PANAJI
In a repeat of the last year's final, Goa's No. 1 player Tejas Shevde will clash with Karnataka's Praneeth Venugopal for the men's singles title at the Gadre Gaspar Dias Open 2022 tennis championships.
Four-time champion Tejas, who had retired midway into the last year's final with an injury, will be keen to set the record straight against the 21-year-old Praneeth, who is defending his crown. In the semifinals, Tejas bagled Suraj Bikkannavar 6-0, 6-0. Praneeth was also dominant in his semifinal where the Bangalorean got the better of Andrew 6-1, 6-3.
In the men's doubles, Kafil Kadvekar/Ashwin Narsinghani beat Andrew/Raju M (2)6-7; 6-3; 10-7 to enter the finals; while in the mixed doubles event, Santosh/Melanie Chowgule overcame the challenge from Adarsh M/Babita Anthony (7-6,(4), 6-2) to move into the finals.
Meanwhile, Akhilesh Chavan beat Aditya Jadhav 4-1,4-3(4) in the final of boys U-12 event. Akhilesh defeated Arhan Inamdar 4-3, 3-4, 10-8 in the semifinal. Aditya beat Kyan 4-0, 4-0 at the last-four stage.
