Vishnu Vardhan stopped, and breathed a huge sigh after he overcame the giantkilling Siddharth Rawat 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 to claim the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship title at the DLTA complex here on Saturday . It was more an exhaling of relief than anything else.Vardhan's reaction justified the efforts put in by the Andhra Pradesh-lad after finishing runners-up twice in previous editions. “More than happy I am relieved that I could get the title to my name. This is my third final in a row and I had lost two times. I was desperate to win. I was winning quite easily and even got an early break in the second set, but nerves got better of me today ,“ an elated Vishnu, who had finished runners-up in 2011 after losing to Yuki Bhambri, said.
It was a completely different story in the women's section.Two-time National champion Prerna Bhambri struck a hattrick of titles in an all-Delhi final when she beat Karman Kaur Thandi 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to take the winner's prize purse of Rs 3 lakhs.But there is more in store for Karman who will also feature in the under-18 singles final and pair with C Sai Samhitha in the women's doubles final.
In the men's, the Vishnu broke his opponent in just the second game of the first set and had a break point in the sixth game but a weak forehand found the nets. Vishnu managed to breach Siddharth's long rallies in the eighth to take the first set 6-2. Vishnu continued the momentum in the second set and broke Siddharth early to take 3-0 lead. After losing five games in a row, Siddharth settled in the game and went on to win next three games to level the score at 3-3. He then broke Vishnu in the ninth game and served the set with a good serve.
The third set saw both players breaking each other in the fourth and fifth game but Vishnu broke again in the eighth to lead 5-3 and serve the match with an overhead smash.
“Have to give credit to Siddharth for staying patient in the match,“ said Vishnu later, “He is a different kind of player who slows you down and one shouldn't fall into his trap. That was my strategy but in the second set I fell into his game and couldn't recover.“
In the women's final, Prerna recovered from a set down at 4-6 and looked more determined in the second to break Karman in the 10th game of the second set after the young Delhi girl double faulted. In the third, Prerna brought in variations and invited Karman to make unforced errors and lift her third successive title.
“I changed my game and started mixing up more and that helped me in the 2nd and 3rd set.Karman has done a great job of playing all three finals,“ Prerna, who aims to break in top-300 by the year end, said.
Prerna will be seen in action in $10,000 ITF in Sweden starting September 20.
It was a completely different story in the women's section.Two-time National champion Prerna Bhambri struck a hattrick of titles in an all-Delhi final when she beat Karman Kaur Thandi 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to take the winner's prize purse of Rs 3 lakhs.But there is more in store for Karman who will also feature in the under-18 singles final and pair with C Sai Samhitha in the women's doubles final.
In the men's, the Vishnu broke his opponent in just the second game of the first set and had a break point in the sixth game but a weak forehand found the nets. Vishnu managed to breach Siddharth's long rallies in the eighth to take the first set 6-2. Vishnu continued the momentum in the second set and broke Siddharth early to take 3-0 lead. After losing five games in a row, Siddharth settled in the game and went on to win next three games to level the score at 3-3. He then broke Vishnu in the ninth game and served the set with a good serve.
The third set saw both players breaking each other in the fourth and fifth game but Vishnu broke again in the eighth to lead 5-3 and serve the match with an overhead smash.
“Have to give credit to Siddharth for staying patient in the match,“ said Vishnu later, “He is a different kind of player who slows you down and one shouldn't fall into his trap. That was my strategy but in the second set I fell into his game and couldn't recover.“
In the women's final, Prerna recovered from a set down at 4-6 and looked more determined in the second to break Karman in the 10th game of the second set after the young Delhi girl double faulted. In the third, Prerna brought in variations and invited Karman to make unforced errors and lift her third successive title.
“I changed my game and started mixing up more and that helped me in the 2nd and 3rd set.Karman has done a great job of playing all three finals,“ Prerna, who aims to break in top-300 by the year end, said.
Prerna will be seen in action in $10,000 ITF in Sweden starting September 20.
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