Top seed Digvijay Pratap Singh (IND, 454) marched into the singles semifinals of the 2026 ITF M15 Fergana on outdoor hard courts in Uzbekistan on Friday, October 30, dispatching 8th seed Dmitry Bessonov (RUS, 1060) 6-2, 7-5 in the quarterfinals without dropping a set all tournament.
Unblemished 6-Set Surge Into the Final 4
Backing up his recent singles final run at the M25 Mumbai, 25-year-old Digvijay Pratap Singh (IND, 454) controlled the baseline exchanges from the opening game against 8th seed Dmitry Bessonov (RUS, 1060), racing through the 1st set 6-2 before sealing a tight 12-game 2nd set 7-5. Earlier in the week, Singh edged qualifiers and unseeded challengers in back-to-back opening-set tiebreaks, subduing Daniel Khazime (RUS, 1468) 7-6(4), 6-2 in R32 and outlasting Muzammil Murtaza (PAK, 760) 7-6(2), 6-4 in a 2-hour, 34-minute R16 battle.
Elsewhere in the singles draw, qualifier Aryan Lakshmanan (IND, 1579) won an all-Indian R32 clash over 5th seed Chirag Duhan (IND, 937) 6-3, 7-6(7) before bowing out in 3 sets against qualifier Aristarkh Safonov (RUS, 2078) 6-3, 4-6, 4-6 in R16.
Closing Out the 2nd Set at 7-5
After cruising through the opening set 6-2, Singh held his nerve through a competitive 2nd stanza against 8th seed Bessonov (RUS, 1060), breaking late to close out the match 6-2, 7-5 in straight sets and preserve his 6-0 set record for the week.
Digvijay Pratap Singh (IND, 454) · Singles Results
| Round | Match | Score | Match Breakdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| QF | [1] Digvijay Pratap Singh (IND, 454) def. [8] Dmitry Bessonov (RUS, 1060) | 6-2, 7-5 | Sealed his 3rd consecutive straight-sets win to reach the semifinals |
| R16 | [1] Digvijay Pratap Singh (IND, 454) def. Muzammil Murtaza (PAK, 760) | 7-6(2), 6-4 | Won a 73-minute opening set 7-2 in the tiebreak in a 2-hour, 34-minute win |
| R32 | [1] Digvijay Pratap Singh (IND, 454) def. Daniel Khazime (RUS, 1468) | 7-6(4), 6-2 | Captured the 1st-set tiebreak 7-4 before rolling through Set 2 6-2 |
Aryan Lakshmanan (IND, 1579) · Singles Results
| Round | Match | Score | Match Breakdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| R16 | [Q] Aristarkh Safonov (RUS, 2078) def. [Q] Aryan Lakshmanan (IND, 1579) | 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 | Won the opening set 6-3 before Safonov rallied in 3 sets |
| R32 | [Q] Aryan Lakshmanan (IND, 1579) def. [5] Chirag Duhan (IND, 937) | 6-3, 7-6(7) | Clinched a 9-7 2nd-set tiebreak to upset the 5th seed |
Chirag Duhan (IND, 937) · Singles Results
| Round | Match | Score | Match Breakdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| R32 | [Q] Aryan Lakshmanan (IND, 1579) def. [5] Chirag Duhan (IND, 937) | 3-6, 6-7(7) | Edged 7-9 in the 2nd-set tiebreak in an all-Indian 1st-round battle |
Saturday Singles Semifinal Schedule
| Round | Match | Court | Scheduled Start Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SF | [1] Digvijay Pratap Singh (IND, 454) vs. [6] David Eichenseher (GER, 923) | Center Court | Saturday, Oct 31 · 10:30 AM IST (10:00 AM local) |
Aryan Lakshmanan Reaches Doubles Final
In the doubles draw, 2nd seeds Aryan Lakshmanan (IND, 740) and Jan Hrazdil (CZE, 455) defeated wildcards Akmal Abdullaev (UZB) and Danila Kvasov (UZB) 6-3, 7-5 in Friday’s semifinals to advance to the title clash against Dmitrii Burtsev (RUS) and Kirill Filaretov (RUS), who edged 3rd seeds Chirag Duhan (IND, 734) and Muzammil Murtaza (PAK, 1280) 7-6(1), 7-6(4) in the other semifinal.
