Maharashtra Open Highlights: Indian Men’s Doubles pair Sriram Balaji and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan extended their dream run in the Maharashtra Open 2023. The pair made their way into the final after defeating Britain’s Cash-Patten duo on Friday, 6th January 2023. Earlier in the day, Tallon Griekspoor and Benjamin Bonzi booked spots in the final of the tournament in Men’s Singles. Follow Maharashtra Open 2023 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Maharashtra Open Highlights: Sriram Balaji & Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan advance to final in Men’s Doubles, Benjamin Bonzi, Tallon Griekspoor set up summit clash in Maharashtra Open 2023- Watch Highlights
Semifinal matches
Singles
Tallon Griekspoor BEAT Aslan Karatsev – 7-6, 6-1
Botic van de Zandschulp LOST TO Benjamin Bonzi – 7-6, 6-7, 6-1
Doubles
Ram / Salisbury vs Vliegen / Gille –
Balaji/Nedunchezhiyan vs Cash/Patten –
Balaji/Nedunchezhiyan vs Cash/Patten
In-form Indian pair of N. Sriram Balaji and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan entered the doubles final after thrashing Julian Cash and Henry Patten 6-4, 7-5 in the Last-4 clash.
After facing some challenge from the British pair initially, Balaji and Jeevan got into the rhythm quickly and took home the first set 6-4 comfortably. The second set witnessed neck-and-neck competition with scores locked at 5-5. However, the Indians took charge to win the next two successive games and advance into the final.
They will take on Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen in the title clash on Saturday. Gille-Vliegen beat top-seeded Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury in the other doubles Last-4 clash.
Bonzi stuns second seed Botic to become the second maiden #ATPTour finalist of the day 🤩
He was top notch on Centre Court today ✨#TOM2023 #AdvantagePune #Tennis #ATPTour #TataOpenMaharashtra | @atptour @AITA__Tennis @msltatennis @IndTennisDaily pic.twitter.com/4y7wrFMCB3
— Tata Open Maharashtra (@MaharashtraOpen) January 6, 2023
Botic van de Zandschulp vs Benjamin Bonzi
Benjamin Bonzi registered a sensational 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 6-1 victory against the World No. 35 and second seed Botic van de Zandschulp to progress into the singles final at the Maharashtra Open.
The 26-year-old Bonzi began the semi-final by winning an exciting opening set but the No. 2 seed Van de Zandschulp fought-back well, taking away the next which saw equally intense battle between the two as both the sets went into tie-breakers.
Bozi, however, shifted the gears impressively in the decider and looked in complete command as he not only made a spectacular comeback to pocket the set in a dominating fashion but also clinched the nail-biting three-setter.
The on-going edition of South Asia’s only ATP 250 event is being conducted by the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) in association with the Government of Maharashtra for the fifth year in Pune. The World No. 60 Bonzi will face Tallon Griekspoor in the final on Saturday.
. @Griekii makes his first-ever #ATPTour final in Pune 💥
What a performance to get past the in-form Aslan Karastsev in the #TOM2023 last-4️⃣ 🙌#Tennis #AdvantagePune #TataOpenMaharashtra | @atptour @AITA__Tennis @msltatennis @IndTennisDaily pic.twitter.com/VaL9zlaqGM
— Tata Open Maharashtra (@MaharashtraOpen) January 6, 2023
Tallon Griekspoor vs Aslan Karatsev
Tallon Griekspoor completed a 7-6(4), 6-1 victory against eighth seed Aslan Karatsev. It was his maiden semifinal appearance on the ATP Tour. The 26-year-old had not been past the quarter-finals of a tour-level event prior to this week in India.
“It’s great. It’s something you work for, something you dream of,” said Griekspoor of reaching his first ATP Tour final. “That was a goal coming into this year. To do it in the first week of the year is great, but the tournament is not over, there is one more match left. So [I will] try to keep focusing on that one.”
Maharashtra Open Highlights: Sriram Balaji & Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan advance to final in Men’s Doubles, Benjamin Bonzi, Tallon Griekspoor set up summit clash in Maharashtra Open 2023- Watch Highlights
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