17-year-old Indian-origin American wildcard Tanishk Konduri (USA, 1287 · UTR 13.33) saw his singles run at the $30,000 ITF M25 Las Vegas (Dragonridge Open) come to an end in Friday’s quarterfinals, bowing out 7-6(4), 4-6, 0-6 in 2 hours and 24 minutes against former ITF Junior World No. 1 Andres Santamarta Roig (ESP, 604 · UTR 13.48).
Main Draw Report · Singles Quarterfinals
Facing University of Virginia standout Andres Santamarta Roig (ESP, 604 · UTR 13.48)—who had knocked out 1st seed Max Wiskandt (GER, 412) in the opening round—Konduri (USA, 1287 · UTR 13.33) traded twice-exchanged breaks in a 57-minute opening set before rallying from 0-3 and 2-4 down in the tiebreak with 5 consecutive points to capture Set 1 7-6(4). After overturning an early 0-2 deficit in Set 2 and saving a break point to hold for 4-4, the 17-year-old Stanford commit was broken on a 2nd set point in the 10th game at 4-5 as Santamarta Roig swept the final 8 games of the 144-minute encounter to close out a 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-0 result.
An 8-game closing run from 4-4 in the 2nd set
After Konduri fought back from 15-40 (saving 3 break points in a 10-point 3rd game) to erase an early 0-2 Set 2 deficit and saved another break point at 30-40 to hold for 4-4, Santamarta Roig held to 15 for 5-4 and broke Konduri on his 2nd set point in the 10th game—triggering an 8-game run that carried the Spaniard through a 33-minute deciding set.
[WC] Tanishk Konduri (USA, 1287 · UTR 13.33) · Singles Results
| Round | Match | Score | Match Breakdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| QF | Andres Santamarta Roig (ESP, 604 · UTR 13.48) def. [WC] Tanishk Konduri (USA, 1287 · UTR 13.33) | 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-0 | Konduri reeled off 5 straight points from 2-4 down in the Set 1 tiebreak before Santamarta Roig won the final 8 games from 4-4 in Set 2 in 2h 24m. |
| R16 | [WC] Tanishk Konduri (USA, 1287 · UTR 13.33) def. Felix Corwin (USA, 828 · UTR 13.37) | 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 | Converted his 6th match point in a 74-minute 3rd set to win in 2h 37m. |
| R32 | [WC] Tanishk Konduri (USA, 1287 · UTR 13.33) def. Nikola Djosic (SUI, 1062 · UTR 13.28) | 7-5, 6-1 | Rallied from 1-4 down and saved 2 set points at 4-5 (15-40), converting 5 of 5 break points in 1h 48m. |
Konduri and Marcel Latak Contest Doubles Semifinals
In the doubles draw, Tanishk Konduri (USA, 2282) and fellow junior standout Marcel Latak (USA, UNR) defeated Thomas Edwards (USA, 2112) and Avi Shugar (USA, 1891) 6-4, 6-1 in R16 and upset 4th seeds Milos Mikovic (SRB, 1447) and Xavi Palomar (ESP, 721) 6-1, 6-4 in 58 minutes in Thursday’s quarterfinals to book a semifinal clash against 1st seeds Oliver Okonkwo (GBR, 378) and Jack Vance (USA, 618).
| Round | Match | Court | Scheduled Start Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SF | Tanishk Konduri (USA, 2282) / Marcel Latak (USA, UNR) vs. [1] Oliver Okonkwo (GBR, 378) / Jack Vance (USA, 618) | Court 1 | Saturday, Oct 31 · 1:45 AM IST (1:15 PM local) |