India바카라™s Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha and Zimbabwe바카라™s Courtney John Lock began their Delhi Open 2025 doubles campaign with a gritty 2-6, 7(7)-6(5), 10-6 win over Czech pair Marek Gengel and Dalibor Svrcina on Wednesday at the DLTA Complex. (More Tennis News)
The second seeds struggled in the opening set but bounced back in a tense tiebreak before clinching victory in a decisive match tiebreak.
Following the withdrawal of top seeds Blake Ellis and Tristan Schoolkate, Poonacha and Lock are now the highest-ranked pair remaining in the draw. Their replacements, India바카라™s Parth Aggarwal and Sidharth Rawat, fell in their opener to Enzo Couacaud and Kelsey Stevenson.
In the singles event, Mukund Sasikumar's campaign ended early in the round of 16 with a 6-4, 6-3 defeat to Belgium바카라™s Michael Geerts. Meanwhile, third seed Tristan Schoolkate battled for three hours against Valentin Vacherot, ultimately prevailing 7-6, 3-6, 6-4.
Qualifier Andre Ilagan's impressive run continued as the United States of America player stunned eighth seed Timofey Skatov with a 6-2, 6-3 victory. Furthermore, France바카라™s Kyrian Jacquet blanked Jay Clarke of the United Kingdom in a straightforward 7-5, 6-3 win.
Third seeds Clarke and Johannes Ingildsen eased past Siddarth Banthia and Parikshit Somani in straight sets, while Shintaro Mochizuki and Kaito Uesugi overcame Ramkumar Ramanathan and Karan Singh in a thrilling 3-6, 6-1, 10-7 contest.
Belgium바카라™s Michael Geerts joined forces with compatriot and former Delhi Open semi-finalist Kimmer Coppejans in doubles, defeating Denmark바카라™s August Holmgren and Elmer Moller. In another doubles clash, Kris Van Wyk and Eric Vanshelboim wrapped up the day's play with a commanding 6-4, 6-3 victory over wild cards SD Prajwal Dev and Sai Karteek Reddy Ganta.
