India’s Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha and Zimbabwe’s Courtney John Lock began their Delhi Open 2025 doubles campaign with a gritty 2-6, 7(7)-6(5), 10-6 win over Czech pair Marek Gengel and Dalibor Svrcina on Wednesday at the DLTA Complex. (More Tennis News)
The second seeds struggled in the opening set but bounced back in a tense tiebreak before clinching victory in a decisive match tiebreak.
Following the withdrawal of top seeds Blake Ellis and Tristan Schoolkate, Poonacha and Lock are now the highest-ranked pair remaining in the draw. Their replacements, India’s Parth Aggarwal and Sidharth Rawat, fell in their opener to Enzo Couacaud and Kelsey Stevenson.
In the singles event, Mukund Sasikumar's campaign ended early in the round of 16 with a 6-4, 6-3 defeat to Belgium’s Michael Geerts. Meanwhile, third seed Tristan Schoolkate battled for three hours against Valentin Vacherot, ultimately prevailing 7-6, 3-6, 6-4.
Qualifier Andre Ilagan's impressive run continued as the United States of America player stunned eighth seed Timofey Skatov with a 6-2, 6-3 victory. Furthermore, France’s Kyrian Jacquet blanked Jay Clarke of the United Kingdom in a straightforward 7-5, 6-3 win.
Third seeds Clarke and Johannes Ingildsen eased past Siddarth Banthia and Parikshit Somani in straight sets, while Shintaro Mochizuki and Kaito Uesugi overcame Ramkumar Ramanathan and Karan Singh in a thrilling 3-6, 6-1, 10-7 contest.
Belgium’s Michael Geerts joined forces with compatriot and former Delhi Open semi-finalist Kimmer Coppejans in doubles, defeating Denmark’s August Holmgren and Elmer Moller. In another doubles clash, Kris Van Wyk and Eric Vanshelboim wrapped up the day's play with a commanding 6-4, 6-3 victory over wild cards SD Prajwal Dev and Sai Karteek Reddy Ganta.
