Nagpur Orangers pip Chennai Warriors

Chennai, November 26

Feliciano Lopez of Nagpur Orangers held his nerve to beat Fernando Verdasco of Chennai Warriors, securing a slender 24-23 win for the visitors in the Champions Tennis League (CTL) here today.

The final match of the Chennai leg was the battle between Spaniards Lopez and Verdasco, in the men's singles and it went right down to the wire.

Verdasco broke his compatriot to make it 3-2 and that cushion was enough for him to win the set 5-3 for Chennai, taking the match into super tie-breaker after Nagpur had won four sets in a row.

With Chennai trailing Nagpur 20-23, Verdasco had to win three games in a row to take the match into super over-time and he did just that.

Lopez, however, managed to hold his nerve to win the super over-time 5 points to 4 to secure the match.

Earlier, Spain's Alex Corretja beat Rainer Schuettler 5-4 via tie-break in the legend's singles. Jelena Jankovic beat Heather Watson 5-4 in the women’s singles. — PTI