Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Prabodh Stuns Second Seed Balsekar at Fenesta Open
Suraj Prabodh played Aditya Balsekar at the Fenesta Open tennis tournament.
Balsekar was the second seed, but Prabodh won after losing the first set.
Prabodh said he changed his plan and played more aggressively.
Some other seeded players lost, including Oges Jaya and the second-seeded men’s doubles team.
Other players, including Udit Kamboj and Aditi Rawat, won their matches.
The top-seeded men’s doubles pair moved into the quarterfinals.
Junior players also competed, with several top seeds advancing.
Suraj Prabodh rallied from a set down to defeat second seed Aditya Balsekar in the men’s singles draw.
Prabodh said he became more aggressive after Balsekar’s consistency troubled him in the opening set.
Fifth seed Oges Jaya also lost, while fourth seed Udit Kamboj beat Aditya Mor.
Top seeds Manish Sureshkumar and Nitin Sinha reached the men’s doubles quarterfinals; second seeds Madhwin Kamath and Rohan Mehra were eliminated.
Results across the women’s singles and junior draws included wins for Aditi Rawat, Praneel Sharma, S Bhuvaneswaran and Shreeniti Chowdhury.
- Who
- Suraj Prabodh defeated second seed Aditya Balsekar; players across the senior and junior draws also competed.
- What
- Matches at the 31st Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship included Prabodh’s upset win and results in singles, doubles and junior events.
- When
- Tuesday, October 6; the report gives the date but not the year.
- Where
- New Delhi; the second article identifies the DLTA Complex as the venue.
- Why
- Prabodh said he became more aggressive after the first set because Balsekar had been very consistent.
Unseeded players and upsets
Seeds and advancing favorites
Men’s singles
Unseeded players and upsets
Suraj Prabodh upset second seed Aditya Balsekar, and fifth seed Oges Jaya was knocked out.
Seeds and advancing favorites
Fourth seed Udit Kamboj avoided an upset by defeating Aditya Mor.
Men’s doubles
Unseeded players and upsets
Aryan Chauhan and Karan Singh eliminated second seeds Madhwin Kamath and Rohan Mehra.
Seeds and advancing favorites
Top seeds Manish Sureshkumar and Nitin Sinha advanced to the quarterfinals.
- Event
- 31st Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship
- Featured result
- Suraj Prabodh beat second seed Aditya Balsekar after losing the first set.
- Men’s doubles
- Top seeds Manish Sureshkumar and Nitin Sinha beat Raghav Jaisinghani and Lakshit Sood 7-5, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals.
- Men’s doubles upset
- Aryan Chauhan and Karan Singh defeated second seeds Madhwin Kamath and Rohan Mehra 6-3, 3-6, 10-7.
- Other men’s singles results
- Oges Jaya lost to Raghav Jaisinghani; Udit Kamboj beat Aditya Mor.
- Women’s singles
- Aditi Rawat, Laxmi Siri Dandu and Sohini Mohanty won; Rawat beat L Arunkumar 6-3, 7-5.
- Junior results
- Praneel Sharma reached the boys’ U-18 round of 16; S Bhuvaneswaran and Shreeniti Chowdhury reached the girls’ U-18 third round.
