Dhakshineswar, Sumit reache men’s singles pre-quarterfinals
NAGOYA: (Sep 29) Indian tennis players Dhakshineswar Suresh and Sumit Nagal made winning starts in their men’s singles campaigns at the Asian Games, albeit in contrasting styles, securing places in the pre-quarterfinals here Tuesday.
India’s rising star Dhakshineswar got the better of Indonesia’s Gunawan Trismuwantara 7-5 7-6(2) in his second round, while Nagal got past South Korea’s Seongchan Hong 6-4 6-0 in his rain-interrupted match.
Dhakshineswar, who received a bye in the opening round, held his nerve in a closely fought contest to seal the match in one hour and 25 minutes
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