Tennis: Karan Singh wins fourth title of 2026, captures ITF M25 tournament in Mumbai

Mumbai. Indian tennis player Karan Singh performed brilliantly and won the singles title of the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour M25 tournament in Mumbai on Sunday. This is the fourth title of the 2026 season for Roundglass Tennis Academy player Karan.

In the final of this tournament with a prize money of 30 thousand US dollars, held at the premises of Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association in Cooperage, Karan, who was seeded third, faced his academy teammate Digvijay Pratap Singh. Karan was leading 7-5, 3-1 in the match, when Digvijay had to withdraw from the match due to injury or physical problem. With this Karan was declared the winner.

Karan took lead after tough competition

The first set of the final played on an outdoor hard court saw a tough competition between the two players. In this set that lasted for more than an hour, Karan played better at important moments and won 7-5.

In the second set also he maintained his rhythm and took a 3-1 lead. After this, due to Digvijay's withdrawal from the competition, Karan won the title. The entire match lasted for one hour 32 minutes.

Second title win in two months

23-year-old Karan has been in great form for the last few months. The win in Mumbai is their second title in the last two months. During this period he has reached four final matches.

Karan reached the title without losing a single set in the entire tournament. He started his campaign by defeating Nitin Kumar Sinha 6-4, 6-4 in the last 32 round.

After this, in the last 16 match, he defeated Adil Kalyanpur, who had come from the qualifying round, 7-5, 6-3. In this match, Karan won 10 out of his 11 service games. The match lasted for one hour 38 minutes.

Karan got a chance to advance after seventh seed Siddharth Rawat withdrew from the competition in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals he defeated Chirag Duhan 6-3, 6-2. In this match, Karan won all his nine service games and reached the final in one hour and 19 minutes.

Digvijay also showed a strong game

On the other hand, Digvijay Pratap Singh also performed brilliantly in Mumbai. He entered the final by defeating second seeded American player Garrett Johns 6-4, 6-2 in the semi-finals.

Digvijay had won the ITF M15 tournament title in Baku earlier this month. With their reaching the final in Mumbai and Karan winning the title, the players of RoundGlass Tennis Academy made a strong presence in the tournament.

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