<p>The $10,000 Zuari Garden City ITF Mysore Open concluded here on Saturday with second seed Vishnu Vardhan staking claim to the men’s singles title.<br /><br />Witnessing the finals were a large number of spectators including former Indian cricketer Javagal Srinath, who arrived to watch the thrilling finals between Vishnu Vardhan and N Sriram Balaji.<br /><br />Even though Vardhan defeated Balaji in straight sets, a tough fight ensued between the duo in the first set, which ended in a tie-breaker.<br /><br />Speaking after receiving the trophy, an elated Vardhan said, “I am happy to win here and Balaji is a much improved player and has done well in the ITF circuit in India.”<br /><br />Elaborating on the match, Vardhan said, “Balaji is always a tough rival. I think he was unlucky in the first set where he had three set points in the tie break and I had to rely on my experience to get through.”<br /><br />Continuing, he said, “In the second set however it was much easier as he seemed to be tiring out after having played a doubles final and three setter semi-finals yesterday”. He hoped that more Indian players would be playing at the Grand Slams in the coming years.<br /><br />Break<br /><br />Vardhan will also play in the Bangalore Open and later will take a break for couple of weeks before playing in few more tournaments abroad. Vishnu Vardhan took home prize money of $1300 and pocketed 18 points while Balaji received $900 and earned 12 points.<br /><br />Srinath who spoke said that the tennis players were definitely more fit than the cricketers as the game demands it. He lauded both the players for their fine show. <br /><br />Earlier, during the week, a kids clinic was organised on the sidelines of the tournament with players including N Sriram Balaji, Siddarth Rawat and Arun Prakash Rajagopalan giving valuable tips to budding tennis players.<br /><br />Zuari Industries chief financial officer Binayak Dutta gave away the prizes to the winner and runner-up. </p>.<p>Deputy commissioner P S Vastrad, All India Tennis Association (AITA) vice-president Kartik Chidambaram, police commissioner K L Sudheer, Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association secretary Sunder Raju, TVS Motors’ Chikkaswamy, Zygo Sports management company and KSLTA coach Sunil Yajman and Mysore Tennis Club president Dr N M Srinivas were present.</p>
<p>The $10,000 Zuari Garden City ITF Mysore Open concluded here on Saturday with second seed Vishnu Vardhan staking claim to the men’s singles title.<br /><br />Witnessing the finals were a large number of spectators including former Indian cricketer Javagal Srinath, who arrived to watch the thrilling finals between Vishnu Vardhan and N Sriram Balaji.<br /><br />Even though Vardhan defeated Balaji in straight sets, a tough fight ensued between the duo in the first set, which ended in a tie-breaker.<br /><br />Speaking after receiving the trophy, an elated Vardhan said, “I am happy to win here and Balaji is a much improved player and has done well in the ITF circuit in India.”<br /><br />Elaborating on the match, Vardhan said, “Balaji is always a tough rival. I think he was unlucky in the first set where he had three set points in the tie break and I had to rely on my experience to get through.”<br /><br />Continuing, he said, “In the second set however it was much easier as he seemed to be tiring out after having played a doubles final and three setter semi-finals yesterday”. He hoped that more Indian players would be playing at the Grand Slams in the coming years.<br /><br />Break<br /><br />Vardhan will also play in the Bangalore Open and later will take a break for couple of weeks before playing in few more tournaments abroad. Vishnu Vardhan took home prize money of $1300 and pocketed 18 points while Balaji received $900 and earned 12 points.<br /><br />Srinath who spoke said that the tennis players were definitely more fit than the cricketers as the game demands it. He lauded both the players for their fine show. <br /><br />Earlier, during the week, a kids clinic was organised on the sidelines of the tournament with players including N Sriram Balaji, Siddarth Rawat and Arun Prakash Rajagopalan giving valuable tips to budding tennis players.<br /><br />Zuari Industries chief financial officer Binayak Dutta gave away the prizes to the winner and runner-up. </p>.<p>Deputy commissioner P S Vastrad, All India Tennis Association (AITA) vice-president Kartik Chidambaram, police commissioner K L Sudheer, Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association secretary Sunder Raju, TVS Motors’ Chikkaswamy, Zygo Sports management company and KSLTA coach Sunil Yajman and Mysore Tennis Club president Dr N M Srinivas were present.</p>
