Qualifier Dhakshineswar Suresh fought his way past Mark Lajal 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4 in the pre-quarterfinals of the $100,000 Challenger tennis tournament in Lexington, USA.
In the quarterfinals, Dhakshineswar was scheduled to challenge the second seed Eliot Spizzirri of USA.
Yuki Bhambri in partnership with Michael Venus of New Zealand was beaten 6-4, 3-6, [12-10] in the doubles first round by John Peers and Jan Zielinski in the $9,193,540 ATP tennis tournament in Toronto, Canada.
The Indo-Kiwi pair did not get any ATP points but collected $19,050.
The results: $9,193,540 ATP, Toronto, Canada: Doubles (first round): John Peers (Aus) & Jan Zielinski (Pol) bt Yuki Bhambri & Michael Venus (Nzl) 6-4, 3-6, [12-10].
€91,250 Challenger, Hagen, Germany: Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Niels Mcdonald (Ger) bt Sumit Nagal 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
$100,000 Challenger, Lexington, USA: Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Dhakshineswar Suresh bt Mark Lajal (Est) 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4.
Doubles (quarterfinals): Anirudh Chandrasekar & Ramkumar Ramanathan bt Zachary Fuchs & Wally Thayne (USA) 7-6(5), 6-3.
$60,000 Challenger, Astana, Kazakhstan: Singles (quarterfinals): Alexandr Binda (Ita) bt Karan Singh 6-4, 6-4.
$30,000 ITF men, Brazzaville, Congo: Singles (quarterfinals): Florent Bax (Fra) bt Digvijay Pratap Singh 7-5, 6-3; Dev Javia bt Reda Bennani (Mar) 6-4, 6-4.
Doubles (quarterfinals): Chinmaya Dev Chauhan & Dev Javia bt Vatsal Manikantan & Julappagari Reddy 6-4, 7-5; Matteo Covato (Ita) & Digvijay Pratap Singh w.o. Bor Artnak (Slo) & Stefan Vujic (Aus).
$15,000 ITF men, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand: Singles (quarterfinals): Soonwoo Kwon (Kor) bt Sidharth Rwat 6-0, 6-1.
$15,000 ITF women, Monastir, Tunisia: Doubles (quarterfinals): Valeria Bhunu (Zim) & Tanisha Kashyap bt Georgina Hays (GBR) & Sarah Nita (Cuw) 6-4, 6-2.
$15,000 ITF women, Huamantla, Mexico: Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Raphaelle Leroux (Can) bt Saumya Vig 7-6(6), 6-4.
Doubles (quarterfinals): Myle McPhillips (USA) & Amanda Elkin (Mex) bt Gala Arangio (Arg) & Diva Bhatia 6-2, 3-6, [10-8].
Published – August 01, 2025 09:10 pm IST
