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Purav, Ranjit, Prajnesh in main Draw of KPIT Challenger tennis
Pune: Three Indians — Purav Raja, Ranjit Virali-Murugesan and Prajnesh Gunneswaran — qualified for the singles main draw of the $50000 KPIT ATP Challenger at the Mhalunge Balewadi Tennis Complex here on Sunday.
In the final round qualifying, doubles specialist Purav upset second seeded Petros Chrysochos of Cyprus 6-1, 6-3 in less than a hour.
Third seeded Ranjit ably snuffed the challenge of fifth seed Siddarth Rawat 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-3 in a tough match, while sixth seeded Prajnesh upset fourth seeded Mohit Jayaprakash 7-5, 6-4.
Top seed Temur Ismailov of Uzbekistan was the lone foreigner to qualifier as he scored a 6-3, 6-4 win over Nikki Kaliyanda Poonacha.
The qualifiers made three Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) points for their effort.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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