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National Games 2023: Karnataka stun Uttar Pradesh to march into tennis final

Alex is web content writer who is covering various sports, technology in sports and igaming space from 2017.
Published at :November 1, 2023 at 1:18 AM
Modified at :January 14, 2024 at 12:52 AM
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(Courtesy : National Games)

UP were seeded second in the event, while Karnataka were unseeded.

The Karnataka boys’ team stunned the second-seeded Uttar Pradesh to advance to the finals of the tennis event at the National Games 2023, held at the Multi-purpose Ground in Fatorda, Goa. In the semifinals played on Tuesday, the unseeded Karnataka team defeated Uttar Pradesh with a score of 2-1.

Adil Kalyanpur, who played the first singles, fought brilliantly but lost 3-6, 3-6 to Siddharth Vishwakarma. However, SD Prajwal Dev kept the Karnataka team in the hunt with a brilliant win over the highly fancied Sidharth Rawat in straight sets, securing a score of 6-4, 6-2.

In the deciding doubles tie, Prajwal and Adil combined forces to beat the strong doubles pair of Vishwakarma and Rawat with a score of 6-3, 7-5. Karnataka will now face the winners of the other semifinal match between Haryana and Tamil Nadu.

Previously, Karnataka had caused an upset by defeating the 3rd-seeded Services team, earning their spot in the semifinals. Suraj Prabodh had lost to Ishaque Eqbal with a score of 4-6, 2-6, but Prajwal leveled the tie with a 6-2, 6-4 victory against Rishab Agrawal. In the deciding doubles match, Prajwal and Adil combined to defeat Ishaque Eqbal and Faisal Qamar in straight sets with a score of 6-1, 6-4.

The women’s team had concluded their campaign with a quarterfinal loss to Tamil Nadu.

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Alex is graduate in the mass communication in 2016 since then he is covering global sports for Khel Now. He is covering sports tech, igaming, sports betting and casino domain from 2017.

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