: Indian tennis: Prajnesh Gunneswaran finishes as runner-up to Denis Kudla at Cary Challenger #IndiaNEWS Prajnesh Gunneswaran finished with the runner up trophy after going down to Denis Kudla of USA

Indian tennis: Prajnesh Gunneswaran finishes as runner-up to Denis Kudla at Cary Challenger #IndiaNEWS
Prajnesh Gunneswaran finished with the runner up trophy after going down to Denis Kudla of USA in final of the Atlantic Tire Championships, the ATP Challenger event in Cary.The fourth seeded Indian squandered an early advantage to lose 6-3, 3-6, 0-6 in the men’s singles summit clash in one hour 33 minutes on Sunday.Prajnesh, ranked 146th, started on a bright note, putting up a dominant display to take the opening set. However, the Indian southpaw was unable to keep the momentum going as the second-seeded American came back strongly in the next two sets to claim the title. PRAJNESH FINISHES RUNNERS UP IN CARY@PrajneshGP lost a three setter to in-form Denis Kudla in the final 6-3 3-6 0-6He is expected to rise up to 137th in the world on the back of this run, 2 spots away from current India No.1, Sumit Nagal, who sits at #135 pic.twitter.com/FqVqJOdV85— Indian Tennis Daily (@IndTennisDaily) November 15, 2020 Despite the loss, it has been a good week for the 31-year-old Indian. He had beaten Brazil’s Thomaz Bellucci in three sets before receiving a walkover against Denmark’s Mikael Torpegaard in the semi-final. He had also beaten former world No 8 American Jack Sock earlier in the tournament.This was Prajnesh’s seventh Challenger final. He has won two title...Read more

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