Final Up to date: January 07, 2023, 22:17 IST
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The 26-year-old beats Benjamin Bonzi 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 in a stirring singles last; Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen bag doubles title as India’s Balaji-Jeevan end runners-up
The Dutch tennis star Tallon Griekspoor dropped the primary set however pulled off a shocking come-from-behind 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 win in opposition to the World No. 60 Benjamin Bonzi in an exhilarating single last to clinch the fifth version of the Tata Open Maharashtra in addition to his maiden ATP Tour title on the Balewadi Stadium in Pune on Saturday.
The blockbuster summit conflict lived as much as the expectations from the phrase go as Bonzi and the World No. 95 Griekspoor fought onerous for every level and exhibited a world-class degree of vitality and athleticism, shifting properly throughout the courtroom. The 26-year-old Bonzi, in some way, managed to take the cost within the first set after 4-4 as he added 5 successive factors to safe it 6-4 and take a 1-0 lead within the match.
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Griekspoor seemed in no temper to surrender simply because the second set too witnessed a nail-biting competitors when each the gamers, with a career-high rating of 44, denied the opponent an enormous lead. Main at 4-3, Bonzi seemed extra snug amongst the 2 as he bagged 4 consecutive factors to make it 5-4 however, serving massive, Griekspoor pulled off an unimaginable turnaround not solely to degree the scores but in addition to take the match into the decider.
He carried the momentum within the essential third set, conserving himself forward within the match at 3-1 after which stretched the lead additional to 4-2 earlier than clinching the set in addition to the match comfortably in the long run.
South Asia’s solely ATP 250 was performed by the Maharashtra State Garden Tennis Affiliation (MSLTA) in affiliation with the Authorities of Maharashtra for the fifth yr in Pune.
Earlier, the Indian pair of N Sriram Balaji and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan concluded their dream run with a runners-up end within the doubles after happening combating 4-6, 4-6 in opposition to the fourth-seeded duo of Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen within the last. Gille and Vliegen secured their sixth ATP Tour title. Their final title got here in Singapore in 2021.
The Tamil Nadu-born duo, taking part in their maiden ATP Tour last, had been spectacular all through the event since making an entry as a substitute pair. They gave their all in each units however Gille and Vliegen performed aggressively all through the match earlier than wrapping it up in a single hour and 10 minutes.
The distinguished event, owned by IMG and managed by RISE Worldwide, is sponsored by Tata Motors.
This yr’s event concluded with an thrilling competitors within the presence of 17 top-100 gamers, together with the previous Grand Slam champion Marin Cilic and final yr’s runner-up Emil Ruusuvuori in a highly-competitive singles subject. The doubles draw additionally noticed the participation of the previous World No. 1 pair of Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury alongside Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna amongst others.
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