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Sureshkumar and Sinha Set Fenesta Open Semi-Final Clash
The Fenesta Open is a tennis tournament taking place in New Delhi.
Manish Sureshkumar and Nitin Sinha both won their matches and will play each other in the men’s semi-finals.
They also teamed up and won their doubles match, so they will play in the doubles final.
Vaidehee Chaudhari won her match after losing the second set.
Several other players also moved into the singles semi-finals.
In the under-18 girls’ event, Aahan Aahan and Riddhi Shinde won against higher-seeded players.
The tournament’s doubles finals for boys and girls under 18 were also decided.
Some matches were still underway when the results were reported.
Top seed and defending champion Manish Sureshkumar rallied from 3-0 down in the final set to beat Parth Aggarwal and reach the men’s semi-finals.
Third seed Nitin Sinha defeated Rohan Mehra and will face doubles partner Sureshkumar in the semi-finals.
Sureshkumar and Sinha also advanced to the men’s doubles final, where they are scheduled to meet Srikar Doni and Rohith Gobinath.
Women’s top seed Vaidehee Chaudhari beat Aditi Rawat in three sets; the women’s semi-finals also include Shruti Ahlawat, Soha Sadiq and Sonal Patil.
The day’s results included upsets in the Girls U-18 singles, as Aahan Aahan defeated top seed Savitha Bhuvaneswaran and Riddhi Shinde beat third seed Shreeniti Chowdhury.
- Who
- Players competing in the 31st Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship, including Manish Sureshkumar, Nitin Sinha and Vaidehee Chaudhari.
- What
- Quarter-final and semi-final results set the senior singles semi-finals and several doubles finals.
- Where
- New Delhi, India.
- When
- Thursday, October 8, 2026; results were reported as of 6:00 PM, with some matches still underway.
- Why
- The players competed to advance through the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship.
Player account
Match outcome
Sureshkumar’s three-set win
Player account
Sureshkumar said he felt physically weak and low on energy, but kept trying and focused on staying in the match.
Match outcome
The match result records Sureshkumar’s 6-1, 5-7, 7-5 win over Aggarwal after he had trailed 3-0 in the final set.
Chaudhari’s second set
Player account
Chaudhari said she played badly in the second set while giving credit to Rawat for playing well.
Match outcome
The score shows Rawat won the second set 6-1, but Chaudhari took the third set 6-2 to win.
Key facts
- Tournament
- 31st Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship
- Men’s semi-final
- Manish Sureshkumar will face Nitin Sinha.
- Men’s doubles final
- Sureshkumar and Sinha are scheduled to play Srikar Doni and Rohith Gobinath.
- Women’s semi-finals
- Vaidehee Chaudhari faces Sonal Patil; Shruti Ahlawat faces Soha Sadiq.
- Sureshkumar result
- Defeated Parth Aggarwal 6-1, 5-7, 7-5.
- Chaudhari result
- Defeated Aditi Rawat 6-0, 1-6, 6-2.
- Reporting status
- Results were current as of 6:00 PM, with some matches still underway.
Quotes
Manish Sureshkumar
Men’s top seed and defending champion at the Fenesta Open.
“I think it was a good match and lot of ups and downs in both the sets. I just tried to focus on every single point and try to focus more on my service points and see how it goes.”
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“I thought the second set would be very crucial to finish it off in straight sets. I was also down in the third set but I'm glad that I was able to find a way and get through.”
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