Indian sports wrap, February 1: Kartik Singh makes history at International Series India
Indian sports wrap, February 1: Kartik Singh makes history at International Series India
Indian amateur Kartik Singh made history, becoming the youngest player from the subcontinent to make the cut in an Asian Tour event at the International Series India here on Saturday.
The 15-year-old Singh carded a one-under-par 71, bringing his total to four-over at the halfway stage, comfortably inside the cut line, which fell at eight-over at the DLF Golf and Country Club.
This was Singh’s second appearance in a professional tournament, having previously played just one Asian Development Tour event.
The field, featuring stars like two-time Major winner Bryson DeChambeau, home favourite Anirban Lahiri, and LIV Golf League’s Joaquin Niemann, was one he could have only dreamed of.
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Unseeded Tatiana Prozorova of Russia upset the top seed Leolia Jeanjean of France 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 to win the 24th edition of the 75K ITF Women’s Tennis Tournament here on Saturday.
The 21-year-old Prozorova, who is currently ranked 222, came back after losing the first set to get past the 131st ranked and 29-year-old Jeanjean in a contest that lasted two hours and 38 minutes at the Deccan Gymkhana Tennis Courts.
The winner took away the trophy, 75 WTA points and USD 9,142 as the prize money while the runner-up Jeanjean received 49 WTA points and USD 4,886.
The competition was organised by Deccan Gymkhana and sponsored by National Egg Coordination Committee (NECC) under the auspices of All India Tennis Association and its Maharashtra unit.
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