6-3, Lakshmanan held his nerve through a 16-point 2nd-set tiebreak, clinching it 9-7 to set up a Round of 16 meeting with fellow qualifier Aristarkh Safonov (RUS, 2078).
1st seed Digvijay Pratap Singh (IND, 454) defeated Daniel Khazime (RUS, 1468) 7-6(4), 6-2 in the Round of 32 at the 2026 ITF M15 Fergana. Photo: MSLTA
On Court 2, top seed Digvijay Pratap Singh (IND, 454) navigated a tight opening set before pulling away from Daniel Khazime (RUS, 1468) for a 7-6(4), 6-2 victory. Singh will open Thursday’s Court 2 schedule at 10:00 AM IST against Muzammil Murtaza (PAK, 760), followed immediately on the same court by Lakshmanan’s Round of 16 clash against Safonov.
Earlier in the qualifying draw, Lakshmanan defeated Makhmudbek Beknazarov (UZB, UNR) 7-5, 6-3 in Q1 and 15th qualifying seed Oleg Syrovatskiy (KAZ, UNR) 6-0, 6-2 in Q2, while Pranav Gadgil (IND, UNR) and 12th qualifying seed Rishit Dakhane (IND, UNR) bowed out in the opening qualifying round.
