Chandra Bhushan wins over-55 ITF title

Chandra Bhushan won the over-55 title with ease as he outplayed Ajay Upadhyay 6-1, 6-0 in the final of the ITF grade-4 seniors tennis tournament on Wednesday.

Chandra Bhushan was in line for a double crown, but rain washed out play on Thursday.

In the over-45 section, Rohit Rawat beat top seed Laxmi Kant Tanwar 6-0, 6-3 to set up a final against Shalabh Singhpuria.

The results:

Over-35 (semifinals): Swarandeep Singh Dhodi bt Badri Vishal 6-2, 6-1; Deepak Marwaha bt Praful Arjeria 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.

Over-45 (semifinals): Rohit Rawat bt Laxmi Kant Tanwar 6-0, 6-3; Shalabh Singhpuria bt Sandeep Yadav 7-6(3), 6-0.

Doubles (semifinals): Rajneesh Sharma & Sandeep Yadav bt Mohit Garg & Shashi Bhushan Sharma 7-5, 3-6, [10-6]; Rohit Rawat & Mukund Yadav bt Manish Suryavanshi & Ravi Tewari 6-2, 6-1.

Over-55 (final): Chandra Bhushan bt Ajay Upadhyay 6-1, 6-0.

(Courtesy: The Hindu)