India’s Suresh Dhakshineswar’s run at the ATP Winston-Salem Open doubles event came to an end on Friday night as he and British partner Luca Pow were knocked out in the semi-finals.
The Indo-British duo, who play together for Wake Forest University in the NCAA US College circuit and received a wildcard into the main draw, were beaten by fourth seeds Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow in straight sets. Lammon/ Withrow dropped only seven points on their serve in the contest, winning 6-4, 6-2 to reach the final where they will meet Julian Cash and Robert Galloway on Saturday.
The loss brought Dhakshineswar’s ATP Tour debut to an end. His semi-final result in doubles should take his world ranking from No. 1710 to the top 550 next week. He also reached the second round in the singles qualifying draw last weekend.
19-year-old Vaishnavi Adkar through to ITF final in Thailand
Meanwhile, in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, India’s Vaishnavi Adkar, seeded 8th, scored an upset win over third seed Rina Saigo 6-0, 6-3. The win moves her into the final where the 19-year-old will face fourth seed Patcharin Cheapchandej.
Also, India’s Siddhant Banthia and American partner Tennyson Whiting are through to the doubles final of the ITF M25 Lesa event in Italy. Seeded second, the Indo-American duo defeated fourth seeds Gianluca Cadenasso /Noah Perfetti, both from Italy, 7-6(3), 7-5.
Banthia and Whiting will face top seeds Giorgio Ricca/ Alexander Weis in the final on Saturday.
The Sportz Planet Desk,
Haresh Ramchandani
