Anirudh and Vijay Sundar Prashanth in Pune on Saturday.| Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

PUNE

Anirudh Chandrasekar and Vijay Sundar Prashanth defeated Toshihide Matsui and Kaito Uesugi of Japan 6-1, 4-6, [10-3] within the doubles closing of the PMR Open $130,000 Challenger tennis event on the Balewadi Stadium in Pune on Saturday.

It was the maiden Challenger doubles title as a pair for Anirudh and Vijay, who had misplaced the ultimate final week in Bengaluru.

It was the third Challenger doubles title for the 36-year-old Vijay, following those with Saketh Myneni (2017) and Ramkumar Ramanathan (2018).

It was the primary Challenger doubles title for the 24-year-old Anirudh, who has received 5 doubles titles within the ITF circuit, two of them with Vijay.

In singles, Max Purcell of Australia put himself in line for a 3rd successive title following those in Chennai and Bengaluru, as he arrange a closing with fourth seed, the 19-year-old Luca Nardi of Italy.

The outcomes:

Singles, semifinals: Luca Nardi (Ita) bt Dominik Palan (Cze) 7-6(4), 1-6, 7-5; Max Purcell (Aus) bt Miljan Zekic (Srb) 6-2, 6-3.

Doubles, closing: Anirudh Chandrasekar & Vijay Sundar Prashanth bt Thoshihide Matsui & Kaita Uesugi (Jpn) 6-1, 4-6, [10-3].