Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Sureshkumar, Sinha Set Fenesta Open Semi-Final Clash
The Fenesta Open is a tennis tournament being played in New Delhi.
Manish Sureshkumar won a long match after falling behind in the last set.
Nitin Sinha also won, so the two doubles partners will play each other in the men’s semi-finals.
They also won their doubles match and will play in that final.
Vaidehee Chaudhari won her match, and the women’s semi-final matchups are set.
In the girls’ under-18 singles, Aahan Aahan and Riddhi Shinde beat higher-seeded players.
The under-18 doubles finals were also decided.
Some reported results were current as of 6:00 PM, while other matches were still underway.
Manish Sureshkumar rallied from 3-0 down in the final set to beat Parth Aggarwal and reach the men’s semi-finals.
Nitin Sinha defeated Rohan Mehra; he will face doubles partner Sureshkumar in the semi-finals.
Sureshkumar and Sinha advanced to the men’s doubles final, where they are due to play Srikar Doni and Rohith Gobinath.
Women’s top seed Vaidehee Chaudhari beat Aditi Rawat in three sets; the other semi-final pairs are Sonal Patil versus Chaudhari and Shruti Ahlawat versus Soha Sadiq.
Junior quarter-finals and doubles semi-finals set several U-18 finals, while Aahan Aahan and Riddhi Shinde scored girls’ singles upsets.
- Who
- Players competing in the 31st Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship, including Manish Sureshkumar, Nitin Sinha and Vaidehee Chaudhari.
- What
- Quarter-final and doubles semi-final results advanced players to senior semi-finals and multiple doubles finals.
- When
- Thursday, October 8, 2026; results were reported as of 6:00 PM.
- Where
- New Delhi, India.
- Why
- Players competed to advance in the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship.
Players’ comments
Match results
Sureshkumar’s three-set win
Players’ comments
Sureshkumar said he felt physically weak and had little energy, but kept trying and focused on staying in the match.
Match results
The score records a 6-1, 5-7, 7-5 win over Aggarwal after Sureshkumar trailed 3-0 in the final set.
Chaudhari’s second set
Players’ comments
Chaudhari said she played badly in the second set and credited Rawat with playing well.
Match results
Rawat won the second set 6-1, but Chaudhari won the third set 6-2 to take the match.
- Tournament
- 31st Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship
- Sureshkumar result
- Beat Parth Aggarwal 6-1, 5-7, 7-5 after trailing 3-0 in the deciding set.
- Men’s semi-final
- Manish Sureshkumar will face Nitin Sinha.
- Men’s doubles final
- Sureshkumar and Sinha will face Srikar Doni and Rohith Gobinath.
- Women’s semi-finals
- Vaidehee Chaudhari faces Sonal Patil; Shruti Ahlawat faces Soha Sadiq.
- Girls’ U-18 singles upsets
- Aahan Aahan beat top seed Savitha Bhuvaneswaran; Riddhi Shinde beat third seed Shreeniti Chowdhury.
- Reporting status
- Results were current as of 6:00 PM, with some matches still underway.
