[QF] (8) Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND,171) l (4) Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS,268) 64 46 36
Prajnesh failed to overcome the challenge of Kokkinakis ... Prajnesh won the first set and an early break up in the second set, 3-1 ... From here, Kokkinakis used his experience to fightback to win this match ... He broke Prajnesh in the 6th game for 3-all and then again broke him in the 10th game when Prajnesh was serving for staying in the set ... Kokkinakis played superb attacking game and was putting pressure on Prajnesh's second serve ... In the final set, Kokkinakis took a crucial break in the 6th game and kept that advantage for completing the win.
At $60K ITF Women's Tournament 2018, Jinan, China
[QF] (7) Ankita Raina (IND,195) l (2) Yafan Wang (CHN,93) 67(2) 46
Ankita lost after giving valiant efforts in the singles quarter-final against top-100 Chinese player ... In the first set, two times Ankita fought back from break down .. Ankita missed 3 set points on Wang's serve and then lost the tie-break easily ... In the second set, both players held their respective service games till the 9th game ... Yafan created 3 match points and converted third for completing the win.
At $25K ITF Women's Tournament 2018, Nonthaburi, Thailand
[SF] Pranjala Yadlapalli (IND,419) l Xiyu Wang (CHN,384) 36 62 26
Doubles Final
(3) Rutuja Bhosale (IND)/ Pranjala Yadlapalli (IND) bt (1) Naiktha Bains (AUS)/ Barbora Stefkova (CZE) 26 60 10-6
A fighting performance by Pranjala against the junior top-10 Chinese player, Xiyu Wang ... After losing the first set Pranjala tried fightback and won the second set but Wang completed the win after controlling the final set.
A huge notable upset win by Pranjala and Rutuja against the top-150 doubles Czech and Aussie players ... After losing the first set our pair made a strong comeback against Bains and Stefkova and won the second set without losing a single game ... Our pair continued with their momentum to win the match tie-break comfortably for a superb upset win ... This was their 2nd title in two weeks.
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