Bengaluru, Feb 24 (UNI) Karan Singh secured his place in the singles main draw of the DafaNews Bengaluru Open with a gritty 6-4, 7-6(6) victory over Aryan Shah in an all-Indian second-round clash of the Qualifying event at the KSLTA Courts on Monday.
Karan, who recently made his Davis Cup debut for India during the World Group I Playoffs tie against Togo, displayed remarkable composure in a tense second-set tiebreak to seal the match in one hour and 15 minutes.
Organised by the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA), the Bengaluru Open is an ATP Challenger 125 tournament boasting a prize pool of USD 200,000. It is currently India’s most prestigious ATP Challenger Tour event, with the champion set to earn 125 valuable ATP ranking points.