Qualifier Saketh Myneni’s fine run was cut short in the semifinals by top seed Nikola Milojevic of Serbia in the $75,000 Challenger tournament on Saturday. The scoreline read 6-4, 5-7, 6-0.
In the $25,000 ITF women’s event in Hong Kong, second seed Karman Kaur Thandi outclassed top seed Jia-Jing Lu of China 6-1, 6-2 to clinch her maiden singles title on the professional circuit. The 261st-ranked Karman had won three doubles crowns.
The results: €127,000 Challenger men, Ilkley, Britain: Doubles (semifinals): Austin Krajicek (USA) & Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan bt Liam Broady & Scott Clayton (GBR) 7-5, 6-3; Kevin Krawietz & Andreas Mies (Ger) bt Sriram Balaji & Vishnu Vardhan 7-6(2), 7-6(4).
$75,000 Challenger men, Fergana, Uzbekistan: Semifinals: Nikola Milojevic (Srb) bt Saketh Myneni 6-4, 5-7, 6-0.
Doubles (final): Ivan Gakhov & Alexander Pavlioutchenkov bt Saketh Myneni & Vijay Sundar Prashanth (Rus) 6-4, 6-4.
$25,000 ITF women, Hong Kong: Final: Karman Kaur Thandi bt Jia-Jing Lu (Chn) 6-1, 6-2.
$15,000 ITF women, Amarante, Portugal: Quarterfinals: Valeria Bhunu (Zim) bt Snehadevi Reddy 7-5, 2-6, 6-2.
Doubles (quarterfinals): Alba Carrillo Marin (Esp) & Ines Murta (Por) bt Lou Brouleau (Fra) & Snehadevi Reddy 7-6(3), 6-2.
