Aditya stuns top seed Sarabjot with ease

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 16

Unseeded Aditya Balsekar stunned top seed Sarabjot Singh in straight sets in the final qualifying round of the boys’ U-18 category on the second day of CLTA-AITA Super Series Tennis Tournament at the Sector 10 Complex on Sunday. 

Balsekar played brilliantly to log a 6-4 6-0 win over the top seed. Earlier, in the first round of qualifying, Balsekar defeated Raghav Singh 9-3.

Second seed Jitin Kumar Chetry also moved into the main draw by defeating Ankit Jaiswal 6-2 6-1, while fourth seed Akash Deb registered a 7-5 6-2 win over Faizur Rahman. 

Third seed Parveen Kumar was pushed to three sets by Atul Chhillar before he came through. Kumar won the first set 6-1. However, Chhillar bounced back to win the next 6-2. In the final set, Kumar controlled his game and registered a 6-4 victory to move into the next round. 

Fifth seed Sukhpreet Singh Jhoje registered a hard-earned victory over unseeded Sarabjeet Singh Saini. Jhoje won the first 7-5, but Saini took the next 6-3. 

Jhoje refocused himself and took the decider 6-3. Sixth seed Sourabh Sehrawat confirmed his main draw berth by registering a 6-3 6-4 win over Rohan Mittal, while unranked Gurustat Singh Makkar outplayed seventh seed Ayush Sharma 6-2 7-5. In the last qualifying match, Suvrat Mall defeated Dhananjay Singh 6-4 6-4. 

Results (final qualifying round) 

Boys’ U-18:  Aditya Balsekar bt Sarabjot Singh 6-4 6-0, Jitin Kumar Chetry bt Ankit Jaiswal 6-2 6-1, Parveen Kumar bt Atul Chhillar 6-1 2-6 6-4, Akash Deb bt Faizur Rahman 7-5 6-2, Sukhpreet Singh Jhoje bt Sarabjeet Singh Saini 7-5 3-6 6-3, Sourabh Sehrawat bt Rohan Mittal 6-3 6-4, Gurustat Singh Makkar bt Ayush Sharma 6-2 7-5, Suvrat Mall bt Dhananjay Singh 6-4 6-4