19-year-old Indian qualifier Kriish Tyagi (IND, 925) battled through 2 match-tiebreak victories in qualifying before bowing out in a 2-hour, 54-minute 3-set marathon (1-6, 6-3, 3-6) against fellow qualifier Luca Pow (GBR, 1151) in the singles Round of 32 at the $30,000 ITF M25 Norman tournament in Oklahoma on Wednesday, while compatriot Aryan Shah (IND, 961) exited in Qualifying Round 1.
Tyagi rallies from a set down after 2 qualifying tiebreak wins before Pow turns around Set 3
Seeded 7th in qualifying at the Gregg Wadley Tennis Pavilion, Kriish Tyagi (IND, 925) booked his main-draw spot via 2 deciding 10-point match tiebreaks—edging American wildcard Rishvanth Krishna (USA, UNR) 7-5, 6-7(5), [10-5] in Q1 on Monday and rallying past Vit Kalina (CZE, 1530) 4-6, 6-3, [10-6] in Tuesday’s Q2 round. In Wednesday’s Round of 32 clash against Luca Pow (GBR, 1151), Tyagi rebounded from a 53-minute 1-6 opening set by breaking Pow 3 times in Set 2 to level at 6-3, then broke in Game 3 of the 62-minute decider for a 3-1 lead and held 2 game points at 40-15 on serve at 3-2 before Pow reeled off 4 straight points to break back for 3-3 and broke again in Game 8 to close out the 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 win.
Also competing in the singles qualifying draw in Norman, 20-year-old 8th seed Aryan Shah (IND, 961) bowed out in Monday’s opening qualifying round (Q1), falling 1-6, 3-6 to Viktor Markov (BUL, 1256) on the outdoor hard courts.
| Round | Match | Score | Match Breakdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| R32 | [Q] Luca Pow (GBR, 1151) def. [Q] Kriish Tyagi (IND, 925) | 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 | Tyagi converted 4 of 7 (57%) break points across 2 hours and 54 minutes. |
| Q2 | [7] Kriish Tyagi (IND, 925) def. Vit Kalina (CZE, 1530) | 4-6, 6-3, [10-6] | Rallied from a set down to seal qualification in the 10-point match tiebreak. |
| Q1 | [7] Kriish Tyagi (IND, 925) def. [WC] Rishvanth Krishna (USA, UNR) | 7-5, 6-7(5), [10-5] | Captured the deciding match tiebreak 10-5 after taking a tight opening set 7-5. |
| Round | Match | Score | Match Breakdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Viktor Markov (BUL, 1256) def. [8] Aryan Shah (IND, 961) | 6-1, 6-3 | 8th qualifying seed Shah exited in straight sets in Monday’s Q1 round. |
Leading 3-1 and 3-2 in the deciding 3rd set, Tyagi held 2 game points at 40-15 on serve for a 4-2 cushion, but Pow won 4 consecutive points in that 10-point 6th game to break back for 3-3 before breaking again at 30-40 in Game 8.
- 2 hours and 54 minutes total match duration across 3 sets (Set 1: 53m, Set 2: 59m, Set 3: 62m).
- 4 of 7 (57%) break points converted by Tyagi (3 in Set 2 and 1 in Set 3), while saving 6 of 12 (50%) break points faced.
- 81 of 174 total points won by Tyagi (20–32 in Set 1; 34–29 in Set 2; 27–32 in Set 3).