Thompson, who defeated fifth seed Roman Jebavy from the Czech Republic in the semifinal, lost the first set but made a fighting comeback, taking the second set 6-2 before settling the issue 7-5 in the decider.
On Friday, fourth-seeded duo Vivek Shokeen and Ashutosh Singh had clinched the doubles’ crown, stunning top seeds Divij Sharan and Vishnu Vardhan 6-3, 6-2.
(Published 20 March 2010, 17:24 IST)
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